Politics

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on a redoubling of efforts in restructuring State-owned enterprises (SoEs). According to the Prime Minister’s instruction No 03/CT-TTg, restructuring is aimed at increasing SoEs’ operational effectiveness and competitiveness. He asked ministries, relevant agencies and People’s Committees to complete mechanisms and policies, creating more favourable conditions [...]

On January 19, a delegation of the Party Central Committee, the State President’s Office, the National Assembly, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) paid floral tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi. The delegation included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime [...]

The country’s leaders met on Jan. 19 at the Presidential Palace on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung joined former Party and State leaders, senior revolutionary officials and representatives from ministries, sectors [...]

Vietnam considers the US as one of its leading partners and wants to bring the two countries’ relations to a new height, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. PM Dung made the statement while receiving four US Senators led by Senator John McCain in Hanoi on Jan. 19. He underlined the necessity for both sides [...]

VietNamNet Bridge – The third preliminary conference for the second Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was held in New Delhi on January 16-17. Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh. The conference in New Delhi was attended by representatives of 46 countries and international organizations. The Vietnamese delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh. [...]

LookAtVietnam – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed his wish that the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) would continue to serve as the country’s primary news source during his visit yesterday, Jan 18, in advance of the Tet holiday. Vietnam News Agency General Director Nguyen Duc Loi (second, right) introduces the agency’s publications to Party [...]

LookAtVietnam – Nearly 1,000 overseas Vietnamese who returned home from 21 countries attended a New-Year meeting, held by the HCM City Party Committee on the evening of January 17. HCM City authorities gave New Year’s greetings to overseas Vietnamese and presented the Prime Minister’s and the city’s certificates of merit to outstanding overseas Vietnamese who [...]

Vietnam’s top leaders have exchanged congratulatory messages with their Chinese counterparts to mark the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (January 18).   The messages were from Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung [...]