Women mutual assistance helps develop household economy

Sun, 02/25/2001 - 19:56



Ha Noi, Feb. 25 (VNA) -- The Viet Nam Women's Union (VWU) provided almost two million women with loans totalling more than VND 2,000 billion (USD 140 million) last year, a year-on-year increase of 23 percent.

The union also promoted the "women's mutual assistance to develop the household economy" movement, credit and saving activities and the dissemination of information and transfer of scientific and technological advances in production to women while implementing the hunger eradication and poverty reduction programme.

Number of patients with typhoid, dengue fever, cholera fell

Sun, 02/25/2001 - 19:42



Ha Noi, Feb. 25 (VNA) -- The number of people stricken with typhoid, dengue fever and cholera in Viet Nam fell remarkably in 2000.

The incidence of typhoid fell by 43 percent; dengue fever by 46.5 percent and cholera by six percent, compared with the previous year.

Access to electricity for minority communes

Sun, 02/25/2001 - 19:40



Feb. 25 (VNA) -- Minority people in six communes in the Central Highlands will have access to the national electric grid by the end of April.

A project to bring electric light to 1,750 minority households in Ro Men, Lieng Sron, Dam Ron, Da Long and Da Tong communes in Lam Dong province and Krong No commune in Dac Lac province started in Ro Men commune on Feb. 24.

Fisheries sector counts on technology to boost exports

Sun, 02/25/2001 - 19:34


Ha Noi, Feb. 25 (VNA) -- Fisheries Minister Ta Quang Ngoc believes technology renewal and facility restructuring will help the sector earn USD 1.6 billion from export this year.

"The sector plans to net 2.17 million tonnes of sea product with shrimp-for-export amounting to 120,000 tonnes. More than one-third of the output will come from the aquaculture. Frozen seafood - chiefly shrimp and squids - will rise to 325,000 tonnes," he says.

Aircargo route Ho Chi Minh city - Subic Bay

Sun, 02/25/2001 - 00:05



Feb. 23 (VNA) -- An air cargo route between Ho Chi Minh City and Subic Bay, the Philippines, openned on Feb. 23.

The five-flights-a-week service has been started by the U.S. Fedex Company with each flight carrying six tonnes of cargo.--VNA


Government pledges VND 15 billion for quake viictims

Sat, 02/24/2001 - 23:50



Ha Noi, Feb. 24 (VNA) -- Prime Minister Phan Van Khai pledged VND 15 billion to help earthquake victims in Dien Bien Phu basin while visiting north-western Lai Chau province on Feb. 23.

In making the pledge, the Prime Minister urged the local administration and people to work together to quickly overcome all consequences of the disaster of Feb. 19 that affected nine of Lai Chau's 10 districts and towns and caused losses estimated at more than VND 60 billion.

Vietnamese leaders receive Cuban Foreign Minister

Sat, 02/24/2001 - 23:47




Ha Noi, Feb. 23 (VNA) -- President Tran Duc Luong and National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh both welcomed the talks between Vietnamese and Cuban Foreign Ministers as promoting friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

President Luong and Chairman Manh separately received the visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on separately in Ha Noi today, Feb. 23.

Vietnam and Russia sign agreement

Sat, 02/24/2001 - 23:45




Ha Noi, Feb. 24 (VNA) -- Documents for cooperation between Viet Nam's Public Security Ministry and the Russian President's Liaison and Information Agency was signed in Ha Noi this afternoon, Feb. 24.

Signatories were Public Security Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Le Minh Huong and LIA General Director Sen. Lieut. Gen. V. G. Matchiukin.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Matchiukin is leading a high-ranking delegation to Viet Nam at the inviation of Sen. Lieut. Gen. Le Minh Huong.

Implementation of Mecong agreement reviewed

Sat, 02/24/2001 - 23:42




Feb. 24 (VNA) -- A conference to review Viet Nam's five-year implementation of the Mekong Agreement and discuss plans for economic development in the Mekong river basin was held in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 23.

The conference was told that Viet Nam actively took part in seven meetings of the Mekong River Commission Council, MRCC, and 12 meetings of the MRCC Union Committee held in four MRCC member countries, Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand between 1995 and 2000.

Sustainable development plan for industrial sector

Fri, 02/23/2001 - 00:05



Ha Noi, Feb. 22 (VNA) -- Industry Minister Dang Vu Chu has identified boosting the production capacity and competitiveness of the industrial sector as the way to sustainable development.

In an interview with the Sai Gon Giai Phong, Liberated Sai Gon, daily, Chu says his ministry's 2001-2005 industrial development strategy is focussed on measures to increase efficiency and competitiveness to gain a bigger share in the domestic and global markets and boost productivity to meet local demand.

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