Politics
Vietnam calls on Czech to rethink visa postponement
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s foreign ministry spokesman on Nov. 18 called on the Czech Government to reconsider its recent decision to temporarily suspend the granting of entry visas to Vietnamese citizens until the end of this year. Spokesman Le Dung.Spokesman Le Dung made the call in his reply to correspondents’ queries regarding the move... Read more
President heads to Venezuela
VietNamNet Bridge – President Nguyen Minh Triet and his entourage left Hanoi on Nov. 18 to pay an official visit to Venezuela from Nov. 19-20 and to attend the 16th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic leaders’ meeting in Lima, Peru on Nov. 22 and 23. President Nguyen Minh Triet.The visits are being made at the invitations of Venezuelan... Read more
POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/11
Party leader receives outgoing Chinese Ambassador; Party delegation joins international meeting in Paris; DPRK leader extends condolences over flood losses Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has received the departing Chinese Ambassador Hu Qianwen, who paid him a courtesy visit on Nov. 17, prior to completing his term of office in Vietnam. The outgoing... Read more
PM appoints new personnel
VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 14 appointed Lieutenant-general Cao Ngoc Oanh the head of the General Department of Technology, under the Ministry of Defence. Lieutenant-general Cao Ngoc Oanh VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 14 appointed Lieutenant-general Cao Ngoc Oanh the head of the General... Read more
A decade of development
Germany’s Deputy Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from left) visits METRO An Phu, part of German hypermarket chain METRO Cash & Carry in Vietnam in March. Eurocham Chairman Alain Cany is “very optimistic” about Vietnam’s economy and its potential market for international business. ... Read more
Festival celebrates 78th year of Viet Nam Fatherland Front
VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said solidarity was essential to overcoming challenges, at a festival in Ha Noi yesterday celebrating the Great National Solidarity. Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh (third from right) and President Nguyen Minh Triet (second from left) are among celebrants at the Great National Solidarity Festival... Read more
22 overseas Vietnamese honoured in France
VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 22 overseas Vietnamese in France were presented with the certificates of merits at a ceremony held in the Embassy of Vietnam in Paris for their significant contributions to community development and national construction and defence. VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 22 overseas Vietnamese in France were presented with the certificates... Read more
House puts direct elections on backburner
National Assembly chairman Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the plenary session’s closing meeting Saturday The National Assembly, Vietnam’s legislature, decided Saturday to shelve a trial plan to allow direct elections for the post of People’s Committee Chairman at the commune level as it wrapped up the autumn session. ... Read more
Vietnam, Indonesia cooperate in anticorruption
Vietnam and Indonesia have reached agreements on annual anticorruption cooperation activities. A group of representatives from the State Inspectorate, led by Deputy Inspector General Le Tien Hao, and senior officials from Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) agreed to several initiatives during the Vietnamese delegation’s visit... Read more
NA concludes 4th sitting session
VietNamNet Bridge - The National Assembly called upon the entire people and the overseas Vietnamese community to make greater efforts and join hands in promoting socio-economic development in 2009 and fruitfully realizing the five-year plan 2006-2010. NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong: The legislature will make its performance more effective in the time to come.VietNamNet... Read more
