Press Highlights OCt.14

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Hanoi (VNA) - Current events
· Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pays an official visit to
Australia (All dailies, page 1). Vietnam and Australia agreed to

Northwest pushes for more investment

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Lao Cai (VNA) - A forum to promote investment in the northwest was
considered a roaring success as agreements were reached regarding 19

Greek President attends business forum

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Hanoi (VNA) - Greek President Karolos Papoulias attended the
Vietnam-Greece Business Forum in Hanoi on Oct. 14 as part of his week-long visit to Vietnam .

WB helps improve inland waterway transport

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Hanoi (VNA) - A World Bank-funded project to develop transport systems in the Red River Delta is expected to help improve the inland waterway transport system in northern Vietnam .

Stock indexes continue downward trend

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Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese stock market experienced losses during the Oct. 13 trading session as the majority of shares continued to fall in value.

Viettel expands market into Laos

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Hanoi (VNA) - The army-run telecommunication company Viettel has
officially established operations in Laos through the Star Telecom Company.

Each foreigner allowed to own one apartment

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Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Construction said it has worked to ensure each eligible foreigner is permitted to own only one apartment in Vietnam as from January 1, 2009.

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