News headlines 01 nov

VNA hailed for providing accurate and reliable news (28-01-2006) Party leader Nong Duc Manh (right) receives VNA General Director Le Quoc Trung. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Tuan HA NOI — The official Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) has been a source of crucial and reliable information, helping the Party and State decisively in boosting the country’s renewal and industrialisation process, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. General Secretary Manh made the statement at a reception for VNA’s delegation, led by its General Director Le Quoc Trung, on the occasion of celebrating Tet. Over the years, VNA had played an important role in guiding public opinion, particularly in countering propaganda and distortion of hostile forces aimed at weakening the great national unity and hampering the progress of the Vietnamese people, Manh said. Reminding the agency of its crucial role in the society, the Party leader asked VNA to co-ordinate with other mass media in the … [Read more...] about VNA hailed for providing accurate and reliable news

Việt Nam’s headline inflation rate increased by 1.69 per cent in the first quarter of this year, putting pressure on the new Government to curb the rate going forward. — Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s headline inflation rate increased by 1.69 per cent in the first quarter of this year, putting pressure on the new Government to curb the rate going forward, according to a quarterly report on macroeconomic growth. The report, conducted by a group of researchers from the Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR), was discussed during a launching ceremony in Hà Nội on Tuesday. The Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade supported the research. Việt Nam’s inflation rate hike in the first three months of 2016 was attributed to increasing fees for medical services and education, and the recovery of commodity and service prices in the world. New developments in the global economy, along with domestic changes, make it a … [Read more...] about VN’s headline inflation rises in first quarter

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

Việt Nam pulled out all the stops for media: foreign affairs spokesperson DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un leaves Hà Nội Achieving denuclearisation needs more time PM says hosting DPRK-US summit was big success for Việt Nam Reactions to the failed summit 00.30 AM Friday North Korea is seeking partial relief of sanctions from the United States, not in their entirety, in exchange for the dismantlement of its main nuclear facility and other actions, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho made the remark at an impromptu press conference at his hotel in Hanoi, hours after a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump failed to produce an agreement. VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh 11.00 PM In an unexpected move, the North Korean delegation announce they will hold a press conference in Hà Nội. 3.50 PM Airforce One is about to take off and President Donald Trump is heading home to Washington. Chairman Kim still has a few days in … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: NO AGREEMENT REACHED

Sang Fish 01 was the second of its kind to be built under a pilot programme to modernise Việt Nam’s offshore fishing fleet. — Photo Vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Ship Building Industry Corporation (SBIC) has promised to solve all issues raised by fishermen from Đà Nẵng and Quảng Ngãi pertaining to broken steel-hulled fishing boats, according to a corporation representative. Nguyễn Ngọc Sự, chairman of SBIC’s council, told VietnamPlus that the corporation was willing to accept boats returned by fishermen who suffered commercial losses. Lê Văn Sang, owner of a Sang Fish 01 boat, said the boat had not worked properly for the past six months ever since it broke down. He said the boat had problems about six out of every 10 fishing trips. Sang said he decided to return it to the manufacturer because he didn’t have enough money to pay for it to be repaired. Mai Thành Văn, from the central province of Quảng Ngãi, returned the Hoàng Anh 01 ship to the Nha Trang … [Read more...] about SBIC to accept returns of broken fishing boats

President Truong Tan Sang (second row, right) stands with leaders of the 19th APEC summit in Hawaii. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang HA NOI — Leaders from 21 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum issued a joint declaration on Nov. 13, following the APEC Leaders' Week Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to the "Honolulu Declaration - Toward a Seamless Regional Economy", APEC leaders pledged to take concrete steps towards a seamless regional economy through joint efforts in order to link regional economies and markets, aiming to bring benefits to all. The APEC leaders agreed to promote efforts for green growth, energy security, regulatory cooperation and other issues. They also committed to reducing tariffs for environmentally friendly commodities to below five per cent by the end of 2015. The joint declaration noted that free trade promotion is important for the global economic recovery process in the context of a public debt crises in … [Read more...] about APEC trade, investment push backed