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Current Events
· Vietnam welcomes positive changes in Middle East (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Cooperation between Vietnam and other countries (Nhan dan, page 8).
· The Prime Minister requested publication of the Government instructions (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· Strengthening the Party’s leadership towards the youth-related tasks in the industrialisation and modernisation process (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· The Republic of Korea wants to cooperate with Vietnam in agricultural development, said Lee Sang-mu, Chairman of the RoK Special Committee for Agriculture, Fishery and Rural Areas (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Public criticises acts in violation of law committed by some Catholic priests and parishioners at 178 Nguyen Luong Bang street , Hanoi (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· PM asked economic groups and corporations balance goods supply and demand, especially for essential goods (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· The 11 th session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee: Equitisation of State-owned enterprises, tighten or loosen? (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· State President Nguyen Minh Triet extended condolences to Spanish King Joan Carlos and the people over the plane accident (Saigon Giai phong, page 12).
· Vietnam and Uzbekistan cooperate in oil and gas exploration (Saigon Giai phong, page 12).
Socio-economic Affairs
· Buddhist monks and nuns have contributed 87 billion VND for charity (Nhan dan, page 8).
· As many as 73 cases were tested positive to cholera (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Removing difficulties for businesses investing overseas (Nhan dan, page 2).
· Upholding the role of the Fatherland Front in mobilising overseas Vietnamese (Nhan dan, page 1).
· Nearly 4 billion USD for Vietnam ’s largest petrochemical plant (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· As much as 13.8 trillion VND were spent on buying rice for export (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 1).
· Working together for early warning of floods in Mekong river (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Vietnam will see a car boom by 2020 (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· HCM City to start several 10 billion USD projects in 2009 (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).
· Photos of Vietnamese disadvantaged children were displayed in Singapore (Saigon Giai phong, page 9).
· The Japanese Government provides more than 160,000 USD in support for education in northern Phu Tho province (Saigon Giai phong, page 9.
· VINASAT-1 will provide overseas services (Saigon Giai phong, page 3).
· Cement price is likely to increase twice in 2008 (Saigon Giai phong, page 6).
· Testing on domestically-made H5N1 vaccines gave good result (Lao dong, page 2).
· 64 million USD for secondary education development in disadvantaged areas (Lao dong, page 2).
· Small-sized Vietnamese banks face a risk of merging and buying back: Is the green light given? (Lao dong, Monetary page).
· VN-Index bounds back (Lao dong, Monetary page).
· Will the Vietnam ’s financial service market remain growth rate (Lao dong, Monetary page).
· Paradox in Vietnam ’s real estate market (Thoi bao Tai chinh Vietnam [Vietnam Financial Times], No. 100, page 3). While domestic investors postpone or slow down their projects, foreign investors inject more money in hi-end buildings, which is facing recession.
· Banks adopted foreign strategic partners: A chance to change their look (Thoi bao Tai chinh Vietnam , No. 100, page 10). The Southeast Asia Bank (SeABank) on August 21 announced French bank Societe Generale as its strategic partner. This is Societe Generale’s first investment in an Asian retail bank.
· Vinafood 2 built a catfish processing plant in southern Tra Vinh province (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 201, page 1).
· “Tra” catfish were “saved” (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam , No. 201, page 3. According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Luong Le Phuong, by mid-August, there were only about 90,000 tonnes of the fishes and fish weighed 1kg in stock. New markets such as Russia , the Middle East and some Asian countries have increased the import of Vietnam ’s “tra” and “basa” catfish. Processing plants have doubled their capacity and are expected to use up the material by the end of August.
· First negotiation on Vietnam-US bilateral investment agreement (BIT) is going to be held (Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam , No. 201, page 6). An interview with US Ambassador Michael W. Michalak.
· Gaps in environmental management (Tuoi tre [Youth], No. 228, page 3). Though having more environmental experts, applying advanced technology and pouring more investment in environment, Ho Chi Minh City ’s environment remains more polluted than it was 10 years ago, said Doctor Hoang Anh Tuan, deputy head of the municipal Union of Science and Technology Associations.
· Asian Zither Festival will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 1-4 after 8 years since its first organisation (Tuoi tre, No. 228, page 12).
· Prices in Ho Chi Minh City cooled down (Cong Thuong [Industry and Trade], No. 42, page 7). Prices of essential commodities, such as gas, fish, meat, vegetables and steel as well as services reduced after a long period of increase.
· One year after the issuance of the Finance Ministry’s Decision No. 27, only 13 out of 80 securities companies have transferred investors’ accounts to banks for management. According to the Decision, by this October, investors’ securities accounts shall all be managed by banks. (Tien phong [Vanguard], No. 234, page 5).
International Affairs
· US Presidential election: John Mc Cain suddenly passes his rival (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Around the conflict in Georgia (Nhan dan, page 8).
· Plane crash in Spain claimed 153 lives (Nhan dan and Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Pirates in Somalia ’s sea area seized Japanese and Iranian ships (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).
· Turmoil in Pakistani political arena (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 7).
· China mapped out an oil reserve strategy (Quan doi Nhan dan, page 7).
· Russia submitted a new draft on Georgia ’s issue to the UNSC (Saigon Giai phong, page 12).
· Russia threatened to cease relations with NATO (Lao dong, page 6).
· Bhutto’s husband: a potential candidate for Pakistani president (Lao dong, page 6).-Enditem
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