Hanoi (VNA)-
Current events
· The United Nations Day of Vesak 2008 opens in Hanoi (All dailies, p1). State President Nguyen Minh Triet delivered a speech at the opening session of the UN Day of Vesak 2008, affirming that Vietnam always honours good values of religions.
· Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee: Buddhism in Vietnam enjoys better conditions than in many other countries (Lao Dong, p2).
· Republic of Korea Parliament Speaker Lim Chae-jung receives a Vietnamese Party communist delegation (Nhan dan, p1).
· Vietnam donates 200,000 USD in aid relief to help China overcome earthquake consequences (Nhan dan, p1).
· Gambia copies Vietnam’s economic reform (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Seven solutions introduced to promote animal breeding at farms (Nhan dan, p5).
· Commercial banks raise non-term depository interest rates (Nhan dan, p8).
· Investigation teams on population and family planning work established to deal with sharp increases in a number of cities and provinces (Saigon Giai phong, p1).
· The Lieu Quan Buddhist Culture Centre inaugurated in former imperial city of Hue (Saigon Giai phong, p2).
· Trade deficit in Vietnam is soaring (Saigon Giai phong, p4). The EU pledges an additional aid of 10 million USD for Vietnamese businesspeople.
· Police smashed a ring to traffick 8.8 tonnes of cannabis into Vietnam (Saigon Giai phong, p7).
· Rice export volume is to be reduced annually to ensure food security (Lao dong, p1).
· Coca Cola hands over three drinking-water works to three primary schools in northern Ha Tay province (Lao dong, p7).
· Germany’s Malteser International organises vocational training courses for Agent orange-exposed children and poor women (Lao dong, page on jobs)
· Set time for increasing prices of some essential goods to be delayed (Thoi bao Ngan hang [Banking Time], No. 56, p1). Nguyen Tien Thoa, Head of the Finance Ministry’s Price Management Department, said the set time for raising the prices of some essential goods, such as electricity, water, and bus fare will be postponed.
· Prospect of the Vietnamese stock market in the context of surging inflation (Thoi bao Ngan hang, No.56, p8).
· Warnings given on export of steel ingots (Dau tu [Investment], No. 58, p1). Several businesses start exporting steel ingots to make profit as the price of this product hit 1,000 USD per tone in the world market.
· Price of materials soars, leaving businesses in difficulties (Dau tu, No. 58, p5). The prices of construction materials surged, causing difficulties to both property developers and consumers. The inefficient distribution network was blamed for the situation.
· US dollar in shortage (Dau tu, No. 58, p7). Importers and exporters are having hard time in getting US dollar loans as banks are likely in short of the hard currency.
· Is information technology and communications sector in Vietnam really attractive to investors? (Dau tu, No. 58, p13).
· Car buyers and sellers are both confused (Thanh nien [Young people], No. 135, p6). Consecutive increases in tariffs imposed on vehicles make buyers worried and sellers anxious.
· Bank stocks in ‘mayday’ (Thanh nien, No. 153, p7). Stock prices of many banks on the OTC market declined to close to their face value. Some bank stocks were even traded at the prices below their face value late last week.
· Hanoi: power is used most wastefully by State administrative offices (Tien phong [Vanguard], No. 135, p2).
International Affairs
· Earthquake in China claims over 20,000 lives (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Myanmar braces for new cyclone (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· ASEAN countries increase efforts to rescue Nargis victims in Myanmar (Nhan Dan, p8).
· Lebanon accuses Iran and Syria supporting Hezbollah (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Beijing reports first child death of hand-foot-mouth disease (Saigon Giai phong, p8).
· Republic of Korea says North will submit nuclear declaration 'within days' (Nhan Dan, p8).
· US President arrives in Tel Aviv in last Middle East trip (Nhan Dan, p8).
· Hillary vows to keep on fighting for presidency (Nhan Dan, p8).
· Cluster of bombs kills 63 and injures 200 in Jaipur, India (Nhan Dan, p8; Quan doi Nhan dan, p8).
· Russia, Europe ink deal on new manned spacecraft (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8).
· World Bank proposes a solution to ensure food security (Hanoimoi, p8).-- Enditem
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