Current events
· Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung separately received Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (Nhan dan and Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· Developing Vietnam-China friendship and comprehensive cooperation (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Republic of Korea National Assembly Speaker Lim Chae Jung wrapped up his official visit to Vietnam (Nhan dan and Ha Noi Moi, page 1).
· At the 8 th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee: cabinet members questioned on the execution of traffic safety laws (Nhan dan, Quan doi Nhan dan and Ha Noi Moi, page 1).
· Cooperation between the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Solidarity Front for Development of Cambodia (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Associations of overseas Vietnamese in Laos held the third exchange meeting (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Cooperation in coping with emergency cases (Nhan dan, page 8). The Foreign Ministry coordinated with the National Committee for Rescue to organise a seminar dubbed “ Dialogues among APEC member economies, enterprise circles and international partners to confront emergency cases,” in Hanoi on April 24.
· Increasing and upgrading landmarks along the Vietnam-Laos common border (Nhan dan, page 8). T he first round experts’ meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Joint Committee for Landmark Planting in Cua Lo town, central Nghe An province.
· A member of the reactionary organisation “People’s Democracy” who planned to sabotage the Olympic torch relay in Vietnam expelled (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Nine fishermen from central Quang Ngai province remained missing in the first storm of the year (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Indochina Capital invests 25 million USD into Vietnam ’s maritime transport industry (Ha Noi Moi, page 6).
· Scholarships each worth 40,000 USD to be granted to Vietnamese students (Ha Noi Moi, page 6). SCG, one of the leading industrial groups in Southeast Asia , has announced three scholarships each worth 40,000 USD to Vietnamese students.
· Construction planning for Ho Chi Minh City until 2020 (Saigon Giai phong, page 1). The urbanisation rate reaches 80 percent.
· Gold price decreased by 190,000 VND per tael (Saigon Giai phong, page 1). Investors rushed to buy in.
· 55 percent of Vietnam-made wood furniture received COC certificate (Saigon Giai phong, p2)
· Amway donates 2.4 billion VND to Vietnam ’s social projects (Saigon Giai phong, p2)
· UNDP provides 2 million USD to support administrative reform in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon Giai phong, p2)
· Ho Chi Minh City selects 276 students for leaders and managers training courses (Lao Dong, p1)
· Vietnamese workers abroad send home 1.7 billion USD each year (Lao Dong, p1)
· Stone axes dated 5,000 – 7,000 years found in Son La province (Lao Dong, p7)
· Turnover of Vietnam ’s software industry hits 500 million USD for the first time (Lao Dong, Technology page)
· Frozen fish exports sharply increased (Tien phong [Vanguard], No. 115, page 13). Vietnam ’s tunas became popular and are now available in 14 more markets compared with the first quarter of last year.
· Completely avoiding wastefulness in infrastructure construction investment and budget spending (Thoi bao Tai chinh Viet Nam [Vietnam Financial Times], No. 49, page 3). Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed a decision on the management of planned investments for infrastructure construction and budget spending for 2008 to curb inflation.
· Nine financial solutions to fulfill the 2008 state budget tasks (Thoi bao Tai chinh Viet Nam , No. 49, page 3).
· 312 million USD for traffic development in the Mekong Delta (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 99, page 1). The Ministry of Transport announced a project to improve road and inland waterway traffic systems in the Mekong Delta with a total funding of 312 million USD sourced from the World Bank’s loans and Australia ’s non-refundable aid.
· Zamil Steel inaugurated its second plant in Vietnam (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 99, page 4). Zamil Steel Vietnam put into operation its second factory at the Amata Industrial Zone in Dong Nai province. An interview with Zamil Steel Vietnam General Director George E. Kobrossy.
· Tourism in the central region: Getting connected to create a tourism paradise (Tuoi tre [Youth], No. 109, page 14). Experts said it is necessary for the central region to build international-level coastal resorts if it wants to become a tourism paradise.
International Affairs :
· Israel to cede Golan Heights for peace (Saigon Giai phong, page 12; Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8)
· Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to boycott May Day event with Republic of Korea (Saigon Giai phong, page 12)
· Hillary Clinton argues she's the one who can beat John McCain (Saigon Giai phong, page 12)
· Russia rejects Western request regarding Georgian regions (Saigon Giai phong, page 12)
· WF warns Arctic ice melting faster than predicted (Saigon Giai phong, page 12).
· US presents intelligence on North Korea-Syria link (Lao Dong, page 6)
· Petraeus to head US Middle East forces (Lao Dong, page 6)
· China surpasses US in Internet population (Lao Dong, page 6)
· Denmark , Netherlands evacuate embassies in Algeria , Afghanistan (Lao Dong, page 6)
· Thai PM Samak hints at snap election (Ha Noi Moi, page 8)
· Taliban commander in Pakistan orders halt to attacks (Ha Noi Moi, page 8). -Enditem
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