• Party official asks for strong progress in Party inspections

    Party official asks for strong progress in Party inspections

    25/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee Truong Tan Sang, on December 25th, announced six solutions which should be focused on in 2009 to strengthen and increase internal...

  • Deputy PM explores Methadone treatment model for drug users in Hong Kong

    Deputy PM explores Methadone treatment model for drug users in Hong Kong

    24/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and a delegation from the National Committee for Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution have paid a working visit to the Hong Kong Health Department. On December 23, they...

  • Promoting great national unity to overcome difficulties

    Promoting great national unity to overcome difficulties

    24/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should strengthen “great national unity” to overcome difficulties to develop the nation. President Nguyen Minh Triet. (Photo: VOV) President Nguyen Minh Triet said at a meeting to review the implementation of co-operative...

  • Economic growth topped 6 percent in 2008

    Economic growth topped 6 percent in 2008

    24/12/2008 05:00

    The focus of the government’s $1 billion economic stimulus package announced earlier this month would be interest rate subsidies for small and medium businesses like the cooking oil factory pictured above, Minister of Planning and...

  • Officials call for new laws against prostitution

    24/12/2008 05:00

    A five-year campaign to eliminate the sex industry has increased public awareness but new laws are needed to make the campaign more successful. Many new anti-prostitution forces have been created to stop prostitution in Vietnam, Le Duc Hien, deputy head...

  • Land transfers need to be accelerated: official

    24/12/2008 05:00

    Vietnam needs to speed up land transfer processes to increase disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) as new investment is expected to fall next year, an official said. Next year the global financial crisis could cause the total amount of FDI...

  • NA deputies call for two children per couple limit

    24/12/2008 05:00

    A majority of National Assembly deputies Wednesday called for an amendment to the ordinance on population which would limit the number of children to two per couple. “It’s time to have a clear attitude toward this issue,” said NA Finance and Budget...

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