Archive for November 7th, 2008

Hanoi (VNA) – Finance ministers of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum ended their two-day meeting in Trujillo, Peru on November 6 with a promise to coordinate their actions against negative impacts of the ongoing global financial crisis.In the joint statement issued after the meeting, the ministers said they had discussed extensively the turmoil [...]

Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) has announced the agreement it reached with Japan to strengthen cooperation in stabilising regional financial markets amid current global financial turmoil. RoK Finance Minister Kang Man-soo on November 6 met with two envoys from Japan – Toyoo Gyohten, head of the Institute for International Monetary Affairs, and [...]

Vientiane (VNA) – Government officials and business leaders from ASEAN countries and their partners – China , Japan and the Republic of Korea – are gathering in Vientiane , Laos to discuss ways of boosting cooperation among small and medium enterprises and increasing their competitiveness.During the three-day meeting, which began on November 4, measures to [...]

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia is to test its tsunami early warning system, which covers all parts of the country, on November 11, local media reported. All six tsunami early warning sirens in Bali will be sounded for one minute, Indonesia’s Antara news agency quoted the spokesman for the Denpasar Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) Sutrisno [...]

Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai government has declared a 90-day war against drugs nationwide and plans to prevent possible killings among suspected drug dealers. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has launched the anti-drugs campaign, which will be enforced from November 3 until January 31 next year, and has named Interior Minister Kowit Wattana as the chief [...]

Binh Dinh (VNA) – Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh is implementing an environmental sanitation project worth almost 58 million USD, with nearly 46 million USD coming from the ODA capital. The project, carried out from 2007 to 2014 , involves six components, including the construction of a drainage system, a [...]

A meeting between officials from Vietnam and Laos, focusing on army medical science opened in Hanoi on November 6. Prominent at the meeting were Deputy Minister of Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu, First Secretary of the Laos Embassy in Vietnam Van Dibua Thasavong, among numerous scientists, professors and doctors from Vietnam and Laos’ [...]

Vietnam will need some 48 billion USD for the construction of 20 highways with a total length of over 5,870km, according to a proposed scheme to develop the country’s highways network between now and 2020 and beyond, which have been scrutinised by the Government. At a seminar held in Hanoi on Nov. 6, Deputy [...]

HA NOI — The annual International Women’s Football Tournament – Coal-Minerals Cup will kick off next week in Quang Ninh Province, with four teams participating.
The Viet Nam national team, the current reigning champions, will not take part in the tournament to defend their title.
However, according to the organising board, the Coal and Minerals team, who [...]

HA NOI — Becamex Binh Duong will play against tough rivals in the International Binh Duong Television (BTV) Cup from November 27 to December 7.
Binh Duong were the V-League winners in 2007 and 2008. This tournament will prove a key test for the team before next years’ season begins.
Binh Duong signed a two-year contract with [...]