Politics

Border demarcation will be a landmark, Vietnam and China say
22/10/2008 05:00
After successful talk with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung discussed Vietnam-China border issues with President Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday. President...
Vietnam, China vow to deepen cooperation
22/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has held talks and met with Chinese government and state leaders to discuss measures to deepen and make bilateral cooperation more efficient. During their talks on Oct. 22 right after the...
Breakthrough not reached in second round of PCA negotiations
22/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The European Union wants to have a higher-quality relationship with Vietnam through the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), an EU high official said in Hanoi yesterday. Deputy Director-General for External Relations, Joao...
ASEAN countries reiterate commitment to food security
21/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A seminar on the regional cooking security strategy said the governments of ASEAN countries should take appropriate measures to narrow the gap between production cost and consumer price of food, and develop long-term strategies to keep food...
PM invites Hainan businesses to Vietnam
21/10/2008 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Tuesday told Chinese businesspeople now is a good time to do business in Vietnam. Dung, on a four-day visit to China to strengthen ties between the neighboring...
Vietnam to increase health insurance subsidies
21/10/2008 05:00
Vietnam will broadly increase the level of subsidies for health insurance cover according to a draft of health insurance laws to be approved by the current session of the National Assembly (NA)....
Vietnam calls for improved peacebuilding efforts
21/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – More efforts should be made towards improving the integrated peacebuilding strategies and formulating efficient tracking and monitoring mechanisms with a view to fully reflecting the development priorities of recipient countries...