Vietnam to promote e-commerce



Commerce One and Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation are discussing a business deal to open up Vietnam's e-commerce market, the Commerce One Vietnam sales manager said on April 18 in Hanoi during an introduction of the 'Scalability Roadshow Asia 2001' programme.

The programme is organised by Microsoft, Intel, Unisys and other IT companies.

Vietnam IT Forum to be hosted in Silicon Valley



Vietnam IT Forum 2001 will be held on May 17 this year at Stanford University, Silicon Valley in the US. The forum will showcase Vietnam's potential for IT development and Vietnam-US co-operation in the industry.

The forum, co-hosted by Connect Vietnam Network, Stanford University and Sun Microsystems, will showcase Vietnam as an emerging market for IT and present an overview of its IT industry and the potential in many areas including software development, outsourcing, telecommunications, foreign direct investment and financing.

Press Communique on 3rd working day of IX Congress



Ha Noi, April 21 (VNA) -- On April 21, 2001, the third working day of the National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Vietnamese and foreign delegates continued presenting speeches and congratulations.

The morning session was presided over by Nguyen Van An, Politburo member and Head of the Organizational Commission of the Party Central Committee.

Nine Vietnamese delegates and eight foreigners took the floor.

Foreign speakers included:

Press Communique on 2nd working day of IX Congress



Ha Noi, April 20 (VNA) -- Vietnamese and foreign delegates continued delivering speeches and greetings on the second working day, April 20, of the National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

Pham The Duyet, permanent member of the Standing Board of the Party Central CommitteeEs Political Bureau, presided over the session in the morning.

Foreign delegates who took the floor to congratulate the Congress in the morning included:

FM reafirms Vietnam's open - door foreign policy

Ha Noi, Apr. 20 (VNA) -- Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien reaffirmed Viet Nam's open-door foreign policy at a press briefing on Viet Nam's Foreign Policy and International Integration held on the sidelines of the ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, CPV, in Ha Noi on April 20.

Political Report of the Central Committee at the IX Congress


Ha Noi, April 19 (VNA) --The ninth National Congress of the Party convenes at a time of great significance. The 20th century has come to an end. The 21st century has just started. Our entire Party and people have experienced five years of implementation of the Resolution of the eighth Party Congress, 10 years of execution of the 1991-2000 Strategy for socio-economic stabilisation and development, and 15 years of renewal.

Socio-economic achievements in 10 years &strategy for 2001-2010



Ha Noi, April 19 (VNA) -- A press conference on the socio-economic achievements in the past 10 years of national renovation and the socio-economic development strategy for 2001-2010 was held at the press centre of the Ninth National Party Congress in Ha Noi on April 19.

Strategy for socio-economic development 2001-2010



(Presented by the Central Committee,8th Tenure, to the 9th National Congress)

Press Communique on the Opening Session of IX Party Congress



Ha Noi, April 19 (VNA) -- The ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam officially opened at the Ba Dinh Hall in Ha Noi today, on April 19, 2001.

Attending the Congress are 1,168 delegates (two absent for health conditions) from 70 delegations of 61 cities and provinces as well as central-level Party organizations, representing nearly 2.5 million Party members across the country.

Ninth National Congress of CPV to open Apr. 19



Ha Noi, April 18 (VNA) -- The ninth National Representatives Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, CPV, will open tomorrow, Apr. 19, morning at Ha Noi's Ba Dinh Hall.

The announcement was made by Head of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for Ideology and Culture Huu Tho, also spokesman of the congress, at a press briefing held in Ha Noi this morning.

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