Politics

Party chief visits army force and mountainous province
24/01/2009 05:00
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on January 24 paid a visit to wish a happy Lunar New Year to the officers and soldiers of army corps No2, one of the elite groups in the Vietnamese Armed Forces. Mr Manh, who is also head of the Party’s Central Military...
President Triet lauds nation’s steely spirit in tackling adversity
24/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – On the eve of the New Lunar Year of the Buffalo, President Nguyen Minh Triet grants an interview to VNA, underlining that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the management of the State, the people of Vietnam. President...
Party leader pays Tet visit to Hanoi
24/01/2009 05:00
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on January 25 offered incense to the late President Ho Chi Minh in the Presidential Palace. Meeting with officials and staff of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex, Mr Manh praised their efforts to collect and preserve the...
Vietnam rejects HRW report on treatment of Khmer people
24/01/2009 05:00
Vietnam has rejected as âtotal fabricationâ a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the ârepressionâ against Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta. Foreign Ministry...
Hanoi urged to make headway towards economic development
23/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh paid a pre-Tet visit to Hanoi’s Party and administration officials on January 23, expressing his wish that the enlarged capital city will make big strides in all fields in 2009. He noted that 2008 was an...
RoK to continue investment in Vietnam: ambassador
23/01/2009 05:00
The Republic of Korea recognizes the Vietnamese economyâs medium- and long-term prospects and will continue investment projects this year despite the global economic slump, the RoK Ambassador said Wednesday. Speaking to local reporters in Hanoi...
Vietnam rejects Human Rights Watch’s fabrication
23/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Dung has rejected Human Rights Watch’s recent report, which accused Vietnam of suppressing the Khmer Krom community in the Mekong Delta and restricting their rights to freedom of religion and belief and...