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Current events
· Vietnam ready to share experiences in implementing UN development programmes with Timor Leste (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Vietnam-US relationship continues to develop (Nhan dan, page 8).
· US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak: Efforts to boost the Vietnam-US Bilateral Investment Agreement (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· The 29 th ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) opened in Singapore (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Foreign countries help Vietnam overcome floods’ consequences (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
Socio-economic Affairs
· The Central Business Arrangement Support Fund established (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Vietnamese enterprises in the integration period honoured (Nhan dan, page 5).
· Vietnam ’s economy on the threshold of a middle income country (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Start soon on Hanoi -Ha Dong urban railway (Ha Noi Moi, page 1).
· 1,500 billion VND worth of government bonds will be auctioned in October (Ha Noi Moi, page 4).
· MICE tourism: a “gold mine” is yet to be exploited (Ha Noi Moi, page 5).
· Construction will start on Vietnam ’s largest petrochemical complex on September 25 (Lao Dong, page 1; Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Rice exports exceeded 1.67 billion USD (Lao dong, page 3).
· Gold price goes up after petrol price (Lao dong, page 3).
· Price consumer index (PCI) in August rose 1.92 percent (Lao dong, Hanoi page).
· Seafood exports race to reach the 4.25 billion USD target (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· The Vietnam Encyclopedia Lexicography Institute set up (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Vietnam consumed over 56 out of 177 tonnes of gold in the world in the first half of the year (Saigon Giai phong, page 2).
· Stock bourses were in red, trading volumes were still high (Saigon Giai phong, page 2).
· Presenting cows to poor farmers (Saigon Giai phong, page 3).
· Investors are equal in hiring land (Thanh nien [Young People], No. 233, page 4). A draft on the revised Land Law continued drawing reporters’ attention at a press conference hosted by Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Tran The Ngoc Hom on August 19.
· About 1 billion USD poured into the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park (Dau tu [Investment], No. 100, page 2).
· Businesses are allowed to implement execution of civil verdicts (Dau tu, No. 100, page 3). An interview with Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong on the Ministry of Justice’s idea to draw public involvement in the execution of civil verdicts.
· FPT Telecom and PCCW Global will expand service networks in Vietnam (Dau tu, No. 100, page 3).
· Three weaknesses hindering investment flows into agriculture and rural areas. (Dau tu, No. 100, page 4).
· The RoK has become Vietnam ’s second largest bilateral donor and Vietnam is the largest official development assistance (ODA) recipient of the East Asian country (Dau tu, No. 100, page 4).
· IT and telecommunication enterprises’ overseas investment projects have yielded fruits (Dau tu, No. 100, page 9).
· Banks to strengthen internal resources to deal with difficulties (Thoi bao Ngan hang [Banking Times], No.100, page 4). Since early August, commercial banks cut down interest rates en mass but the monetary market is still stable and banks’ capital mobilisation is maintained. Economic experts said banks should focus on strengthening their internal resources to better deal with difficulties ahead.
· Special social policy for poor students: resource for the future (Thoi bao Ngan hang, No. 100, page 5).
· 20 years of implementing the Foreign Investment Law (1988-2008): impacts on Vietnam ’s economy (Thoi bao Ngan hang, No. 100, page 9). Since the Foreign Investment Law was issued, Vietnam has made great strides ahead in attracting foreign investment with the establishment of 154 industrial and export-processing zones, 10 economic and two hi-tech parks.
· The US will expand the monitoring mechanism on garment products imported from Vietnam until the end of 2009 (Dien dan Doanh nghiep [Business Forum], No. 67, page 1).
· Developing handicrafts and trade villages in new situation (Dien dan Doanh nghiep, No. 67, page 12). To boost investment in rural agriculture and develop handicrafts and trade villages, problems in infrastructure, site clearance, human resources and state management capacity need to be solved.
· Foreign direct investment (FDI) into agro-forestry (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 200, page 6). Small in capital commitment, weak in implementation.
International Affairs
· The US and Poland signed a missile defence agreement (Nhan dan, page 8).
· The UN Security Council is yet to approve a resolution on the Georgia crisis (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Cambodia and Thailand rearranged armies at disputed border areas (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Syria is ready for missile defence cooperation with Russia (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Continued tensions in the Russia-NATO relationship (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· Two bomb attacks in Algeria killed 11 people (Ha Noi Moi, page 8).
· French President affirmed to continue maintaining troops in Afghanistan (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Presidential election in the US : Obama and McCain are to announce candidate partners (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· Former Chairman of Chinese Communist Party Hua Guofeng passes away (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).
· The DPRK supports the organisation of motor races through demilitarised zones (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).-Enditem
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