Hanoi (VNA) - Around 400 foreign and local tourist agencies are expected to gather
at the ASEAN tourism forum scheduled to open in Hanoi on Jan. 5.

Hanoi (VNA) - State President Nguyen Minh Triet on January 3 sent a message of
congratulations to Senior Geneal Than Shwe, Chairman of the Union of Myanmar's State

Hanoi (VNA) - The industry and trade sector should pioneer preventing the economic
slowdown, with focus placed on supporting businesses to step up production and

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam posted an economic growth rate of only 6.23 percent in
2008, 2.25 percent lower than that of the previous year and 0.77 percent lower

Hanoi (VNA) - The electricity sector has set a target of generating nearly 83.3
kWh in 2009, representing an increase of 12,5 percent from the previous year.

Hanoi (VNA)- International arrivals into Vietnam increased 0.6 percent year on
year to 4.3 million in 2008, reported the General Statistics Department.

Hanoi (VNA)- The National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) reported a production
output of 22.5 million tonnes of oil equivalent, including 15 million tonnes of

Hanoi (VNA) - Domestic heavy industry has expanded its market share, but remains
unable to gain a bigger share than its foreign counterparts two years after the

Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Milk Joint Stock Co (Hanoimilk) would make increasing
efforts to regain its share of the milk market despite lingering impacts from the

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set a target of 72
billion USD in exports for next year, a year-on-year increase of only 13 percent in