POLITICS
Monday ,Mar 15,2010, Posted at 11:33 (GMT+7)
Vietnam to host meeting of ASEAN defense chiefs
The 7th ASEAN Chief of Defense Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-7) will be held in Hanoi on March 24-27, aiming to boost the effectiveness of cooperation among regional armies in response to non-traditional security threats.
National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake
Sunday ,Mar 14,2010, Posted at 14:04 (GMT+7)
The world map published by the US National Geographic Society is wrong with a note of ‘Paracel Is. China’ in the Hoang Sa archipelago area of Vietnam, Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Mar. 13.
Vietnam rejects US human rights reports
Saturday ,Mar 13,2010, Posted at 15:54 (GMT+7)
Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga has rejected the US Department of State’s comments on the human rights situation in Vietnam , saying that it was built on untrue information.
Media asked to focus on VN border, image issues
Wednesday,Mar 10,2010, Posted at 18:21 (GMT+7)
When publishing and disseminating externally oriented information about Vietnam, domestic news agencies should focus on the country’s border demarcations and refute distorted information from hostile forces, Politburo member To Huy Rua has said.
Ministry of Finance to strengthen cooperation with Korea
Monday ,Mar 08,2010, Posted at 15:15 (GMT+7)

An agreement to fortify relations through activities with Korea in 2010 was signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and Korea’s Ministry of Strategy and Finance in Hanoi on March 5.
RoK ambassador lauded for lifting bilateral ties
Friday ,Mar 05,2010, Posted at 14:39 (GMT+7)
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 4 commended the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s outgoing Ambassador, Im Hong Jae, on his role in elevating bilateral relations to a new height.
Vietnam, China strengthen friendship ties
Tuesday ,Mar 02,2010, Posted at 11:14 (GMT+7)
Vietnam and China should coordinate closely in friendship activities to further promote their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in line with their shared motto and guidelines, Vietnam’s party chief said.
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Appeal court upholds prison terms on saboteurs
Algeria, Vietnam look toward new chapter in ties
NA mulls trade arbitrators’ powers, verdicts
Banquet held to celebrate Vietnam-China diplomatic ties
PM calls for intensifying corruption fight
Ministerial meetings to focus on ASEAN integration