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by Thu Vân “Your pens are the sharp weapons in the cause of telling the truth…” Thus began a letter that President Ho Chi Minh wrote to intellectuals and journalists in the southern part of the country on May 25, 1947. He also said in the same letter that “journalists should act like brave soldiers in the revolution to gain back unity and independence for the country.” One cannot imagine loftier ideals for this profession. Today, the lofty ideals may remain, but there are times I feel these are gathering dust in the shelves of our memory as the profession goes through one existential crisis after another. More than seven decades after President Hồ Chí Minh wrote the famous letter, it is fair to say journalism has gone through many changes, all over the world. Today, the profession is wedded, one could even say welded, to technology and business, and this creates a host of challenges in terms of the profession succeeding in the market place, in capturing the readers’ or … [Read more...] about Some good news, some bad news, some hopeful news

APEC hails business advisory council’s efforts (15-11-2006) Chairman of the 14th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Nguyen Minh Triet delivers a speech at the APEC Business Advisory Council. — VNA/VNS Photo HA NOI — APEC highly values the active and efficient contributions of its business advisory council, said the chair of the 14th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Nguyen Minh Triet at the opening session of the council’s three-day meeting. In his speech at the 4th APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in Ha Noi yesterday, Triet told participants that on October 2 he received the ABAC report that included recommendations to the APEC economic leaders on the promotion of the Doha Round; stabilisation of the energy market; encouragement for transparent trade agreements; and promotion of trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation in the region. These recommendations would be carefully examined by the APEC economic leaders in their meeting, Triet … [Read more...] about APEC hails business advisory council’s efforts

PM addresses ‘Doing Business with Viet Nam’ (17-11-2006) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung makes the opening remarks at the Doing Business With Viet Nam 2006 Forum which was attended by more than 1,000 delegates yesterday. — VNA/VNS photo HA NOI — "The Vietnamese people, Government and business community always consider foreign investors to be an integral part of the nation’s economy," Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told delegates yesterday at the Doing Business With Viet Nam 2006 Forum at the National Convention Centre in Ha Noi. Viet Nam pursues a consistent policy of making friends with and being a reliable partner to all nations in a sincere spirit of equal co-operation, peace and mutual benefit and development, Dung added. The one-day forum, under the theme "Viet Nam as the Newest Member of the World Trade Organisation", was an important event within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders Week and was aimed at enhancing trade and investment … [Read more...] about PM addresses ‘Doing Business with Viet Nam’

President salutes business leaders at opening of summit (18-11-2006) President Nguyen Minh Triet addresses the opening ceremony of the APEC CEO Summit yesterday in Ha Noi. He assured open opportunities and full support of the Government for foreign investment in Viet Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo HA NOI — President Nguyen Minh Triet opened the APEC CEO Summit 2006 in Ha Noi yesterday, calling the presence of business leaders who are playing a central role in regional prosperity a great support for the 14th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) and for Viet Nam. More than 1,200 top regional executives gathered in the National Convention Centre to share experience, recommendations and proposals for strengthening economic co-operation within the Asia-Pacific region and between member economies and the rest of the world. The two-day business summit, under the theme, Towards One Community—Creating New Opportunities for Shared Development, has drawn … [Read more...] about President salutes business leaders at opening of summit

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (standing) speaks at the Việt Nam-New Zealand Business Forum. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News AUCKLAND — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called for enhanced co-operation between Việt Nam and New Zealand in fields of mutual interest, such as education training, organic agriculture, smart agriculture and infrastructure. He said this while addressing the Việt Nam-New Zealand Business Forum in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. The event, which was attended by more than 300 businesses and investors from the two countries, was held in the framework of the Vietnamese Prime Minister’s official visit to New Zealand from March 12-14 . Phúc told the audience that Việt Nam’s business environment had significantly improved in recent years as seen in assessments made by the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. He also cited the latest survey of the Japan External Trade Organisation in late February which showed that nearly 70 per cent of … [Read more...] about PM attends VN-New Zealand Business Forum

Head of the NA’s National Defence and Security Commission Võ Trọng Việt. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly passed an amended Law on National Defense on Friday morning. A highlight in the amended law is to level the playing field between civilian businesses and those that were set up by the army, many of which came under fire during recent years. “There have been calls by lawmakers to draw a clear line between national defence and economic objectives for those businesses,” said head of the NA’s National Defence and Security Commission Võ Trọng Việt. The Ministry of Defence is working on a process to restructure such businesses with a goal to reduce their number from 88 to 17. “Once the process is completed, there will be no business units that are entirely economic-driven under the defence ministry, and those remaining businesses will be subjected to the same regulations and policies as their civilian counterparts,” Việt said. The … [Read more...] about New law to scale down military-owned businesses