• Lawmakers take state firms to task for ineffective investment

    17/10/2008 05:00

    Capital management at state-owned corporations and environment pollution were among major issues discussed in groups Friday at the National Assembly’s fourth session. Ineffective operation by state-owned corporations has contributed to worsening...

  • Vietnam needs help to clear landmines: president

    Vietnam needs help to clear landmines: president

    17/10/2008 05:00

    President Nguyen Minh Triet Friday said Vietnam needs help from international organizations in clearing landmines and bombs. He was receiving Peter Goldmark of the Vietnam Veterans of America...

  • Cabinet takes stock of world financial crisis

    Cabinet takes stock of world financial crisis

    17/10/2008 05:00

    Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Friday chaired a cabinet meeting to discuss the current global financial meltdown and its impacts on Vietnam. Dung said the crisis is spreading with its scale,...

  • Government discusses world financial crisis

    Government discusses world financial crisis

    17/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a cabinet meeting on Oct. 17 about the ongoing world financial crisis and its impacts on Vietnam. Photo: VNA PM Dung said the crisis is spreading with its scale, complexity and consequence swelling much...

  • Vietnam concerned over Cambodia-Thailand border tension

    Vietnam concerned over Cambodia-Thailand border tension

    16/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam voiced concern about new tensions arising on the Cambodia-Thailand border. “We follow and are concerned about new tensions in the border area between Cambodia and Thailand,” Foreign ministry spokesman Le Dung....

  • Idaho governor calls for further trade cooperation

    Idaho governor calls for further trade cooperation

    16/10/2008 05:00

    Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter says his state wants to promote trade with Vietnam. The governor of US state Idaho called for further cooperation between his state and Vietnam, especially in agriculture....

  • ADB to provide $20 million to develop tourism in Vietnam, Laos

    ADB to provide $20 million to develop tourism in Vietnam, Laos

    16/10/2008 05:00

    The Asian Development Bank will provide US$20 million in loans to two Greater Mekong Subregion countries in a bid to improve their tourism sectors, according a statement from the bank Thursday....

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