Vietnam will expand its program to use methadone in treating drug addicts from 11 provinces to 30 provinces by 2015. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a conference to review the programs over the...
Vietnam and China have agreed on the need to consolidate political trust and understanding and maintain the exchange of high-level visits to boost their comprehensive strategic partnership
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has concluded a visit to Myanmar where he also attended the 4th Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit. During talks on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dung...
A government resolution to achieve fast and sustainable poverty reduction in 62 poor districts (Resolution 30a) has been in effect for 3 years. Today’s Current Affairs looks at how...
Vietnam aims to have 80% of its businesses having their own websites to update information about their products and promotion activities while half of providers of water, electricity, telecommunications and...
The 17th ASEAN Transportation Ministers’ Meeting has opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to gear up for the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015
194 countries attending the 17th Conference of the Parities to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) in South Africa have signed the deal that will for the first...
Addressing the forum which gathered 300 business representatives, Chairman Hung said Vietnam will accelerate the development of market economy to ensure equal competition and administrative reform for businesses
Nearly 40 years after the war, Vietnam is still suffering from wartime aftermaths with the number of landmine victims mounting year after year
The Steering Committee on Enterprises Reform sets an objective of more than more than 1,300 state owned enterprises to be restructured and 570 of them to be equitized by...
Ranking 5th in the world in production, Vietnam now exports tea to 110 countries and territories. But 95% of its tea is exported as raw material only. Vietnam is finally...
The 17th Conference of the Parties, COP 17 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change began its high-level segment in South Africa on Tuesday. The Vietnamese delegation, led...
Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on Monday, November 28, 2011 received Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth, who are on an official visit to Vietnam to mark the 40th anniversary...
The campaign “For a Hanoi with no new HIV carriers” has been launched in response to National Month of Action on HIV/AIDS Prevention. This year’s action month, which marks World AIDS Day (December 1), aims...
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has underlined that Vietnamese lawmakers have agreed to give top priority to controlling inflation, stabilizing the macro-economy, ensuring social welfare and safeguarding national independence, sovereignty and...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the NA that in the 2012 fiscal year, the government will continue its tight monetary policies to reduce overspending to below 4%, manage budget collection...
The revised Labor Code topped the agenda of the National Assembly session on Tuesday
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, his wife and the entourage arrived in Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, 16 November, 2011. They will attend the 19th ASEAN Summit and a series of related summits, namely the ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit,...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 for the 19th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings, which will be held in Bali in the coming three...
The 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum opened on Monday in Honolulu in the US state of Hawaii with the theme “Increasing Trade and Strengthening Regional Economic Integration”. The forum includes...