61. CNN.com - Technology - Vietnam's Government Ponders Knowledge Economy - June 27, vietnam's government ponders knowledge economy. From IDG.net. June27, 2000 Web posted at 1127 am EDT (1527 GMT). by David Legard. http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/27/vietnam.idg/

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NOTE!!! The 2003 Edition of My World Atlas is now underway. Come back often, as many new features will be added. As always, My World Atlas contains more information than the CIA World Factbook!!! Please Note: Due to open heart surgery, there was no 2002 version of My World Atlas. If you would like to help support the Atlas (and help me with some medical bills) click on the box to the right to donate a dollar or more towards maintaining this site. Thank-you. SITE NAVIGATION HOME COUNTRIES A-D COUNTRIES E-K COUNTRIES L-R ... ADD YOURSELF TO THE ATLAS! COUNTRY NAVIGATION INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHY PEOPLE GOVERNMENT ... LETTERS AND PICTURES Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam Be a part of the atlas. Click here for details! var site="sm2dreamthedream" zhenghe @one-planet.org GOVERNMENT Country name: conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam conventional short form: Vietnam local long form: Cong Hoa Chu Nghia Viet Nam local short form: Viet Nam abbreviation: SRV Government type: Communist state Capital: Hanoi Administrative divisions: 58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), 3 municipalities* (thu do, singular and plural); An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Can Tho, Cao Bang, Dac Lac, Da Nang, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Hai Duong, Hai Phong*, Ha Nam, Ha Noi*, Ha Tay, Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Ho Chi Minh*, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai

68. National Guidelines In Vietnam - Government - Equal Employment Opportunities National Guidelines in vietnam government. Circular Guiding theImplementation of a Number of Articles of Decree No. 23-CP of 18 http://www-ilo-mirror.cornell.edu/public/english/employment/gems/eeo/guide/vietn

Index Vietnam e.quality@work National Guidelines in Vietnam - Government Circular Guiding the Implementation of a Number of Articles of Decree No. 23-CP of 18 April 1996 of the Government with Specific Stipulations about Women Labour (Circular No. 3-LDTBXH/TT) of 13 January 1997 This Circular gives more details on a number of points raised in Decree No. 23-CP . It states that, to have the capacity to work and sign work contract, a female worker must be at least fifteen years old (article I.1). Moreover, enterprises must consult with trade unions to determine reserve occupations for women workers (a job different from the one a woman worker is practising which is to be used, until retirement, when she can no longer continue her current job). The enterprise must provide training for women for these reserve occupations (article III.1 and 2). Article IV provides methods to determine the enterprises that are to be considered as employing many female workers, as stipulated in article 5 of Decree No. 23-CP of 18 April 1996.

69. Vietnam - 2002 - Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications vietnam 2002 - Introduction Geography Population government Economy CommunicationsTransportation Military Issues Maps Flags. http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/vietnam/

2002 INDEX Country Ranks DEFINITIONS Introduction ... [TOP] Vietnam - 2002 http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/vietnam/index.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Please ADD this page to your FAVORITES - - - - - www.usais.org - USA Immigration Services. U.S Green Cards, Visas, Citizenship, Green Card Lottery, INS Forms, Immigration Information. http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/vietnam/index.html Photius Coutsoukis Revised 28-Jan-03

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74. Vietnam - Consular Information Sheet Consular information sheet including travel advice, warnings and other information.Category Regional Asia vietnam Travel and Tourism...... Official US personnel are sometimes not authorized to travel to the CentralHighland areas without prior consent from the government of vietnam. http://travel.state.gov/vietnam.html

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Washington, DC 20520 Consular Information Sheet This information is current as of today, Vietnam Americans planning to travel to Vietnam should read the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) fact sheet available on the Department of State Web site at http://travel.state.gov/s_syndrome_factsheet.html February 3, 2003 COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Vietnam is a poor but developing agrarian country controlled by a Communist government. Tourist facilities are not well established, but are improving in certain areas, especially in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and several beach and mountain resorts. ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: U.S. passports are valid for travel in Vietnam. Visas are required and should be obtained from a Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate before traveling to Vietnam. Visas may be issued for multiple entries, but are usually valid for only one entry. Visas are generally valid for one month, but increasing numbers of travelers have been successful, after their arrival in Vietnam, in having their visas renewed for up to three months. Entry into and exit from Vietnam is sometimes restricted to a specific port of entry. Even with a valid visa, some travelers have been refused entry to Vietnam. U.S. citizens are cautioned that the Vietnamese immigration regulations require foreigners entering Vietnam to undertake only the activity for which the visas were issued. Change of purpose requires permission from the appropriate Vietnamese authority in advance. U.S. citizens whose stated purpose of travel is tourism but who engage in religious proselytizing have had religious materials confiscated and have been expelled from Vietnam.

