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Current events
· Karl Marx’s 190 th birthday (May 5) marked: Marxism and the victorious development of Vietnam ’s revolution (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Launching a project to increase and improve border markers between Vietnam and Laos (Nhan dan, Quan doi Nhan dan and Hanoi Moi, page 8).
· The 2008 United Nations Day of Vesak will contribute to building an equal, democratic and civilised society (Lao dong, page 2 and Saigon Giai phong, page 3).
· Vietnam ’s water puppet will be performed in Finland (Hanoi Moi, page 8).
· Setting up Vietnam-Mozambique joint governmental committee (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Rice price in Ho Chi Minh City returned normal (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Building the biggest water reservoir in Central Highlands Lam Dong province (Quan doi Nhan dan). The 110ha lake will contain 13.96 million cu.m.
· Central Highlands Dak Lak province spends more than 11 billion VND on helping disadvantaged ethnic minorities (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 4).
· Planning a system of universities and colleges in order to meet the country’s human resource training demands (Nhan dan, page 5). The Prime Minister has approved a project on planning a university and college system for the 2006-2010 period.
· Hanoi police brought to light a group of foreigners involving in stealing monies from those who have just left banks (Cong an Nhan dan [People’s Police], No. 1010, page 9).
· Support for farmers and agriculture – Vietnam ’s commitments to WTO (Thoi bao Ngan hang Vietnam [Vietnam Banking Time], No. 53, page 6). According to the country’s commitments to the WTO, the Vietnamese State is able to grant subsidy equal to 10 percent of its agriculture output value. In fact, it has to date given only 3-5 percent or 260 million USD per year to agriculture.
· Gold price continues to go down though it is still higher than that in the world (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam [Vietnam Economic Time], No. 106, page 1). The gold price slipped to below 17.8 million VND per tael on the last days of April and early May from the mark of 18 million VND.
· Vietnam Asset Management Ltd (VAM) will continue investing in the stock market in Vietnam , said VAM Director General Nguyen Xuan Minh (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam , No. 106, page 8).
· Upbeat signals in national economy: priority continues to be given to curbing inflation (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam , No. 104-105, page 1). Socio-economic performance in the first four months showed positive changes, with optimistic signals coming from industry, exports, and consumer price index.
· Vietnamese goods may secure a niche in France . An interview with Christope Baud – Export Director of Vietnam BigC (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam, No. 104-105, page 4).
· Businesses are required to treat pollution completely (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam , No. 104-05, page 5). The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said almost all businesses in Vietnam have breached environmental protection regulations and environmental standards. Environmental pollution has become beyond control in many places and areas.
· Positive signal (Dau tu [Investment], No. 52-53, page 1). A surge in foreign investment attracted in April showed investors’ confidence in economic growth in Vietnam .
· Securities companies in excess (Dau tu, No. 52-53, page 6). The State Securities Commission has since April 28 temporarily halted receiving applications for the establishment of fund management and securities companies.
· Worries about human resources shortage (Dau tu, No. 52-53, page 11). Foreign investors in the information technology sector are facing the shortage of hi-tech workforce.
· Doors are opened wide for real estate investors (Dau tu, No. 52-53, page 13). Opportunities for investment in property development in the central region are diverse, including a formula for strategic investment cooperation.
· Inflation and people’s life (Dau tu, No. 42-53, page 18). When prices of food and foodstuff soared 1.5 times, impacts of inflation on poor people are clearer.
International Affairs
· Disagreements between Russia and Georgia (Nhan dan, page 8, Lao dong, page 6).
· Tension between the US and Belarus (Nhan dan, page 8).
· The Bolivian Government controls oil and telecom sectors (Nhan dan, page 8).
· China inaugurated the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Global food crisis: the US proposed emergency aid of 770 million USD (Lao dong, page 6).
· ASEAN discussed measures to deal with rice price hike (Hanoi Moi, page 8).
· Israeli Prime Minister was questioned (Hanoi Moi, page 8).
· Turkey continued with attacks on northern Iraq (Hanoi Moi, page 8).
· Cuban leader Fidel Castro reiterated support to Bolivia (Hanoi Moi, page 8).-Enditem
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