Vietnamese News Agency back issues from May 2009:
Natural disasters cost 4.5ml USD in April alone.
May 01, 2009 ... Hanoi , May 01, 2009 (VNA) - - Natural calamities destroyed 9,800 homes, over 3,000 ha of rice and 2,800 ha of other food crops, causing damage worth 81 billion VND (roughly 4.5 million USD) in April alone, reported the General Statistics Department. 16 provinces and cities were hit hard ...
Deputy PM Nhan visits China.
May 01, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - - Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan concluded an eight -day visit to China on May 1 after reaching an agreement with Vietnam s northern neighbour to help the country with tertiary and post-graduate education. During his stay in ...
Vietnam holds marine tourism exhibition in France.
May 01, 2009 ... Paris, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - Over 50 travel and tourism companies took part in the Vietnamese Marine Tourism Exhibition that was held at the Pierre Cardin Centre in Paris on April 29. The festival aiming to promote Vietnam and its marine tourism industry to French and foreign friends was ...
State President offers sympathy to Mexico deadly flu over losses.
May 01, 2009 ... Hanoi , May 01, 2009 (VNA) - State President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 1 sent a message of sympathy to Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa over heavy losses ...
Vietnam supports comprehensive settlement of Cyprus situation.
May 01, 2009 ... Hanoi , May 01, 2009 (VNA) - Vietnam takes note of the conduct over the past six months of the first phase of negotiations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Ambassador Bui The Giang, deputy representative of Vietnam at the UN Security Council, made the statement at the Councils advisory ...
Rus-Vietpetro to drill for oil in Russia.
May 01, 2009 ... Moscow, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - Rus-Vietpetro, a joint venture between the Russian oil group Zarubezhneft and the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), will begin to drill for oil in the Nenetski region of northern Russia in May. The Voice of Russia reported the company plans to ...
Top legislator boosts ties with traditional European friends.
May 01, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong stated that his recent European tour has helped to cement Vietnam s partnership with Russia and its traditional ties and multi-faceted cooperation with the Czech Republic and Belarus . In an interview with the ...
Brazilian warship docks in HCM City.
May 01, 2009 ... HCM City, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - The Brazilian Navy ship Garcia dAvila with 283 officers and crew onboard, has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on a courtesy visit from May 1-5. The visit is to mark the 20 th anniversary of Vietnamese and Brazilian diplomatic ties. While in Vietnam , the ships ...
Vietnam welcomes Sri Lankas pledge not to use heavy weapons.
May 01, 2009 ... New York, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - Vietnam welcomes Sri Lanka Governments pledge not to use heavy weapons, following its initiative to launch the two-day humanitarian pause two weeks ago which aimed to respond to humanitarian needs. At a UN Security Council unofficial session on humanitarian ...
Academy seeks US partners in public administration.
May 01, 2009 ... Washington, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - A delegation from the National Academy of Public Administration, led by Director Nguyen Trong Dieu, is on an official visit to US to boost cooperation in public administration with US partners. During their stay in the US , which began on April 26 and is ...
Vietnam, France enhance ties to combat AIDS.
May 01, 2009 ... Paris, May 01, 2009 (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has recently paid a visit to France to learn from their policies and experiences on how to effectively prevent the spreads of HIV/AIDS. During the visit from April 24-30, Deputy PM Trong met with Health Minister Roselyne ...
Thai women triumph at Tuan Chau beach volleyball.
May 02, 2009 ... Quang Ninh, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - Team Thailand 1 won the Tuan Chau International Beach Volleyball Tournament for Women after defeating its China 2 rival 2-0 at the final match in Ha Long city, on May 1. The champions pocketed 2,500 USD in prize money, while the runners-up were ...
Bahai Vietnam community holds second congress.
May 02, 2009 ... Da Nang , May 02, 2009 (VNA) - The Religious Spirit Council of the Bahai Vietnam Community is set to mobilise its members to join hands with followers of other religions nationwide in consolidating the nations great unity. At its second congress in central Da Nang city on May 1-2, the ...
Vietnam attends non-aligned movement meeting.
May 02, 2009 ... Havana , May 02, 2009 (VNA) - A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attend a ministerial meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement (NOAL) in Havana , Cuba , from April 29-30. Addressing the meeting, Deputy FM Minh praised Cuba ...
Thai Prime Minister vows reconciliation soon.
May 02, 2009 ... Bangkok, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has pledged to resolve animosity between rival groups and foster reconciliation in six to eight months to pave the way for a snap election. The legislative branch will take the lead role in bringing about reconciliation ...
