Deputy PM Khiem calls for joint cooperation at ARF

Mon, 07/25/2011 - 16:13

(VNA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has called for joint cooperation among ASEAN member countries to accelerate endeavours for peace, security, stability and development cooperation development in the region.

Khiem made the appeal in his speech presented at the 18 th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF 18) that took place in Bali, Indonesia, on July 23.

13th NA to strongly upgrade operational mode

Thu, 07/21/2011 - 13:51

(VNA) The 13th National Assembly should significantly update its organisational and operational modes, and strive to achieve important results in performing its functions and tasks, making worthy contributions to the country’s common achievements.

The statement was made by Party General Secretary and NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong in his speech opening the first session of the 13 th NA in Hanoi on July 21.

VN attains GDP growth of 5.6 percent in first half

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 13:46

(VNA) Vietnam attained a GDP growth of 5.6 percent in the first half of the year, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

In the reviewed period, the country; industrial production value was 418 trillion VND, a year-on-year rise of 14.3 percent and export revenues of 42.3 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 30 percent.

High growth in six-month export revenues were seen in apparels, up 28.4 percent; footwear, up 31 percent; seafood, up 28 percent; and rubber, up 17 percent.

Export revenue soars in first six months

Mon, 06/27/2011 - 16:01

(VNA)Total export revenue for the first six months of the year reached 41.5 billion USD, up 27.8 percent against the same period last year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said in a report submitted to the National Assembly's Economic Committee on June 21.

The increase nearly tripled the target of 10 percent set earlier this year by the National Assembly (NA), the ministry stated in its report.

Export turnover of many products also increased sharply. Rubber topped the list with the growth rate of nearly 96 percent.

Two more heritage sites expect UNESCO recognition

Mon, 06/27/2011 - 15:57

(VNA) The Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty of Vietnam are among 37 heritage sites proposed for inscription into the UNESCO World Heritage List as natural and cultural properties.

Addressing the on-going session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Irina Bokova said that the 35th session will examine the World Heritage List, the state of conservation of 169 World Heritage properties and increasing challenges to the preservation of these sites.

VN advocates maintaining peace, stability in East Sea

Mon, 06/27/2011 - 15:54

(VNA) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son on June 27 affirmed Vietnam’s stance on the East Sea issue, stressing the country advocates maintaining peace and stability on the East Sea.

Son made the statement in an interview with the press on a meeting between he as the Special Envoy of Vietnam’s high-level leaders and Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo in Beijing on June 25.

The following is the full text of the interview:

Vietnam attends 21st meeting of UNCLOS states parties

Mon, 06/20/2011 - 09:32

(VNA) Vietnam has emphasised the significance and importance of the UNCLOS, a comprehensive international legal order that has been established in the oceans and seas.

The statement was made by Le Luong Minh, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the United Nations, at the 21 st Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York from June 13-17.

World’s largest cave in Vietnam to be introduced in 60 countries

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 13:43

(VietNamNet Bridge)  The world’s first 3-dimension scientific reportage is about Vietnam’s Son Doong cave and it will be broadcast in 60 countries on June 25.

The 3D reportage was produced by Japan’s Kyodo Film and will be broadcast on Japan’s NHK World TV in 60 countries, according to officials from Quang Binh province, the home to Son Doong, which is classified as the largest cave in the world.

Vietnam plans more festivals abroad to spur inbound travel

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 13:39

(VietNamNet Bridge ) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is planning to hold more cultural and tourism festivals in foreign countries like South Korea, Japan, Russia and Norway this year to promote inbound travel.

Nguyen Van Tinh, head of the ministry’s International Cooperation Bureau, told the Daily that along with such festivals, the bureau would arrange familiarization trips for foreign media to look into the country’s tourism potentials.

Universities take lead role in Vietnam-U.S. relations

Wed, 06/15/2011 - 15:55

(This article appeared in The Hill, June, 2010)

With Vietnam’s economy one of the most vibrant in the world, young Vietnamese today have more opportunity than any generation before them. The transformation of this coun¬try of 88 million has been breathtaking. In the last two decades, Vietnam has transformed its economy from one where eight in ten families were poor farmers to a humming manufacturing hub.

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