Politics

WB to loan Vietnam $150 million for rural power
04/11/2008 05:00
The World Bank will give Vietnam credit of up to US$150 million to support its rural electricity network expansion under an agreement signed in Hanoi Tuesday. According to the agreement, signed...
Public debt bill needs to recognize poor provinces: legislator
04/11/2008 05:00
The government should ensure a fair distribution of foreign loans to the poorer provinces as a part of the of the new Public Debt Management Bill, some lawmakers said at a house session yesterday. The bill needed to recognize that poor provinces would...
Vietnamese diplomat visits French celebrity
04/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese ambassador to France Le Kinh Tai on Nov. 3 paid a visit to Ms. Madeleine Riffaud, a close friend of the Vietnamese people in their war against the US aggression. Ms. Madeleine Riffaud. (Photo:...
Danish and Swedish lawyers emphasize lawyers’ independence
04/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Herique Rothe, Secretary General of the Danish Bar Association, and Anne Ramberg, Secretary General of the Swedish Bar Association, talk with VietNamNet about how to strengthen the legal profession in Vietnam. Herique Rothe,...
National Trade Union Congress closes
04/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The 10 th Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union was closed Wednesday morning. Dang Ngoc Tung was re-elected as the Chairman of the Vietnam Confederation of Labour. Dang Ngoc Tung was re-elected as the Chairman of the Vietnam...
Officials discuss draft law on managing public debt
04/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Policy makers proposed to alter the National Assembly’s draft law on public debt management yesterday to include the debts of State-owned companies. Chief of the Ha Noi People’s Procuracy Dang Van Khanh: the removal of...
New Ambassador promises to enhance Canada-Vietnam ties
03/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Newly-accredited Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Dianna Horton pledged to work hard to bolster the relationship between her country and Vietnam , especially in investment and education. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and...