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.

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.

Deputy FM on new policy for Vietnamese overseas

Wed, 08/08/2001 - 10:44


Ha Noi, Aug. 8 (VNA) -- Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dinh Bin has spoken with a correspondent from the Viet Nam News Agency about new changes to Government policies applicable to overseas Vietnamese.

Committee on Int'l trade in endangered species meets in Hanoi

Wed, 08/01/2001 - 00:38


Ha Noi, July 30 (VNA) -- The 17th conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Committee opened in Ha Noi on July 30 with the participation of 135 delegates from 42 countries in the world.

Mekong-Ganga cooperation accords adopted

Sun, 07/29/2001 - 16:05


Ha Noi, July 28 (VNA) -- The Ha Noi Programme of Action for Mekong-Ganga Cooperation and the Agreements on Tourism, Cultural, Human Resource Development and Transportation Cooperation between six countries in the Mekong and Ganga basins were passed in Ha Noi on July 28.

The documents were adopted during the Second Ministerial Meeting on Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, MGC, by Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Deputy PM Nguyen Manh Cam's speech at Mekong-Ganga meeting

Sun, 07/29/2001 - 16:03


Ha Noi, July 28 (VNA) -- "The second Ministerial Meeting on Mekong-Ganga Cooperation will be crowned with success, thus helping deepen the friendship and cooperation among countries in the Mekong and Ganga basins, for the sake of regional and international peace and stability and in the interest of our peoples' prosperity."

So said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam of Viet Nam at the opening session of the second Ministerial Meeting on Mekong-Ganga Cooperation held in Ha Noi on July 28.

PM Phan Van Khai calls for cooperation in Mekong & Ganga basins

Sun, 07/29/2001 - 16:01


Ha Noi, July 28 (VNA) -- Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has urged six countries of the Mekong and Ganga basins to work out concrete and practical projects to tap the two basins' potential for tourism.

The Government leader was speaking to the heads of delegations of Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and India at the second Ministerial Meeting on Mekong-Ganga Cooperation in Ha Noi on July 28.

Universalization of secondary education in 30 provinces & cities

Sun, 07/29/2001 - 15:58


Ha Noi, July 29 (VNA) -- Viet Nam plans to have 30 provinces and cities nationwide universalizing junior secondary education by 2005.

The target is a major component of the education and training programme for the 2001-2005 period which has recently been approved by the Prime Minister.

The programme also aims to have 30 percent of labourers in the working-age bracket trained, restructure personnel training, and boost the IT education at university and lower levels.

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