US Congressman Impressed By Progress In Vietnam

Congressman Paul Gillmor who is leading a delegation of seven US congressmen on a visit to Vietnam Tuesday expressed a favorable impression of the progress made by Vietnam over the past four years.
"The last time I was here was 4 years ago and I have been very impressed by the progress in those 4 years," said Gillmor, chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials under the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Vietnam Post And Telecommunications Group Be Established

Fri, 01/13/2006 - 19:54

The Prime Minister, on Jan. 9, issued a Decision on establishing a Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT).

The Group, with its headquarters in Ha Noi, was set up from a structural rearrangement of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation, the Interprovincial Telecommunication Company, the International Telecommunication Company and a part of the Financial Post Company.

A State-owned company, the Group takes over the legal rights, duties and interests of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation.

New Year Tourist Boom Nurtures Vietnam’s Hope For 5-million Mark

Wed, 01/11/2006 - 17:35

With the boom of foreign tourist arrivals in the first days of the year, Vietnadulich_009_06.jpgm’s tourism sector is hoping to draw in five million foreign visitors in 2006, compared with 3.4 million last year.

Vietnam Heads APEC Business Advisory Council

Mon, 01/09/2006 - 14:45

With Vietnam named host of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2006, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry assumes the position of APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) on Monday. The council has given top priority to working towards a successful conclusion to the Doha Development Agenda, trade facilitation and liberalization in 2006.

Vietnam Film Week Draw Large Vietnamese and American Audience in Washington D.C.

Mon, 12/19/2005 - 11:02

"vuabairac.jpgView of Vietnam" Film Week came to conclusion Sunday night with screening of the Pham Nhue Giang's Deserted Valley (Thung Lung Hoang Vang) and a director-audience Q&A session.

Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims Move Many Americans

Direct contact with Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims during their one-month tour of ten cities of the US and pictures of Vietnamese people suffering from the toxic chemical have moved many Americans.

The delegation to the US included Prof. Nguyen Trong Nhan, Vice President of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA), and two AO victims, namely Ho Sy Hai from northern Thai Binh province and Dang Thi Hong Nhut from Ho Chi Minh City.

US Senators Praise Vietnam’s Growth, Pledge Support For WTO Bid

TranDucLuong_Smith_346_05.gifVietnam’s President Tran Duc Luong (R) and Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith
The US senators who are on a visit to Vietnam have praised the country’s social and economic achievements and its efforts to improve democracy.

Vietnamese Beauty Enters Miss World Final With Poise

Mon, 12/12/2005 - 12:09

huonggiangs.jpgVu Huong Giang will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2005 Final, due to kick off at Sanya on China’s Hainan Island this evening.
One of the 15 most talented beauties selected by the Miss World 2005 organizers, Giang enters the competition hoping to represent her country as a finalist.

Airline Marks One Year of Direct Vietnam-US flights

United_Airlines347.jpgUS airline giant United Airlines marked Friday one year of the start of direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco.
“We are doing well in Vietnam, even in times of bird flu outbreaks,” Joe Mannix, head of the carrier’s HCMC office, said.

Bookings were especially heavy just before the Lunar New Year (Tet), he said further.

US Senators To Travel To Vietnam

Seven US senators will arrive in Vietnam tomorrow for a two-day trip to discuss trade with the Vietnamese government and meet the US business community here.
The delegation includes Oregon Sens. Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden, Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott, Utah Sen. Robert Bennett, Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, and Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo.

They are scheduled to stay in Vietnam from December 11-13.

Vietnam is the last leg of the US Senate delegation’s Asia trip which kicked off December 5. Other stops included China, Thailand, and Cambodia.

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