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New Year, New Cheer
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Nation's leaders wish all a happy new year
Nation's leaders wish all a happy new year
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday visited residents in Dong Anh and Phu Xuyen districts of Ha Noi.
New path towards a socialist-oriented market economy
New path towards a socialist-oriented market economy
After more than 20 years of pursuing the policy of doi moi (renewal), Viet Nam is adapting its economic growth model to better ensure fast but sustainable development in the years to come.
Politics & Laws
President pays Tet visit to workers in Dong Nai

President Truong Tan Sang visited workers at their enterprises and guesthouses in the southern province of Dong Nai today, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Economy
Agriculture
    Mekong Delta farmers revel in a bountiful Tet
    Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are preparing to enjoy a happy Tet (Lunar New Year), riding on bumper harvests and good farm produce prices.
    Life & Style
    Hue relics see numerous visitors during Tet
    Despite drizzle and cold weather, 31,000 visitors, including 7,200 foreigners, visited relics in the former imperial city of Hue during the first three days of the Lunar New Year (January 23-25).
    Miscellany
    Vietnamese crewmen come home from New Zealand
    Vietnamese crewmen come home from New Zealand
    Sixteen Vietnamese crewmen, who escaped from the blazing fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 of the Republic of Korea south of New Zealand on January 1, arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi this afternoon.
    Social Issues
    VN targets 90,000 guest workers in 2012
    The Overseas Labour Management Department has set a target of sending 90,000 workers abroad this year. According to the department, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in 2011, more than 88,000 Vietnamese workers were sent to work in nearly 40 countries and territories.
    Industries
      Japan's largest chemical producer invests in VN
      Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical Co will set up two companies specialising in manufacturing silicone-based materials for high-brightness LED lights, and refining rare earth minerals, with a total investment of 5 billion JPY (roughly US$64 million).  
      Environment
        HCM City still has only one waste-water treatment plant
        HCM City still has only one waste-water treatment plant
        Although state management of water resources has improved, it has still not reached an adequate level, according to HCM City officials.
        Sports
        Quoc steps down from national team
        Quoc steps down from national team
        Viet Nam will take part at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship in Thailand without key member Doan Kien Quoc, who has decided to make way for younger talent.
        Opinion
        Land conflict issues raise understandable queries
        Former National Assembly deputy and agricultural expert Professor Vo Tong Xuan talked to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about the need to amend the Land Law.
           
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