25 major transport projects in 2001

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:27



Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- The Transport and Communication Ministry plans to start 25 major transport projects this year at an estimated cost of VND 8,512 billion, USD 608 million.

Almost all the work will be in northern-mountainous, Central Highlands, central-coastal and Mekong Delta provinces.

This year's schedule is within the Ministry's programme to build 160 transport and communication infrastructure facilities at a cost of VND 63,000 billion, USD 4,500 million between 2001-2005.

Fisheries sector 's plan in next five years

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:25


Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- The fisheries sector is trying for 2.45 million tonnes of aquatic produce and export turnover of USD 2.5 billion in the next five years.

Of the output, 1.4 million tonnes will come from the natural catch and the rest from aquaculture.

The sector intends mobilizing VND 5,038 billion, about USD 359 million, for its aquatic produce exploitation programmes between now and 2005.

Resolution of 11th Plenum, second phase

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:21


Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- The ninth national congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam will begin on April 19, 2001.

The date was announced by the Party Central Committee at the end of its 11th plenum, second phase, March 24.

Following is the full text of the announcement by the Central Committee, Eighth Congress, 11th Plenum.

The 11th plenum, second phase, of the Communist Party of Viet Nam's Central Committee was held in Ha Noi from March 13-24, 2001 to continue with the work of its first-phase meeting.

Second phase of 11 Plenum concluded successfully

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:18




Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- General Secretary of the Viet Nam Communist Party Central Committee Le Kha Phieu said the 10-day working meeting of the committee's 11th plenum, second phase, had fulfilled its agenda.

This was to continue the assessment and completion of the draft documents and list of candidates to be submitted to next month's ninth National Party Congress.

Mr.Phieu, who was speaking at the clossing session in Ha Noi today, March 24, said:

IX Party Congress to rejuvenate its highest level leadership.

Sun, 03/25/2001 - 14:14



Ha Noi, March 24 (VNA) -- Ideology and Culture Commission Chairman Huu Tho says the majority of Viet Nam Communist Party's new Central Committee members to be elected by the coming ninth National Party Congress should be younger than 60 to reflect the Party's efforts to rejuvenate its highest-level leadership.

Mr.Huu Tho, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, said the just-ended 11th plenum, second phase, of the Central Committee emphasised on the introduction of candidates for the new Central Committee.

More funding for leprosy prevention in 2001

Thu, 03/22/2001 - 01:03




Ha Noi, March 22 (VNA) -- The State will allocate VND 22 billion (USD 1.57 million) for leprosy prevention in 2001, VND 5 billion more than the last year.

The figure includes VND 5 billion coming from international organizations.

The health care sector is striving to reduce the leprosy incidence rate from 0.23/10,000 persons in 2000 to below 0.20/10,000 persons in 2001 and the rate of new disabled lepers to 20 percent.

UN organisations help vulnerable children

Thu, 03/22/2001 - 01:01



Ha Noi, March 22 (VNA) --
* Consultancy for Disadvantaged Children

The Ha Noi Committee for Child Care has coordinated with the United Nations Children Organisation, UNICEF, to hold a training course on consultancy for disadvantaged children.

About 20 social activists from the committee's branches in precints and districts attended the course, the first of its kind so far.

Vietnam understands importance of fighting corruption

Thu, 03/22/2001 - 00:59



Ha Noi, March 21 (VNA) -- The Viet Nam Government well understands the threat of corruption and knows the fight against it is a very important task that must be consistantly carried out, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh.

She says that every body sees Viet Nam's efforts to fight corruption by continually perfecting its legal system; enforcing the 1998 Anti-corruption Ordinance and implementing the Party building and strengthening campaign.

EU has accepted Vietnamese aquatic products

Tue, 03/20/2001 - 20:45



Ha Noi, March 20 (VNA) -- The European Union has accepted the chemical level in Viet Nam's aquatic products.

It has done so after testing hundreds of fish and shrimp samples delivered by the National Centre for Aquatic Food Quality Management and Hygiene.

Government to buy another 90,000 tonnes of coffee

Tue, 03/20/2001 - 20:35




Ha Noi, March 20 (VNA) -- The Government is to buy another 90,000 tonnes of coffee as part of a planned 150,000-tonne reserve.

The Government's decision will help growers, processors and exporters overcome financial difficulties caused by the sharp drop in the world coffee price, says Viet Nam Coffee and Cacao Association, VCCA, Chairman Doan Trieu Nhan.

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