Malaysian govt temporarily defers foreign worker levy hike.
May 02, 2009 ... Kuala Lumpur, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - - The Malaysia cabinet has decided to defer temporarily the implementation of the foreign worker levy hike, local media reported. The cabinet made the decision at its last weekly meeting after considering requests by the employers, especially restaurant ...
ADB makes 3 bln USD to help developing countries.
May 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to make 3 billion USD in funds to help developing member countries cope with the impact of the global economic crisis in 2009-2010. ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said that the ADB Board of Directors has approved the ...
Thailand tightens security for regional swine flu meeting.
May 02, 2009 ... Bangkok, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - - Thai government officials have met with security agencies in preparation for hosting the regional swine flu meeting in Thailand next week. More police and military personnel will be deployed for tighter security during the meeting, Thai Deputy Prime Minister ...
Thailand sends 20,000 antiviral drug doses to Mexico.
May 02, 2009 ... Bangkok, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - Thailand has decided to dispatch 20,000 tablets of the antiviral drug Oseltamivir to treat victims of the recent swine flu outbreak in Mexico , Thai Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kajornprasart said. Speaking to journalists after meeting on May 1 with senior ...
Improved April growth signals recovery in Q2.
May 02, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 02, 2009 (VNA) - Local and foreign economic experts predict Vietnams economy will see stronger recovery in the second quarter of the year based on improvements in industrial output, exports and services in April. The National Centre for Information and Socio-Economic Forecast ...
Vietnam, Cuba trade unions cement ties.
May 03, 2009 ... Havana, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) led by its President Dang Ngoc Tung is on a working visit to Cuba from April 30-May 4. The delegation was received by Salvador Valdes Mesa, member of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC)s Political ...
Activities supporting AO victims held in France.
May 03, 2009 ... Paris, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - A large number of residents in Paris participated in activities which were jointly organised on May 1 by the organisation Collectif Vietnam Dioxine and the Union of Vietnamese Youths in France to support Vietnamese Agent Orange /dioxin victims. The unions ...
Cai Lan port receives biggest-ever container ship.
May 03, 2009 ... Quang Ninh, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - - The Cai Lan port in northeastern Quang Ninh province on May 3 received a 40,462-tonne container ship, the biggest of its kind that has docked in the port to date. The MSC PEGY, which carries the Panama flag, measures 207m in length and 32.24m in width. It ...
Germanys Sachsen state to assist Vietnam in environmental protection.
May 03, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - A delegation of businesses from the Sachsen state of Germany led by Secretary of State Juergen Staupe is on a nine-day visit to Vietnam beginning on May 1 to promote cooperation in environmental protection and improvement. The delegation is scheduled to visit ...
State President welcomes Venezuelan delegation.
May 03, 2009 ... HCM City, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - State President Nguyen Minh Triet received a delegation from the Venezuela- Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Association (VVFSA) led by its President Octavio Isabel Beaumount Rodriguez in Ho Chi Minh City on May 3. While expressing his delight at the current ...
Tourists pack popular beaches during holiday.
May 03, 2009 ... Khanh Hoa, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - Holiday makers flocked to the countrys famous landscapes like central Nha Trang city and Ha Long Bay during a four-day holiday from April 30. Nha Trang welcomed between 25,000 and 30,000 tourists per day during the period, said the local tourism sector, ...
Industrial production shows signs of better growth.
May 03, 2009 ... Hanoi , May 03, 2009 (VNA) - The domestic industrial production in April posted a higher growth rate than the two previous months, increasing 3.1 percent over March and 5.4 percent over the same month last year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported. The improvement indicated that ...
First state agency gets intl certificate of information security.
May 03, 2009 ... Dong Nai, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - Southern Dong Nai provinces Department of Science and Technology has become the first State agency in Vietnam to receive the certificate ISO/IEC 27001:2005 awarded by the UK s DAS (Direct Assessment Services) for its information security management system ....
Japan to help Cambodia in technology.
May 03, 2009 ... Tokyo, May 03, 2009 (VNA) - - The Japanese government has pledged to help Cambodia in information communication technologies, a move Japan said will help boost economic growth. The pledge was made by Kunio Hatoyama, Japanese minister of internal affairs and communications, at a meeting ...
More Vietnamese trade bureaus to be established overseas.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The Prime Minister decided on May 4 to set up Vietnamese trade bureaus in Israel , Venezuela , Panama and Saudi Arabia from now to 2010. A sub-office of the Vietnamese trade bureau in the US will ...
