Statement of the NA Foreign Affairs Committee

T4, 07/16/2003 - 15:35

Statement of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly

1. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly strongly objects to the approval on 15th July 2003 by the US House of Representatives of the Amendment to HR 1950 Bill on Foreign Relations Authorization, wherein the issues of “democracy” and “human rights” are exploited for the purpose of gross interference in the internal affairs of Vietnam, thus jeopardizing the relations on an equal footing between the two countries.

Statement of the NA Council of Ethnic Nationalities

T4, 07/16/2003 - 15:33

Statement of the Council of Ethnic Nationalities of the Vietnam National Assembly

1. The Council of Ethnic Nationalities of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam resolutely rejects the slanderous assertions and wrongful measures in relevance to the ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam put forth in the Amendment concerning Vietnam introduced within the framework of HR. 1950 Bill on Foreign Relations Authorization which was adopted by the US House of Representatives on July 15th, 2003.

Peaceful, stable environment key to development

T2, 07/14/2003 - 17:11


HA NOI — A guaranteed peaceful, stable environment that fosters socialist-oriented socio-economic development is the best way to benefit the nation, says Viet Nam Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.

The General Secretary, who was summing up at the Central Committee’s 8th plenum that ended in Ha Noi last week, said safeguarding the nation could not be simply defined as protection.

Party Central Committee's eighth plenum closes

T2, 07/14/2003 - 17:10



The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concluded its eighth plenum in Hanoi on July 12 with a resolution on the national defence strategy in the new stage of development.

The Party Central Committee also discussed a scheme on salary reform, social insurance and social welfare for people rendering great service to the revolution and the motherland, said a communique released at the end of the meeting.

Viet Nam's tourism recovers after SARS

T4, 07/09/2003 - 13:36


(07/09/2003 -- 21:04GMT+7)

Ha Noi, July 9 (VNA) - The number of foreign arrivals in Viet Nam has increased thanks to the country's successful control of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

The achievement was also attributed to the Viet Nam Administration of Tourism's advertisement programme on Vietnamese land and people, and the introduction of new tourism products in key markets such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, Britain, Germany, Australia, Northern Europe and North America.

Vietnamese living conditions greatly improve-2002 survey

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(07/09/2003 -- 18:55GMT+7)

Ha Noi, July 9 (VNA)- National and per-capita incomes, gaps between rural and urban areas, and purchasing powers in Viet Nam all saw major improvement in the first two years of the new millenium, according to the Statistics Office's 2002 survey.

The survey on Vietnamese households' living conditions showed that per-capita income rose by more than 21 percent in the last two years to 357,000 VND in 2002, representing an annual increase of more than 10 percent.

New opportunities for Cam Ranh

T2, 07/07/2003 - 16:21

Vietnam Review, No 534 - June 2003

By Nguyen Thang-Trung Kien-Thanh Dat

The fact that the Government has allowed the use of part of the military airport and north of Cam Ranh archipelago for economic development since August 2002 has become the biggest opportunity for Cam Ranh since its foundation.

Vietnam's SARS outbreak containment praised

T2, 07/07/2003 - 16:06

A US health official has appreciated Vietnam's experiences in containing the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, saying that its lessons are necessary for all countries around the world.

Ms Julie C Gerberding, director of the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) made the comment at the end of her recent visit to Vietnam.

Sa Pa gets ready to celebrate birthday

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by Hong Thuy

Gone are the days when young Mong, Dao, Tay and Giay people from Sa Pa’s surrounds headed to town to play music and seek a spouse.

But this doesn’t stop the multitude of tourists who still flock to the town hoping to glimpse young, ethnic minority men and women flirting at the cho tinh (love market).

When they get there the last thing they find is the melodious sounds of the khen (bamboo pipe flute) or the courtships between men and women dressed in their traditional rainbow of colours.

Four children killed by war-era grenade

T2, 07/07/2003 - 15:56


(07/07/2003 -- 22:21GMT+7)

Dac Lac, July 7 (VNA) - A US-made grenade which was left over from the US war in Viet Nam, killed four children in an accident on Saturday in Dac So hamlet, Dac Rung commune, Dac Song district, central Dac Lac province.

The accident, the worst of its kind there so far, killed three siblings and their cousin, aged between seven and 11.

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