World Vision and Plan Int'l help with housing

Thu, 03/08/2001 - 21:51



Ha Noi, Mar. 8 (VNA) -

* World Vision Gives House Frames to Flood Victims
World Vision has so far presented 512 ready-made house frames, each worth VND 9 million, about USD 600, to flood victims in the Mekong-delta province of An Giang.

The floods that struck the Mekong delta last year seriously damaged tens of thousands of houses and knocked down more than 3,000 others, leaving many people homeless.

Leprosy successfully eradicated in Vietnam

Wed, 03/07/2001 - 12:11



Health Minister Do Nguyen Phuong yesterday, March 6, declared that leprosy had been eradicated nationwide in accordance with the criteria set by the World Health Organisation, WHO.

"By the end of 2000, all provinces and cities across the country had achieved the target of eradicating leprosy under WHO's criteria," Mr Phuong said.

Foreign tourists keep coming to Vietnam

Wed, 03/07/2001 - 11:42



Ha Noi, March 6 (VNA) -- Viet Nam welcomed 365,000 foreign tourists, including 71,000 overseas Vietnamese, in the first two months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent, says the Viet Nam Tourism Administration.

Most of the foreign tourists were Chinese.

The tourism sector also held tours for 1.5 million domestic tourists in the same period, a four percent year-on-year increase. All told, the sector turned over VND 1,500 billion (USD 107 million) in the period under review.--VNA

Largest banking payment project completed

Wed, 03/07/2001 - 11:40




Ha Noi, March 6 (VNA) -- The USD 13.1 million inter-bank payment project, the largest of its kind, was technically complete, the State Bank announced on March 6.

The project includes a national processing and balancing centre with regional branches in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong Da Nang and Can Tho as well as provincial branches.

It will link almost 100 credit agencies across the country and is a leap by Viet Nam's banking system into integrating with the region and the world.

Malaria toll drops sharply

Wed, 03/07/2001 - 11:36



Ha Noi, March 6 (VNA) -- Malaria morbility dropped by 14.2 percent and death rate by 22.1 percent last year compared with 1999.

A two-day workshop, opened in Ha Noi on March 6, was told that last year 293,016 people across the country were infected with the disease of these 148 died.

The number of the epidemics also decreased to just two against eight the previous year.

Increase women recruits to Party

Wed, 03/07/2001 - 11:34




Ha Noi, March 7 (VNA) -- As many as 36,756 women joined the Communist Party of Viet Nam in 2000, accounting for 32.5 percent of the country's new Party recruits.

The new female recruits brought the total female Party members nationwide to 489,556.

Females in grassroots executive committees (2001-2005 term) increased to 12.01 percent compared to 9.9 percent in the 1996-2000 term.

Russian president leaves Vietnam

Mon, 03/05/2001 - 00:52



President V V Putin pays floral tribute at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his entourage left Hanoi on March 2, after a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

President Putin was bid farewell by President Tran Duc Luong, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien and other high-ranking officials.

Addressing the farewell ceremony, President Luong said President Putin's visit had brought traditional friendship and co-operation between the two countries to a new height.

Vietnam, Russia determined to raise two-way trade

Mon, 03/05/2001 - 00:51



Vietnam and Russia should coordinate and take drastic measures to raise two-way trade, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam told his Russian counterpart Viktor Khristenko in Hanoi on March 2.

He cited efforts to boost trade exchange between localities of the two countries, the signing a free-trade agreement and establishment soon of Vietnam's commercial centre in Russia as contributing to the process. The two countries should be more active in economic and investment co-operation based on mutual understanding, trust and mutual benefit, Mr Cam said.

Vietnam, China continues border demarcation process

Mon, 03/05/2001 - 00:49



The Vietnam-China Border Demarcation Joint Committee held its second meeting in Hanoi from February 15 to March 2 to further implement the Border Treaty signed by the two governments on December 30, 1999.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by the Government Border Committee's Vietnam-China Border Department head, Tran Viet Hung and the Chinese delegation by the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Law and Treaty Department counsellor, Ma Yaou.

Party leader : Vietnam values relations with Russia

Mon, 03/05/2001 - 00:48



General Secretary Le Kha Phieu of the Communist Party of Vietnam assured Russian President Vladimir Putin of Vietnam's determination to attach importance to consolidating and developing its traditional friendship and co-operation with Russia.

The assurance was made during Mr Phieu's meeting in Hanoi on the morning of March 2, with President V V Putin who is on an official visit to Vietnam from February 28 to March 2.

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