• Vietnam attends Asian parliamentary meeting

    29/11/2008 05:00

    A National Assembly delegation led by Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has attended the three-day Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Jakarta that finished Saturday. Addressing the plenary on Friday, Luu said Vietnam welcomes and supports the initiatives of the...

  • Vietnam still slack on anti-graft: int’l donors

    28/11/2008 05:00

    International donors are concerned there’s not enough being done to fight corruption in Vietnam, a meeting on anticorruption measures in Hanoi heard Friday. The Counselor of the Dutch Embassy, Van Loosdrecht, said despite a turn around in anti-graft...

  • Indian businesses eye Vietnam: president

    Indian businesses eye Vietnam: president

    28/11/2008 05:00

    Many Indian businesses want to invest in Vietnam not only for trade purposes but also with the aim of strengthening the two countries’ ties, visiting Indian President Pratibha Devishingh Patil said Friday....

  • Vietnam wants further cooperation with UN agencies: president

    Vietnam wants further cooperation with UN agencies: president

    28/11/2008 05:00

    President Nguyen Minh Triet said Vietnam wanted to boost its cooperation with UN agencies in terms of quality and efficiency, stressing the country’s need for continuous cooperation and support from those agencies....

  • Honour for King who beat the Yuan, then founded new Buddhist school

    Honour for King who beat the Yuan, then founded new Buddhist school

    28/11/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has said the country’s famous King Tran Nhan Tong embodied a combination of Buddhism and a desire to protect, build and develop the country. NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong releases a pigeon as...

  • Thai hotline set up for stranded Vietnamese

    Thai hotline set up for stranded Vietnamese

    28/11/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand has set up a special hotline for any Vietnamese nationals stranded in Thai airports occupied by anti-government protesters, said spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Dung. VietNamNet...

  • Government acts to prevent economic slump

    Government acts to prevent economic slump

    27/11/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said it is necessary to focus on preventing an economic decline or a stagnation in production and trade so as to maintain economic growth, considering this to be the first and most important task PM...

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