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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on October 26 pressed the button to put the national database on administrative procedures on the internet. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the launching ceremony of the national administrative database. This database includes more than 5700 administrative procedures, 9000 legal documents and 100,000 administrative forms of 24 ministries, agencies [...]
The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee announced Friday that it would hold a live broadcast of its hearing session on budget-capital use in state-owned groups and corporations during the upcoming autumn plenary session. Workers of Vinashin’s Dung Quat Ship Industrial Corporation build vessel Dung Quat. Vinashin is one of the stated-groups encounting financial difficulties. (Photo: [...]
The Party Central Committee opened its 11th conference in Hanoi on October 4 to prepare draft documents to submit to the 11th National Party Congress. In his speech, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, Party leader Nong Duc Manh (photo) sent his sympathy to families of the victims of tropical storm Katsana and said [...]
A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Astana capital on September 14, beginning a two-day official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of his counterpart Karim Masimov. He was welcomed at Astana International Airport by senior Kazak officials, the Vietnamese ambassador to Kazakhstan, and representatives of the [...]
The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 23rd session today with a discussion on the Natural Resources Tax Bill and Property Tax Bill. National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the opening of the 23rd National Assembly Standing Committee session on September 9. At the opening, Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh presented the [...]
Vietnamese people have a popular play on the words “hanh chinh” (administrative works): “hanh la chinh” (making trouble is the top priority). This reflects popular opinion about administrative formalities in Vietnam. Administrative formalities are necessary to operate a society, but in Vietnam the numbers of administrative formalities are uncountable at many ministries and government agencies. [...]
The ancient city of Hoi An, a world cultural heritage, will organise the Day without Nylon Bags – Nature Day on September 9, 2009. On this day, the city encourages visitors and locals to not use nylon bags. Volunteers will also travel around the city to collect waste nylon bags and deliver 20,000 paper bags [...]
The Vietnamese Defence Ministry on August 29 announced it would set up an additional naval unit to protect Vietnam’s southern continental shelf from Binh Thuan to Bac Lieu provinces. The unit will be based in Nhon Trach, Dong Nai province. The new naval unit will be responsible for managing and protecting Vietnam’s sovereignty over the [...]
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba. Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba said that this year the Japanese government will present the biggest ever sum of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam. “Next month, Japan and Vietnam will sign an ODA grant worth US$650 million,” he said on August 26. The Japanese Ambassador refused to [...]
Though nearly 100 years old, top-ranking General Vo Nguyen Giap still reads books and newspapers and visits the old battlefield. On the occasion of his 99th birthday, we would like to introduce photos of the famous general taken by journalist Tran Hong. When General Vo Nguyen Giap still worked at his office, he often left [...]