Tag: progress

Party official asks for strong progress in Party inspections

VietNamNet Bridge - Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee Truong Tan Sang, on December 25th, announced six solutions which should be focused on in 2009 to strengthen and increase internal Party inspections. Mr. Truong Tan Sang.VietNamNet Bridge - Politburo Member and Standing Member... Read more

For some, progress brings TV but no clinic

Chut children in Rao Tre village of Ha Tinh Province. They no longer live in caves like their forefathers and can get state assistance to go to school. In Vietnam’s central mountainous regions in 1959, the Chut minority lived in caves. Now they have stilt houses and farmland to cultivate. The Chut village of... Read more

City legislature reviews socioeconomic progress, looks ahead to next year

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City People’s Council began a meeting Tuesday to review socio-economic development this year, discuss plans for 2009, and pressing issues that could undermine growth quality, like pollution, traffic jams, and flooding. Tong Thi Phong (2nd L), deputy chairwoman of the National Assembly, Pham Phuong Thao (3rd R), chairwoman... Read more

Leaders address progress of plans for HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has reached and exceeded its primary targets despite various difficulties, said Le Hoang Quan, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee. Mr Quan asked the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to carry out more inspections at factories to ensure compliance with labour law and to be tough... Read more

EU-Russia summit ends with little progress

Leaders of the European Union (EU) and Russia on Friday concluded their half-day summit with little tangible achievements. French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at a press conference of the EU-Russian summit in Nice, southern France, Nov. 14, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)The EU failed to persuade Russia into changing its position on Georgia, a dominant issue at the... Read more

Vietnam and WTO show progress and challenge after two years

VietNamNet Bridge – VietNamNet had a talk with the former Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen, and Director of the International Integration Studies Department Vo Tri Thanh, about the new opportunities and challenges over the last two years, after Vietnam joined WTO. The picture records the memorable minute when Vietnam officially joins WTO. Minister... Read more

HCMC: Not much progress in civilization campaign

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will continue its civilization of municipality campaign in 2009 in pursuit of a greater advance in lifestyle for the city, said an official of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee. An open-air-market in Binh Tan district. (Photo: VG)There has not been much progress made in lifestyles in places where most of the residents... Read more

Progress of HCMC transport projects publicized

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport announced the progress of key transport projects Thursday after inspecting their implementation in the first nine months of 2008. The East-West Highway project is 60 percent finished, with an estimated end date fixed for the first quarter of 2010.The phase two of the Thu Thiem Bridge project is 80 percent completed,... Read more

City officials clash over resettlement progress

Ho Chi Minh City legislators were furious with a district administration at a meeting Wednesday over forestalled efforts to resettle residents affected by municipal projects. According to Nguyen Quoc Hung, chairman of Binh Thanh District People’s Committee, the district thus far has only resettled 60 percent of those in need of relocating.Hung said... Read more