During the renewal (Doi Moi) process, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has implemented an open-door policy to actively integrate in the region and the world, in the spirit of befriending all countries in the international community. Therefore, every change in the world economy, positive and negative, all has certain impacts on the Vietnamese society.

Vietnam is elated at the prospect of becoming the World Trade Organisation (WTO). However, to achieve success after entering the world’s largest trade body, there will be no room for hesitation or subjectivism from policy makers, law-makers, scientists and particularly the business community.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice State President Truong My Hoa is attending the Global Summit of Woman (GSW) in Cairo, Egypt, from June 10-12. It is a chance for Vietnam to highlight Vietnam’s achievements and determination to implement the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the MDG for women in particular.

Renewing theoretical thinking plays a leading role in the Doi Moi (Renewal) process in Vietnam, which began in 1986. The Renewal process has since been carried out in two ways: from the grassroots level (at co-operatives and enterprises), and from the central level (Party resolutions and State decisions).

A press briefing was held in the city of Palo Alto in the US State of California on May 30 by the so-called “Vietnamese Democratic Movement” in an attempt to lobby for US congressional support for what they called “establishment of a pluralist and multi-party regime in Vietnam.”

The core of Ho Chi Minh Thought on great unity is unity within the Party for the great cause of national unity and international solidarity. Based on this spirit, he called on people to unite together to fight against common enemies. He said, “Nationalism is a great motive force”.

The positive results of Vietnam's co-operation with United Nations (UN) development agencies over the past nearly 30 years have proven the country's increasing status in the world's largest co-operative agency.

Vietnamese fishermen conduct their activities offshore with traditional experiences, accumulating over many generations. Each lesson of experience is a high price and sometimes costs the lives of those involved. For the fishing industry, each lesson costs fishermen’s lives.

Whether Vietnam will achieve successes or suffer failures when it joins the World Trade Organisation (WTO) depends on efforts from businesses. To engage in the large playing field, the State has supported enterprises with a great deal of policies including protection policies but enterprises remain weak bodies with certain shortcomings.

It is necessary to promote information about food hygiene and safety in communities, organise a system of food hygiene and safety control at food processing and business establishments, co-ordinate with the police, and intensify inspections of poor quality foodstuffs.