• Contributors to community development honoured

    Contributors to community development honoured

    20/03/2009 05:00

    Ninety-six individuals and organisations were presented with awards in Hanoi on March 21 in recognition of their contributions to the development of the community. Among the “For Community Development” Gold Cup winners, there were three senior officials...

  • Int’l Francophone Day celebrated in Hanoi

    Int’l Francophone Day celebrated in Hanoi

    20/03/2009 05:00

    French-speaking countries should strengthen solidarity and cooperation as well as ties with the international community to overcome current difficulties and challenges, said a Vietnamese diplomat. Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (photo) made the...

  • Legislators discuss relaxing movie quota laws

    19/03/2009 05:00

    The National Assembly (NA) Committee for Culture, Education, Teenagers and Children suggested an end to the quota system on importing movies during the NA’s standing committee 18th session Thursday. The Committee for Culture, Education, Teenagers and...

  • Vietnam, UN ink gender equality program deal

    19/03/2009 05:00

    Vietnam and the United Nations (UN) signed an agreement Thursday in Hanoi to better implement laws on gender equality and domestic violence. The new joint program aims to improve the capacity of national and provincial authorities to use the Law on Gender...

  • Vietnam’s farmers need index-based insurance: experts

    Vietnam’s farmers need index-based insurance: experts

    19/03/2009 05:00

    A farmer in the northern province of Vinh Phuc tends to his dairy cows As 70 percent of the country’s population relies on agriculture for their livelihoods, locals and American experts at a Hanoi conference Thursday...

  • Vietnam supports UN-AU peacekeeping cooperation in Africa

    Vietnam supports UN-AU peacekeeping cooperation in Africa

    19/03/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Vietnam supports the efforts to enhance the relationship between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) in maintaining peace in Africa, especially between the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the AU Peace and Security Council, Ambassador Le...

  • Ambassador thanks Vietnamese for help to Russian accident victims

    Ambassador thanks Vietnamese for help to Russian accident victims

    19/03/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Russian Ambassador to Vietnam V. Serafimov has shown his deep gratitude to Vietnamese agencies and individuals who gave assistance to Russian victims of a bus accident in central Binh Thuan Province. The accident occurred on the night of March...

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