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PM grants more autonomy in project implementation

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (2nd, L) with senior government officials and local leaders at the conference held in HCMC to discuss recent National Assembly resolutions and budget estimates Provincial and municipal administrations will be entrusted to be investors of important projects planned in their localities and held responsible... Read more

Ukrainian PM calls for president’s resignation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called on Wednesday for President Viktor Yushchenko’s resignation for covering up currency speculations. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks during a news conference in Kiev December 24, 2008. Tymoshenko called on Wednesday for President Viktor Yushchenko’s resignation for covering up currency... Read more

PM approves cash for new airport

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved loans for a new airport terminal in Ha Noi and a new airport in the southern province of Dong Nai. PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved loans for a new airport terminal in Ha Noi and a new airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.He said Ha Noi’s Noi Bai Airport would receive 50 per cent... Read more

Deputy PM explores Methadone treatment model for drug users in Hong Kong

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and a delegation from the National Committee for Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution have paid a working visit to the Hong Kong Health Department. On December 23, they visited clinics for Methadone treatment such as Violet Peel, Eastern Street, and Shum Sui Po to learn about... Read more

Guinean PM says gov’t not dissolved

Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare said on Tuesday that his government had not been dissolved, agencies’ reports said. People watch as Guinean soldiers on armoured vehicles patrol the streets of Conakry, December 23, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)That came after radio broadcast from the Guinean capital of Conakry said a military coup followed the... Read more

PM assigns new tasks to public security force

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised the public security force for fulfilling tasks in 2008, helping maintain national security and social order and contributing to socio-economic development.   At a national conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22, Mr Dung said that the force forms the core in defeating the “peaceful... Read more

Livni vows to end Hamas rule if elected PM

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Sunday that she would lead the government to topple the Hamas’ regime in the Gaza Strip if elected prime minister in the February election, local media reported. Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Dec. 21, 2008. Livni said... Read more

Deputy PM reminds oil refinery contractors of February deadline

A view of Dung Quat, the country’s first oil refinery. Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai, who visited it Saturday, called for construction to be expedited so that it is finished in time by next February. With major sections of the Dung Quat oil refinery almost complete, contractors should continue to work quickly to make sure of... Read more

Belgian PM resigns over Fortis row

Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered the resignation of his government on Friday over alleged interference in judicial affairs, Belgian broadcaster VRT reported. Belgium’s Prime Minister Yves Leterme arrives at the Lambermont residency ahead of a meeting in Brussels December 15, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)It is not clear whether Belgian King Albert... Read more

Bush shoe-thrower apologizes to Iraqi PM

An Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for embarrassing him before the watching world, the prime minister’s office said yesterday. President Bush (left) at the joint news conferenceTV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi shot to instant fame when he called Bush a “dog”... Read more

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