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Current Events
· The third session of the 12th National Assembly is scheduled to open on June 5 (Nhan dan, p1).
· Vietnam is ready for the United Nations’ Day of Vesak (Nhan dan, Saigon Giai phong and Hanoimoi, p1).
· Vietnam and Mexico boost multi-faceted cooperation (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Cambodian King received a delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (Saigon Giai phong and Hanoimoi, p8). Further developing the traditional relations between Vietnam and Cambodia (Nhan dan, p1).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Protecting intellectual property rights to promote Vietnam ’s trademark. Story written by US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael W. Michalak (Laodong, p6).
· 36 projects won Vietnam scientific and technological renovation awards (Nhan dan and Ha Noi Moi, p1).
· Ho Chi Minh City has deployed many measures to keep economic growth (Nhan dan, p1).
· Vietnam has made progresses in malaria prevention and control (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Vietnam and Spain foster investment cooperation (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Consumer Price Index up 2.2 percent in April (Saigon Giai phong, p2; Lao dong and Quan doi Nhan dan, p1).
· Dak Nong province: construction of first Protestant church kicked off (Saigon Giai phong, p7).
· Export revenue keeps increasing strongly (Hanoimoi, p1).
· What should be done to stabilise medicine prices? (Saigon Giai phong, p4).
· Real estate market: it will be difficult to develop with tougher control measures (Saigon Giai phong, p7).
· No human resources development strategy has come to exist for the marine sector (Saigon Giai phong, p4).
· Antiques of Cham ethnic people in central Binh Dinh province are showcased in Hanoi (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Completely stamping out fires in the Tram Chim-Tam Nong wetland National Park (Nhan dan, p8).
· Automobile import tax increases to 83 percent: auto prices start to skyrocket (Ha Noi Moi, p4).
· “Red carpet” on the way to Lang Co (Thoi bao Ngan hang [Banking Times], No. 50, p12). Lang Co island has become popular among tourists since central Thua Thien-Hue province created a trademark “Lang Co – a legendary beach” for this wild and appealing island in 2005.
· Foreign Direct Investment and Official Development Assistance continue to grow: four-month FDI attraction reached nearly 7.6 billion USD (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 100, p6).
· “Vietnamese market becomes more attractive day by day,” said Pr. Rudolf Colm, a member of the Board of Directors of Germany-based Robert Bosch Gmbh Group (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 100, p4).
· Encouraging businesses to invest abroad. Three measures to promote investment in key markets (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 100, p6). According to the Overseas Investment Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, overseas investment capitals by Vietnamese businesses are estimated at over 500 million USD in 2008, a year-on-year increase of 20 percent.
· Gold market on growth path. More efforts to stabilise the market (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 100, p12). The gold market of Vietnam recorded the fastest growth in comparison with other countries in the region, according to World Gold Council for Far East Managing Director Albert Cheng.
· Planning for Ho Chi Minh City : where will urban area extend to? Urban population has reached between 25-27 million (Thanh nien [Young people], No. 116, p6). The plan will focus on developing three key urban centres and building 14 bridges spanning over Sai Gon river.
International Affairs
· Sarkozy acknowledges making mistakes during first year as French President (Saigon Giai phong, p8)
· Hamas offer six-month Gaza truce with Israel (Nhan Dan, p8)
· Cuba accuses US officials of fabricating protest in Havana (Nhan Dan, p8)
· Japan says giving 100 million USD for food crisis (Quan doi nhan dan, p8)
· Indonesia holds major bird flu exercise in Bali (Quan doi nhan dan, p8)
· Euopean countries worried of soaring euro (Saigon Giai phong, p8)
· Syria scoffs at US nuclear claims, says CIA fabricated photos (Hanoimoi, p8)
· Whole world makes efforts to deal with food crisis (Hanoimoi, p8)
· Japan PM to Moscow to discuss G8 summit preparation, relations (Hanoimoi, p8)
· China and EU agree to cooperate in rebalancing trade, says Barroso (Lao Dong, p6)
· Denmark and Austria to sign off on Lisbon Treaty (Lao Dong, p6). --Enditem
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