Vietnam EXPO 2001 to open in Ha Noi

Sun, 04/08/2001 - 22:51



Ha Noi, April 7 (VNA) -- More than 450 domestic and foreign enterprises will display their products in more than 500 pavilions covering 20,000 sq.m. at the 11th International Trade Fair, Viet Nam EXPO 2001, to be held at the Giang Vo Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre in Ha Noi from April 10-14.

Among the participants will be 218 firms from 16 countries, including China, Malaysia, Russia, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand, which will display industrial products, motorbikes, consumer goods, cosmetics....

Nuclear medicine development in Vietnam

Sun, 04/08/2001 - 22:39



Ha Noi, April 8 (VNA) -- The Health Ministry and the Ha Noi Medical University's first radio-therapy research unit made its debut in early 1971.

The unit, located in Ha Noi's Bach Mai Hospital, was a preparatory step for the introduction of nuclear medicine in Viet Nam.

At that time, few people in Viet Nam believed in the use of radio-active isotopes as a form of medical treatment. Therefore, radio-therapy was then quite alien to most patients .

More than 4,170 workers sent abroad in first quarter

Thu, 04/05/2001 - 20:57




Ha Noi, April 5 (VNA) -- Viet Nam sent 4,172 of its citizens to work abroad in the first quarter of this year, reports the Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Ministry's Department of Labour Management with Foreign Countries.

More than 1,270 of the workers went under labour contracts signed last year.

Rice export in 2001 and reserve-rice buying

Thu, 04/05/2001 - 20:54




April 4 (VNA) -- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Cong Tan has instructed Mekong Delta provinces and businesses to efficiently organize the buying of 1 million tonnes of rice for temporary reserve in accordance with the Prime Minister's Decision.

Tan was chairing a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on April 4 with leading officials from Mekong Delta provinces, the Finance, Trade and Agriculture and Rural Development Ministries and food corporations to plan this year's rice exports and the buying of rice for a temporary reserve.

ESCAP report: VN's economic performance was robust in 2000

Thu, 04/05/2001 - 20:51




Ha Noi April 4 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's economic performance was robust in 2000, with GDP growth at 6.7 percent compared with the rate of 4.8 percent in 1999, a report of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) says.

The report was released at a press briefing held in Ha Noi on April 3 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of ESCAP.

VN wants to boost software cooperation with India

Mon, 04/02/2001 - 23:41



Ha Noi, Apr. 2 (VNA) -- Viet Nam and India should further their mutual help and cooperation in software, particularly in personnel training and the marketing of software products, says Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem.

Mr.Khiem told visiting Microsoft India President Rajiv Nair in Ha Noi on Apr. 2 that his arrival was of great significance to Viet Nam's plans for matching advanced soft-ware industry countries.

GDP growth of 7,2% in first quarter

Sun, 04/01/2001 - 12:46



Ha Noi, April 1 (VNA) -- Viet Nam recorded a gross domestic product, GDP, growth of 7.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, as compared to 5.6 percent in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Department.

The increase was attributed to the positive results obtained in all key economic sectors, the department said, adding that the industrial and construction sectors grew 9.9 percent as compared to 7.4 percent last year, while that of the service sector rose 6.1 percent from 4.6 percent.

PetroVietnam exports 100 million tonne of crude oil

Thu, 03/29/2001 - 23:20



Ha Noi, March 29 (VNA) -- The Viet Nam Oil and Gas Corporation, PetroVietnam, has exported the 100 millionth tonne of crude oil by the end of March. It passed the 100-million-tonne mark in tapping crude oil on Feb. 13, this year.

PetroVietnam exported more than 4.3 million tonnes of crude in the first quarter of this year, marking a year-on-year rise of 22.3 percent.

Japan Airway ANA opens Tokyo-HCM route

Tue, 03/27/2001 - 11:30



Ha Noi, March 27 (VNA)-- Japan's All Nippon Airway, ANA, today, March 27, launched a new air route from Tokyo to Viet Nam's Ho Chi Minh City to meet Japanese tourists' increasing demand for flights to Viet Nam.

The Japanese aviation giant will cooperate with the Viet Nam flag carrier, the Viet Nam Airlines, to conduct two flights a week.

An estimated 140,000 Japanese tourists visited Viet Nam last year. The figure is expected to rise to one million by 2005, said Viet Nam Tourist Administration.--VNA


VN earns USD 3.55 billion in first quarter

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:29



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA) -- Viet Nam earned USD 1.32 billion from exports in March, a month-on-month increase of 15.5 percent, says the General Statistics Office.

The figure brought first-quarter export turnover to USD 3,554 million, a year-on-year increase of 14.2 percent.

Rice remained the stable with 653,000 tonnes exported between January-March, a year-on-year increase of 78 percent. The return of USD 114 million was, however, only about 40 percent higher than last year because of low prices.

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