Foreign reports on film actor Don Duong refuted

Mon, 11/18/2002 - 17:24


Ha Noi, Nov. 18 (VNA) -- A senior government official has refuted as groundless western media reports saying that film actor Don Duong, who appeared in "We were soldiers" and "Green Dragon" Hollywood movies, was arrested, prosecuted or restricted from travelling.

"In fact, Don Duong has always been a free citizen to date," affirmed Nguyen Phuc Thanh, director of the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture and Information.

Overview of Viet Nam's Cooperative Economy

Fri, 11/15/2002 - 08:54


Cooperative economy is getting increasingly asserted with its indispensable role in Vietnam's socialist-oriented multi-sectoral economy. The 5th Party CC Plenum has set the goal to bring the collective economy, cooperative Economy included, out of its present feeble position within 10 coming years so as to conform to the process of national industrialization and modernization.
Linkage : Engine of Revival

Viet Nam attaches importance to economic integration

Wed, 11/13/2002 - 09:42

New York, Nov. 13 (VNA) -- Viet Nam attaches great importance to integrating into the world economy, first and foremost, to expand trade relationship with other countries, said Ms. Ninh Thi Binh, Viet Nam's representative to the UN Committee for Economic-Financial Affairs, in New York on Nov. 12.

She said at a debate on "International trade and development" that Viet Nam considered its early accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the first priority in this process.

On Viet Nam's preparations for its admission to the WTO, Binh said:

VN Commercial banks to cut foreign currency interest rates

Wed, 11/13/2002 - 09:38


Ha Noi, Nov. 13 (VNA) --Viet Nam's commercial banks are to slash dollar deposit interest rates shortly, a State Bank official said.

The move follows U.S. Federal Reserve's cut last week, State Bank Strategic Policy Department Director Le Xuan Nghia said, adding that the Fed's cut would impact the global economy with Viet Nam not escaping the brunt.

The rate reduction would directly affect domestic banks which have deposited approximately 5 billion USD in overseas banks, forcing them to adjust their own deposit rates.

Viet Nam wants peaceful solution to Iraq issue

Mon, 11/11/2002 - 13:37

Ha Noi, Nov. 11 (VNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh on Monday said that now as before Viet Nam wants the Iraq issue to be solved by peaceful means in line with the UN Charter and international laws.

"This must be based on the respect for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as non-use of force to interfere into Iraq's internal affairs," Thanh said.

PM Phan Van Khai's statement at ASEAN Summit

Tue, 11/05/2002 - 12:27


Ha Noi, Nov. 5 (VNA) -- Following is the extract from Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's speech at the eighth ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh.

"The regional and world situation has seen far-reaching and complex developments. I share the views that it is necessary to make through assessment of the situation with a view to working out measures to seize opportunities and respond to emerging challenges. Our Summit last year was convened right in the wake of the September 11th event. This year, our meeting takes place at an even more complex and unpredictable conjuncture.

1.1 million jobs created

Mon, 11/04/2002 - 12:28


Ha Noi, Nov. 4 (VNA) -- Viet Nam generated 1.1 million jobs in the first ten months of this year, achieving 78.5 percent of its yearly plan.

The figure included employment for over 280,000 in industrial production and construction, 250,000 in commercial services and 500,000 in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

Ha Noi contributed 29,000 jobs to the figure, leading localities nationwide. It was followed by southern Vinh Long province with more than 12,000 jobs, Da Nang central city with 11,000 and central Phu Yen province, 10,000.

Viet Nam - Interpol cooperation in retrospect

Mon, 11/04/2002 - 12:26


Ha Noi, Nov. 4 (VNA) -- Effective and practical are the words used in reports evaluating the cooperation between Viet Nam and the International Police Organisation (Interpol) since the country joined this international agency on this day eleven years ago.

Over the past decade, Viet Nam and Interpol have exchanged more than 20,000 pieces of information pertaining to individual criminals and organised gangs involved in drug-related, smuggling and other crimes.

PM Phan Van Khai reaffirms ASEAN policy

Mon, 11/04/2002 - 12:22


Ha Noi, Nov. 4 (VNA) -- The Cambodia daily has carried an interview with Viet Nam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on the occasion of the 8th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Phenh.

Question: What's Viet Nam's goal, especially the major issues Your Excellency Prime Minister would like to solve, at the Summit?

Two suspects arrested for deadly fire in Ho Chi Minh city

Fri, 11/01/2002 - 10:22


Ho Chi Minh City, Nov. 1 (VNA) -- Two welding workers have been arrested for causing the biggest ever blaze at the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, according to investigators in charge of the fire investigation.

The arrested welders are Phan Viet Thanh, 24, and Nguyen Phu Tin, 19, who conceded that they, together with Giang Quoc Trung, another welder (who has disappeared since the out-break of the fire) had caused the inferno, that killed at least 61 people, including four foreigners, and injured more than 100 others.

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