Speech by FM Nguyen Dy Nien on National Day reception in D.C

At the reception on the occation of the National Independence Day, September the 2nd, at the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington D.C on September 10, 2002, Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Nguyen Dy Nien gave a speech as following:


Excellency Mr. James Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State,

Excellency Mr. Bodman, Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Ambassador Nguyen Tam Chien,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Delegation of Vietnam Veterans Association visit­s the U.S.A

Washington, Sept. 8 (VNA) -- A high-level delegation of the Viet Nam Veterans Association (VVA), led by Vice President Lieut. Gen. Dang Quan Thuy, has visited the United States since Sept. 4
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The visit, the first official one by high-ranking VVA members after 30 years of the war, is being made at the invitation of the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF).

U.S provide aid to Vietnam's agricultural projects

Ha Noi, Sept. 4 (VNA) -- The United States will provide 25,000 tonnes of wheat worth 3.2 million USD to Viet Nam's agricultural and rural development-related projects.

Seventy percent of the aid will be for five programmes on the development of irrigation system in central Thanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces; a study on excess uses of insecticide on fruits and vegetables; and the development of laws on bio-technology applications in the field; milch cow development; and clean aquaculture development.

Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien concludes visit to Mexico

Wed, 09/04/2002 - 18:04


Mexico City, Sept. 4 (VNA)-- Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien of Viet Nam ended his week-long official visit to Mexico on Sept. 3 after signing cooperation accords on culture, education and foreign affairs.

On the last day of his visit, the Vietnamese top diplomat was received by President of the Mexican Congress Enrique Jackson, who pledged comprehensive support to Viet Nam.

Textile & garment export to U.S increases steadily

Tue, 08/27/2002 - 22:10


Ha Noi, Aug. 27 (VNA) -- Local textile and garment producers earned more than 420 million USD from their exports to the U.S. market in the past eight months, a nine-fold increase over the same period last year.

However, the amount remained modest compared to the U.S. total annual spending of 60 billion USD on importing textile and garment products.

Local producers said that some obstacles should be removed in order to increase Viet Nam's textile and garment export earnings in the U.S. market.

7-7.3% Economic growth in 2002

Wed, 08/21/2002 - 15:51

According to the government report, to attain the target of economic growth rate of 7-7.3%, the growth rate must be at least 7.5% in the second half of this year. This is a real and heavy task for the time to come.

The government has worked out 8 solution packages to be implemented in the second half of the year. VBF wishes to highlight six solution packages:

Letter of Amb. Chien to Secretary of Commerce Evans on catfish

The Honorable Donald L. Evans
Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Constitution Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20230


Washington, D.C., August 01, 2002


Dear Mr. Secretary,

In the letter sent to you on July 12, 2002, the Minister of Trade of Vietnam expressed his concerns over the ungrounded dumping petition filed by Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) against certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, regarding it as an indication of unfair competition in a market economy.

Vietnam hopes for expanded market after joining AFTA

Thu, 08/15/2002 - 22:08

Vietnam pins its hope on an expanded market once it becomes part of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 2006, according to Deputy Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu.

"The most obvious benefit for the country when it fully implements the Common Effect Preferential Tariff (CEPT) regime under the AFTA scheme is to broaden outlets for locally-made products," the deputy trade minister said.

La Vang festival for Catholics from 25 dioceses nationwide

Thu, 08/15/2002 - 22:04

Quang Tri, Aug. 15 (VNA) -- Tens of thousands of Catholics from 25 dioceses nationwide flocked to the 26th La Vang festival which was organised in the central province of Quang Tri from Aug. 13-15.

The authorities and the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Chapters of Quang Tri province, of Hai Lang district, and of Hai Phu commune created every favourable condition for the Catholics to practise their religion during the event.

East Asian development co-operation: FM Nien

Tue, 08/13/2002 - 22:43


Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien affirmed the value of lessons on economic development in combination with poverty reduction in Southeast Asian nations over the recent past.

Speaking at the ministerial meeting on East Asian initiatives for development held in Tokyo on Monday, August 12, Mr Nien said the development co-operation relations have effectively helped the Vietnamese government and people maintain the high economic growth and reduce poverty.

Vietnam's enormous achievements have been highly appreciated by the international donors' community, he said.

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