Politics

German firm wins contract to design NA building
26/02/2009 05:00
The board in charge of building the new National Assembly building and Ba Dinh meeting hall on February 26 hired Association International GmbH – Inros Lackner AG as the design consultant. The prize-winning model of the new NA building from Germany’s...
Increasing effectiveness of the fight against corruption and waste
26/02/2009 05:00
Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong. 2009 will focus on fighting corruption and dealing strictly with law-breakers in order to consolidate the public confidence. A national conference was held in Hanoi on February 27 to discuss issues relating to the...
Vietnam plays active role in ASEAN
26/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is to leave Hanoi for Hua Hin, Thailand, on February 28 to attend the 14th summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At the 13th regional summit in...
Conference discusses educational development strategy for 2009-2020
26/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) held a conference on February 27 to collect opinions from universities and colleges on the 14th draft of the Vietnam educational development strategy for the 2009 – 2020 period. The education...
PM seeks closer ties with Argentina
26/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam wants to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Argentina, especially in trade, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving the outgoing Argentina ambassador to Vietnam, Tomas Ferrari, in Hanoi on February 26. The PM...
Vietnam, Thailand promote cooperation
25/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister, Pham Gia Khiem and Thai Foreign Minister, Kasit Piromya, discussed measures to deepen Vietnam-Thailand cooperative ties during talks in Hanoi on Feb. 25. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya praised...
NA Standing Committee to question three Ministers
25/02/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – One year after the first-ever Question and Answer session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee, three ministers will be questioned in the second Q&A session in March. Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh...