Below are some of the main stories published in the Vietnamese press.
Society: -- A British tourist died after falling into sea on Saturday when he and a group of friends were touring Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Nam.
— Body of a female newborn wrapped in a plastic bag was found at a landfill located in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8 on Saturday.
— Nearly 300 motorbikes were burnt to the ground after a fire hit a parking lot in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8 on Saturday.
— The second Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit held in Vietnam was a success in which the approval of Ho Chi Minh City Declaration was that confirms the solidarity between MRC members was the most important outcome, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a press conference on April 5 after the summit concluded.
Business:
— Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of nearly US$90 million with Malaysia in the first two months of 2014, according to the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in the host country.
— The State Bank of Vietnam planned to merge six or seven more banks, SBV governor Nguyen Van Binh said on Saturday. He added that the Global Petroleum Joint Stock Bank (GPBank) would be purchased by a foreign bank this year.
Politics:
— Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Saturday toured the northern midland province of Phu Tho to inspect the progress of socio-economic development and new-style rural area building programs in the locality (VNA).
— Prime Mister Nguyen Tan Dung on Saturday met separately with leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on the sidelines of the second Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Ho Chi Minh City (VNA).
To be updated…
Đăng ký: VietNam News
