Hanoi (VNA) - Sweden has set to prioritise environment and climate change issues in
its 2009-13 cooperation with Vietnam, Swedish officials said at a seminar on

An Giang (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on An Giang to apply
scientific and technological advances to agricultural production to improve their
product values.

Hanoi (VNA) - Finland , the Netherlands and Switzerland will continue to
support the Trust Fund for Forests (TFF) in Vietnam during the 2009-2012 period.

Hanoi (VNA) - Five groups of commodities will be exempted from the special
consumption tax following a decision made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on
March 16.

HCM City (VNA/VNS) - The Drug Management Department and Ho Chi Minh City
Institute of Hygiene and Public Health are set to test personal care products made

Binh Duong (VNA) - The Kian Joo Canpack Vietnam Co, Ltd, a joint venture between
Malaysia and Japan , on March 13 put into operation a canned beverage factory

Hanoi (VNA) - Consumers have ignored bank enticements to take out personal loans of
up to 1 billion VND (57,188 USD).

Khanh Hoa (VNA) - The Vietnam Blind Association (VBA) will spend around 19 billion
VND on generating jobs for about 5,000 members this year, said its President Dao
Soat.

New York (VNA) - A Vietnamese representative to the UN Security Council has
welcomed the transfer of military and security responsibilities from the European

HCM City (VNA) - Cumbersome procedures and inconsistent regulations
are scaring away foreign direct investment (FDI) from the agricultural sector,
analysts warn.