>Government members answer NA deputies' queries
>
> The National Assembly continued hearing explanations of the State
>Bank of Vietnam's governor, Le Duc Thuy, Trade Minister Vu Khoan and Minister
>of Communications and Transport Le Ngoc Hoan to queries raised by the NA
>deputies at the plenary meeting.
>
> The meeting was chaired by NA Chairman Nong Duc Manh on November
>29, the 13th working day of the NA on-going session.
>
> State Bank Governor Thuy gave explanations to the issues relating
>to situation and measures to guarantee bank loans of credit institutions,
>particularly the settlement of mortgaged assets at banks in order to take back
>the loans; specific policy on credit with the aim of encouraging businesses to
>borrow money to expand production and diversify their products and procedures
>for mortgage-free loans to farmers.
>
> He also explained other issues concerning the operation of joint
>stock commercial banks; solutions to ensure a sound and stable operation of
>these banks and measures to control the circulation of forged money and
>whether or not to support victims of forged money, particularly farmers.
>
> The State Bank governor also explains queries raised by 17
>deputies from 17 provinces, in the hall.
>
> Minister of Trade Vu Khoan answered deputies' queries on export
>activities this year, the reason, difficulties and solutions to the
>outstanding problems in the coming time; the current import of Chinese
>motorbikes and the government's policy on this issue and the quota allocation
>of textile and garment products.
>
> Minister Khoan also answered questions raised by 16 deputies from
>14 provinces at the hall.
>
> Minister of Communications and Transport Le Ngoc Hoan gave
>explanations on the production and use motorised carrier and the ministry's
>guidelines on this mean of transport; the reason why the street lights on the
>whole stretch of Highway No 5 are yet to be lit up; traffic accidents; reason
>and solutions; the use of fake driving licenses and measures to deal with the
>problem and the measures to check safety of motorcycles.
>
> He also explained the traffic jams in big cities, particularly in
>Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the reason and solutions; the negative behaviour
>of bridge and road tolls collecting stations and solutions to the problem;
>measures to settle obstacles in compensating land clearance for the
>construction of the Highway No 1A; the discrepancy between the function and
>tasks to settle administrative violation of road traffic inspectors to the
>overloaded transport means of goods and measures to improve quality of the
>means of road transport.
>
> Minister Hoan also answered the deputies' questions on the reason
>of slow construction progress of Ho Chi Minh trail in Kon Tum part; the toll
>collection for newly upgraded roads and the charge collection through petrol
>and oil; the quantity of goods transport and the investment for the means of
>transport at present and the setting up of a communications strategy
>nationwide.
>
> Mr Hoan answered questions raised at the plenary meeting by 12
>deputies from 12 provinces and cities.
>
> The plenary meeting was broadcast live on the Vietnam Television
>and Radio the Voice of Vietnam.
>
> The NA is continuing hearing explanations of government members to
>queries by NA deputies.
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> Flash flood, land erosion in Dac Lac, Quang Ngai
>
> A flash flood hit Buon commune, Krong Din village, Ma Drac
>district in Dac Lac province on November 25, sweeping away a house and
>seriously damaging 12 others. Local authorities are taking measures to
>overcome the flood aftermath, so as to soon stabilise normal lives and
>production.
>
> Torrential rains in Quang Ngai central province have attributed to
>the rapid rise of the water level in Tra Khuc river, causing serious land
>erosion in areas by the river banks. In Tinh Long village, Son Tinh district,
>the flood water has eroded an area with 500 metres in length and 15-20 metres
>in width, destroying all the road by the river bank, washing away three houses
>and threatening 350 others. The provincial authorities are evacuating the
>households in the danger areas to safe areas and repair roads to soon bring
>the locals� lives back to normal.
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> Efforts to overcome flood aftermath
>
> Flooded areas are continuing to fight the consequences of the
>disaster.
>
> Tra My district�s Centre for Trade and Services in Quang Nam
>central province has spent VND 215 million buying 77 tonnes of iodised salt;
>21,000 litres of petrol; 10 tonnes of rice and other necessities to ensure
>meeting the consumption demand of people in mountainous and remote villages in
>the flood and storm season.
>
> In order to quickly develop animal husbandry in flood-hit areas,
>the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked animal breeding
>centres to do their best to meet the demand in animal breeds for the people in
>these areas. The ministry�s Department for Veterinary has also asked its
>branches in these localities to speed up the work of preventing and
>inoculating against diseases, thus minimising losses of cattle and poultry.
