Vietnam-US Religious Dialogue Yield Continued Progress

Thu, 07/20/2006 - 07:32

The Washington Times in its July 19 edition published an article by Thomas Jandl, entitled "Religious rights in Vietnam: Dialogue and engagement yield continued progress," with a focus on Vietnam's religious situation relating to the US’ consideration of granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam.

Northern Catholics Solidarity Committee Boosts Operation Effectiveness

Wed, 07/19/2006 - 22:50

Municipal and provincial sub-committees for solidarity of Catholics need concrete and uniform instructions as well as favourable conditions to effectively boost patriotic movements among the Catholics.

The proposal was submitted by representatives of municipal and provincial Catholics in the north at their first conference in Hanoi on July 19.

13th Round of Multilateral Negotiation on Vietnam’s WTO Membership Kicks Off

Wed, 07/19/2006 - 14:09

On July 19, at the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland headquarter, the 13th multi-lateral negotiation on Vietnam’s WTO membership officially kicked off. This is considered an important negotiation for preparation work for Vietnam’s WTO membership. WTO_Vietnam_024_06.jpg

Vietnam's e-Governance Rating Goes up

Tue, 07/18/2006 - 12:10

With an index of 0.364, Vietnam jumped seven steps to rank 105 in terms of e-governance performance, according to the latest United Nations study analyzing the current status of e-government in the world. websiteCP_1.JPG
The 2005 report by the UN Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN) rated the Southeast Asian country the 112th position among 191 countries worldwide.

PM lauds, charts course for Central Highland economic reforms

Mon, 07/17/2006 - 11:42

The Prime Minister of Vietnam Sunday praised the considerable success of economic development in the Central Highlands, and charted the course for the next five years to elevate development even further.congchieng_088_0.gif

ASEAN Washington Committee voiced Their Support for Vietnam - U.S. PNTR

Fri, 07/14/2006 - 15:19

In a letter sent to U.S. Scretary of State Condoleezza Rice on July 7th, the ASEAN Washington Committee (AWC) has showed their support for Vietnam - U.S. Permanent Normal Trade Relations. The Indonesian Ambassador to the United States and AWC chairman Sudjadnan Pamohadiningrat urged for top level suppport from the U.S. Administration to ensure an ealiest possible extension PNTR to Vietnam.

Vietnam to Host International Buddhism Conference

Tue, 07/11/2006 - 10:49

An international conference on Buddhism jointly hosted by Vietnam Institute of Buddhism Study and the HCMC-based Van Hanh monastery is set to take place in the southern hub July 15-16, a press conference heard Thursday.1205001.jpg

Themed at “Opportunities and challenges for Buddhism in modern time”, the conference is considered the biggest-ever international Buddhism meeting hosted in Vietnam.

Connexions Prepares for Vietnam Launch

Tue, 07/11/2006 - 10:14

Vietnam is to deploy Connexions' web-based, open-source document creation and management system and content to improve education and research nationwide.

Rice University's Connexions today announced a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF), Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Vietnam Advanced Software Company (VASC).

In the agreement, the parties agreed to deploy Connexions in Vietnam and organize the first of a series Connexions training sessions next week in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam Cracks down on Intellectual Property Violation

Mon, 07/10/2006 - 16:59

Coupled with preventative measures such as preferential pricing, new enforcement policies will be essential in regulating Intellectual Property Protection (IPP) in Vietnam.
The recently amended Law on Intellectual Property taking effect July 1 brings regulations and enforcement procedures on copyrights and intellectual property rights (IPP) in line with international standards.

As the country stands on the threshold of WTO entrance, Vietnamese management offices have enhanced efforts to curb the software copyright violation problem.

Party Chief Pledges to Set up Anti-corruption Board

Thu, 07/06/2006 - 12:16

Vietnam will set up an anti-corruption board which is to be presided over by a Deputy Prime Minister, Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh confirmed Wednesday.images961629_nongducmanh.jpg

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