Current Events
· Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Mozambican Minister of Internal Affairs (All dailies, p1).
· Republic of Korea ’s National Assembly Speaker Lim Chae-jung makes an official visit to Vietnam (Nhan dan, p1).
· The Vietnam-Oman joint committee was established (Saigon Giai phong, p1; Nhan dan, p8).
· The Government issued a resolution on eight measures to curb inflation: tightening control over and improve the effectiveness of public expense (Saigon Giai phong, p2).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Vinasat-1 satellite was launched into the orbit on April 19 at 5:16 am (Saigon Giai phong, p2).
· Expanding export markets: businesses need to move fast (Saigon Giai phong, p2).
· 2008 World Chess Championship: Vietnam targets to be among the top three (Saigon Giai phong, p3).
· Hanoi is determined to prevent the “blue ear” disease from coming back (Ha Noi Moi, p1).
· Vietnam targets to provide basic education access to 90 percent of ethnic minority people (Ha Noi Moi, p1).
· Citizens will have to pay more than 70 percent of total medical costs (Lao dong, p7).
· Northern Quang Ninh province seized 10 kg of gold illegally transported via China (Lao dong, p7).
· Assisting businesses in vocational training: a promising move (Cong thuong [Industrial and Commercial Times], No. 6, p4). Providing vocational training for workers, particularly those working for small- and medium-sized businesses and industrial production units is an urgent task during the economic integration process.
· Industrialising the rice growing process (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 94, p3). An interview with Bui Ba Bong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
· Seeking opportunities during the “inflation period” (Dau tu [Investment], No. 47, p1). Businesses have actively eyed opportunities that emerge during the inflation period while seeking measures to tackle the problem.
· Consequences from the booming golf courses in the south (Dau tu, No. 47, p5). Experts warned that mass investment in building golf courses may have negative impacts on the environment, the ecosystem, the underground water system and the living conditions of local people in areas where the projects are located.
· Land prices in project areas are forecast to dip further (Dau tu, No. 47, p9). Prices of land zoned off for projects in Ho Chi Minh City have now sharply decreased between 15-30 percent, but the drop is forecast to continue.
· The wood sector becomes a victim of glaring injustice (Dau tu, No. 47, p10). The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ho Chi Minh City ’s Handicrafts and Wood Processing Industry Association have held a meeting to put forth measures to fight against the Environmental Investigation Agency’s wrong accusations that Vietnamese businesses used illegal wood materials from Laos .
· Forming a new labour generation (Dau tu, No. 47, p11). Opening wider door for foreign labourers was viewed by many businesses as a measure to help create a new generation of managers.
· 2008: gold trading floor will boom? (Dien dan Doanh nghiep [Business Forum], No. 32, p1). Gold is becoming an effective business channel for investors. Seizing this opportunity, many banks plan to set up gold trading floors. However, experts warned that gold trading floors may repeat the lesson of stock companies.
International Affairs :
· Beijing Olympic torch arrives in Thailand (Saigon Giai phong, p12)
· Thailand extends emergency decree in southernmost provinces (Saigon Giai phong, p12)
· US ex-president Jimmy Carter meets Hamas political chief (Saigon Giai phong, p12)
· Israel raises alert level ahead of Jewish holiday (Saigon Giai phong, p12)
· Berlusconi unable to name Italian new cabinet (Nhan dan, p8)
· Serbia will not change election schedule (Nhan dan, p8)
· IAEA head calls for more dialogue on Iran nuke issue (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8)
· Berlusconi receives Putin in Sardinia (Lao Dong, p6)
· Republic of Korea president proposes diplomatic link with North (Lao Dong, p6)
· Almost 300000 US soldiers suffer from mental problems (Lao Dong, p6)-- Enditem
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