PM calls for stronger welfare program to fight crisis

Teachers and students at a makeshift classroom in the village of Muong Ly, considered one of the poorest villages in Muong Lat District, Thanh Hoa Province.

The social welfares ministry should beef up its social welfare programs in preparation for the economic difficulties that the nation will have to face next year, Prime Minister Nguyen [...]

Deputy PM reminds oil refinery contractors of February deadline

A view of Dung Quat, the country’s first oil refinery. Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai, who visited it Saturday, called for construction to be expedited so that it is finished in time by next February.

With major sections of the Dung Quat oil refinery almost complete, contractors should continue to work quickly to make sure of [...]

Vietnam, Japan should strengthen economic ties: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked visiting former Japanese premier Yasuo Fukuda to support the signing of a bilateral partnership agreement between the two countries and the restoration of Japan’s aids to Vietnam.

The two countries should do their utmost to achieve both goals for mutual benefit, he said.
Receiving Yasuo Fukuda who [...]

PM to visit China

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to China from October 20-23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Wednesday.

The visit will be at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

Following the visit, PM Dung will attend the seventh Asia Europe Meeting in Beijing from October 24-25, the statement said.
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Vietnamese Deputy PM visits the Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea (RoK) Prime Minister Han Sung-soo said his government bore the responsibility of boosting cooperation with Vietnam as a recent survey revealed it was the favorite nation of many Koreans.

PM Han Sung-soo made the remark Thursday while receiving Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, who is visiting the RoK to strengthen cooperation [...]