Vietnamese and DPR of Korea leaders hold talks

CN, 05/05/2002 - 22:29

President Tran Duc Luong visits DPR of Korea from May 2, 2002. At the talks with President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK Kim Yong Nam on May 3rd, President Tran Duc Luong welcomed the results of the historic summit between the two Koreas in June 2000 as well as recent moves toward pushing up dialogue and consolidating peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in the region.

Vietnam's cooperation with UN agencies helps UN aid operation

T6, 05/03/2002 - 23:42

Ha Noi, May 2 (VNA)-- Viet Nam's close cooperation with UN agencies, which has proved decisive to every project's success, is an experience for the UN to improve its aid operation in other developing countries, said its senior officials.

President of the UNICEF Executive Board A. Franco, and Permanent Representative President of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board D. Van Den Berg shared this view in their interview with the national daily Nhan Dan (People) during their recent joint visit to Viet Nam.

Vietnam will use Cam Ranh for national development

T6, 05/03/2002 - 23:36


Ha Noi, May 3 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's foreign ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh today, May 3, said that Viet Nam will not cooperate with any country wishing to use Cam Ranh port for military purposes.

FM Spokeswoman rejects Human Right' report on ethic minority

T2, 04/29/2002 - 12:22

On April 24, 2002, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh answered question from many journalists:Please provide Vietnam's reaction to a report by the Human Rights Watch on 23 April 2002 accusing Vietnamese authorities of suppressing Central Highland ethnic minority people.

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President Tran Duc Luong and PM. Koizumi

T2, 04/29/2002 - 12:18


Ha Noi, Apr. 28 (VNA) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has expressed his admiration for Viet Nam's unceasingly improved prestige in the regional and international arena.

PM. Koizumi also highly valued the country's efforts in boosting multi-form cooperation with Japan during his meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong in Ha Noi on Sunday. He said that a number of Japanese business people have found Viet Nam a trustworthy investment venue, therefore pouring their investment into long-term projects in the country.

Vietnam highlights non-aligned movement's role

CN, 04/28/2002 - 21:40


Ha Noi, Apr. 28 (VNA) -- Since its establishment 40 years ago, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has gone through many ups and downs to gain its position and have its voice as today on the global scale.

The remark was made by Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh while addressing the ministerial conference of the NAM in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday.

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and PM Koizumi hold talks

CN, 04/28/2002 - 21:37

Ha Noi, Apr. 27 (VNA) - Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his Japanese counterpart, Junichiro Koizumi, held talks in Ha Noi today, April 27, to discuss ways to broaden bilateral cooperation in all areas in preparation for the 30th founding anniversary of Viet Nam-Japan diplomatic ties in 2003.

The talks took place immediately after Koizumi's arrival here this afternoon for a two-day official visit to Viet Nam, the first leg of his week-long trip that also includes Australia, New Zealand and East Timor.

World Bank: Vietnam exports to increase

CN, 04/21/2002 - 23:42

External demand for Vietnamese exports are projected to increase in 2002, according to the World Bank country economic monitor report for spring 2002 in Hanoi on April 18.

The report assesses economic performance in 2001 and the first quarter of 2002 and takes stock of the implementation of structural reforms in the last six months.

NA Chairman: Peace depends on independence and sovereighty

CN, 04/21/2002 - 23:37

Peace can only be maintained on the basis of respect for each other's independence and sovereignty, non-intervention into each other's internal affairs, and equal co-operation for mutual benefits, stated Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An.

At the third General Assembly of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP) in Chongqing, China on April 18, Mr An stressed that complexity and diversification in the world nowadays have neither dimmed nor changed the era's common trend for peace and stability for development.

Program to develop training system in Vietnam

CN, 04/21/2002 - 23:27

Ha Noi, Apr. 20 (VNA) -- The Prime Minister has approved a plan to develop the vocational training system both quantitatively and qualitatively for the 2002-2010 period.

In order to contribute to the national industrialisation and modernisation programme, the plan aims to increase the proportion of trained and skilled workers in the country's workforce.

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