VN signed agreement on environmental protection

Thu, 03/29/2001 - 23:15



March 29 (VNA) -- An agreement on environmental protection in East Sea and the Gulf of Thailand was signed in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28 by representatives of Viet Nam, Thailand, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

This is the first agreement signed by such regional countries to improve the sea environment.

The region is a home for 270 million people which is estimatedly to be double in the next 30 years and bring about many environmental problems such as pullution and over exploitation of natural resources.

Japan Airway ANA opens Tokyo-HCM route

Tue, 03/27/2001 - 11:30



Ha Noi, March 27 (VNA)-- Japan's All Nippon Airway, ANA, today, March 27, launched a new air route from Tokyo to Viet Nam's Ho Chi Minh City to meet Japanese tourists' increasing demand for flights to Viet Nam.

The Japanese aviation giant will cooperate with the Viet Nam flag carrier, the Viet Nam Airlines, to conduct two flights a week.

An estimated 140,000 Japanese tourists visited Viet Nam last year. The figure is expected to rise to one million by 2005, said Viet Nam Tourist Administration.--VNA


FM Spokeswoman rejects an intervention by Amnesty Int'l

Tue, 03/27/2001 - 11:11



Ha Noi, March 27 (VNA) -- Amnesty International's call for those who illegally flee their country be given refuge is an intervention in the internal affairs of that country and that cannot be accepted, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh.

Ms. Thanh was responding to questions by reporters from AFP, AP and The South China Morning Post newspaper seeking Viet Nam's response to Amnesty International's call for a number of Vietnamese minority people, who recently left the country for Cambodia, be given refuge. She said:

PM wishes for closer VN-Israel economic ties

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:31



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA) -- Israel could either import rice, coffee, rubber and other tropical products from Viet Nam, or invest to produce products satisfying its taste and take advantage of Viet Nam's abundant labour, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has told Israeli business people.

Speaking at his reception for an Israeli Producers' Association delegation in Ha Noi on March 26, the Prime Minister spoke highly of Israel's scientific and technological development.

VN earns USD 3.55 billion in first quarter

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:29



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA) -- Viet Nam earned USD 1.32 billion from exports in March, a month-on-month increase of 15.5 percent, says the General Statistics Office.

The figure brought first-quarter export turnover to USD 3,554 million, a year-on-year increase of 14.2 percent.

Rice remained the stable with 653,000 tonnes exported between January-March, a year-on-year increase of 78 percent. The return of USD 114 million was, however, only about 40 percent higher than last year because of low prices.

Lang Co resort opened to tourists

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:27


March 26 (VNA) -- The Lang Co resort, in the foothills of the Hai Van Pass, about 50 km south of the ancient city of Hue, was officially opened on March 25.

The owners of the new four-star resort in central Thua Thien-Hue province hope it will encourage tourists to spend more time in the region.

In addition to its 60 guest rooms, the resort, built on four hectares adjacent to the Lang Co's fine beaches, includes sports facilities, swimming pools and a restaurant.

Vietnam to boost regional air transportation

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:25



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA)-- Officials from the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines have discussed with their neighbouring counterparts ways to increase civil aviation cooperation, particularly regional air transportation.

In an annual meeting held in Phnom Penh recently, aviation officials from Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, which underlined closer regional cooperation to enable their airlines to operate more effectively.

Two disabled Vietnamese to contest New York marathon



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA) -- Two disabled Vietnamese athletes, Truong Cong Hung, male, and Nguyen Thi Xuan Anh, female, will contest the New York Marathon in New York on April 1, 2001.

It will be the sixth New York Marathon contested by Vietnamese athletes and the fifth time that Cathay Pacific Airlines has provided return tickets for the athletes and their coach.

About 30,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and territories will contest the annual marathon.--VNA

Fruit and vegetable exports increase

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:29



Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- Viet Nam will strive to earn USD 1.85 billion from the export of fruit and vegetables in 2010, a yearly increase of 20.4 percent or nine times higher than 2000.

To reach the goal, an amount of USD 1,149 million will be invested in the fruit-and-vegetable sector during the next decade.

Of this, USD 770 million will be spent on production, USD 125 million on packaging and preservation, and USD 60 million on nurseries, species, training, research and price subsidy.

25 major transport projects in 2001

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:27



Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- The Transport and Communication Ministry plans to start 25 major transport projects this year at an estimated cost of VND 8,512 billion, USD 608 million.

Almost all the work will be in northern-mountainous, Central Highlands, central-coastal and Mekong Delta provinces.

This year's schedule is within the Ministry's programme to build 160 transport and communication infrastructure facilities at a cost of VND 63,000 billion, USD 4,500 million between 2001-2005.

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