Vietnamese National Assembly passes competition law

T4, 11/10/2004 - 16:00

Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) passed the new Competition Law with 77.89 percent voting in favor on Nov. 9, the fourteenth day of the month-long National Assembly session.

Many of the NA deputies' suggestions during the ongoing session were added to the bill, according to the NA lawmaking group.

One such recommendation is that when imposing fines on organizations and individuals who violate the competition law, the government should also cancel their business licenses.

Vietnam Buddhist Sangha celebrates 23rd anniversary

T2, 11/08/2004 - 18:41

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the Government Committee for Religious Affairs visited the headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on their 23rd anniversary Nov. 7.

During a visit to VBS headquarters at the Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Ngo Yen Thi extended his best wishes to VBS dignitaries, monks and nuns.

Mr. Thi praised the great contributions made by the VBS to national construction and defense during the past 23 years.

Nearly 2,000 AO child victims and disabled children rehabilitated

T4, 10/27/2004 - 12:07

10/27/2004 -- 10:46(GMT+7)

Ha Noi, Oct. 27 (VNA) - Nearly 2,000 Agent Orange child victims and disabled children have, since 2001, been rehabilitated at 26 centres in 20 provinces and cities across the country.

These rehabilitation centres were built under a project jointly carried out by the Viet Nam Fund in Support of Children and the National Committee for Population, Family and Children.

Literary, art circles delighted at VN's joining Berne Convention

T4, 10/27/2004 - 12:03

Literary, art circles delighted at Viet Nam's joining copyright convention
10/27/2004 -- 20:37(GMT+7)

Ha Noi (VNA) - The majority of the literary and art circles in Viet Nam were enthusiastic about the country's joining the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on Oct. 26, said Vu Manh Chu, Head of the Culture and Information Ministry's Literary-Art Copyright Department.

Berne copyright convention comes into effect in VN

T4, 10/27/2004 - 11:47

Beginning on October 26, foreign books translated into Vietnamese might be more difficult to find in bookstores throughout the country as the Berne Convention becomes effective in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam has officially become the 156th member of the international treaty on the protection of copyrights in literature, science and arts publication.

Under the convention, Viet Nam has to respect and protect the copyright reservations for works of literature, arts and science from 155 other member nations and in return, its works will be protected in those countries as well.

Five more projects licensed in Dung Quat

T4, 10/27/2004 - 11:45

QUANG NGAI — The Dung Quat Economic Zone Management Authority in the central province of Quang Ngai has granted business licenses to five new investment projects. The new initiatives in the Economic Zone (EZ) will bring with them a registered capital of VND304.1 billion (nearly US$19.3 million).

Vietnam’s competitiveness not declining; finance minister

T4, 10/27/2004 - 11:41

It was “not accurate” to say Vietnam’s competitiveness is declining as in a recent report by the World Economic Forum, said Vietnam’s Finance Minister during the 6th National Assembly session Oct. 25 in Hanoi.

The competitiveness of Vietnam’s economy is improving although it is not really excellent, Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung told the press on the sidelines of the NA session.

Vietnamese ministries, sectors and domestic businesses have the same opinion, Mr. Hung said.

Vietnam ideal place for Taiwanese, Korean investors

T4, 10/27/2004 - 11:32

As the country’s top foreign investors, the Taiwanese and Koreans said they continued to choose Vietnam as their favorite destination for investment because of its low labor costs and links to other countries.

In the first nine months of this year, Taiwan was the largest foreign investor in Vietnam, followed by Korea, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Korean investors said they were attracted to a U.S.-Vietnam bilateral trade pact, which provided a channel for Korean-backed exports to the U.S., as well as Vietnam's entrepreneurial spirit.

Int’l experts make suggestions for Vietnam’s tourism law

T4, 10/27/2004 - 11:00

Vietnam’s tourism law should encourage private investments, facilitate the establishment of national tourism strategies and policies, and be enforced by a tourism police force, experts suggested Oct 25.

The international tourism experts from the International Tourism Organization (ITO) and the Dutch Development Organization (DDO) gave their opinions in a seminar hosted by the Vietnamese National Tourism Administration (VNTA) in Hanoi to discuss elements of Vietnam’s tourism law.

Vietnam's economy keeps growing high

T3, 10/26/2004 - 17:58

The Government, in its report to the on-going sixth session of the 11th Legislature, pointed out that the country maintained a high gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 7.6% in the first ten months of the year despite facing various difficulties and challenges.

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