Current events

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· Le Cong Dinh’s purposes and motive must be clarified. His name is
removed from the list of lawyers at the Ho Chi Minh City Bar (Saigon Giai phong,
page 3).

· The Ministry of Industry and Trade opposes ITC’s decision to
uphold anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese Tra and Basa fish (pangasius fish)
(Hanoi Moi, page 8).

· Romania and Vietnam see developing and sustainable relations
(Nhan dan, page 8). An interview with Romanian Foreign Minister Diaconescu.

· Vietnam wishes to further ties with Austria (Quan doi Nhan
dan, page 1). Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives the outgoing Austrian
Ambassador, Johannes Peterlik.

· Socio-economic Affairs

· All wholly stated-owned businesses to be transferred to joint stock
companies by July 1, 2010 (Saigon Giai phong, page 1).

· There are still opportunities to attract billion dollar projects
(Saigon Giai phong, page 1). An interview with Phan Huu Thang, Director of the
Foreign Investment Department.

· Three more cases positive to influenza A (H1N1) (Saigon Giai phong,
page 7). Vietnam coordinates with the US Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to research on H1N1 virus.

· Vietnamese tourism continues to be promoted on London taxi
(Saigon Giai phong, page 8).

· Vietnam Airlines is Airbus’s third largest customer at the Paris
Air Show (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).

· Hanoi sees record low GDP growth (Lao dong, page 3).

· ECMO surgery technique firstly applied in Vietnam (Lao dong,
page 2).

· Northern region: 390,000 households in remote areas to gain access
to electricity (Lao dong, page 3).

· ADB pledges to support private economic sector (Lao dong, page 3).
ADB Vice Chairman Xiao Zhao affirms at a meeting with State Bank of Vietnam
Governor Nguyen Van Giau.

· HSBC wants to own additional 8 percent of the Bao Viet Group’s
stake (Lao dong, page 3).

· Lilama signs a 55 million USD contract for the Nhon Trach
thermoelectric power plant (Lao dong, page 3).

· RoK artists want to perform in Vietnam (Lao dong, page 5).

· Labour export market: qualified workers in short supply (Lao dong,
Employment page). Despite many orders, labour export businesses said that they
have difficulties in recruiting workers that meet partners’ requirements.

· Origin registering for Vietnamese fruits exported to China : too
slow (Hanoi Moi, page 1).

· Vietnam wins five gold medals at the 2009 Southeast Asian
Junior Table Tennis Championship (Hanoi Moi, page 8).

· Vietnam Airlines makes a hire-purchase contract for six ATR72-500
planes (Nhan dan, page 7).

· Vietnam ’s “Dancing for Life” project receives MTV award
(Nhan dan, page 7).

· 33 investment projects licensed in Phu Quoc Island (Quan
doi Nhan dan, page 1).

· Vietnam ’s Tuong (Classical drama) applauded in France
(Quan doi Nhan dan, page 8).

· UPCoM opening: Towards a modern OTC market. (Dau tu [Investment],
No. 74, page 6). The opening of the UPCoM on June 24 is expected to curb the
free market and help build a modern OTC market.

· HCM City attracts retail groups (Dau tu, No. 74, page 12).
HCM City consumers’ adaptability to new products has drawn attention from
producers and retailers throughout the world.

· Seven “super projects” wait for investors (Dau tu, No. 74, page
13). The Vietnam Road Administration is calling for investment in seven “super
projects”, including inter-regional expressways and belt roads in Hanoi and
Ho Chi Minh City .

· Real estate market busy: Are sudden price hikes due to speculation?
(Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No. 148, page 5). As
the economy sees signs of recovery, investors turn to real estate, causing a
partial fever in the market.

· Four weaknesses of the financial control system (Thoi bao Kinh te
Viet Nam , No. 148, page 3). They include the lack of coordination among
authorised agencies in addressing financial issues and weaknesses in managing
foreign-invested financial companies and monitoring FDI flows.

· Ninh Thuan tourism’s breakthrough: Focusing on the Cham culture
(Thanh nien [Young People], No. 172, page 6).

· Export restructuring for sustainable development (Thoi bao Ngan
hang [Banking Times], No. 99, page 9).

· Vietnamese fruits “fly” to the US (Tuoi tre [Youth], No.
165, page 14). One month after Thanh long (dragon fruit) returned to the US
market, over 10 batches of Vietnamese dragon fruit have travelled to the US
by air.

International Affairs

· Cambodia wants to solve Preah Vihear Temple dispute by
international law (Saigon Giai phong, page 8).

· Thailand attempts to stabilise situation in southern region
(Nhan dan, page 4).

· Iran : the Guardian Council admits frauds in elections (Hanoi
Moi, page 8).

· Cambodia : Genocide Court on Ex-Khmer Rouge may announce
sentences on July 2 (Hanoi Moi, page 8).-Enditem