General elections wind up in success

Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:16

(VNA) The elections of deputies to the 13th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2011-2016 term had finished in all cities and provinces nationwide by the midnight of May 22.

Preliminary statistics showed that the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh and Lang Son have led the country in terms of the rates of voters going to the polls, with 99.99 percent, said the Election Council.

General elections open nationwide

Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:13

(VNA) Official ceremonies were held at 7 am on May 22 at 91,438 polling stations throughout the country to start the voting to elect deputies to the 13 th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2011-2016 term.

This is the first time the elections for deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels have taken place at the same time, during which over 63 million voters will elect 500 NA deputies and 301,954 People’s Council members.

Third TIFA meeting: progress in VN-US trade relation

(VNA) A ministerial meeting of the Vietnam-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council closed in Washington on May 23 with an agreement on access to each other’s market for several mutually-supplementary agricultural products.

Answering a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in the US, Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Vu Huy Hoang, Vietnamese President of the TIFA Council, said this is an important initiative as the two sides’ agricultural products are not in competition with each other.

Appointed ambassador vows more support to OVs in US

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 10:13

(VNA) The newly-appointed Vietnamese ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, pledged to provide more support for the Vietnamese community in the US and create favourable conditions for businesses of Vietnamese Americans to invest in Vietnam.

Senator John McCain praises US-Vietnam relations

(VOV) The fine relationship between the US and Vietnam plays an important role in maintaining peace and stability in the region, said US Republican senator, John McCain at a meeting with Vietnamese ambassador to the US, Le Cong Phung in Phoenix, Arizona.

Situation in Muong Nhe district stabilized

Thu, 05/12/2011 - 15:29

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga briefed the media on the current situation in Muong Nhe District, Dien Bien Province at the Regular Press Conference May 12, 2011:

Viet Nam, US boost economic, trade cooperation

(VNA) - Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politburo member and Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, on April 20 received US Senator James Webb, who is on a Viet Nam visit to boost bilateral economic trade and investment cooperation.
At the reception, Phuc expressed his delight with developing Viet Nam-US relations in various fields, saying that the two sides see great potential for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation.
He said he wished that the two sides would jointly solve existing difficulties to further enhance their economic trade and investment cooperation.

Viet Nam, US step into multifaceted future

(VNA) - National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son on April 21 received visiting US Senator James Webb, Chair of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
At the reception, NA Vice Chairman Son praised James Webb’s support for Viet Nam as well as the Viet Nam-US relations and expressed his hope that with his role and prestige, the Senator will make more contributions to strengthening the two countries’ relationship.

US Senator supports ties with Vietnam

(VNA) US Senator Daniel Inouye has voiced his support for Vietnam’s proposal to promptly establish a Vietnam-US friendship parliamentarians’ group.

In his meeting with National Assembly Deputy Chairman Uong Chu Luu in Hanoi on April 28, Senator Inouye spoke highly of new development in bilateral ties, which he said could be expanded in all fields.

East Sea sovereignty in spotlight

Wed, 04/27/2011 - 15:53

(VNA) As many as 80 scholars, independent researchers and representatives from relevant agencies nationwide gathered in Hanoi on April 26 for the second national workshop on the East Sea.

The workshop on disputes over sovereignty on the East Sea : history, geopolitics and international law aimed at sharing Vietnam ’s view on legal bases and history relating to national sovereignty in the East Sea area.

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