Vietnam to hold the sixth European Day.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The "2009 European Days" festival, the sixth to be held in Vietnam , will take place between now and early June, featuring 16 cultural and intellectual events that focus on the different European identities. This was revealed at a press conference held by the ...
Overseas painter celebrates General Giap's birthday.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- A portrait of one of the most prominent Vietnamese military commanders, General Vo Nguyen Giap, is on display at an exhibition by artist Pham Thi Doan Thanh, which opened in Hanoi on May 4. The portrait is a present to General Giap from the German-Vietnamese ...
Foreign military visit General Giap.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- As many as 26 military attaches from 23 countries paid a courtesy visit to the legendary commander of the Dien Bien Phu battlefield, General Vo Nguyen Giap, on May 4 to celebrate the 55 th anniversary of Vietnam 's final victory over the French on May 7, 1954 ....
Human Rights watchdog report inaccurate.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Dung on May 4 criticised the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that describes Vietnam as being not objective and untruthful. Dung told foreign journalists in reply to questions about the May 4 report on human rights in Vietnam , ...
Chinese advisors awarded peace medal.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Fifteen Chinese military advisors and specialists have received the "For Peace and Friendship amongst Nations" Medal for their assistance to Vietnam during the resistance wars against French and US invaders. The President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship ...
Vietnam still clear of A/H1N1 flu.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Vietnam has so far not recorded any cases of the flu virus A(H1N1), stated Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan during an on-line conference that focused on disease prevention on May 4. Addressing the conference, Huan stressed that the virus has become an ...
Giant jade Buddha to visit Bac Ninh.
May 04, 2009 ... Bac Ninh, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The world's largest jade statue of Buddha will be on display at the Phat Tich Pagoda in the Red river delta province of Bac Ninh from May 16-22. The statue, named "The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace," is 3.5 metres tall and weighs 4.5 tonnes, including its ...
US business delegation to visit Vietnam.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Representatives of about 20 leading businesses in the US will visit Vietnam from May 13-15 under an arrangement by the US-ASEAN Business Council. According to the Office of the US-ASEAN Business Council in Hanoi , the delegation will include representatives ...
Storm Kujira kills at least 20 in Philippines.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- At least 20 people have died and three others are still missing as tropical storm "Kujira" (locally known as "Dante") moved away from the Philippines, government officials said on May 4. "There were 20 reported deaths in the Bicol region and three are still ...
ADB annual meeting of board of governors opens.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The 42 nd annual meeting of Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) opened in Bali, Indonesia, on May 4 with the participation of finance ministers and central bank governors from most of 67 its member countries. Indonesian President Susilo ...
VN-Index surges after holiday.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Many shares at both the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) and the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre rose to the highest level of the permitted trading band on May 4 after the four-day holiday. The VN-Index gained 15.01 points to close the day at 336.64 or 4.67 ...
Cambodia to hold multilateral peacekeeping exercise in 2010.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Cambodia has named a multilateral peacekeeping exercise to be held in the kingdom in 2010 as "Year of Angkor," Xinhua news agency reported on May 4. The event will be conducted in the framework of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), an annual ...
Laos plans to offer honorary citizenship to foreigners.
May 04, 2009 ... Vientiane, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs will develop a guideline for the granting of honorary Lao citizenship to people of other nationalities, local media reported. The Lao government last month agreed to grant foreigners honorary citizenship as part of ...
ASEAN seeks assistance from US to fight influenza A.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Attempts are under way to involve the US Government in addressing the threat that influenza A (H1N1) poses to the region, the ASEAN Secretariat said on May 4. Officials from the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand and the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Surin ...
High temperature visitors cleared of A/H1N1 virus.
May 04, 2009 ... HCM City, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The first two visitors found to have high body temperatures at Tan Son Nhat airport on May 3 have tested negative to the A/H1N1 virus, according to the HCM City Health Department. The visitors, who are overseas Vietnamese, arrived on a flight from the US's ...
Nghe An province helps build school in Lao province.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Central Nghe An province has handed over a two-storey school with a laboratory to the Lao northeastern province of Xieng ...
German photographer launches website on Vietnam.
May 04, 2009 ... Berlin, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- German photographer Tom Abraham has launched a bilingual photo website on Vietnam on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the nation's Reunification (April 30). Under the theme of "A piece of peace", the website, at www.peace-piece.com , carries 300 photos ...
