>
>Party leader reaffirms ties with Laos
>
>Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary Le Kha Phieu has assured
>Laos's National Assembly Chairman Samane Vignaketh of Vietnam's unceasing
>efforts to constantly develop its ties with its neighbour.
>Vietnam always attached importance to further consolidating and developing the
>Vietnam- Laos relations for the benefit of each nation and for peace,
>stability, co-operation and development in the region and the world, Mr Phieu
>said while receiving the Lao National Assembly Chairman in Hanoi on December
>26.
>
>Mr Phieu praised the result of the working sessions between the two National
>Assembly delegations, saying they were a positive contribution to developing
>the special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between the two
>countries.
>
>He also expressed his belief that the Lao people would continue with new and
>greater achievements in making Laos a peaceful, independent, democratic,
>united and prosperous country.
>
>Mr Samane Vignaketh, who is on a week-long visit to Vietnam, reaffirmed the
>Laos's National Assembly's resolve to persistently strengthen and develop the
>special friendship and multi-faceted co-operation between Laos and Vietnam.
>
>He said he believed that the Vietnamese people would continue to record new
>and bigger successes through renovation and their industrialisation and
>modernisation programme to create a wealthy people, a prosperous country and
>an equitable, democratic and civilised society. (VNA)
>
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>President Luong meets PM Zhu Rongji
>
>Vietnam highly appreciated China's experience in socio-economic development
>and thought it useful to its own national construction and renovation,
>President Tran Duc Luong told Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji in Beijing on
>December 26.
>President Luong, who is making a five-day official visit to China, also spoke
>highly of the Chinese government's effective help and co-operation with the
>Vietnam government in economic development, investment, trade and tourism.
>
>He believed the results from the comprehensive co-operation between Vietnam
>and China would continue to develop and in so doing meet the aspirations of
>the two Parties, governments and peoples, while promoting prosperity and
>happiness between the two countries and contributing to peace, stability and
>development in the region and the world.
>
>Prime Minister Zhu Rongji welcomed the outcome of the talks between President
>Jiang Zemin and President Tran Duc Luong, and their shared view about the
>important orientation for bilateral co-operation between the two countries in
>the 21st century.
>
>Prime Minister Zhu appreciated the joint effort of China and Vietnam to expand
>economic, commercial, tourism, scientific, technical, educational and
>training-co-operation.
>
>He said that he hoped this co-operation would be effectively expanded for the
>benefit of the two peoples. (VNA)
>
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>Vietnam, China to boost legislative co-operation
>
>
>
>President Tran Duc Luong (left) meets Chinese Chairman
>of the National People's Congress Li Peng.
>
>Both Vietnam and China hoped their legislative co-operation would be
>increasingly consolidated and expanded in many fields.
>The hope was expressed by visiting Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong and
>Chinese Chairman of the National People's Congress Li Peng during their
>meeting in Beijing on December 26.
>
>The two parties held that the development of bilateral legislative ties would
>contribute to boosting the friendship and co-operation between the two
>Parties, States and peoples and meeting the aspirations and interests of both
>peoples, for peace, stability, co-operation and development in the region and
>the world at large.
>
>President Tran Duc Luong expressed his delight at the fine development of the
>relationship between the two countries in general and between the two
>legislative bodies in particular. He said that such relationship has helped
>each country perfect its own legal system and build a rule of law of the
>people, by the people and for the people.
>
>President Luong also expressed his joy at the great achievements recorded by
>the Chinese people in their open-door reform and socialism construction which
>was imbued with Chinese characteristics. He said he hoped that the Chinese
>people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, would
>successfully build a prosperous country with an increasing role and position
>in the international arena.
>
>Chairman Li Peng, for his part, thanked President Luong for his fine
>sentiments toward China and its people. He welcomed positive steps of
>development in the China-Vietnam relations in the recent past, especially
>since the historic Beijing meeting between Chinese Party General Secretary
>Jiang Zemin and his Vietnamese counterpart Le Kha Phieu, who defined the
>guideline of "neighbour friendship, comprehensive co-operation, long-term
>stability and future-oriented thinking".
>
>Chairman Li highly valued socio-economic achievements gained by the Vietnamese
>people in the renovation process and national construction. He said he
>believed that the current visit by President Luong would create a new motive
>force for the ever-lasting co-operation between the Parties, States and
>peoples of China and Vietnam.
>
>Prior to the meeting, President Tran Duc Luong and his entourage laid a wreath
>to the Monument of People's Heroes at the Tienanmen Square in Beijing.
>
>In the afternoon of the same day, President Luong visited the Di Jin Xiu
>Company which specialises in growing plants in suburban areas, historical and
>cultural sites in Beijing, and called at the Vietnamese Embassy in China.
>
>In the evening, President Luong granted an interview to China's Central
>Television, speaking about Vietnam's socio-economic development in the
>renovation process, relations between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries, and
>Vietnam's and China's goals in developing peace in Asia. (VNA)
>
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>Vietnam ready to share experience with Laos, says PM
>
>
>
>PM Phan Van Khai (right) and Lao NA Chairman Samane Vignaketh.
>
>Vietnam is ready to share its experience with Laos and promote the
>comprehensive co-operation between the two Parties and peoples, Prime Minister
>Phan Van Khai has affirmed.
>
>The prime minister was speaking while receiving a high-ranking delegation of
>the Lao National Assembly led by Chairman Samane Vignaketh in Hanoi on
>December 26. He welcomed the delegation's visit and conveyed his best regards
>to President Khamtay Siphandone and Prime Minister Sisavath Keobounphanh.