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78. The Government Party of vietnam. government Structure vietnam's government is dividedinto three branches the executive, legislative and judicial. http://students.juniata.edu/gibsoaj8/vietnam/government.htm

The Government General Information Government Type : Communist state Capital Hanoi Independence September 2, 1945 Political Parties : only one: the Communist Party of Vietnam Government Structure: Vietnam's government is divided into three branches: the executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch is composed of the chief of state, the head of the government and the cabinet. Vietnam's chief of state is President Tran Duc Luong. The President is elected from among the members of the National Assembly and serves a 5 year term. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai is the head of government, and was appointed by the president again from among the members of the National Assembly. The cabinet is proposed by the Prime Minister, ratified by the National Assembly and appointed by the President. The general secretary is another powerful position in the Vietnam government. The Vietnamese Communist Party has just selected a new general secretary, Nong Duc Manh. The Presidential Palace in Hanoi The legislative branch is made up of a unicameral (one party) National Assembly . This group of 450 people are elected by popular vote and serve a 5 year term. The judicial branch is represented by a Supreme People's Court. The chief justice of the court is recommended by the president and elected by the National Assembly and also serves a 5 year term.

79. Vietnam's Government Defines State Secrets vietnam's government Defines State Secrets. by Vu Kim Chung. 152-2001.Pseudo-communist-ruled vietnam published details of an ordinance http://www.geocities.com/hoan_kiem/03-2001/VN-statesecrets.html

Vietnam's Government Defines State Secrets by Vu Kim Chung Pseudo-communist-ruled Vietnam published details of an ordinance defining three categories of state secrets - including data on foreign reserves, inflation and banknotes in circulation. Documents on national security strategy, intelligence operations and the external and internal relations policies of the Communist Party were classified "top secret" in the ordinance passed by the National Assembly in December. Details were to b published after ratification by President Tran Duc Luong. The national strategy on reserves and restricted areas were also classified top secret, while information on banknotes in circulation, reserves and inflation was among eight items listed as "secret". Vietnam's Government Statistics Office releases monthly inflation data but does not release figures for reserves or banknotes in circulation. A third classification was "confidential" but any areas covered by this category were not listed. State organisations would be required to compile their own lists for this category for submission to the Public Security Ministry. The new ordinance differed from a previous document issued in 1991 in that it detailed which government bodies were authorised to declassify documents. It said the prime minister could decide to declassify those in the "top secret" and "secret" categories, while the Public Security Ministry was responsible for the "confidential" category.

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You are here 1Up Info Vietnam History People ... News Search 1Up Info Vietnam Vietnam Government Structure The National Assembly Despite its many formal duties, the National Assembly exists mainly as a legislative arm of the VCP's Political Bureau. It converts Political Bureau resolutions into laws and decrees and mobilizes popular support for them. In this role, the National Assembly is led by the Council of Ministers acting through the Council of State and a variable number of special-purpose committees. Actual debate on legislation does not occur. Instead, a bill originates in the Council of Ministers, which registers the bill and assigns a key party member to present it on the floor. Before presentation, the member will have received detailed instructions from the party caucus in the assembly, which has held study sessions regarding the proposed legislation. Once the legislation is presented, members vote according to party guidelines. A general national election to choose National Assembly delegates is held every five years. The first election following the reunification of the North and South was held in April 1976 and the voters selected 492 members, of which 243 represented the South and 249 the North. In 1987 the Eighth National Assembly numbered 496 members. Because successful candidates were chosen in advance, the electoral process was not genuine. No one could run for office unless approved by the party, and in many cases the local body of the party simply appointed the candidates. Nevertheless, every citizen had a duty to vote, and, although the balloting was secret, the electorate, through electoral study sessions, received directives from the party concerning who should be elected. The elections in 1987, however, were comparatively open by Vietnamese standards. It was evident that the party was tolerating a wider choice in candidates and more debate.

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