A number of Chinese experts presented their country’s World Trade Organisation (WTO)-related experiences in macro-economic policies, social security and environmental protection at a seminar that opened in Hanoi on September 24.
Chinese policy makers and scholars shared experiences with Viet Nam in such areas as growth model, farming, opening up service, finance and banking sectors, anti-dumping, law adjustment, and combination of economic development and environmental protection.
Vietnam officially became the 150th member of the WTO on January 11, 2007, after 11 years of negotiations. The country is considered Asia's best-performing economy after China.
The workshop, entitled “China in 5 Years after WTO Accession: Sharing Experiences with Vietnam,” was held by the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences.
People in Thanh Oai District, northern Ha Tay Province, are expected to get better access to health care service as a clinic was put into operation on September 24.
The facility was upgraded at a cost of 520 million VND donated by Len Aldis, Secretary General of the UK-Viet Nam Friendship Association and Dang Cao Thai, a Vietnamese residing in the UK.
In 2005, Aldis and other donors, helped to build a nursery school in Cu Khe Commune.
Some 100 members of Hanoi’s Viet Nam Xanh (Green Viet Nam) club began a campaign on Sept. 23 to promote the use of bicycles to reduce vehicle exhaust and traffic jams to mark World Carfree Day, September 22nd.
The club advises its members and community to walk and use bicycles to protect the environment through online forums and blogs.
Youngsters should be responsible towards the environment, Duc Truong, a club member, said.
(Source: VNA) | 
