• Five ministers attend NA Committee session
  Five ministers attend NA Committee session
  

  Five ministers will be questioned at a week-long session of the National Assembly Standing Committee which opened in Hanoi on March 15.
  15/03
• Deputy PM Nhan visits Moscow
  Deputy PM Nhan visits Moscow
  

  

  Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 14 visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community there.
  15/03
• Vietnam wins int’l left-wing community’s support
  Vietnam wins int’l left-wing community’s support
  

  The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) representative won standing ovations with the participation of 102 left-wing parties from Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
  15/03
• US National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake
  US National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake
  

  

  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, said the spokesperson of the Vietnamese foreign ministry on March 13.
  14/03
• Deputy PM Nhan visits St. Petersburg University
  Deputy PM Nhan visits St. Petersburg University
  

  

  Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his hope that Saint Petersburg State University will become an important partner for Vietnam to increase cooperation in new areas such as nuclear power.
  13/03

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• FM spokesperson reaffirms sovereignty over East Sea islands
  FM spokesperson reaffirms sovereignty over East Sea islands
  

  

  Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga has reaffirmed Vietnam’s undeniable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
  27/11
• More effort needed to fulfil tasks for 2010
  More effort needed to fulfil tasks for 2010
  

  

  National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has called on fellow Vietnamese to join hands to overcome difficulties and meet goals set for 2010 – the last year of the 2006-2010 development plan.
  27/11
• Vietnam determined to reform administration
  Vietnam determined to reform administration
  

  A forum entitled “Administration reform - situation and orientation” was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of the Interior and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on November 27 to discuss administration reform.
  27/11
• Laos’ National Day celebrated in Vietnam
  Laos’ National Day celebrated in Vietnam
  

  

  A meeting was held in the northern province of Hai Duong on Nov. 27 to mark the 34th anniversary of Laos’ National Day (Dec. 2, 1975 – Dec. 2, 2009).
  27/11
• PM provides guidance for Hanoi’s master plan
  PM provides guidance for Hanoi’s master plan
  

  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked related agencies to soon complete Hanoi’s master plan for expansion through 2030.
  27/11