Party leader visits northern Hai Phong port city
Hai Phong should maintain a high sustainable growth and prove its role as an economic engine in the north and an important international exchange gate, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.

Seafood exports rise almost 18 percent this year
Vietnam exported 2.34 billion USD worth of seafood products in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 17.7 percent over the same period last year, according to a report from the General Statistic Office.

National efforts to reduce Agent Orange victims’ pains
Localities, organisations and individuals nationwide these days are raising funds and carrying out various charitable activities towards the Day for Agent Orange victims (August 10) with the aim to help reduce the victims’ daily sufferings.

Building business culture in Vietnam at present
A seminar on building business culture in Vietnam at present will take place in Hanoi on August 8th.

Minister of Information and Telecommunication has an online dialogue
On August 6th, Minister of Information and Telecommunications Le Doan Hop answered 95 online questions on development strategy on information and telecommunications of investors and people nationwide.

Vietnam supports Iraq’s efforts for reconciliation
Vietnam firmly supports the Iraqi Government and people in their endeavor to promote their cause of reconciliation, stabilisation and reconstruction, said the country’s representative to the UN Security Council.

The cheerful athletic Games of Vietnamese students in the RoK
Almost 500 Vietnamese students studying in 33 universities and research centers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) have gathered in Inha Univeristy (Incheon City) to cheer and join in the final round of the first Vietnamese Student Athletic Games (July 5th-6th).

Vietnamese athletes ready to take on Olympics
Though the Vietnamese sports delegation has not set a goal for the number of medals the nation will take home at the Beijing Olympics 2008, which begins on August 8, athletes have still outlined their own goals for the events.

3.5 million tourists visit Ba Ria – Vung Tau in first six months
(CPV)- The Ba Ria – Vung Tau tourism sector greeted more than 3.5 million tourists in the first six months this year, 63.15 percent of the yearly target and a 12.8 percent increase year on year, said the provincial tourism department.

Japan marks anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Tens of thousands bowed their heads at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic attack, as the city's mayor hit out at countries that refuse to abandon their bombs.

Export on the scene
One way to introduce the image of the country with the world effectively is to attract foreigners to come to Vietnam so they can see with their own eyes historic and cultural relics, landscapes, people and changes of the countries. Export on the scene brings a quite volume of foreign currency for the nation, contributing to improving overall payment balance, generating jobs for employees thanks to spending of international guests when they come to Vietnam.

World retailers find Vietnam attractive, says Italian daily
Italy’s leading business daily, Il Sole 24 Ore (literally meaning ‘the sun 24 hours’), has praised Vietnam as one of the most magnetic economies in the world and a leading destination for world retailing groups.