• Former Party leader awarded 70-year membership insignia

    Former Party leader awarded 70-year membership insignia

    03/02/2009 05:00

    Lookatvietnam – In recognition of almost a lifetime of service, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh solemnly presented a 70-year Party Membership Insignia to Do Muoi, one of his predecessors, in Hanoi on Feb. 3, also the date of the Party’s 79th anniversary....

  • Stimulating urban growth

    Stimulating urban growth

    03/02/2009 05:00

    Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in HCM City is now attracting lots of workers, contributing to the city’s economic development. Lookatvietnam - HCM City authorities this year will launch an economic stimulus package to ensure continued investment growth,...

  • Japan to resume ODA provision to Vietnam

    Japan to resume ODA provision to Vietnam

    03/02/2009 05:00

    Lookatvietnam - The Japanese Government is planning to resume the provision of its official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam, Japan’s JIJI Press News quoted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 3. Japan has provided ODA to many development...

  • Government discusses recession at monthly meeting

    Government discusses recession at monthly meeting

    03/02/2009 05:00

    Lookatvietnam - The Government reviewed socioeconomic growth in January and implementation of measures to combat recession at a regular monthly cabinet meeting that opened on February 3. Shopping for Tet 2009 at Binh Tay market in Ho Chi Minh City’s District...

  • Corruption causes over $31.88 million losses for Hanoi

    Corruption causes over $31.88 million losses for Hanoi

    03/02/2009 05:00

    Hanoi police in 2008 reported 24 corruption cases which incurred losses of more than VND542 billion ($31.88 million), reported the Hanoi Steering Board for Combating Corruption. Photo: corbis.com Hanoi police in 2008 reported 24 corruption cases which...

  • ODA anti-corruption proposals due in March

    02/02/2009 05:00

    The Japan-Vietnam joint committee to prevent ODA (official development assistance) corruption will release its first report next month, two leading Japanese newspapers reported Monday. The committee, which comprises government representatives of both...

  • New foreign ministry spokesperson likely to be a woman

    02/02/2009 05:00

    The new spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be announced soon and is likely to be a woman, the ministry said Monday. The current spokesman and head of the press department, Le Dung, has been appointed Vietnam’s Consul General in Texas,...

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