Vietnam Buddhist Sangha holds celebration in Moscow.
May 04, 2009 ... Moscow, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- A grand ceremony to celebrate the 2,553rd birthday of Buddha was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow on May 3 under the chairmanship of Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang. Thich Gia Quang is leading a delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central ...
WHO sends antiviral drugs to developing countries.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it was sending 2.4 million treatment courses of antiviral drugs to 72 developing countries to help them prepare for a possible pandemic caused by the spreading A/H1N1 virus. Addressing a news briefing in Geneva ...
Cambodia to host ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting.
May 04, 2009 ... Phnom Penh, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Cambodia will host the 17 th ministerial meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) on May 27 and 28, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. During the ...
ASEAN+3 finalise details of regional reserve pool.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Details of a sizeable foreign currency reserve pool among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3) were finalised on May 3, two years after the initiative was first introduced to combat emergent financial ...
Japan commits 100 bln USD for crisis-hit Asian countries.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- Japan will be ready to offer support measures worth a total of 10 trillion yen (over 100 billion USD) to other Asian countries if they fall into severe difficulties amid the deepening impact of the economic crisis. Of the l0 trillion yen, about 6 trillion yen ...
Government eyes illegal foreign workers.
May 04, 2009 ... Hanoi, May 04, 2009 (VNA) -- The Government is to take a hard line on foreigners working illegally in Vietnam while also scrutinising the rules covering their employment. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Labour, Was Invalids and Social Affairs to coordinate with ...
US extends validity of Vietnamese visas.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - The United States has extended the visa reciprocity for Vietnamese non-immigrant visa holders in several categories from one entry/ three months to multiple entry/twelve months, according to the US Embassy in Vietnam . Visa holders eligible ...
Cabinet leader stresses drastic measures to curb economic recession.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked all ministries, services and localities to continue introducing urgent measures to prevent the economic recession, maintain economic growth and ensure social stability. The PM made the statement at the ...
PM approves deals with Rwanda and Venezuela.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 4 approved an agreement on cooperation in agriculture between Vietnam and Rwanda , which was signed in Hanoi last year on May 23, 2008. The same day, the PM also gave the go-ahead to a supplemental agreement on ...
Party chief pays his respects to General Giap.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - On May 5 Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary Vietnamese commander of the Dien Bien Phu battlefield, to celebrate the 55 th anniversary of the nation's victory over the French. On behalf of the ...
Vice State President meets Chinese war veterans.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan met a Chinese delegation of former advisors and war veterans in Hanoi on May 5 and confirmed that their visit would boost friendship, mutual understanding and support between the two countries. Vice ...
WHO: no cases of H1N1 in Vietnam so far.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has detected no cases of the virus H1N1 as of May 5, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam . The organisation also reported that at 18hrs GMT on May 4, 1,085 cases of the H1N1 infection have been officially ...
Nation to train 12 million rural workers.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is intending to provide vocational training for about 1 million rural workers a year from now until 2020 under plans which are estimated to cost more than 32.67 trillion VND. ...
Austria opens Consulate General in HCM City.
May 05, 2009 ... HCM City (VNA) - The Austrian Consulate General opened in Ho Chi Minh City at No. 8, Nguyen Hue Street , District 1, on May 5. Dr. Dao Ha Trung, General Director of the Waz Group in Vietnam , has been appointed Austria 's Honourary Consul. The ...
Number of electrocutions arouses public concern.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA)- Nearly 500 people have been accidentally electrocuted across the country in the past nine years, the Safety Technology and Industrial Environment Department reported at a workshop in Hanoi on May 5. The workshop, co-sponsored by the French ...
Local garment producers see opportunities in Japan.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - Japan is a huge potential market for Vietnamese garments as a growing number of Japanese consumers are choosing lower-priced products to reduce spending during the current global economic downturn, industry insiders have said. Chairman of the ...
Vietnamese project in Laos gets underway.
May 05, 2009 ... Vientiane (VNA)- The construction of a cultural house costing 15.2 billion VND (roughly 850,000 USD) got underway recently in Oudomxay province in Laos , as a gift from Vietnam . Provincial Governor Bounphon Bouttanavong, expressed his sincere thanks to the ...
Closer liaison to combat terror and transnational crimes.
May 05, 2009 ... Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam will cooperate with other countries in the fight against terrorism and transnational crimes both bilaterally and multilaterally, a Vietnamese diplomat has said. Addressing the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)'s Inter-Sessional Meeting on Counter ...