• Japan suspends ODA grant, Hanoi cuts investments

    Japan suspends ODA grant, Hanoi cuts investments

    09/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Suu talked about the difficulties ODA-funded projects would face when Japan suspended its ODA pledges. Director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment...

  • WB, ADB to lend $110 mln to Vietnam

    09/12/2008 05:00

    The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will offer a combined credit of US$110.3 million to help Vietnam improve its agriculture, reduce poverty and rebuild rural infrastructure damaged by typhoons. According to an agreement signed in...

  • Foreign investment should focus on effective sectors, academics advise

    Foreign investment should focus on effective sectors, academics advise

    08/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam needs to ensure foreign investment is directed to sustainable industries and the country needs to do more to train rural workers. Academics and officials at the 3rd conference on Vietnamese studies held in Ha Noi on...

  • Hanoi eyes 10 percent GDP growth rate in 2009

    Hanoi eyes 10 percent GDP growth rate in 2009

    08/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People’s Council convened its 17th session on Dec. 8, targeting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of between 9.5-10 percent for 2009. VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People’s Council convened its 17th session...

  • Party leader urges Vietnam, China’s legislatures to increase ties

    Party leader urges Vietnam, China’s legislatures to increase ties

    08/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The legislatures of Vietnam and China should increase exchanges and collaborate in information and experience sharing, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the China National...

  • Cultural diplomacy – a pillar of Vietnam’s foreign policy

    Cultural diplomacy – a pillar of Vietnam’s foreign policy

    08/12/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – A senior diplomat has highlighted the importance of cultural diplomacy, saying it forms part of Vietnam’s foreign policy and effectively supports its political and economic diplomacy. The 26th conference of the diplomatic...

  • Four new laws to take effect next year

    06/12/2008 05:00

    The Health Insurance Law, Hi-tech Law, Road Traffic Law (revised) and Bio-diversity Law will go into effect on July 1, 2009 after the National Assembly voted to pass the laws at its session last month. A representative of the President Office announced...

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