• Anti-corruption initiative to be honored

    29/11/2010 05:00

    The Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB) on November 29 review the Vietnam Initiative Day 2009 and introduced the Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI) for 2011. The program was launched under the theme of “Strengthening public integrity...

  • ADB announces more to support Vietnam’s finance, roads

    29/11/2010 05:00

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Nov. 29 more financing of more than 100 million US dollars for Vietnam to support the country’s financial sector and upgrade a key road network.  The Philippines-based bank said it is extending US$60 million equivalent to...

  • GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 29/11

    GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 29/11

    28/11/2010 05:00

    President reaffirms nation’s solidarity with Palestinians @font-face { font-family: "MS Mincho"; }@font-face { font-family: "@MS Mincho"; }div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";...

  • PM owns up 

    27/11/2010 05:00

    A 150,000-ton oil tanker built by Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, a Vinashin affiliate. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has acknowledged the government’s role and his responsibility in Vinashin’s grave fiscal woes. “As...

  • Cabinet”s extra budget voted down at Japan”s upper house

    27/11/2010 05:00

    The Japanese cabinet’s extra budget for financing a stimulus package worth about 5 trillion yen (59 billion U.S. dollars) was voted down at a plenary session of the opposition-controlled upper house on Friday. But the bill will be enacted later because it had already...

  • National Assembly closes eighth session

    National Assembly closes eighth session

    27/11/2010 05:00

    The eighth session of the 12th National Assembly wrapped up in the capital city of Hanoi on November 26 after more than one month of sitting. NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong delivers speech at the closing meeting of the NA 8th session in Hanoi on...

  • Push for admin reforms to stop crises

    27/11/2010 05:00

    The simplification of administrative procedures was important to overcoming crisis and turning challenges into opportunities, Government Office Minister and Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while opening an ASEAN-OECD workshop in Ha Noi Friday. Poor and unwieldy...

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