Vietnam Buddhist Sangha develops together with nation

Tue, 07/22/2003 - 17:48

Nhandan.org.vn, July 22, 2003

Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, vice permanent president of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), has confirmed that VBS has always joined the nation in every step of development. The most venerable condemned the liking human rights conditions on non-humanitarian aid to Vietnam, considering it a brazen interference into Vietnam's internal affairs, ignoring the international law.

Vietnamese health spending rises

Thu, 07/17/2003 - 11:02



HCM CITY — Yearly health care spending by Vietnamese increased from a per capita average of VND10,200 (US$ 0.73) in 1999 to VND15,200 ($1) in 2002 Statistics General figures show.

But while the urban-rural income gap narrowed slightly there was a significant difference in health care spending between urban and rural Viet Nam.

The figures show that rural residents spent about VND13,100 for health care each year but the figure for urban Vietnamese was about VND22,200.

The difference for hos-pitalisation was much greater.

Statement by VN's Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Smith Amendment

Thu, 07/17/2003 - 10:29

STATEMENT BY THE SPOKESMAN OF THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

On 15 July 2003, the U.S. House of Representatives approved several amendments to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of the 2004 – 2005 fiscal year, including one concerning Vietnam which imposes human rights conditions on and links them to non-humanitarian assistance to Vietnam.

Statement of the NA Foreign Affairs Committee

Wed, 07/16/2003 - 15:35

Statement of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly

1. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly strongly objects to the approval on 15th July 2003 by the US House of Representatives of the Amendment to HR 1950 Bill on Foreign Relations Authorization, wherein the issues of “democracy” and “human rights” are exploited for the purpose of gross interference in the internal affairs of Vietnam, thus jeopardizing the relations on an equal footing between the two countries.

Statement of the NA Council of Ethnic Nationalities

Wed, 07/16/2003 - 15:33

Statement of the Council of Ethnic Nationalities of the Vietnam National Assembly

1. The Council of Ethnic Nationalities of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam resolutely rejects the slanderous assertions and wrongful measures in relevance to the ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam put forth in the Amendment concerning Vietnam introduced within the framework of HR. 1950 Bill on Foreign Relations Authorization which was adopted by the US House of Representatives on July 15th, 2003.

Peaceful, stable environment key to development

Mon, 07/14/2003 - 17:11


HA NOI — A guaranteed peaceful, stable environment that fosters socialist-oriented socio-economic development is the best way to benefit the nation, says Viet Nam Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.

The General Secretary, who was summing up at the Central Committee’s 8th plenum that ended in Ha Noi last week, said safeguarding the nation could not be simply defined as protection.

Party Central Committee's eighth plenum closes

Mon, 07/14/2003 - 17:10



The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concluded its eighth plenum in Hanoi on July 12 with a resolution on the national defence strategy in the new stage of development.

The Party Central Committee also discussed a scheme on salary reform, social insurance and social welfare for people rendering great service to the revolution and the motherland, said a communique released at the end of the meeting.

Viet Nam's tourism recovers after SARS

Wed, 07/09/2003 - 13:36


(07/09/2003 -- 21:04GMT+7)

Ha Noi, July 9 (VNA) - The number of foreign arrivals in Viet Nam has increased thanks to the country's successful control of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

The achievement was also attributed to the Viet Nam Administration of Tourism's advertisement programme on Vietnamese land and people, and the introduction of new tourism products in key markets such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, Britain, Germany, Australia, Northern Europe and North America.

Vietnamese living conditions greatly improve-2002 survey

Wed, 07/09/2003 - 12:18


(07/09/2003 -- 18:55GMT+7)

Ha Noi, July 9 (VNA)- National and per-capita incomes, gaps between rural and urban areas, and purchasing powers in Viet Nam all saw major improvement in the first two years of the new millenium, according to the Statistics Office's 2002 survey.

The survey on Vietnamese households' living conditions showed that per-capita income rose by more than 21 percent in the last two years to 357,000 VND in 2002, representing an annual increase of more than 10 percent.

New opportunities for Cam Ranh

Mon, 07/07/2003 - 16:21

Vietnam Review, No 534 - June 2003

By Nguyen Thang-Trung Kien-Thanh Dat

The fact that the Government has allowed the use of part of the military airport and north of Cam Ranh archipelago for economic development since August 2002 has become the biggest opportunity for Cam Ranh since its foundation.

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