Politics

PM Dung arrives in Qatar
07/03/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Doha at 22.00 on March 7, beginning an official three-day visit to Qatar at the invitation of Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani. He was welcomed at the airport by the Minister of State for...
Ambassador meets Vietnamese community in Japan
07/03/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan, Nguyen Phu Binh, held a get-together on March 7 for the community of Vietnamese people who are living, studying and working in the country. The ambassador briefed nearly 50 delegates, representing over 30,000...
Dien Bien urged to tap development potential
07/03/2009 05:00
Dien Bien province should make full use of its capital resources to carry out programmes on poverty reduction, job creation and drug and crime prevention, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong. While working with the provincial authorities during...
Vietnam to host first-ever Francophonie congress
06/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The French Embassy will organise a lot of socio-economic, cultural and education activities from March 20-31 to welcome a congress of the French speaking community (Francophonie) in Vietnam. The congress, the first of its kind, will take place...
Top-5 missions in government’s work program
06/03/2009 05:00
Concluding its February regular meeting, the Government called upon all ministries, sectors and localities to take synchronous measures to facilitate production and business and maximize resources for development. Concluding its February regular...
Deputy PM hosts JICA’s Chief Representative
06/03/2009 05:00
Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 6 received the newly-appointed Chief Representative Tsuno Motonori of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 6 received the newly-appointed Chief Representative...
Vietnam, Laos police to combine to fight crime
06/03/2009 05:00
Vietnamese and Laotian police forces discussed ways to strengthen cooperation against crime and maintain social order at a seminar in Da Nang Friday. They agreed to increase exchange of information, especially on transnational crime and crime related to...