Politics
Vietnam Airlines CEO reprimanded for having third child
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently issued an official warning to Vietnam Airlines General Director Pham Ngoc Minh for having a third child, said VNA Chairman Nguyen Sy Hung. Pham Ngoc Minh at the signing ceremony of an aircraft purchasing contract.LookAtVietnam - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently issued an official warning to Vietnam Airlines (VNA)... Read more
EU looks to enhance trade ties with Vietnam
Two-way trade between the European Union and Vietnam is flourishing and the regional body wants to boost it further, Swedish ambassador to Vietnam Rolf Bergman said Wednesday. Bergman was addressing a press conference in the capital city to mark Swedenâs taking over the EU presidency.The Swedish envoy also said that the UN summit on climate change in... Read more
Canada puts top priority on Viet Nam education
LookAtVietnam – Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam Deanna L Horton spoke to Viet Nam News on the occasion of Canada’s National Day today. Ambassador Deanna L Horton.The volume of commercial activity between Canada and Viet Nam has grown dramatically since the start of our diplomatic relations and so has the range of import-export goods and investment.... Read more
Prime Minister issues Vietnam Airlines CEO a warning
Vietnam Airlines General Director Pham Ngoc Minh.VietNamNet Bridge – The government’s office has announced a Prime Minister decision of discipline against General Director Pham Ngoc Minh of Vietnam Airlines. Accordingly, the disciplinary measure imposed on Minh is an official warning. Previously, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Vietnam Airlines... Read more
New law governs high technology
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam has taken a further step in developing the legal framework for the country’s hi-tech sector with the new Law on High Technology taking effect today, July 1. “Science and technology, along with education, has always been priority in our national policy,” said Nghiem Vu Khai, vice chairman of the National Assembly’s... Read more
ADB approves $95 million loan for crop improvement, clean energy
Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s largest producers of fruits, vegetables and teas. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will grant Vietnam a US$95 million loan for a project to improve the safety and quality of food crops and provide biogas for household use, the bank said Tuesday. The project aims to improve... Read more
ASEAN meets to discuss drug control plan in Hanoi
Delegates from the 10 ASEAN member countries, the ASEAN Committee and Japan gathered in Hanoi Tuesday to formulate a plan of action on drug prevention and control. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aims to reduce the cultivation of opium poppies in a sustainable manner and the illegal use of drugs in each member country. The plan is included... Read more
Conference prepares for National Party Congress
The 10th conference of the Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi Monday to discuss preparations for the 11th National Party Congress scheduled for the first quarter of 2011. Delegates will examine a summary report on the 1991 Political Program on national construction during the transitional period to socialism in Vietnam, and another report reviewing... Read more
New law spells out criteria for dual citizenship
Former Brazilian Huynh Kesley obtained Vietnamese citizenship to play for Vietnamâs national team Certain foreigners and overseas Vietnamese can apply for dual citizenship under the amended Vietnamese Nationality Law that takes effect tomorrow. Under the amended law, foreigners applying for dual citizenship... Read more
Vietnam to build national ‘single window’ system
LookAtVietnam – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has cooperated with Vietnam Customs and the ASEAN Secretariat to organize a seminar that aims to help Vietnam launch a national single window system and join the similar regional network. Vietnam and other ASEAN nations have agreed to work out a NSW customs clearance mechanism... Read more