>
> Prolonged and big flooding has contributed to the rapid widespread
>of medium-sized yellow snails. Can Tho province�s Department for Insecticide
>has provided VND 80 million and 10,000 leaflets on measures to fight the
>snails to local farmers. As soon as the water recedes, districts in the
>province have launched campaigns to kill medium-sized yellow snails. Everyday,
>each district kills tens of tonnes of medium-sized yellow snails and their
>eggs. Thanh An village in Thot Not province has set up a record when they
>killed about eight tonnes of medium-sized yellow snails and their eggs in
>only one day.
>
> Vinh Long province has distributed VND 740 million provided by the
>government to its seven districts and towns to help evacuated locals in
>heavily flooded areas.
>
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> Vietnam achieves positive economic growth, says ADB
>
> Vietnamese economy has achieved a positive growth this year,
>according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released on
>November 29 in Hanoi.
>
> According to the report, the Vietnamese economy has started
>showing signs of strong recovery after two years of slippery performance.
>Gross domestic products (GDP) growth is expected to reached 6.1% for 2000 and
>6.4% in 2001 while industrial production has reached 9.7% this year and will
>reach 9.6% in 2001. Services for 2000 is 4.4% growth while that in 2001 will
>be 4.9%. Export growth is expected to reach 12.9% this year and will be 13.1%
>in 2001.
>
> The ADB report said Vietnam�s targeted GDP growth of 7% to 9% in
>the coming years is reachable, saying it recognised achievements of Vietnam in
>fighting hunger and poverty in the last decade.
>
> The World Bank, the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and
>ADB held a press conference in Hanoi on November 29 to announce the release of
>a country report on Vietnam entering the 21st century prepared by donors for
>the millennium meeting of the Consultative Group to be held in Hanoi on
>December 14 and 15 this year. The report includes co-operation to help Vietnam
>succeed in its economic strategy for the 2001-2010 period.
>
> Representatives of from the World Bank, UNDP and ADB said at the
>press conference that Vietnam is able to achieve an annual DGP growth between
>7% and 9%. Vietnam needs to focus on six major development issues including
>the improvement of business environment, shifting of rural economy,
>strengthening human resource development, providing effective infrastructure
>services, improving the environment and improving government apparatus. Donors
>also pledge more co-operation with Vietnam.
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> Vietnam, China boost tourism co-operation
>
> Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Tourism Administration
>(VTA) Pham Tu yesterday held working sessions in Hanoi with his Chinese
>counterpart, Cunjiang, now on a visit to Vietnam.
>
> The two sides reviewed the situation of tourism co-operation
>between the two countries over the recent past and discussed measures to
>further promote bilateral co-operation in the coming period.
>
> Addressing the sessions, the VTA senior official said that Vietnam
>has always considered China as a key source of tourists. He further said that
>the number of Chinese tourists travelling to Vietnam increased to 480,000 in
>1999 from 17,000 in 1993 with an annual growth rate of 75%.
>
> The two sides agreed upon the signing of a memorandum of
>understanding on the management of tourism activities, particularly the
>organisation of tours to Vietnam for Chinese citizens. (VNA)
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> Vietnam-Australia malaria control programme reviewed
>
> The Ministry of Public Health yesterday reviewed the
>implementation of a Vietnam-Australia malaria control programme in the
>1995-2000 period.
>
> The US $13,170,919 programme has been conducted in Yen Bai, Nghe
>An, Quang Binh, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces, the Central Institute of
>Malariology, Entomology and Parasitology and its chapter in Quy Nhon of Khanh
>Hoa province, and the Hanoi Pharmaceutical College.
>
> The programme, to which Australia provided US $12,466,519 over the
>past five years, focused on community development, improvement of health care
>systems, malaria treatment and management of projects in the target provinces.
>
> It has helped reduce the rate of deaths from malaria and
>effectively control the spread of malaria in these localities, thus
>contributing to the malaria control and prevention nationwide. (VNA)
>
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> First seminar on Vietnam's Orient study held
>
> The first seminar on 'Vietnam's Orient Study' is being held in
>Hanoi until November 30 by the University of Social Science and Humanities.
>
> Participants at the seminar are professors, doctors of social
>science, representatives from the Japanese and Malaysian embassies in Vietnam,
>and students of concerned studies.
>
> The seminar aims to review and draw experiences from Vietnam's
>Orient study in the recent past and launch research projects by Vietnamese
>scholars on the subject.
>
> Participating scientists agreed that in order to develop Vietnam's
>Orient study and to narrow the gap between Orient study in Vietnam and the
>world, Vietnam has to speed up the training of young researchers, increase
>co-operation with research agencies in other regional countries, and set up
>Vietnam's Orient Study Association as a professional organisation for
>Vietnamese Orient study researchers. (VNA)
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