State Vice President visits Central Highland province
The Central Highland province of Kom Tum should pay more attention to human resources training to raise the number of female officials among ethnic minority group.

Vietnam’s biggest petrochemical project to get underway
The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in coordination with the Long Son Petrochemical Company Limited will break the ground on a southern petrochemical complex project in Petro-Long Son Industrial Park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on September 25.

Government aims to cut poverty rate to under 30 percent
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has written a draft report on new support policies for the poor to raise the effectiveness of Vietnam’s biggest poverty eradication programme, coded 135, between 2009-2015.

Preserving gong culture through club
Over the past days, ethnic minority people in Gia Nghia town, the central highlands province of Dak Nong welcomed the establishment of 8 first gong clubs of M’nong, Ede and Ma ethnic groups to preserve gong culture in the locality.

More private hospitals expected with new preferential tax
The Ministry of Health expects a boom in private and foreign-invested hospitals when a series of new preferential tax treatments are applied for healthcare-engaged businesses next year.

Vietnam asserts experience sharing with Timor Leste
Vietnam is willing to share experiences with Timor Leste in implementing the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) as it successfully deployed the project, said a senior diplomat.

Career website links RoK businesses and Vietnamese workers
The career website of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Hanoi has become a bridge linking businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese workers.

Vietnamese taekwondo artist wins first game in Beijing
Vietnamese taekwondo artist Tran Thi Ngoc Truc won an overwhelming victory 5-0 against Tona Theresa of Papua New Guinea at the 1/16 round in the women’s -49kg at the Beijing Olympic Games on August 20.

Miss Vietnam Beauty 2008 contestants to shine at Nam Hai
(CPV)- Vietnam's most gorgeous young women will strut their stuff at Vietnam's most gorgeous new resort from Aug. 21-31 when the Vietnam Beauty Contest 2008 showcases the bold and the beautiful at the Nam Hai resort, Central Vietnam province of Quang Nam.

SE Asian nations conduct naval exercise with US
Navies from six Southeast Asian countries, together with the United States Navy, are taking part in an annual exercise code-named Seacat.

The human development index – going beyond income
CPV- Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the human development index (HDI) which looks beyond GDP to a broader definition of well-being. The HDI provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and enrolment at the primary, secondary and tertiary level) and having a decent standard of living (measured by purchasing power parity, PPP income).

BIDV awarded for foreign exchange services
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has been once again selected as Vietnam ’s best supplier of foreign exchange services in 2008 by Hong Kong ’s Asiamoney magazine.