Hanoi (VNA) -
Current events
· National Assembly discusses socio-economic development: Discussions on measures to curb inflation (All dailies).
· Hungarian President Solyom Laszlo will pay an official visit to Vietnam (Nhan dan, Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem receives World Bank Country Director (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Letter of greetings from Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Huynh Dam for Buddha’s birthday celebrations 2008 (Nhan dan, page 1).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Nearly 1.7 million foreign visitors arrived in Vietnam in the first four months of this year (Lao dong, page 1).
· Delaying possible increase of necessary commodity prices (Saigon Giai phong, page 3, Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· PetroVietnam and its Russian partner wins a bid to buy an oil field in Russia (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Quang Nam becomes the first province to declare end to pig disease (Saigon Giai phong, page 7).
· Almost stock prices drop on both securities centres (Hanoi Moi, page 5).
· Cement and construction material market in Ho Chi Minh City : lack of supply, prices go up by 50-100 percent (Lao dong, page 3).
· Proposal made to increase import tax and limit import of gold (Lao dong, page 3).
· Construction of two biogas plants start in Tay Ninh province (Nhan dan, page 5).
· Do famers benefit from rice price hike? (Nhan dan, page 1)
· Local supermarkets speed up in the competition to take opportunity (Cong thuong [Trade-Industry], No. 12, page 5). Using different methods, local distributors have been showing their competitiveness with foreign businesses as the deadline for opening the market is approaching.
· Northern key economic zone: Challenges in the new stage of development (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 112, page 3). An interview with Hoang Kim Giao, Vice Director of the Breeding Department.
· Three growth scenarios for this year: Inflation and trade deficit are higher than last year’s. (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam , No. 112, page 5). T he Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) released a report on May 8.
· Regulations on foreign ownership cap will be revised (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam, No. 112, page 10). According to the State Security Commission, revised regulations on the foreign ownership in Vietnamese businesses will be made stricter.
· Decision to set up Phu Nghia industrial zone in Ha Tay province is made public (Dau tu [Investment], No. 56, page 10). The 400 billion VND industrial zone will be built on an area of 170ha in phase I from now to 2010, and will be expanded by additional 200ha in phase II. Once completed, it is expected to general jobs for 20,000 local residents.
· FCG Vietnam becomes the US CSC software development centre (Dau tu, No. 56, page 2). Mary Jo Morris, Chairman of the Computer Computer Science (CSC), a US group specialising in complex control software, said that the FCG Vietnam officially became CSC software development centre.
· Asian investor conference will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 31 and June 1 (Dau tu, No. 56, page 3).
· Increasing exports to the US : bright picture in clear vision (Dau tu, No. 56, page 11). American trade experts said that if Vietnamese businesses go on the right track, they could increase exports to the US .
· Garment and textile industry exerts efforts to attract Taiwanese investors (Dau tu, No. 56, page 16).
· Attracting investment in retail sector (Dau tu, No. 56, page 16). Consumption in Vietnam is forecast to be booming in the coming time so competition on the retail market will be fierce.
International Affairs
· Russia holds Red Square military parade to mark Victory Day (Nhan Dan, page 8; Saigon Giai phong, page 8)
· Israel PM urged to quit over corruption claim (Nhan Dan, page 8)
· Bolivian President Morales agrees to hold referendum (Nhan Dan, page 8)
· Oil price rises over record 125 USD mark (Nhan Dan, page 8)
· Democratic People’s Republic Korea hands in nuclear records (Saigon Giai phong, page 8; Hanoi Moi, page 8)
· Cyclone Nargis likely to claim 500,000 lives in Myanmar (Saigon Giai phong, page 8)
· Argentina farmers back on strike (Saigon Giai phong, page 8)
· Malaysia buys 500,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand (Saigon Giai phong, page 8)
· China's hand-foot-mouth cases rise to 25,000 (Saigon Giai phong, page 8)
· Bird flu spreading in South Korea, officials say (Hanoi Moi, page 8; Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8)--Enditem
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