Political News Headlines 11/7 Government rejects proposal to establish The Vietnamese Government has refused the proposal by The disapproval was officially announced in a Government document, released on July 9, which said that the establishment of such an economic zone does not conform to provisions of Vietnamese law. In the document, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked the Ministry of Finance, in co-ordination with the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province and relevant agencies, to continue implementing supportive measures for In June, According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the establishment of such an economic zone was unnecessary and unprecedented. The ministry added that the Taiwan's Formosa Company is the investor of a giant steel complex and the Son Duong deep-water port project in Ha Tinh, with a total investment of US$10 billion—a figure that is expected to increase in the future. Norwegian FM to visit VN Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh has informed that Norwegian FM Borge Brende will pay an official visit to The visit is made at the invitation of Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh. During the visit, the two sides will exchange concrete measures to boost bilateral relations, especially in economics, trade, investment and other advantageous areas of They will look at how to further coordination at international forums along with discussing global issues of mutual concerns. President Office announces newly-approved laws, resolution The State President’s Office on July 10 held a press conference to announce new laws and a resolution that were approved during the seventh session of the 13th National Assembly in late June. They are the revised Law on Health Insurance, the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam, the revised Law on Vietnamese Nationality, the Law on Construction, the Law on Marriage and Family, the Law on Notary, the Law on Bankruptcy, the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Customs, the Law on Environmental Protection, as well as the Law on amendments and supplements to the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic. Notably, the Law on Vietnamese Nationality no longer sets a time-limit for the registration of Vietnamese nationality as promulgated in the 2008 version. The law is also designed to allow overseas Vietnamese, who have not yet lost Vietnamese nationality as prescribed by Vietnamese law before the effective date of this law, to retain their Vietnamese nationality. Vietnamese residing abroad, who have not yet lost Vietnamese nationality and have no papers to prove their Vietnamese nationality as prescribed in article 11 of this law, should make registration with overseas Vietnamese representative missions to have their Vietnamese nationality recognised and their Vietnamese passports issued, it said. Meanwhile, the Law on Marriage and Family, consisting nine chapters and 133 articles, removes the regulation forbidding same sex marriage. However, in Item 2 of Article 8, it states that the State does not recognise same sex marriage. At the press conference, the President Office also made public a Resolution on the country’s joining of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to aircraft equipment. PM criticizes provinces for wrong use of budget Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to criticize in written form provinces for wrongly using state budget for repair and upgrading of irrigation reservoirs in 2013. The Prime Minister required the Ministry of Finance to work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to reclaim the fund which local authorities have improperly arranged for other purposes. At a regular cabinet meeting on July 3, the Prime Minister agreed to advance some provinces and cities VND426 billion from the state budget to complete reservoir repair projects, which had to stop last year because of capital shortage. PM Dung asked ministries of agriculture, finance and planning and investment to survey 169 worst damaged reservoirs that need to be repaired and report to the Government for receiving finance support. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the country has 6,648 irrigation reservoirs in 45 provinces and cities. Most of them were built in the 1970s and 1980s and have downgraded and ruined. About 1,150 reservoirs are in need of repair. Of them 320 are unsafe in the coming rainy and flooding season. President says farewell to Dutch Ambassador Outgoing Dutch Ambassador Joop Scheffers said he believes that the The diplomat was received by President Truong Tan Sang in Scheffers affirmed that He also noted the productive cooperation in shipbuilding between the two countries’ economic groups. The host President highly valued contributions made by the diplomat during his five-year tenure to the two countries’ friendship. The President expressed wishes to receive support from the He also took this occasion to update the diplomat on the latest developments in the He confirmed Deputy PMs bid farewell to US, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai received Panamanian Ambassador Eduardo Antonio, who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha on July 10 hosted a reception for Pelayo Terry Cuervo, Editor-in-Chief of Granma – the official organ of the Cuban Communist Party. Ha spoke highly of the achievements She expressed her hope that Granma will increase connectivity and information and professional exchanges with Saigon Giai phong newspaper of the municipal Party Committee and Nhan dan (People) newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Their partnership will contribute to further fostering the Vietnam-Cuba relationship as well as the relationship between For his part, Cuevro said he is delighted at the two countries’ growing ties, adding geographic distance cannot hinder the development of their multi-faceted cooperation. He said he hopes that Ho Chi Minh City will create more favourable conditions for Granma and media agencies in the city to boost their affiliation and share experience.