Politics

Ireland pledges $38.9 mil. for poverty project
26/11/2008 05:00
Ireland has pledged to grant 30 million (US$38.9 million) to a Vietnamese government’s program to foster development in disadvantaged, ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas in Vietnam. Ireland’s Ambassador to Vietnam Maeve Collins and...
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia target triangular growth
26/11/2008 05:00
The prime ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have agreed to work together to accelerate social and economic development in the geographical territory which spans 10 provinces in the three countries....
President of India begins Hanoi visit
26/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil met President Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi today as part of her first visit to Vietnam. Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and President Nguyen Minh Triet. VietNamNet Bridge - Indian...
Vietnam, Cambodia looking to the future
25/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and his Cambodian guest Samdech Chea Sim, President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the Senate President, held talks in Hanoi on Nov. 25 Photo: VOV The Cambodian leader is...
State says ‘no’ to corruption
25/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – State chief inspector Tran Van Truyen talks with Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper about a decisive Government policy to combat corruption. Foreign consultants have made very clear that public transparency was the first compulsory...
Southern hub set for double-digit growth next year
25/11/2008 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City has set an economic growth target of more than 10 percent for 2009. The target was set at a meeting of the municipal Party Unit’s Executive Committee Tuesday, called to...
Direct election of Da Nang mayor proposed
25/11/2008 05:00
Nguyen Ba Thanh, Da Nang Party Unit Chief The Communist Party Unit of Da Nang City has proposed the city mayor be elected directly by citizens. Conventionally, local People’s Councils, which...