Prime Minister's Opinion

PM Nguyen Tan Dung okays undersea cable system construction

Oct. 17 | PM Nguyen Tan Dung just approved in principle for Viettel Group, FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company and CMC Telecommunication Infrastructure Joint Stock Company... Read more »
PM Nguyen Tan Dung: EVN must focus on four main business lines

PM Nguyen Tan Dung: EVN must focus on four main business lines

Nov. 23 | PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a Project on restructuring the Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) in the 2012-2015 period. The objective of the project is to steer EVN’s operations... Read more »

News

Gov’t determines to control inflation

Gov’t determines to control inflation

Dec. 2 | The Government once again highlighted its determination to keep CPI at the set level of around 8% for the whole year of 2012, despite the fact that prices of some commodities are... Read more »

First ASEAN global dialogue begins in Cambodia

Nov. 20 | The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue kick-started in Phnom Penh to discuss  global challenges, especially economic crisis, food and energy security and... Read more »

Politics

Party Central Committee convenes sixth meeting

Oct. 2 | The sixth meeting of the 11th Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi on October 1. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong... Read more »
Party Central Committee’s 6th plenum closes

Party Central Committee’s 6th plenum closes

Oct. 16 | The sixth plenum of the Party Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on October 15. During the 15-day meeting, committee members and other participants manifested a high sense of... Read more »

Economics

Agro-forestry, fisheries exports hit 22.5 bln USD

Agro-forestry, fisheries exports hit 22.5 bln USD

Oct. 29 | The export of agro-forestry and aquatic products in the first ten months of this year was estimated to earn Vietnam 22.5 billion USD, up 9.5 percent over the same period last year. According... Read more »

FDI disbursements total US$ 8.1 bln

Sep. 27 | Disbursements of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) approached US$ 8.1 billion in the first nine months, equivalent to the same period in 2011. The figure... Read more »

Foreign Affair

Vietnam leaders congratulate President Obama

Nov. 8 | President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 7 congratulated Barack Obama on his re-election as President of the United States. The... Read more »
PM Nguyen Tan Dung meets with New Zealander counterpart

PM Nguyen Tan Dung meets with New Zealander counterpart

Nov. 20 | PM Nguyen Tan Dung on November 20 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia met with New Zealander PM John Key outside the 21st ASEAN Summit and related meetings. Both the PMs expressed their satisfaction... Read more »

Security - Defence

Military objects recognized as national precious exhibits

Military objects recognized as national precious exhibits

Oct. 8 | Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed the decision to recognize the first 30 military exhibits as national property. Among them, the Vietnam People’s Army contributes 5 items,... Read more »

Defence cooperation is a driving force for development of Vietnam-China friendly ties

Oct. 4 | Defence cooperation is one of the pillars in Vietnam-China relations and is a great driving force for the two Parties, Armies and peoples to keep consolidating... Read more »

World

Philippines signs deal with Muslim rebels, but peace not yet assured

Oct. 16 | The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday that serves as a roadmap to forming a new autonomous region in the south,... Read more »
Hurricane Sandy blows U.S. election off course

Hurricane Sandy blows U.S. election off course

Oct. 29 | Hurricane Sandy blew the U.S. presidential race off course on Sunday even before it came ashore, forcing Republican Mitt Romney to shift his campaign inland and fueling fears that... Read more »