• New Hanoi-HCMC ‘bullet train’ to cost $56 billion

    07/02/2009 05:00

    A new high-speed express railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City will cost nearly US$56 billion, said experts from the project manager Vietnam-Japan Consulting Joint Venture. Some $35 billion of the funds will be used to build infrastructure for the...

  • Grand duke of Luxembourg to visit Vietnam

    07/02/2009 05:00

    The Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri will make an official visit to Vietnam from February 15-18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. This is the grand duke’s first visit to Vietnam as the head of Luxembourg State, aimed at strengthening...

  • Vietnam gov’t tells state firms to stick to what they know

    07/02/2009 05:00

    The Vietnamese government has required state-owned corporations to spend at least 70 percent of their total investment on their major business and refrain from “sensitive fields” like securities, banking or insurance. The requirement was mentioned in...

  • Corruption cases down 44 percent in 2008

    Corruption cases down 44 percent in 2008

    07/02/2009 05:00

    Mai Van Dau and his accomplices in court. Look At Vietnam - The human factor plays a decisive role in preventing and combating corruption, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The PM made the statement at the 9 th meeting of the Central Steering...

  • Vietnam, Finland boost cooperation in various fields

    Vietnam, Finland boost cooperation in various fields

    06/02/2009 05:00

    Lookatvietnam – Finland will provide a record figure of more than US$46 million in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in 2009, up 47 percent from the previous year, said Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. The PM made the pledge during a...

  • Justice Ministry deems Hanoi’s livestock rules impractical

    Justice Ministry deems Hanoi’s livestock rules impractical

    06/02/2009 05:00

    Chickens transported on a motorbike in Hanoi The Ministry of Justice Friday asked Hanoi to reconsider its recent regulations on slaughtering, transporting and trading poultry and cattle, saying parts of it are...

  • PM Dung to visit UAE

    06/02/2009 05:00

    Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 16-19 to boost commercial and trade ties, Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said on Thursday. The four-day visit at the invitation of UAE Vice...

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