Vietnamese News Agency back issues from September 2008:
Party leader meets with overseas Vietnamese.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on Sept. 1 welcomed representatives of overseas Vietnamese from 17 foreign countries, who visit the Fatherland on the occasion of Vietnam's 63rd National Day (Sept. 2). At the meeting, General Secretary Manh ...
Prime Minister gives National Day banquet.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his wife gave a banquet in honour of the Diplomatic Corps on September 1 on the occasion of Vietnam's 63rd National Day (September 2). Addressing the banquet, the PM spoke of Vietnam's ongoing efforts to implement ...
Vietnam-Laos Youth Meeting 2008 begins in HCMC.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HCM City, September 1 (VNA) -- Sixty young delegates from Laos arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on September 1 to attend the Vietnam-Laos Youth Friendship Meeting 2008, which began the same day. The Vietnam-Laos Youth Friendship Meeting 2008 will run until September 8 as part of a ...
Nation celebrates independence day, revolution.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- The Vietnamese party, state and government leaders have joined representatives of local and central agencies, people of all strata and overseas Vietnamese in a solemn meeting in Hanoi to mark the 63rd anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National ...
State bank governor praises active donors.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Vietnam's achievements in socio-economic development and poverty reduction are attributed to great contributions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), affirmed Nguyen Van Giau, Party Central Committee ...
Vietnam's National Day marked in Laos, Russia.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) - The Embassy of Vietnam in Laos and the Lao Ministry of Information and Culture co-hosted a ceremony in Vientiane on August 31 evening to celebrate Vietnam's National Day, which falls on Sept. 2. Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Huy Quang and ...
Another offender at garment company exposed.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- The police and the People's Procuracy of Hanoi's Dong Da district have launched legal proceedings against Ngo Thi Dung on charge of vandalizing the Chien Thang Joint Stock Company's assets in accordance with the country's Penal Code, Article 143. ...
State President meets outstanding young entrepreneurs.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi , September 1 (VNA) -- Young entrepreneurs are the core in the business circle and they play an extremely important role for the national economic growth, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet. Receiving outstanding young entrepreneurs who won the 2008 Golden Star Award ...
Oxfam helps Lao Cai overcome typhoon consequences.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Oxfam International in Vietnam has approved a 310,000-USD project to help poor households in the northern province of Lao Cai overcome the consequences of typhoon Kammuri. Nearly 14,000 people, in five communes of the province's Bao Yen district, who ...
Vietnamese books showcased at Hong Kong library.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi , September 1 (VNA) -- A bookstall of Vietnamese language books was opened at the Hong Kong Central Library on September 1 on the occasion of Vietnam's 63 rd National Day (September 2). The bookstall introduces visitors to Vietnam's landscape and people as well ...
Memorial park for former PM inaugurated.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Quang Ngai, September 1 (VNA) -- A 2-ha park to commemorate former Prime Minister Pham Van Dong (1906-2000) was inaugurated in his homeland in Mo Duc district, central Quang Ngai province on Sept. 1. The park includes two sections, with a guest house, projection room for showing ...
Overseas students called for more efforts.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- First secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Vo Van Thuong met with outstanding Vietnamese students in Sydney on August 31 under an Australian political exchange programme. Thuong, who is also President of the National ...
Airseco pioneers vocation training for labour export.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) - The Air Service and Trading Joint Stock Company (Airseco) has become the pioneer in offering vocation training to supply skilled labourers for export. Under its pilot project, launched in 20 communes in Quang Xuong district of central Thanh Hoa ...
More houses for low-income people needed.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HCM City, September 1 (VNA) -- More houses for low-income people, including labourers and State employees, are needed to meet the rising demand for affordable housing, according to Ho Chi Minh City officials. In Ho Chi Minh City, 200,000 workers at industrial and export ...
Private sector to be helped promote exports.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Vietnam's private sector will be helped to promote exports to Switzerland under the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO). To this effect, an agreement was inked by the Trade Promotion Department of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and ...
Vietnam, Argentina cooperate in wind power.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Buenos Aires, September 1 (VNA) -- Vietnam and Argentina have reached an agreement to cooperate in manufacturing wind and hydro power equipment and exploring possibility to carry out offshore wind power projects in Vietnam. Under a Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the ...
