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  • Target on ODA disbursement ‘is within reach

    Viet Nam is on track to fulfil its target of attracting US$32-34 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA) and preferential loans during the 2011-15 period.-- File ...

  • Ca Mau sinking with water table

    Southernmost Ca Mau Province is in danger of sinking below sea level in the next few decades due to over-exploitation of underground water if something isn't done urgently.-- File ...

  • President set for China visit

    President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State-level visit to China from June 19-21 at the invitation of its President, Xi Jinping. On this occasion, President Sang granted an exclusive interview to Chinese journalists based in Ha Noi on a range of issues, from the future prospects of the two nations' relations, to economic and trade potentials, as well as the way to deal with and address sea ...

  • Party leader sends off VN diplomats

    Party leader sends off VN diplomats HA NOI (VNS)-- General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday met and congratulated Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals before they embark on journeys to start their work overseas for the new 2013-16 term. Trong told Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals to be well aware of the responsibilities and functions of Vietnamese representative offices ...

  • FTAs offer business opportunities

    by Van Dat HCM CITY -- Small- and medium-sized enterprises should learn how to take advantage of new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that will take effect within the near future, ministry officials have urged. Vuong Duc Anh, a high-ranking official with the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Import-Export Department, said that SMEs were often not aware of the benefits of trade agreements with ...

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Jeepers Creepers

Despite the snicker-inducing silliness of its titlewhich is taken from Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren's '30s-era tune for plot-related reasons that are notably strainedVictor Salva's Jeepers Creepers is actually a grimly effective horror movie ... for the first half hour. The set-up, which involves a brother and sister terrorized on their drive home from college for spring break, is simple ... ...

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  • CPV delegation visits Ukraine

    CPV delegation visits Ukraine KIEV (VNS)-- A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) led by Politburo member Le Hong Anh is paying a working visit to Ukraine to boost the two countries' traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation. Le Hong Anh, who is also the permanent member of the Secretariat of the CPV yesterday held talks with Pyotr Simonenko, the ...

  • Draft law targets wastefulness

    Researchers at the Viet Nam Petroleum Institute. The National Assembly yesterday approved the revised law on Science and Technology, earmarking more funding for the development of the sector. Participants at the meeting also discussed the draft Law on Thift Practice and Wastefulness Prevention. -- VNA/VNS Photo Ha ...

  • Draft law tightens rules on abortions

    Draft law tightens rules on abortions HA NOI (VNS)-- Stricter regulations on abortion will be introduced to limit the number of procedures, protect women's health and maintain a balanced gender ratio at birth. Deputy director of the General Office for Population and Family Planning Nguyen Van Tan said strengthening regulations on abortion was an urgent issue as abortion in the country, ...

  • Closer links for Vietnamese abroad

    Closer links for Vietnamese abroad PARIS (VNS)-- The Vietnamese Government has introduced policies to provide better conditions for overseas Vietnamese communities to get involved in the country's political and economic events, Duong Chi Dung, Vietnamese ambassador to France said at a ministerial meeting on national communities living abroad in Paris on Monday. This is the first time ...

  • Vietnam China have huge potentials for cooperation Vietnamese President

    Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday."Vietnam and China are close neighboring countries. The two peoples ...

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