Vietnam to Host International Buddhism Conference

Tue, 07/11/2006 - 10:49

An international conference on Buddhism jointly hosted by Vietnam Institute of Buddhism Study and the HCMC-based Van Hanh monastery is set to take place in the southern hub July 15-16, a press conference heard Thursday.1205001.jpg

Themed at “Opportunities and challenges for Buddhism in modern time”, the conference is considered the biggest-ever international Buddhism meeting hosted in Vietnam.

Vietnam National Assembly Officials Gain Financial Expertise in the US and Canada

A Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) delegation started Monday a 10-day working visit to the US and Canada to study budget and tariff management, a local newspaper reported.

The visit, led by Chairman of the NA’s Economic and Budget Committee Nguyen Duc Kien, comes under a United Nations Development Program-funded campaign to enhance NA capacity.

During the visit, the contingent will take part in meetings with officials and Committees of the Federal Congress in addition to several working sessions with the American and Canadian departments of trade and finance.

Connexions Prepares for Vietnam Launch

Tue, 07/11/2006 - 10:14

Vietnam is to deploy Connexions' web-based, open-source document creation and management system and content to improve education and research nationwide.

Rice University's Connexions today announced a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF), Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Vietnam Advanced Software Company (VASC).

In the agreement, the parties agreed to deploy Connexions in Vietnam and organize the first of a series Connexions training sessions next week in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese and US children Joined a Special Concert in Hanoi to Mark the U.S. National Day

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Vietnamese joined US Keystone State Boychoir in a special concert in Hanoi on July 3 to mark the 230th Independence Day of the US. 

Photo: VOV News

PNTR - Opportunities and Benefits for the US and Vietnam

The public in both Vietnam and the US has recently focused its attention on consideration by the US Congress whether to grant its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam.pntr.bmp

Congratulations on the 230th Anniversary of American Independence

On July the 1st, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent to President G. Bush a message of congratulations on the occasion of the 230th Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America. Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem also extends his congratulations to State Secretary Condolezza Rice on the same occasion.

Hanoi July 1st 2006

US, Vietnamese Children’s Choirs to Take Stage in Hanoi

Vietnamese and American children will join together to sing in a single choir at the Hanoi Opera House next Monday. boy_choir.jpg
Fifty boys and girls of Vietnamese Children’s Choir, under the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet and 50 boys of the Keystone State Boychoir (KBS) from Philadelphia in the US will sing classical and folk songs of both Western and Vietnamese cultures.

Vietnam PNTR: Pictures of the Past and Future

In his remarks entitled “Vietnam PNTR: Pictures of the Past and Future” to the Asia Society, America’s leading institution dedicated to strengthening relations and deepening understanding between the peoples of Asia and the United States, Senator Max Baucus, Vice Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Finance, confirmed his support for PNTR for Vietnam.

U.S. Businesses Voice Support For Vietnam-U.S. Permanent Normal Trade Relations

U.S. businesses on Wednesday urged the Congress to move forward 043.jpgexpeditiously to approve three important trade agreements that promote U.S. economic growth by opening foreign markets for American workers, farmers, and businesses, including a legislation which extend Permanent Normal Trade Relations to Vietnam.

UNHCR Rejects HRW Report Allegations on Vietnam

Mon, 06/19/2006 - 12:31

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond at the press briefing, on 16 June 2006, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.


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