Politics

Vietnam, EU conclude the eighth round of PCA talks

Vietnam and the European Union wrapped up the eighth round of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Hanoi on July 5. LookAtVietnam - Vietnam and the European Union wrapped up the eighth round of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Hanoi on July 5.   Vietnam, EU concludes first round of PCA negotiations Nation nears conclusion...

Senator Harkin vows to seek more help for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims

LookAtVietnam - Four American senators are visiting Danang to check up on the Agent Orange clean-up there.   Japanese film documents Agent Orange victims Int’l court of conscience lights up belief in justice Young Agent Orange victim writes to Obama     Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, who as a young US Congress staffer discovered...

“Each of us has a role to play in the normalization process”

Professor Thomas Patterson at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi. VietNamNet Bridge - Professor Thomas Patterson of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Public Affairs has agreed that we may share his letter to VietNamNet Publisher Nguyen Anh Tuan with our readers.    American leading expert on political media to visit Vietnam   Dr....

Prime Minister appoints five deputy ministers

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga. LookAtVietnam - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed five Deputy Ministers of Education and Training, Finance, Home Affairs, Justice and Health.   New Minister of Education appointed ASEM forum on food security opens in HCM City   Bui Van Ga, director of Da Nang University,...

New Minister of Education appointed

LookAtVietnam - President Nguyen Minh Triet officially appointed Deputy Minister Pham Vu Luan as the Minister of Education and Training on June 30.   Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan.   Luan was born in 1955 and is a professor and doctor of economics. He was the director of the University of Trade from 1999 to 2004. He was...

VN, China to set up hotline for issues of major concern

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem (left) meets Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at the fourth meeting of the Viet Nam-China steering committee for bilateral co-operation in Beijing. LookAtVietnam - Viet Nam and China have emphasised the need to set up a hotline between senior leaders of the two nations to handle issues of major concern.  Viet...

Vietnam, US agree to controls on nuclear, radio-active material

Vietnam and the US plan to collaborate on preventing nuclear and radioactive-material trafficking under the Megaports Initiative Co-operation memorandum of understanding inked on June 2. LookAtVietnam - Vietnam and the United States plan to collaborate on preventing nuclear and radioactive-material trafficking under the Megaports Initiative Co-operation memorandum...

POLITICS IN BRIEF 4/7

Vietnam, Laos cooperate in healthcare sector; US Ambassador receives guests on National Day; NA delegation visits New Zealand; Senior defence officers meet; Nation marks 95th birthday of celebrated pioneer of renewal Vietnam, Laos cooperate in healthcare sector The Vietnam and Laos Ministries of Health co-organised a seminar on July 3-4 to discuss measures to...

Vietnamese Gov’t and OECD coordinate to simplify red tape

The government office and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will join hands to evaluate Vietnam’s “Project 30” to simplify administrative formalities.   VietNamNet Bridge – The government office and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will join hands to evaluate...

Vietnamese officials visit American aircraft carrier

Vietnamese Vice Ambassador to the US Nguyen Tien Minh paid a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) at the Norfolk naval base in Virginia on July 1. LookAtVietnam - Vietnamese Vice Ambassador to the US Nguyen Tien Minh paid a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) at the Norfolk naval base in Virginia on July 1.   Vietnam-US relations: Chronological...