Vietnam and Indonesia assure of further cooperation

Thu, 08/23/2001 - 00:41


Ha Noi, Aug. 22 (VNA) -- Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri have expressed their determination to continue promoting bilateral cooperative relations between the two countries by boosting cooperation in commerce, investment, tourism, and culture. They also agreed to step up efforts for a resolution of the continental shelf issue between two nations.

The two Presidents began their talks in Ha Noi on the morning of Aug. 22.

Vietnam and Indonesia sign rice supply agreement

Thu, 08/23/2001 - 00:39


Ha Noi, Aug. 22 (VNA) -- An agreement on rice supply between Viet Nam and Indonesia was signed in Ha Noi during the one-day visit by Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri today, Aug. 22.

Signatories to the accord were General Director of the Southern Food Corporation Duong Thi Ngoc Trieu of Viet Nam and Director of the Indonesia National Reserve Department Widjanarko Puspoyo.

President Tran Duc Luong and his Indonesian counterpart witnessed the signing ceremony.

Party Central Committee Plenum issues communique

Thu, 08/23/2001 - 00:38


Ha Noi, August 22 (VNA) -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, ninth tenure, held its third plenary session in Ha Noi from August 13-22.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh chaired the meeting and delivered opening and closing speeches.

The meeting highlighted the role of each and every member of the Party Central Committee (Party CC). Debates took place in an open and frank atmosphere so as to solve effectively issues raised in the session's agenda.

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.

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