19-06-2006 17:39
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has officially asked for National Assembly permission to step down, after holding the government’s top position since 1997.
05-06-2006 17:40
Possible disputes over the PMU18 scandal and aid usage are set to be minimised at the Consultative Group (CG) meeting this week in Nha Trang following a dialogue between the government and the international donors.
30-05-2006 17:40
A new wave of business licenses is threatening to spoil Vietnam’s investment environment, and can only be stopped by the political will of the country’s top leadership, prestigious economists warned last week.
03-04-2006 18:01
An inter-ministerial investigation team is hurriedly being set up to check the nation’s key infrastructure projects following an urgent and unprecedented directive signed last week by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.
27-03-2006 17:40
A draft regulation to restructure project management units using both official development assistance and locally sourced capital is being hurriedly prepared by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in an attempt to control the billions of dollars of aid that floods into the country each year more efficiently.
02-11-2004 18:02
The government has vowed to take strong measures to ensure record high economic growth for the coming year.
12-10-2004 18:02
The bilateral agreement between Vietnam and the European Union for the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization was inked last week following intensive negotiations.
06-10-2004 17:42
Vietnam’s strong economic growth in 2004 is pleasing government officials but still not satisfying the National Assembly (NA), which is calling for the government to implement further measures to achieve its economic commitments.
09-12-2003 17:43
VIETNAM and Japan have reached agreement on 42 of 44 items in an action plan known as the Joint Initiative to ease the way for investment in Vietnam after more than eight months of intensive negotiations.
18-11-2003 17:43
The long-awaited agreement between Vietnam and Japan for the liberalisation, promotion and protection of investment was finally signed in Tokyo last week by Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment and Yoriko Kawaguchi Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
28-10-2003 18:03
VIETNAM may suspend its plan to issue government bonds on international financial markets, despite the high level of interest from foreign investors.“Now is not the right time for the bond issue,” Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. “But we haven’t decided for sure if we will call it off altogether.”
30-06-2015 09:53
Visitors to the villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Quang Nam Province on special festivals will have an opportunity to see men wearing the shining necklaces made of silver and agate besides the colorful and unique costumes dressed by young women.
21-02-2019 13:28
Yen Tu Mountain has been associated with the name and career of Buddhist King Tran Nhan Tong, who founded the Truc Lam Zen sect bearing the typical Buddhist culture of the Vietnamese people.
13-08-2015 08:42
To get away from the noisy and bustling city atmosphere, one is recommended to take a trip to a spiritual relic site on Yen Tu Mountain in the northern province of Quang Ninh. There, they can free themselves from their daily chores to find the peace of mind and relax in a state of meditation.
22-08-2012 07:36
An international seminar on preserving the traditional architecture of the Co Tu ethnic group took place on August 20 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.