Politics

Improve business environment to cope with global slump: meeting
01/12/2008 05:00
The construction of the Nguyen Van Cu Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City was originally planned to finish in early 2007, but just 40-70 percent of the work packages have been completed so far. Foreign and domestic businesses...
ASEAN lawmakers seek to enhance competence, cooperation
01/12/2008 05:00
Southeast Asian lawmakers convened a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City Monday, which aimed to further improve their professional proficiency and boost training cooperation for greater regional inter-parliamentary linkage. The two-day meeting, hosted by the...
Czech president declaims raid of Vietnamese market
01/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Speaking on television on Sunday, Ladislav Jakl, assistant to Czech President Vaclav Klaus, said the president was unsatisfied about the raid of Sapa, a market of Vietnamese people in Prague. Police blocked the gate of Sapa market on...
Gov’t builds investment confidence
01/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Government has again sent a clear message that it will enhance the domestic investment environment to both dampen the impact of the global financial turmoil and hold and build business confidence. Photo: VOV Planning...
Japanese investors unsatisfied with infrastructure in Vietnam
01/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s (JBIC) survey in the 2008 fiscal year reveals that Japanese investors continue to worry about underdeveloped infrastructure in Vietnam, particularly roads, ports and power systems. Some...
Recession worries dominate Government meeting
01/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Presiding over the Government’s regular meeting on December 1-2, PM Nguyen Tan Dung urged all echelons, sectors, localities and enterprises to proactively make efforts to prevent economic recession. The cabinet meeting on December...
Vietnam needs to boost economic restructuring
01/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should speed up restructuring its economy to increase productivity and take full advantage of its potentials for development, said Eurocham Chairman Alain Cany at the Vietnam Enterprise Forum on December 1. VietNamNet...