Religions operating normally amidst the nation

Fri, 01/03/2003 - 10:29

Ha Noi, Jan. 2 (VNA) -- Religions in Viet Nam operate normally amid the nation for construction, affirmed many priests attending the freshly-opened congress of Vietnamese Catholics.

The Party and State always respect the people's freedom of belief, priests affirmed. "Viet Nam has many religions, all have been operating well," Priest Nguyen Tan Khoa, acting Chairman of the Viet Nam Committee for Catholic Solidarity said.

Foreign-invested projects generate some half a million jobs

Fri, 12/27/2002 - 17:12

FOREIGN-INVESTED PROJECTS GENERATE SOME HALF A MILLION JOBS


Ha Noi, Dec. 25 (VNA) -- So far this year, the economic sector with foreign investment has employed 472,400 workhands, more than three-fourths of them work for wholly foreign-invested enterprises.

Deputy Prime Minister on Viet Nam - Russia cooperation

Fri, 12/27/2002 - 17:11


Ha Noi, Dec. 26 (VNA) -- Russia expressed keen interest in taking part in the building of the freshly-approved Son La hydro-electric power plant at the Viet Nam-Russia metting and the intention was welcomed, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan said.

More than 4,000 foreign phisicians learn acupuncture in Viet Nam

Fri, 12/27/2002 - 12:00

Ha Noi, Dec. 27 (VNA) -- More than 4,000 foreign physicians attended courses at the Viet Nam Acupuncture Institute (VAI) in the 1997-2002 period.

The foreign students mainly came from Indonesia, Mexico, France, the U.S. and Italy.

In 2002, the VAI collaborated with Mexico's Zacateca University to organise the first Master course on acupuncture for 30 acupuncturists in Mexico.

That was announced at the sixth congress of the Viet Nam National Association of Acupuncture (VNAA) on Dec. 26.

Viet Nam exports USD 16.5 billion of goods this year

Fri, 12/27/2002 - 11:46


Ha Noi, Dec. 27 (VNA) -- This year, Viet Nam has obtained an export value of 16.5 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of nearly 10 percent.
Ho Chi Minh City contributed 8.4 billion USD to the figure.

Twelve of the country's 15 main export products earned more export revenues than last year, including handicraft and fine art articles, coal, cashew nuts, and rubber. Three biggest foreign currency earners are crude oil with more than 3.2 billion USD, garments with 2.7 billion USD and aquatic products with more than 2 billion USD.

Deputy Trade Minister speaks on Viet Nam's joining AFTA

Fri, 12/27/2002 - 11:44

Ha Noi, Dec. 27 (VNA)-- Viet Nam will add 760 more items to the list of tariff cut to below 20 percent in 2003 in line with its commitment to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), said Deputy Trade Minister Luong Van Tu.

The AFTA treaty signed by 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) fixed the deadline in 2006 for Viet Nam to cut import tariffs on almost all products down to below 5 percent.

Viet Nam's viewpoints on current international issues

Thu, 12/19/2002 - 15:29

Ha Noi, Dec. 19 (VNA) -- "Viet Nam hopes that an enlarged EU will actively contribute to peace, stability and development in Europe and the world," said Viet Nam's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh.

Thanh was answering questions on Viet Nam's reaction to the European Union (EU)'s decision at the Copenhagen summit to enlarge the EU by admitting 10 new members during a regular press conference in Ha Noi on Thursday.

Viet Nam's important achievements in foreign policy in 2002

Thu, 12/19/2002 - 15:27

Ha Noi Dec. 19 (VNA) -- Viet Nam continues its foreign policy of independence, sovereignty, diversification and multilateralisation of international ties along the guideline of Viet Nam being a friend and a reliable partner in the international community. This policy has obtained remarkable achievements.

Viet Nam slams Amnesty International's report on Tay Nguyen

Thu, 12/19/2002 - 15:24

Ha Noi, Dec. 19 (VNA) -- Viet Nam strongly rejects as a crude slander the Amnesty International's report which has accused Viet Nam of repressing ethnic minority people living in Tay Nguyen (the Central Highlands).

"This report has cynically distorted the reality in Tay Nguyen. We strongly reject it," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Phan Thuy Thanh said at a press briefing in Ha Noi today.

Viet Nam pledges more favorable conditions for foreign investors

Tue, 12/17/2002 - 16:29

Ha Noi, Dec. 16 (VNA) -- Viet Nam has pledged its stronger support for foreign investors, as well as its pursuit of constant policies towards foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses.

The commitment was renewed by Deputy Finance Minister Le Thi Bang Tam at the fifth dialogue in Ha Noi on Monday between her ministry and FDI investors in Viet Nam.

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