Politics http://www.thanhniennews.com/rss.php http://backend.userland.com/rss Thanhniennews.com The Vietnamese government will gradually lower interest rates to promote economic recovery, especially after it ends stimulus measures that have subsidized borrowing rates, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Thursday. http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=53769 2009-11-19 15:09:30 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung accepted responsibility for letting several sub-standard universities open recently, but he did not absolve the education ministry and the rest of government from blame either. http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=53807 2009-11-20 22:08:25 Vietnam and the UK are working to implement an agreement signed in August 2008 to bring back nearly 600 Vietnamese prisoners who are currently in British jails, a senior UK official said Thursday. http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=53777 2009-11-20 10:00:34 Vietnam’s economy will face “substantial challenges” next year and monetary policy will be relaxed cautiously, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=53771 2009-11-19 16:25:31 Actions taken by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to stabilize fuel, oil and steel markets will be scrutinized by the government inspectorate next year. http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=53781 2009-11-20 11:33:47 National Assembly representatives on Wednesday urged the government to take measures to eliminate bribes given for jobs and promotions, but Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan said it’s a “very difficult task.” http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=53794 2009-11-20 12:10:43