Politics

Vietnam condemns murder of Vietnamese student
11/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – “ Vietnam has asked Russia to urgently investigate the case , find the murderers and strictly punish them under the law,” said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Dung on Monday morning. The place where Tang...
Under Secretary of UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to visit Vietnam
11/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Permanent Under Secretary of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Peter Ricketts, will pay a visit to Vietnam early this week, reported the UK Embassy in Hanoi. PM Nguyen Tan Dung paid a visit to the UK last March....
Vietnam hopes for more support from IPU
10/01/2009 05:00
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has said he hopes that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will continue its support of the Vietnamese legislative body in the future. Receiving IPU...
Canadian minister to visit HCMC next week
10/01/2009 05:00
Canadian Deputy Premier and Minister of Economic Development of Nova Scotia, Angus Maclsaac, will visit Ho Chi Minh City next week. The Consulate General of Canada in HCMC said Minister MacIsaac...
NA chairman leaves Hanoi for APPF meeting in Laos
10/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A National Assembly delegation led by Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi on January 11 for Vientiane, Laos, to attend the 17th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF). VietNamNet Bridge - A National Assembly...
PM grants more autonomy in project implementation
26/12/2008 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (2nd, L) with senior government officials and local leaders at the conference held in HCMC to discuss recent National Assembly resolutions and budget estimates Provincial and municipal...
FM spokesman: Italian senators unwelcome in Vietnam
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 25 that two Italian senators of the Transnational Radical Party are not welcome in Vietnam as they intended to conduct activities that go beyond their stated purpose of tourism when applying...