>
>Mr Khai also informed his guests of Vietnam's socio-economic achievements, the
>Vietnamese Party's policy to promote national solidarity, the country's hunger
>eradication and poverty reduction programme and infrastructure projects.
>
>He spoke of the State subsidies for 2,000 disadvantaged and poor communes
>throughout the country but reiterated that Vietnam was working to integrate
>with the regional and global economy, promote the people's purchasing capacity
>and the country's exports.
>
>National Assembly Chairman Simane Vignaketh briefed his host about the result
>of his talks with National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh and the
>delegation's tours of the northern mountainous provinces of Tuyen Quang, Ha
>Giang and Yen Bai. He said that through these tours, the Lao delegation had
>learned about Vietnam's experiences in implementing the Party's Resolution for
>hunger eradication and poverty reduction, promoting solidarity among the
>people and developing the farm economy.
>
>He told the Vietnamese prime minister about Laos's socio-economic development
>this year and its development plan for next year. (VNA)
>
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>Vice president praises Kovalevskaia Fund
>
>Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh spoke highly of the Kovalevskaia Fund's help
>and support for Vietnam's women scientists, while receiving Directors of the
>US Kovalevskaia Fund Neal and Ann Koblitz in Hanoi on December 26.
>The vice president, who is also president of the Vietnam Kovalevskaia Prize
>Committee, emphacised Vietnam's concern for the training of female scientists
>and praised their contributions to the country's socio-economic development.
>
>She hoped the Kovalevskaia Fund would continue supporting Vietnam's scientists
>with scientific research.
>
>Mr and Mrs Koblitz expressed their happiness at the changes in Vietnam during
>the past decade.
>
>They said that together with the Kovalevskaia prizes, they would like to help
>the Vietnam Women's Museum build a showroom to display Vietnamese women's
>activities. (VNA)
>
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>Memorial site for State leader built
>
>A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a memorial site to State
>leader Nguyen Thi Dinh started in Luong Hoa commune, Giong Trom district, Ben
>Tre southern province on December 26.
>
>Ms Nguyen Thi Dinh is a general of the present time and a beloved daughter of
>Ben Tre province. In her revolutionary life of over 50 years she held many key
>positions of the Party and the State. She had fulfiled her tasks in any
>position and was awarded 'Heroine of the People's Armed Force' title.
>
>The construction is located in a three-hectare area with a capital of VND 3.5
>billion invested by the provincial Department of Culture and Information. The
>construction is expected to be completed by 2002.
>
>Attending the ceremony were former Deputy Health Minister Doan Thuy Ba and
>Colonel Ta Thi Kieu and other provincial leaders.
>
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>Hero titles conferred
>
>The State President has signed Decision 645 KT/CTN to confer 'People's Armed
>Forces Hero' title on 19 units and 'Labour Hero' title on one unit in
>recognition of their great achievements in the renovation process 1989-1999,
>contributing to building socialism and national defence.
>
>The People's Armed Forces Heroes are:
>
>1. Army Engineers Regiment No 72, the Army Engineers Command, Defence Ministry
>
>2. People and the people's armed forces of the Thi Hoa village, Ha Lang
>district, Cao Bang province
>
>3. Brigade No 675, Artillery Force, Defence Ministry
>
>4. Battalion No 1, Army Engineers Brigade No 229, the Army Engineers Force,
>Defence Ministry
>
>5. The regrouping team No 192, Thua Thien-Hue province's Military Command,
>Military Zone No 4, Defence Ministry
>
>6. Battalion No 27, Army Engineers Regiment No 293, the Army Engineers Force,
>Defence Ministry
>
>7. The workshop A7, Factory Z113, the General Department of National Defence
>Industry, Defence Ministry
>
>8. Factory Z133, the Department of Military Materials, the General Department
>of Techniques, Defence Ministry
>
>9. The Army Engineers Brigade No 28, the Air Defence and Air Forces, Defence
>Ministry
>
>10. Radar Station No 11, Regiment No 292, Division No 377, the Air Defence and
>Air Forces, Defence Ministry
>
>11. Border Guards Station No 272, Quang Nam province's Border Guards, Border
>Guards' Command, Defence Ministry
>
>12. Border Guards Station No 15, Quang Ninh province's Border Guards, Border
>Guards' Command, Defence Ministry
>
>13. Border Guards Station No 197, Dong Thap province's Border Guards, Border
>Guards' Command, Defence Ministry
>
>14. Group of Warehouses No 23, the General Department of Techniques, Military
>Zone No 3, Defence Ministry
>
>15. People's armed forces of Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province, Military
>Zone No 1, Defence Ministry
>
>16. Dan Ngoi (Fuse Bullet) designing office, the Weapon Designing Institute,
>General Department of National Defence Industry, Defence Ministry
>
>17. Reconnaissance Department, Border Guards' Command, Defence Ministry
>
>18. Secret and Code Office, Staff, Border Guards' Command, Defence Ministry
>
>19. Air Force Regiment 910, Fly Training and Air Force Technique School, Air
>Defence and Air Forces, Defence Ministry
>
>The 'Labour Hero' title was presented to Military Zone No 4 Co-operation
>Company, Defence Ministry.
>
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>Labour Confederation to organise millennium festival
>
>The Presidium of the Vietnam Labour Confederation will organise a grand
>festival at the Palace of Culture and Friendship on December 31 to welcome the
>new millennium.
>
>It is planned that an emulation movement among workers and officials
>nationwide will be launched at festival to welcome the ninth upcoming Party
>congress.
>
>The festival will continue with an art programme with the participation of art
>troupes from labour federations at different levels, including Hanoi, post
>office, oil and gas, banking, transport and communication and railway sectors.
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