Politics

2009 State budget estimates show belt-tightening trend
08/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The National Assembly on November 8 overwhelmingly passed a resolution on State budget estimates for 2009 that calls for reduction in spending amid global financial crisis. The National Assembly’s priorities were for social...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 9/11
08/11/2008 05:00
Russian diplomat hails Vietnam-Russia strategic dialogue; Congratulations on Cambodia’s National Day; Young Vietnamese, Cambodians talk cooperation; OV committee delegation visits Germany Russia’s first Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei...
Sympathy for Vietnamese in Czech over fire losses
08/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung on November 7 expressed his sympathies to the Vietnamese community in Prague in the Czech Republic, over the great losses as a result of a huge blaze at the Sapa Trade Centre. Fire at the Sapa Trade...
ACMECS aims for strengthened trade-investment cooperation
07/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Ministers from the region attending the third Ayayewady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit have agreed to boost cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, investment and tourism Addressing the...
CLMV, ACMECS summits a success, says PM
07/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth CLMV Summit and the third ACMECS Summit have been a great success, bringing cooperation among member countries to a new level with emphasis on substance and effectiveness. The member nations were also unanimous in...
Five Southeast Asian nations strengthen links
07/11/2008 05:00
Leaders from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand agreed to strengthen economic, trade, investment and agriculture cooperation, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. They...
Death penalty should remain for bribery, corruption: legislators
07/11/2008 05:00
Vietnam should retain the death penalty for crimes such as bribery, corruption, and production of counterfeit cooking and pharmaceutical items, deputies of the National Assembly (NA) said at its ongoing session Friday. “It is necessary to retain...