Politics

Interest groups and the perpetuation of corruption
12/03/2009 05:00
It is difficult to assess and quantify corruption in Vietnam because to determine whether an individual is guilty, it is necessary to have evidence. Where is the evidence? Huynh Ngoc Si was arrested for a crime unrelated to corruption, said senior expert Pham Chi Lan....
Vietnam, Italy strengthen cooperative ties
12/03/2009 05:00
Italy has agreed to assist Vietnam to carry out its renewal process, implement hunger elimination and poverty reduction projects and fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Italy has agreed to assist Vietnam to carry out its renewal process,...
PM calls for Kuwaiti investment in Vietnam
11/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called upon Kuwaiti businesses to increase their investment in fields that possess potential for further development, including real estate, infrastructure construction, oil and gas, fertilisers, chemicals, tourism,...
34 significant transport projects to be submitted to PM
11/03/2009 05:00
Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung assigned four Deputy Ministers to complete 34 projects in the fields of road, maritime, and aviation transportation to submit to the Prime Minister this year. A scheme to control exhaust discharged from vehicles in big...
Vietnam, Russia share finance experience
11/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A delegation of the National Assembly’s Committee for Finance and Budget, led by Chairman Phung Quoc Hien, is paying a working visit to Russia from March 7-14. Photo: VOV According to Hien, the week-long visit is aimed at exchanging...
President lauds military medical institute
10/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – President Nguyen Minh Triet praised the Military Medical Institute’s outstanding achievements in training and scientific research and its contributions to the development of the national health care sector at a ceremony held on March 10 to celebrate the...
PM asks Qatar king to encourage more investment in Vietnam
10/03/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the king of Qatar to encourage Qatari businesses to invest in Vietnam in a meeting Monday in Doha. âVietnam is willing to cooperate with Qatar in developing agricultural projects in Vietnam or in a third country,â...