Budget overspending from 6.9 percent of GDP in 2009 which is estimated to drop 5 percent in 2010 still presents difficulties for the Government in managing this year’s State budget.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet's first visits to Belarus, Switzerland and Finland aimed to promote comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the three European countries, particularly in economics, trade and investment.

The Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently held a meeting with the Departments of Industry and Trade from 32 provinces to discuss measures to help farmers buy machinery, equipment and other materials for agricultural production and construction materials for building houses.

Located at the foot of the Alps, Switzerland is famous for producing sophisticated watches. Despite geographical distance, Vietnam and Switzerland have a close relationship and a historical link.

The first National Ethnic Minority Congress is an important political event, showing great national unity and national strength to achieve the goal of rich people living in a just, democratic and civilized society.

Victory over Fascism Day (May 9) is considered by many world historians as Great Victory Day, and a day of the triumph of good over evil, which bears eternal values of historic import.

Vietnamese exporters tend to care more about the quantity than the quality of agricultural products, thus making them less and less competitive in world markets.

Most press agencies have played a vanguard role in promoting the Party’s ideological work, as well as the Party’s orientations and the State’s policies and laws.

Our forefathers achieved many brilliant feats of arms and left many landmarks in each period of Vietnam’s thousand-year long history.  

Journalists should put the national interests first and report events for the benefit of  the people, national renovation and development.