• Prime Minister Dung meets Japanese leaders

    Prime Minister Dung meets Japanese leaders

    02/11/2011 08:33

    Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a busy day in Japan on November 1 as he met with several Japanese leaders before touring areas hit by the March earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi prefecture.

  • Deputy PM calls Switzerland key economic partner

    Deputy PM calls Switzerland key economic partner

    13/09/2011 11:00

    ZURICH — Switzerland is now one of Viet Nam's most important European economic partners, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said in Zurich on Monday during his official visit to Switzerland. Viet Nam welcomed and committed to creating...

  • Province fines seafood processing centres

    Province fines seafood processing centres

    13/09/2011 11:00

    KIEN GIANG — Authorities in Rach Gia City in the southern province of Kien Giang have fined 20 manual seafood processing establishments since the beginning of September for violating environmental regulations. The city estimates that at...

  • Party leader meets with farmers' group

    Party leader meets with farmers' group

    13/09/2011 11:00

    HA NOI — Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the important role farmers play in national industrialisation and modernisation during his meeting with leaders of the Viet Nam Farmers' Association yesterday. Trong said...

  • Semiprecious stones smuggling rampant

    Semiprecious stones smuggling rampant

    13/09/2011 11:00

    DAK LAK — Central Highland provinces' local authorities appear to be having difficulty controlling the illegal exploitation of semiprecious stones which has been going on for years. The gems include amethyst, rose quartz, smoke quartz,...

  • VN, Ireland to boost friendship

    VN, Ireland to boost friendship

    12/09/2011 11:00

    HA NOI — The Viet Nam National Assembly and the Ireland Parliament should continue to exchange experiences and strengthen the relationship between their deputies, which in turn would lead to increased understanding and mutual trust between...

  • PM embarks on two-day visit to Indonesia

    PM embarks on two-day visit to Indonesia

    12/09/2011 11:00

    HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Ha Noi today for an official two-day visit to Indonesia at the invitation of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He is being accompanied by his wife and entourage. This is a...

  • Arabs pledge to lobby for Palestinian UN membership

    Arabs pledge to lobby for Palestinian UN membership

    12/09/2011 11:00

    CAIRO – Arab foreign ministers have agreed in a meeting attended by Palestinian chief Mahmud Abbas to marshal support for a Palestinian bid for UN...

  • Gadhafi forces fight back, China recognises NTC

    Gadhafi forces fight back, China recognises NTC

    12/09/2011 11:00

    BENGHAZI, Libya – A defiant Muammar Gadhafi vowed to fight until victory as his forces launched surprise fightbacks on three fronts on Monday, and as...

  • PM urges Laos to improve legal framework for projects

    PM urges Laos to improve legal framework for projects

    11/09/2011 11:00

    VIENTIANE — The Lao and Vietnamese governments must develop a favourable legal environment to speed up the execution of licensed projects, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a Viet Nam-Laos investment co-operation conference in...