Discounts aim at lagging sales in Ho Chi Minh City.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HCM City, September 1 (VNA) -- Shopping malls and supermarkets are offering discounts to promote sales, which have nosedived in response to the fuel price hikes. Suppliers are lowering prices because many families, already hit hard by the price hikes, spend more in preparation ...
Stock market: Liquidity improves on good news.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Liquidity improved strongly last week, despite trading boards falling into the red on the Ho Chi Minh City bourse at the end of the week ending on August 29, as investors saw signs of good news ahead. The VN-Index rose 12.12 points or 2.42 percent ...
Taiwan brokerage opens in Ho Chi Minh City.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Taiwan-based Polaris Securities Co has received approval from the State Securities Commission to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City. ...
New 199 million USD paper mill in Quang Ngai.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Quang Ngai, September 1 (VNA) -- Central Quang Ngai province has given the nod to the Tan Mai Paper Joint Stock Company to build a paper and pulp plant in Binh Long commune, Binh Son district. The 199 million USD paper mill has a designed capacity of producing 200,000 tonnes of ...
Second Asian Zither Festival kicks off.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HCM City , September 1 (VNA) -- Zither performers from China , Japan , the Republic of Korea , and Taiwan ( China ) have gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the second Asian Zither Festival that opened on September 1. Nguyen Thi Hai Phuong, who won the first prize of Vietnam 's ...
Athletes arrive in Beijing for Paralympics.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- The Vietnamese squad of disabled athletes, including eight athletes and six coaches, arrived in Beijing, China, on August 31 for the 13 th Paralympic Games slated from Sept. 6-17. Almost 4,100 athletes from 148 nations and territories around the ...
Da Nang city's girl crowned Miss Vietnam 2008.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Quang Nam , September 1 (VNA) - The 18-year-old Tran Thi Thuy Dung from central Da Nang city was crowned Miss Vietnam 2008 on August 31 at the biennial national beauty contest that honours both beauty and knowledge. The 1.78m Thuy Dung, with measurements of 86-62-91 cm, ...
Vietnam-China fair showcases latest technology.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Lang Son, September 1 (VNA) - A Vietnam-China Friendship Technology and Equipment Fair 2008 opened in the northern border province of Lang Son on August 31, drawing more than 300 enterprises from both countries. On display at nearly 400 booths are a wide range of technologies ...
HT Mobile invests 600 mln USD in e-GSM network.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA)- HT Mobile has signed a contract worth over 600 million USD to buy equipment from Ericsson of Sweden and Huawei of China to install 5,000 e-GSM base transmission stations nationwide. ...
Vietnamese 2nd for taking nonprescription drugs.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- A major online survey recently conducted by the Nielsen Company in partnership with the Association Of The European Self-Medication Industry (AESGP) ranked Vietnam as the number two nation of self-medicators -- people who buy medicines over the-counter, rather ...
Traditional medication tours expected soon.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA)- The Bao Long Medical and Pharmaceutical Group has invited over 60 travel companies to inspect its traditional medication complex for tours in service of West Europeans and North Americans interested in Oriental medicines. The complex consists of a ...
MRC, China cooperate in flood warnings.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Vientiane , September 1 (VNA) -- The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and China have signed an extension of an agreement on sharing hydrological data of the Mekong River . The extension was reached last week at 13 th MRC Dialogue Meeting, which included the four MRC member states ...
Cambodian Senate President begins China visit.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 1 (VNA) -- Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim left Phnom Penh on September 1 for a five-day official visit to China, Xinhua news agency reported. During his stay in China, President Chea Sim is scheduled to meet with Chinese leaders, ...
Australia, Thailand begin joint naval exercises.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sydney, September 1 (VNA) -- The Australian and Thai navies began a joint maritime exercise in the Gulf of Thailand from September 1, the Australian Defence Ministry said. The week-long exercise - AUSTHAI 08 -- is expected to further develop ...
Japanese Prime Minister decides to resign.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tokyo, September 1 (VNA) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced his decision to step down from the post on September 1, Kyodo News reported. At a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in the evening, Fukuda said he met a lot of difficulties in ...
India, Bangladesh cooperate in fight against terrorism.
Sep 01, 2008 ... New Delhi, September 1 (VNA) - India and Bangladesh have agreed to "expeditiously" hand over criminals taking shelter in each other's territories and take action against militant outfits based on "real time and actionable information". The two countries' home ministers reach the ...
