ROK roll out red carpet to welcome Vietnamese President

Thu, 08/23/2001 - 00:35


Ha Noi, Aug. 23 (VNA) -- A State welcome ceremony for Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, today, Aug. 23.

The Vietnamese leader began his four-day official visit to the RoK from Aug. 22 as guest of President Kim Dea-jung. The visit, the first ever by a Vietnamese State leader since the two countries established diplomatic ties in December 1992, aims at taking bilateral ties and cooperation to a higher level of "comprehensive partnership".

Vietnam signs international coffee agreement

Thu, 08/23/2001 - 00:32


Ha Noi, Aug. 23 (VNA) -- Viet Nam signed the 2001 International Coffee Agreement at the UN headquarters in New York on Aug. 22.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the UN Nguyen Thanh Chau was the signatory.

Countries that have signed the agreement include Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Uganda, Tanzania, and Viet Nam.

Newspaper welcomes Indonesian President's visit to Vietnam

Wed, 08/22/2001 - 00:56


Ha Noi, Aug.22 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's leading newspaper Nhan Dan today, August 22, described an official visit to Viet Nam by Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri as giving a fresh impetus to the development of the traditional friendship and time-honoured comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in the 21st century.

Ede language to be taught in Dac Lac

Tue, 08/21/2001 - 17:38


Ha Noi, Aug. 21 (VNA) -- The language of Ede minority group will be taught to third graders at 45 schools in Dac Lac central highlands province as from the 2001-2002 school year.

The teaching programme has been compiled by the provincial Board for Research of Education to Minority Group People.

By the end of this month, the provincial Education and Training Service will hold a training course for 100 Ede teachers in time for the start of the new school year on Sept. 5.

Overseas Vietnamese entile to the same air fares

Mon, 08/20/2001 - 02:15


Ha Noi, Aug. 16 (VNA) -- All overseas Vietnamese holding either foreign or Vietnamese passports and their relatives will be entitled to the same air fares as Vietnamese citizens in the country as of August 16, 2001.

This was announced in official dispatch No. 138/CHK-KT-KV issued on August 15 by the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) guiding the sale of air tickets to overseas Vietnamese on their home-coming visits.--VNA

FM Spokewoman on CPC law to try the Khmer Rouge

Mon, 08/20/2001 - 02:13

ANSWERS BY MOFA'S SPOKESWOMAN PHAN THUY THANH TO FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ON 16 AUGUST 2001


Lao Dong: What is Viet Nam's reaction Cambodia's adoption of a law to try the Khmer Rouge?

AFP: Is Vietnam willing to hand over to Cambodia the archives relating to the Khmer Rouge including information on some Khmer Rouge leaders, who defected from Khmer Rouge and are now holding positions in the Cambodian government?

Answer:

FM Spokewoman on China new theories on soscialism

Mon, 08/20/2001 - 02:11

ANSWERS BY MOFA'S SPOKESWOMAN PHAN THUY THANH TO FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ON 16 AUGUST 2001


AFP: What is Vietnam's reaction to Chinese President Jiang Zemin's intention to allow elements of China's private economic sector and capitalists to join the Communist Party?

Answer:

We pay great attention to China's new points of view and theories on socialism and the Communist Party.

More than 20,000 businesses after Enterprise Law

Mon, 08/20/2001 - 02:08


Ha Noi, August 19 (VNA)-- More than 20,000 businesses have been set up across the country since the Enterprise Law came into effect on Jan.1, 2000.

The new businesses' registered capital totals more than VND 24,000 billion (roughly USD 1,655 million). In addition, thousands of pre-Enterprise Law entities have received permits for additional industries or services.

Vietnam to exploit 30 million tones of oil & gas per year 2010

Mon, 08/20/2001 - 02:07


Ha Noi, Aug. 18 (VNA) -- With a new oil discovery at the Su Tu Den (Black Lion) oil and gas field on the southeastern continental shelf, Viet Nam expects to exploit 28-30 million tonnes of oil and gas per year by 2010.

According to initial estimate by the Viet Nam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) and its partners, the reserve of the new oil field at lot 15-1, belonging to Cuu Long sedimentary area offshore Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is about 420 million barrels.

Call for comprehensive reform for education in 2001-02

Mon, 08/20/2001 - 02:05



Ha Noi, Aug. 18 (VNA) -- The Ministry of Education and Training has called for comprehensive education reform so as to speed up primary education universalisation in poor communities, increase the trend towards technical colleges, reduce costs of university entry examinations, and effectively fight against false diplomas and certificates.

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