Hanoi (VNA) -
Current events
· Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh met with leaders of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) and delivered a speech at the FRELIMO central party school. Vietnam-Mozambique joint statement issued (All dailies page 1).
· Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko began an official visit to Vietnam (All dailies, page 1).
· Developing the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus (Editorial, Nhan dan and Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· Vietnam , Mozambique promote economic-trade ties (All Sunday dailies, page 1).
· Central steering committee for housing policy established (Sunday Nhan dan, page 1).
· United Nations appreciated Vietnam’s achievements (Sunday Nhan dan, page 8).
· National steering committee for information technology set up (Sunday Nhan dan, page 8).
· Cambodia rejected distortion on Def ence Minister Tea Banh’s recent visit to Vietnam (All Sunday dailies, page 8).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Temperature in the North is forecast to reach 36 Celsius degrees from April 7-10, (Nhan dan and Lao dong, page 1).
· Seafood catching operations faced difficulties due to increased oil prices (Nhan dan, page 2). Up to 30-40 percent of the fishing boats stay ashore. An urgent plan to support fishermen is needed.
· Speeding up the tempo of the Hoang Sa historical site preservation project on Ly Son island (Nhan dan, page 7).
· A band from Mozambique performed in Vietnam (Nhan dan, page 7).
· Hanoi : Tens of thousands of local people flocked to a cherry blossom festival to admire real Sakura flowers from Japan (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Flying hospital arrived in Ho Chi Minh City: 75 patients to be provided with free operations (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Damac Group plans to invest 1 billion USD in central Danang city (Saigon Giai phong, page 2).
· Four mobile service providers to be licensed to develop 3G technology (Saigon Giai phong, page 2).
· Ha Long Bay continues to lead the voting for seven new world natural wonders (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Inflation is not due to accession to WTO! (Lao dong, page 3). An interview with Dr. Le Dang Doanh.
· Banks sold stakes to foreign investors: somebody rejoiced, others regretted (Lao dong, Money and Investment Page).
· Banks that provide loans with high interest rates will be strictly punished. Shortage of foreign currency is a temporary situation (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1). Opinions gave by the Vietnam Banks Association.
· Overseas Vietnamese who made positive contributions to the homeland honoured (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· French Week in Vietnam opened (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· Inflation has no impact on Vietnam’s use of official development assistance (ODA) (Ha Noi Moi, page 6). An interview with Minister Councillor of the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam .
· Brazil ’s export and investment promotion agency has listed Vietnam as a prioritised market in the next three years (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Five solutions to develop science-technology in southern central and Central Highland regions (Sunday Nhan dan, page 1).
· Unused capital sources will be mobilised to build houses for the Mekong Delta (Sunday Nhan dan, page 2).
· The urban development plan along the Red river put up for further public recommendations (Sunday Ha Noi Moi, page 1).
· Removing difficulties for construction projects caused by price hikes (Sunday Ha Noi Moi, page 1).
International Affairs
· Russia-US talks concluded: Differences remained on the missile defence plan (All dailies, page 8).
· US economy frozen: Oil and gold continue to get hot (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· Bombing attack in Sri Lanka killed a minister (All dailies, page 8).
· Palestine and Israel resumed regular meetings (Nhan dan and Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· Microsoft sent an ultimatum to Yahoo (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Zimbabwe : Political crisis continued after the elections (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Meeting between Russian President V. Putin and US President George Bush: a strategic vision for the bilateral relations outlined (Sunday Saigon Giai phong and Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Development conference 2008: Increasing ODA for poor countries (Sunday Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Russia in the face of NATO expansion waves (Sunday Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· US, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continued talks (Sunday Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Greece rejected Macedonia’s plan to join NATO: preventing a risk (Sunday Quan doi Nhan dan, page 7).-Enditem
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