Australian tourists in Thailand told to be cautious.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sydney, September 1 (VNA) -- Australian travellers caught up in Thailand's political protests are not in danger provided they stay away from the demonstrations, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said. The protests had caused delays and frustration to Australian ...
Japan hails development of relations with Vietnam.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Tokyo, September 2 (VNA) -- The relationship between Japan and Vietnam has seen best ever developments in all fields, Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians League President Tsutomu Takebe has said. In an article published in the "Japan Times" on the occasion of the 63 rd ...
Vietnam's National Day celebrated abroad.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Hanoi , September 2 (VNA) -- Overseas Vietnamese and the Vietnamese Embassies in foreign countries have organised activities to mark the country's 63rd National Day (Sept. 2). In Russia , Ambassador Bui Dinh Dinh together with officials from Vietnamese organisations and Russian ...
Soc Trang equips Khmer pagodas with legal books.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Soc Trang, September 2 (VNA) -- Mekong Delta Soc Trang province, home to the largest Khmer population in the country, has equipped all 92 local Khmer pagodas with bookshelves to help the ethnic minority people study laws and policies. The bookshelves have proved to be useful for ...
Southernmost province cares for poor ethnic minority people.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Ca Mau, September 2 (VNA) -- Southernmost Ca Mau province has started a 70 billion VND programme to allocate land for housing and production, and generate jobs for poor ethnic minority people that will last until 2010. In 2008, the province will spend 11 billion VND to build ...
Massive evacuation of coastal residents against natural disasters.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Quang Nam , September 2 (VNA) - The central coastal province of Quang Nam is prepared to relocate 18,000 families with almost 73,000 members living along the coastline to safer places to protect them from natural disaster threats. With a budget of 3.7 trillion VND, the project ...
Former revolutionary base praised for economic growth.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Quang Ngai, September 2 (VNA)- National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has praised Quang Ngai province for its economic achievements in the past eight months despite the national high inflation. During his visit to the central province on September 2, the legislative chief ...
Sa Dec IZ achieves land lease target.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Dong Thap, September 2 (VNA) -- The Sa Dec Industrial Zone (IZ) in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has to date had all of its 132 ha area leased with 43 projects totalling 178.5 million USD. Of the projects, which focus on seafood and aquaculture feed processing, 24 ...
Ca Mau welcomes largest-ever number of visitors.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Ca Mau, September 2 (VNA) -- The southernmost province of Ca Mau received 516,000 visitors in the first eight months of this year, including 11,000 foreigners, the largest number so far. The number of tourists to Ca Mau saw a year-on-year increase of 23 percent, while the ...
Investment boosts completion of first IZ in the Plain of Reed.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Tien Giang, September 2 (VNA) - Tien Giang province is investing 20 billion VND and 2.2 million USD as the final step to complete the traffic system for the Long Giang industrial zone, the first of its kind so far in the Plain of Reed. The sum of 20 billion VND is invested in ...
Businesses pioneer renewal cause, Deputy PM.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Hanoi , September 2 (VNA) -- Local entrepreneurs and businesses are pioneers in the country's renewal and international integration process, helping to lift Vietnam on a par with other powerful nations around the world, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung at a ceremony to present ...
Cambodia, Laos boost tourism cooperation.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Phnom Penh, September 2 (VNA) -- The governments of Cambodia and Laos have decided to open two more border gates in a bid to promote tourism and trade activities between the two countries, Cambodia's Tourism Minister Thong Khon has said. The two new gates lie on common ...
Cambodia's NEC announces final result of election.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Phnom Penh, September 2 (VNA) -- Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) has announced the final official result of the July 27 general election. Accordingly, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a landslide victory with 90 seats in the 123-member National Assembly while ...
Thailand's EC recommends ruling party be disbanded.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Bangkok, September 2 (VNA) -- Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has unanimously agreed to send its decision dissolving the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for consideration, local media reported. If the attorney general and then the ...
Thai PM declares state of emergency in Bangkok.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 2 (VNA) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on September 2 imposed a state of emergency in Bangkok after overnight clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters left three people dead and dozens injured. Under the state of emergency, which was ...
