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PM highlights development strategy for 2011-2020

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has written an article about major contents of the draft socio-economic development strategy for 2011-2020 period as well as top priorities for 2011. The following is the full article.

Survey: VN tops list of 10 most optimistic nations

Vietnam tops the list of 10 most optimistic nations in the world, according to a survey conducted in late 2010 by the France-based BVA Institute.

Top Chinese official in talks on Spain's economic woes

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Spain's finance minister at the start of a visit focusing on economic issues, including the crisis in Spain, and business deals.

Unlicensed slaughterhouses: Waste, feces, feathers and filth

Follow as Nguoi Lao Dong reporters Long Giang and Ha Minh take you inside HCMC’s underground slaughterhouses.

Vietnam’s retail sales hit US$78 billion in 2010

Total retail sales of commodities and services surged by 24.5 percent year on year to roughly 78 billion USD in 2010.

Plastics industry needs long-term strategy

Although the fledgling plastics industry has recorded remarkable growth, it still faces many difficulties and it is essential to devise a long-term development strategy.

China box office rakes in record 1.5 billion dollars in 2010

China is estimated to have made a record 1.5 billion dollars in box office takings in 2010, as a growing number of well-off urbanites flock to the cinema.

Simpler residence deal for foreigners

Foreigners should enjoy simplified administrative procedures when it comes to obtaining residence permits from early April thanks to a new Government resolution.

Vietnam folk arts on display in southern province

An art exhibition featuring Vietnamese folklore paintings and antiques are on display in the Vinh Long Province as part of a series of activities to mark the upcoming Tet.

Snakes, crocodiles threaten flood-hit Australia town

Australian residents fled their homes as a major town was threatened by a worsening flood disaster which unleashed a plague of snakes and crocodiles.

The Hanoi world is flat

As makers roll out slim versions of Playstation, smart phones, TVs and everything state-of-the-art, Hanoi boasts many slim houses just less than 2m wide but towering sky-high.

Blood test for cancer gets US boost

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said it is partnering with US doctors to improve a blood test that could replace biopsies and transform the field of cancer treatment.

NA Standing Committee opens its 37th session in Hanoi

The National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 37 session in Hanoi on January 4 under the chairmanship of NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

PM orders crackdown on smuggling before Tet

The PM has stepped up the fight against trade fraud and smuggling which heats up during the lead up to Tet holiday.

2010's unemployment rate shows little change

The General Statistics Office has announced the unemployment rate among Vietnam’s workforce stood at 2.88 percent in 2010.

World's largest cave is big enough to fit a skyscraper

Vietnam's Son Doong cave is the largest in the world, with caverns big enough to fit an entire city street inside them.

VASEP forecast shortage of tra fish

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors predicts that tra fish exports in 2011 will be more stressful than 2010, the lack of input will become serious.

Natural disasters 'killed 295,000 in 2010'

The Haiti earthquake and floods in Pakistan and China helped make 2010 an exceptional year for natural disasters, killing 295,000 and costing $130 billion.

2011- a promising year for renewal

2011 is an important year for Vietnam as the 11th National Party Congress- the event of first magnitude in the year will open in Hanoi.

Afghan clowns raise laughs in war-torn Kabul

Two Afghan policemen stand paralysed by fear in front of a plastic cup. But this is not some farcical scene from the battle against the Taliban -- it is a sketch from a new clown show in Kabul.

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