- HCM City willing to share inspection experience with Laos Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan on July 10 received a delegation from the Lao Government Inspection Authority led by its General Inspector Bunthong Chitmani. Over the past time, leaders of The city has helped Appreciating As corruption prevention is now an urgent need in Politburo looks at Thua Thien-Hue development scheme The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam held a working session with the Standing Board of the Party Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province in In Conclusion 48, the Political Bureau asserted the special position and role of Thua Thien-Hue, agreeing that the locality will be developed into a centrally-run city that acts as a centre of the central region and one of the hubs for culture, tourism, science-technology, specialised health services, and top-grade education-training in the country. Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Ngoc Thien reported to Politburo members that during 2009-2013, the local economy grew over 10.2 percent annually and GDP per capita saw a 1.77 fold rise. Thua Thien-Hue has capitalised on its position as a prominent cultural centre, especially the The province has heavily invested in modernising its specialised hospitals as well as healthcare networks to serve people across the central region and beyond. Education and training have covered multiple fields, producing a contingent of high-quality human resources for the central region and the whole nation. On behalf of the Political Bureau, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong spoke highly of the pro-activeness and serious implementation of Conclusion 48 by Thua Thien-Hue and government ministries and central agencies. He agreed that the province has made visible, comprehensive changes, especially in economy. “Thua Thien-Hue is fully aware of combining economic development and protecting cultural heritage and the environment.” The province has maintained unity in its political system and developed a strong Party line-up to create a driving force to move forward, the Party chief stressed. However, Thua Thien-Hue should adopt bolder breakthroughs to fully tap its potential in cultural tourism, services and sea-borne economy to enlarge its economic scope, thus further improving local people’s living standards, he stated.- The signing took place after talks held on July 9 between Minister Quang and Italian Minister of Interior Angelino Alfano in During the talks, the two sides agreed to continue with negotiations on agreements on judicial assistance, extradition and data security. In addition, the two ministers discussed ways to fight trans-national, drug, human trafficking and cyber crimes. They shared the view that the two ministries will exchange more delegations to share experience and work together in personnel training. The same day, Minister Quang visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Military Zone 2 bolsters cooperation with northern Laos The High Command of Military Zone 2 will focus on improving personnel training and searching for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in At a conference hosted by the Military Zone 2 on July 9, it was also agreed that the Vietnamese side will build a training range for Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh urged the two sides to perform well their key roles in ensuring political security and social order and safety in the shared border line. Vinh said the defence ministry will create optimal conditions for Military Zone 2 to fully implement the contents of its collaboration agreement with the Lao side. Last year, the two sides organised training courses for military technicians of armed force units in Vietnam treasures relations with the Netherlands President Truong Tan Sang reiterated State President Truong Tan Sang reiterated Vietnam’s recognition of great importance to boosting cooperation with the Netherlands while receiving outgoing Dutch ambassador Joop Scheffer in Hanoi on July 10. At the reception, President Truong Tan Sang commended the accomplishments ambassador Joop Scheffers has recorded during his five-year term in Through the ambassador, President also extended greetings to the King and Queen of the “The The two sides have great potential for cooperation in agriculture, trade and shipbuilding, Sang said while expressing hope that the Netherlands will help accelerate the early signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Union (EU). This will be an important prerequisite for boosting stronger economic and trade cooperation between Regarding cooperation between the two countries at regional and international forums, President Sang assured his host about He said he hopes on the basis of respect for freedom and safety of navigation, the Ambassador Joop Scheffers, in turn, expressed his admiration of The Dutch diplomat said that his nation will continue providing ODA for Source: VNA/VOV/VNN |
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