VN's population to increase to 113-122 million by mid century

Thu, 06/27/2002 - 11:06

Ha Noi, June 26 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's population is forecasted to increase to 113-122 million by the middle of this century.

The National Committee for Population and Family Planning said that the figure represents a year-on-year increase of 1 to 1.1 million. At present, people aged under 20 account for 44 percent of the total population of 79 million.

Health care sector plans to strengthen grassroot services

Thu, 06/27/2002 - 10:59

Hai Phong, June 27 (VNA) -- The health sector plans to provide 80 percent of communes with doctors, all medical stations with midwives and villages with community-based medical workers.

This targets was established at a conference on consolidating and perfecting the grassroots medical system in the northern region, held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 25 and 26.

Ordinance on the Most favored nation in foreign trade

Thu, 06/27/2002 - 10:55

Ha Noi, June 27 (VNA)-- Viet Nam's first ever ordinance on the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) and the National Treatment (NT) in foreign trade will come into force from Sept. 1 this year.

By applying these two basic principles of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in four key areas: commercial goods, commerical services, investment, and intellectual property, Viet Nam has made a significant step in its global integration.

Ethnic minorities benefit from Gov't program

Tue, 06/25/2002 - 15:19

Ha Noi, June 24 (VNA)-- Special Government funding over the past three years has made almost all of the poorest 2,325 remote mountainous communities, home to a number of tribes, accessible to primary education and healthcare.

The move, widely known as Programme 135, has helped build 8,823 community projects for the target population, including 3,044 projects to upgrade the local traffic network, 1,674 irrigation projects and 2,502 educational projects. As well the project built local medical stations, and rural safe water and electricity supply facilities.

Moody's positive rating outlook to Vietnam

Fri, 06/21/2002 - 11:11

New York, June 19 (VNA) -- The world's leading credit rating agency, Moody's, has changed the outlook from stable to positive for Viet Nam's B1 foreign currency country ceiling for bonds and notes, as well as the B3 foreign currency country ceiling for bank deposits.

The U.S-based agency said the rating change is resulted from an improved external payments position, political and economic stability, and a credible commitment by the Vietnamese government to advance structural reforms beyond a point that was previously considered politically acceptable.

New decision on encouraging overseas Vietnamese remittances

Fri, 06/21/2002 - 11:08


Ha Noi, June 19 (VNA) -- Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has signed Decision No. 78/2002/QD-TTg to amend and supplement Decision No. 170/1999/QD-TTg dated August 19, 1999 on encouraging overseas Vietnamese to transfer money back to the country.

Role of press in national construction and development

Fri, 06/21/2002 - 10:41


Ha Noi, June 20 (VNA) -- The revolutionary press of Viet Nam has developed quantitatively and qualitatively over its 77-year development course.

It has been serving as a vanguard force in the cultural and ideological front and a reliable mainstay of the Party and the people.

The Fitch gave Vietnam positive ratings

Sat, 06/15/2002 - 22:20

Ha Noi, June 14 (VNA) -- The international rating agency, Fitch Ratings, on Wednesday assigned foreign and local currency long-term debt ratings of "BB-"(BB minus) and "BB", respectively, to Viet Nam. The outlook of these ratings was positive.

The agency also assigned short-term foreign currency rating of "B" to the country, it said in its June 12 statement.

Fitch Ratings is the second international rating agency to assign positive ratings to Viet Nam.

Primary health care to all people

Sat, 06/15/2002 - 22:17


Ha Noi, June 15 (VNA) -- With a current contingent of medical workers at the grassroots level, Viet Nam basically has adequate conditions to give primary health care services to the people, said Public Health Minister Do Nguyen Phuong.

Minister Phuong said that Viet Nam now has infirmaries in 93.37 percent of the communes and wards nationwide, and medical workers in 74 percent of the villages and hamlets. More than 52 percent of the country's communal medical stations have doctors, he added.

Statement of FM Spokeswoman on Khmer compatriots in Nam Bo

Wed, 06/12/2002 - 17:59


The Khmer compatriots in Nam Bo are an indivisible part of the community of 54 brotherly ethnic groups co-residing in Vietnam.

For hundreds of years, Nam Bo has been a sacred territorial part of Vietnam. The Khmer compatriots residing in the Nam Bo are an indivisible part of the community of 54 ethnic groups co-residing on Vietnamese land.

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