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Gavel falls on Central Committee
Gavel falls on Central Committee
The fifth meeting of the Party's Central Committee completed its agenda after nine days' sitting in Ha Noi yesterday.
Forest lands stir controversy
Forest lands stir controversy
Land disputes between State forest enterprises and local people have turned sour in many localities nationwide, said director of the Consultancy on Development Institute Pham Quang Tu at a workshop in the capital yesterday.
Rising waters
Rising waters
Developing nations in the Asia-Pacific region must build up climate resiliency and shift towards lower-carbon pathways if they want to sustain hard-won human development gains attained over the past decades in the changing climate context.
Politics & Laws
Viet Nam opposes China fishing ban
Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi yesterday affirmed that Viet Nam opposes the Chinese Department of Fisheries' ban on fishing in the East Sea.
Economy
Chu Lai economic zone lures projects
Chu Lai economic zone lures projects
Seventy two projects worth US$1.7 billion have been licensed in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Nam.
Agriculture
    Coffee farmers urged to replace aging trees
    The Government should draft a plan to replant coffee trees and subsidise the costs to ensure the sustainable development of the coffee industry, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.
    Life & Style
    Films to ignite European Days
    Films to ignite European Days
    European cinema will shine out from local theatres to entertain movie buffs starting today in what will be the largest number screenings to date.
    Miscellany
    Bridge collapse kills two workers
    Two workers were killed on Monday as a bridge under construction suddenly collapsed in Dinh Tri Commune in northeastern Bac Giang City.
    Social Issues
    Alarm sounds over maternal mortality
    Alarm sounds over maternal mortality
    The maternal mortality rate in Viet Nam currently stands at 75 per 100,000 live births, over five times higher than that in developed countries, according to the HCM City Health Department.
    Industries
      Central region harnesses wind
      Central region harnesses wind
      Malaysian Timar Wind Solar Energy will invest US$800 million in developing the wind power industry of central Ninh Thuan Province, according to an agreement signed on Monday.
      Environment
        Lack of co-ordination keeps HCM City polluted: official
        Lack of co-ordination keeps HCM City polluted: official
        One year into a five-year programme to reduce environmental pollution in HCM City, very little improvement has been made, the city leader has admitted.
        Sports
        Athletes fail to land Olympic berths
        Athletes fail to land Olympic berths
        Every Vietnamese athlete in the third round of the Asian Grand Prix in Chonburi, Thailand, failed to qualify for the Olympics on Monday.
        Opinion
        Bank strategy targets priority for the poor
        Viet Nam Bank for Social Policy deputy general director Nguyen Van Ly spoke to the newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper about development strategies.


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