Japan, China, RoK to set up nuclear accident hotline.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Tokyo, September 2 (VNA) -- Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to set up an inter-governmental hotline for alerts on disasters or accidents at the three countries' nuclear-related facilities, local media reported. The agreement, which comes in line with an ...
Cambodia seeks recognition of Khmer Rouge prison.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Phnom Penh, September 3 (VNA) - Cambodia's government is seeking to register a notorious Khmer Rouge prison and its archives with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said a local media. The application to help preserve archive material from ...
Thailand: PAD's leader gives hint of compromise.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Bangkok, September 3 (VNA) - People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) core member Sondhi Limthongkul has showed the first signs of a compromise to end the political stand-off in Thailand. In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, Sondhi said he was contemplating a four-point ...
Philippines scraps peace panel on MILF.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo scrapped on September 3 a government peace panel seeking to end a deadly and drawn-out rebellion of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the south. President Arroyo spokesman Jesus Dureza confirmed the decision ...
Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag resigns.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Bangkok, September 3 (VNA) -- Thailand's Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag has submitted resignation letter to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on September 3, just 40 days after taking the office. The letter has not been approved by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, said Bangkok Post. ...
Cambodia inaugurates Australia-financed road in Pailin.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Phnom Penh, September 3 (VNA) -- Cambodia has opened an Australia financed road in Pailin province, which is expected to kick start development in the area. The 29-kilometre road was inaugurated on September 2 in a with the participation of Australian Ambassador Margaret Adamson ...
Malaysia to open investment, trade offices in Thailand.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Kuala Lumpur, September 3 (VNA) -- The Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation and the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority will open offices in Bangkok soon as Malaysia wants to strengthen trade and investment relations with Thailand. With the opening of the two ...
ASEAN chief worried about Thailand's image.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Bangkok, September 3 (VNA) -- ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said on September 2 that the ongoing political turmoil in Thailand could impact the kingdom's image as chairman of the Southeast Asian grouping, local media reported. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...
Chinese car firm to invest in assembly plant in Malaysia.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- China's Chery Automobile Co. Ltd is to invest more than 50 million Malaysian ringgits (close to 15 million USD) on equipment to assemble cars at its new assembly plant to be built in the Malaysian East Coast state of Pahang. The plant is expected to ...
Yamaha Motor to manufacture motorcycles in Cambodia.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Tokyo, September 3 (VNA) -- Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. will establish a motorcycle production plant in Cambodia jointly with Toyota Tsusho Corp and a Cambodian firm, with operations scheduled to start next July, local media reported. Earlier on August 31, Yamaha and other ...
DPRK starts to reassemble nuclear facility.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility, according to news reports. Japan's public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said the DPRK started putting its Yongbyon facility back together on September ...
China to designate DPRK as travel destination.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) - Chinese tour groups will be allowed to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) under a plan to designate the latter as an official travel destination, China 's tourism authorities said on September 3. Chinese tourists have in past been ...
Trilateral Summit between China, Japan, RoK postponed.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) - Japan's top government spokesman said on September 3 that the trilateral summit with China and the Republic of Korea (RoK), scheduled to be held later this month, will be postponed. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura made the announcement at a ...
Countries call for political stability in Thailand.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- Amid the increasing political tension in Thailand, which forced Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to declare the state of emergency in Bangkok on September 2, some countries have called on parties in the Southeast Asian nation to try their best to maintain ...
Vietnam launches first national ITC awards.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on September 3 launched the Information Technology and Communication Awards -- the first ever national prize in the field. The prize, known as Vietnam ICT Awards, will honour businesses with ...
Portal to foster VN-Japan software cooperation.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- An information portal will be built soon to facilitate bilateral cooperation between software companies from Vietnam and Japan. The initiative comes after a seminar on policy held in Hanoi on Sept. 3 as part of the Japan Information and Communication ...
PM meets Cuban, Australian ambassadors.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 3 said Vietnam will spare no effort to foster traditional friendship with Cuba. While receiving newly-accredited Cuban Frendesman Turro Gongalez, the PM Dung said Vietnam and Cuba have seen fine traditional ...
Condolences to Cuba over hurricane-caused losses.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) -- Vietnamese leaders have extended their condolences to Cuba over its heavy property losses caused by Hurricane Gustav. State President Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent their messages of condolences to ...