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Australian parliament speaker begins Vietnam visit

The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Anna Burke , starts her three-day official visit to Vietnam on May 22 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

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Nutritious food sector has growth spurt
Despite the continued economic slowdown, nutrition industry saw robust growth in the last 12 months.

VN’s ties with Russia, Belarus to be deepened
PM Nguyen Tan Dung on May 18 arrived in Hanoi, concluding his visits to Russia and Belarus.

Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
VN's leaders on May 18 laid a wreath in tribute to Uncle Ho on the occasion of his 123rd birthday.

Vietnamese Health Minister visits France
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien paid a visit to France from May 16-18.

VN becomes leading smart phone producer
Vietnam is becoming a leading smart phone producer in the world, according to “Nihon Keizai” daily.

Hanoi pours more money into epidemic control
Hanoi decided to allocate 760,000 USD for the prevention of diseases on poultry and farm animals.

5 trillion VND mobilised from Gov’s bonds
Hanoi Stock Exchange sold 5 trillion VND worth of gov't bonds issued at an auction on May 13.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung begins Russia visit
PM Nguyen Tan Dung on May 12 began his four-day official visit to Russia.

NA deputies hear socio-economic performance

20/05/2013 | 21:26:00

Vietnam’s socio-economic performance in 2012 and the first four months of this year was high on the agenda at the National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session that opened in Hanoi on May 20.

Addressing the opening session, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said although the socio-economic situation is moving in the right direction, it remains slow and fragile. It is forecast that Vietnam will still face challenges in socio-economic development while the global economic climate remains uncertain.

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Politics

Vietnam, Swaziland establish diplomatic relations
Vietnam and Swaziland on May 21 signed a Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the Head Office of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York .

World

Cocoa cultivation in ASEAN discussed
The 16th meeting of the National Focal Point for the ASEAN Cocoa Club (ACC) on ASEAN Cooperation and Joint Approaches in Agriculture and Forest Products Promotion Scheme opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

Society

Education for disadvantaged children remains public concern
Disadvantaged children and their demands for education have drawn the attention of many delegates at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 21.

Business

	CPI drops again in both major cities
May’s consumer price index ( CPI ) has declined in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi , by 0.16 percent and 0.22 percent respectively from the levels of the previous month.

Culture-Sport

	Miss Ethnic Vietnam enters semi finals
Sixty contestants from 16 ethnic minority groups are competing at the 2013 Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant’s semi-final round held for the North, which opened in Hanoi on May 20.

Sci-Tech

	Experts urge new weather approach
Experts urged Vietnam to renew its weather forecasting technology in order to improve its effectiveness in predicting extreme weather phenomena, at a meeting held in the capital on May 21.

Health

	Bird flu, cattle epidemic put under control
Bird flu epidemic and diseases in farm animals including blue-ear and foot-and-mouth in pigs and cattle have been put under control in most localities nationwide during the last two weeks.

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