HA NOI — Taking care of those who have contributed to the country's development is the responsibility of the whole society.
President Nguyen Minh Triet made the statement during his meeting in Ha Noi yesterday with people from Binh Duong Province who had devoted their lives to the country's revolutionary cause.
The State leader yesterday also visited Professor Vu Khieu, a renowned Vietnamese cultural expert who is still working on his three-volume Van hien Thang Long (Thang Long Culture), on the occasion of his 95th birthday.
He also attended a ceremony awarding late chairman of the Presidential Office Nguyen Viet Dung with the Ho Chi Minh Order for his contribution to the country.
Nation to host regional parliamentarians next week
HA NOI — Nearly 360 parliamentarians from regional countries will participate in the 31st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Association (AIPA) General Assembly to be held in Ha Noi next week.
The five-day event, which Viet Nam will host for the first time, is expected to further strengthen solidarity and co-operation among ASEAN members and between the region and its partners. Increased parliamentary co-operation would help the regional countries successfully develop an ASEAN Community by 2015, head of AIPA-31 organising committee Nguyen Van Son told reporters at a press conference yesterday.
The AIPA-31, starting next Monday, will discuss a wide range of issues including economic co-operation, climate change, human resources, and energy. The role of women in recovering post-crisis era economies would also be discussed during the meetings.
Separate dialogues will take place between ASEAN members and their observers next week. The seven observers include Australia, Canada, China, European Parliament, Japan, South Korea and Russia.
VN pushes for investment co-operation with China
BEIJING — A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc paid a working visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) from last Sunday until today.
Officials discussed the development of micro-economies and the effects the global financial crisis had on their respective economies. They also discussed investment promotion and development plans in western China.
During their visit, the Vietnamese delegation held talks with NDRC's deputy head Zhang Xiaoqiang and visited companies in Gansu Province.
China is the 15th largest investor in Viet Nam out of 91 countries and territories. It has 743 projects in the country worth US$3.17 billion.
Meanwhile, Viet Nam has six investment projects in China worth $9.7 million, mostly in the service sector. — VNS
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