Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on November 5 decided to raise
the prime rate to 9 percent per annum after keeping it at 8 percent for almost a
year.

Hanoi (VNA)-
Current Events
· National Assembly’s eighth session on the 13 th working day:

Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam ’s writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan,
Director of the East-West Culture-Language Centre of Vietnam, has been pinned up

Hanoi (VNA) - China and Cambodia inked a total of 16 deals worth 6.4 billion
USD in numeours areas, ranging from infrastructure construction to energy

Dong Thap (VNA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided more than 216,000
USD this year to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people aged 10-29

Hanoi (VNA)- The German Youth Choir from Wernigerode will perform at Hanoi Youth
Theatre on Nov. 10-11 in celebration of “German year in Vietnam 2010”.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and French companies operating in the textile and
fashion industry are gathering at the “Ethics and Economic Forum on Textile and

HCM City (VNA)- Ho Chi Minh City expects to welcome 3.5 million foreign
visitors in 2011( up 11 percent over this year), and earn a revenue of 49,000

HCM City (VNA) -- The State-owned HCM City Eye Hospital has
unveiled a campaign to prevent blindness among children.

New York (VNA)- ASEAN will continue to seriously engage in dialogues with
other UN members and friendly organisations, including the Asian-African Legal