Politics

Provincial chairmen to assign contractors to small projects
17/02/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has empowered ministers and chair-people of provincial and municipal People’s Committees to assign contractors to projects having investment capital of less than VND5 billion ($294,000). Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has...
UAE President hails PM Dung’s visit
16/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Khaliffa Bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan, highlighted Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to his country as a vivid manifestation of the deepening ties between the two countries. The UAE leader made...
Vietnam treasures ties with UAE, says PM
16/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam attaches importance to developing its friendly and cooperative relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and considers it an important and prioritised partner in the Gulf region. Vietnam attaches importance to...
UK Embassy in Bangkok to grant visa to Vietnamese citizens
16/02/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As of March 2, the UK Embassy in Bangkok will consider the grant of visa to the UK to Vietnamese citizens, who have popular passports, announced the Consular Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The UK Embassy in Hanoi...
National Assembly to examine state groups
16/02/2009 05:00
State-owned groups will be under scrutiny this year. VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly’s team that supervises the implementation of state policies at state-owned groups on February 16 approved a draft supervision programme. The...
Grassroots-level mass mobilisation to be promoted
16/02/2009 05:00
Mr. Truong Tan Sang. VietNamNet Bridge - The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation convened a national conference in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16 to review its work in 2008, draw lessons and put forward solutions to strengthen the bloc...
Approved plan focuses financial eye on state-run firms
16/02/2009 05:00
The National Assembly (NA) Monday approved a plan by a team appointed to monitor the finances of state-run corporations. Inspections and supervision will begin this May with results to be reported to the NA in October, according to the proposal submitted...