• NA Standing Committee meets to comment on six bills

    NA Standing Committee meets to comment on six bills

    23/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The 12th National Assembly’s Standing Committee opened its 15th session in Hanoi on Dec. 23 to give opinions on six bills to be submitted to the 5th NA session, which is scheduled for May 2009. Photo: VOV These include the...

  • Prime Minister appoints four Deputy Ministers

    Prime Minister appoints four Deputy Ministers

    23/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed decisions appointing new leaders for some ministries and government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government Inspectorate, the Central Steering Board for Corruption Fighting, the...

  • Government to issue decree on casinos

    Government to issue decree on casinos

    23/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to the construction of a large tourism and entertainment centre with a casino on Phu Quoc Island . He has also asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to compile a decree on...

  • Lawmakers ponder death penalty, criminal records

    Lawmakers ponder death penalty, criminal records

    23/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The 12th National Assembly’s Standing Committee opened its 15th session in Hanoi on Dec. 23 to give opinions on six bills to be submitted to the 5th NA session, which is scheduled for May 2009. Photo: VOV It would also hear...

  • Legal corridor set for bloggers

    Legal corridor set for bloggers

    23/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued a circular to guide Vietnamese bloggers in the posting of information on their blogs. The first photos of the tsunami in Southeast Asia post on blogs. VietNamNet...

  • Circular aims to tackle blogging violations

    23/12/2008 05:00

    The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) Tuesday issued a circular that aims to create a legal platform for dealing with violations committed by bloggers. The circular forbids and restricts the uploading of many kinds of information on blogs,...

  • Death penalty should be retained for corruption: NA deputies

    23/12/2008 05:00

    National Assembly Deputy Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien Tuesday called for the abolishment of capital punishment for economic crimes as deputies discussed amendments to the draft criminal codes. “There should be no death penalty for economic crimes,” Kien said....

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