US Court to Hear Appeal by Vietnam Dioxin Victims

Mon, 02/12/2007 - 11:37

The US Court of Appeals will soon hear Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims who are appealing a verdict by the Federal Court in June 2005.

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Constantine Kokkoris, said, however, the schedule for the hearing had not been fixed and expected lawyers on both sides to work it out soon.

In 2005 the Fed­eral Court rejected a law­suit by the victims against US chemi­cal companies saying the case did not have legal grounds.

In related news, the US pledged $400,000 for Vietnam last week for cleaning up dioxin residues at a wartime US air base.

Party Leader Requests Economical, Democratic Election

Fri, 02/09/2007 - 13:59

images961629_nongducmanh.jpgGeneral Secretary Nong Duc Manh has asked Party committees, administrations and mass organisations to actively draw up specific plans and prepare all necessary conditions to ensure that the National Assembly election is to be carried out safely, economically, democratically and legally.

President Meets Returnees for Tet Reunion

Fri, 02/09/2007 - 13:53

President Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed that the overseas Vietnamese community has played a decisive factor in the country's successes in the past decades at a get-together held in Ha Noi on Feb. 9 for over 1,000 Vietnamese expats who have returned home for family reunions during the traditional new year festival (Tet).0209TRIET.jpg

US Diplomat Affirms No Mistreat of Returnees From Cambodia

Mon, 02/05/2007 - 17:53

No punishment or mistreatment were imposed on ethnic minority people from the Central Highlands who have previously fled illegally to Cambodia, said an US diplomat on Feb. 5.

Ellen Sauerbrey, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, made the remarks during a meeting with the press in Ha Noi regarding her 6-day visit to Viet Nam which began on Jan. 31.

Sauerbrey said all the seven people she has met and talked to, without government officials' presence, affirmed they were not mistreated or punished when they returned to Viet Nam.

Vietnam Affirms Consistent Policy on Religion: White Paper

Fri, 02/02/2007 - 13:00

Viet Nam on Feb. 1 released a white paper on religion, affirming that it has consistently implemented an unswerving policy of great national unity without any discrimination on the basis of belief or religion.03L.jpg

Vietnam Joins ILO Convention on Forced Labor

Tue, 01/30/2007 - 12:57

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet signed Monday a document for the country's accession to an International Labor Organization (ILO) convention on eliminating forced and compulsory labor.

The convention, adopted by the ILO General Conference in 1930, stipulates that each member ratifying this convention has to adopt measures to eradicate forced or compulsory labor in all forms in the shortest possible period.

Vatican Pleased with Possibility of Bi-Lateral Relations With Vietnam

Mon, 01/29/2007 - 10:53

The Vatican has expressed its satisfaction with the outcome of the first ever meeting between a Pope and a Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 03_Linh_muc.jpg

PM Dung meets Pope, Vatican PM

Thu, 01/25/2007 - 14:38

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Pope Benedict XVI and held talks with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on Jan. 25. 0125_dung_GHoang.jpg

It was the Vietnamese PM's first meeting with both leaders, reflecting the goodwill and desire of Viet Nam and the Vatican to promote dialogue and mutual understanding.

Vietnam PM Hold Online Dialogue With People on Various Issues

Tue, 01/23/2007 - 11:25

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is scheduled to hold an on-line dialogue with the public through the websites of the government and the Communist Party of Vietnam as well as the electronic newspaper VietnamNet on 9 February. PM.jpg

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