Politics

Vietnam takes part in NAM efforts for women advancement
23/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Promoting the advancement of women and gender equality has always been a fundamental policy of the Vietnamese Government which considers it as an important tool to ensure justice and sustainable development, said Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong...
Vietnam to pursue foreign policy of peace in 2009
22/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has reaffirmed the country’s policy of pursuing peace in its foreign affairs for 2009 in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency. Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem. (Photo: VTV) Khiem, who doubles as...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 23/1
22/01/2009 05:00
Government, NA leaders remember Uncle Ho; Vietnam hails peace process in West Africa; Vietnam helps train Lao senior officers Government, NA leaders remember Uncle Ho Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung burned incense at the relic site dedicated to late...
VN considers human rights promotion an important factor for development
22/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Vietnam’s consistent policy has been to make human rights a central position in its economic and social policies, and to always consider the protection and promotion of human rights as an important factor for sustainable development....
Bringing into full day Vietnam’s inner strength and human factors
22/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - In anticipation of the New Year of the Buffalo or Ky Suu, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh grants an interview to Nhan Dan. Following is the full text of questions and answers. In 2008, the Communist Party of Vietnam made three...
VN requests strict penalties for Czech policemen
21/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Vietnam has requested strict punishment for a group of policemen in the Czech city of Brno who brutally interrogated a Vietnamese national, resulting in his death. Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung. Foreign Ministry spokesman Le...
Prime Minister makes personnel decisions
21/01/2009 05:00
Mr. Do Trung Ta Lookatvietnam - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed Do Trung Ta, former Minister of Postal and Telecommunications, the PM’s envoy on information technology, to be the Chairman of the Sci-Tech Policy Council in the 2009-2013 term....