Ha Noi (VNA) -
Current Events
· State President Nguyen Minh Triet meets voters in Ho Chi Minh City : Direct dialogue leads to understanding between citizens and authorities (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Vietnam calls for increased international help to Haiti (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Buddhist Sangha promulgates revised charter and makes preparations for the Buddha’s birthday celebrations (Nhan dan, page 8).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Acute diarrhea outbreaks continue spreading (Nhan dan, page 8 and Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1). A total number of 854 cases of acute diarrhea was reported as of April 9 afternoon.
· Celebrations held for Cambodia’s traditional festival Chol Chnam Thmay (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Twenty outstanding overseas Vietnamese will arrive home for the Hung Kings’ festival (Ha Noi Moi, page 1).
· Ho Chi Minh City: companies signed a memorandum of understanding on tramway construction worth 200 million USD (Lao dong, page 3).
· EU provides 10.8 million euros to a human resource development project for Vietnam’s tourism sector (Lao dong, page 5).
· France-Vietnam economic relations: Vietnam is France’s first priority for investment (Lao dong, page 7).
· The France Week officially opens in Ho Chi Minh City . Some 160 businesses attend the French economic-trade exhibition (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· A private business invests in high-class train services on the Ho Chi Minh City-Quy Nhon route (Saigon Giai phong, page 2).
· Lang Co will be the world’s most beautiful sea gulf (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Ba Ria-Vung Tau tourism sector has received some 4.2 billion USD in investment (Dau tu [Investment], No. 43, page 1).
· More US businesses will come to Vietnam (Investment, No. 43, page 3). Both economies are facing difficulties, but US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak positively confirms that US businesses “will come to Vietnam to seek opportunities and do business.”
· Vietnam Expo 2008 – Integration and development (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 86, page 1). More than 500 local and foreign companies attend.
· Export promotion activities through Vietnam Expo (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 86, page 3). An interview with Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Thanh Bien.
· Economy faces with price hike (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 86, page 5). More weaknesses are revealed while implementing measures to control inflation.
· Rice export in the crossroads? (Dien dan doanh nghiep Viet Nam [Vietnam Business Forum], No. 29, page 1). There are conflicting opinions when a decision to temporarily halt rice export contracts was issued.
· Imported cars: impose quota or raise tax? (Dien dan doanh nghiep Viet Nam , No. 29, page 3). Contrary to experts’ forecast that consumers would easily buy cars from the second quarter this year, difficulties still hit the market in the first days of April due to a tax raise imposed on imported cars in combination with rumours relating to the possibility of limiting cars imported with quota or increasing taxes imposed on assembled cars and spare parts. Which method is chosen?
· Ford Vietnam : medium and long-term investment (Dien dan doanh nghiep Viet Nam , No. 29, page 8): Ford Motor has decided to invest additional 10 million USD to expand its production in Vietnam. Michael Pease, General Director of Ford Vietnam , gave an interview on related issues, particularly Ford’s investment plan in the coming time.
· North-South express railway: 33 billion USD! (Tuoi tre [Youth], No. 94, page 6). The Prime Minister has asked the Transport Ministry and the Vietnam Railway Corporation to study the North-South double railway construction project.
· There will be nine or ten severe hot waves this year (Tien phong [Vanguard], No. 100, page 1). About six or seven storms will hit Vietnam . From April 11, a cold wave will spread to the north.
International Events
· The political process in Iraq faces new challenges (Nhan dan, page 4).
· Iran announces to install 6,000 new centrifuges for uranium enrichment (Nhan dan, page 8).
· US-DPRK Nuclear negotiations achieve significant progress (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Preliminary result of RoK parliament election: Grand National Party (GNP) President Lee Myung-bak secures a majority (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· World’s food security is threatened (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 7).
· Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology: The difference with the West is widened (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· Five years after the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime: Violence rages all over Iraq (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· First bird flu control centre opens in Southeast Asia (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Thailand adopts a plan to stalbilise its southern region.-Enditem
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