Algeria Cam
American Embassy Hanoi - Bilateral Trade Agreement Membership in Free Trade Agreements: In July 1995,Vietnam became a member of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) andsubsequently, a member of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). As part of AFTA, ASEAN members (includingBrunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,and Cambodia) are committed to making this region a competitive tradingarea. Under the harmonization processcalled CEPT -- the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme --intra-regional tariffs, especially for manufactured goods, would be reduced toa level of between zero to five percent by year 2003. Vietnam has been granted an extension until 2006 to comply withthis requirement. ... [Read More]
J) Europe and Central Asia Primary intervention starts at the pre-school level, extends to apprenticeship institutions and includes out-of-school youth programs. Special emphasis is placed on multipliers. Each of Austria’s nine states maintains pertinent addiction prevention units, which, inter alia, use the Internet as a venue. The national government and local authorities routinely sponsor “educational campaigns” inside and outside school fora, e.g. Mass media campaigns. Overall, youths in danger of addiction have become a prime target of new treatment and care policies. ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific Background Notes: Vietnam, October 1998 Released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsU.S. Department of StateOfficial Name: Socialist Republic of VietnamPROFILEGeographyArea: 329,560 sq. km. (127,243 sq. mi.); larger than Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina combined.Cities (1994): Capital--Hanoi (3.5 million); Other cities--Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) (5 million); Haiphong (1.5 million).Terrain: Varies from mountainous to coastal delta.Climate: tropical monsoon.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Vietnamese (sing. and pl.).Population (1997): 77 million.Annual growth rate (1997): 1.9%.Ethnic groups: Vietnamese (85-90%), Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups.Religions: Buddhism, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (Predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), animism, Islam.Languages: Vietnamese, English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese and Khmer, mountain area languages.Literacy: 88%.Health: Birth rate- ... [Read More]
Local Holidays (International) - Complete List Local Holidays (International)APIANew Year's Day Monday, 3 JanGood Friday Friday, 25 MarEaster Monday, 28 MarAnzac Day Monday, 25 AprMother's of Samoa Day Monday, 9 MaySamoan Independence Day Wednesday, 1 JunSamoan ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Local Holidays (International) Faso1111111111111111New Year's Day11111111111111111111Tabaski/Ide Al Adha11111111111111111111International Women's Day11111111111111111111Easter Monday11111111111111111111Labor Day11111111111111111111Ascension Day11111111111111111111Mouloud11111111111111111111Independence Day11111111111111111111Assumption Day11111 [Read More]
Translated Documents NATO cÅ©ng đã thà nh láºp Lá»±c lượng Phản ứng NATO (NRF).Dá»± kiến đủ năng lá»±c hoạt động và o tháng 10/2004, NRF là má»™t lá»±c lượng há»—n hợpgồm 21.000 ngưá»i có nhiệm vụ tiêu diệt kẻ thù, vượt trá»™i vá» mặt kỹ thuáºt đểtrấn áp bất kỳ mối Ä‘e dá»a nà o và sẵn sà ng triển khai trong thá»i gian ngắn (từ 5đến 30 ngà y). NRF là má»™t công cụ tạo nên khả năng đặc thù và hiệu quả cá»§a NATOnhằm đáp ứng tất cả các nhiệm vụ cá»§a Liên minh và các nước đồng minh cam kếtđóng góp lá»±c lượng theo luân phiên 6 tháng. ... [Read More]
Translated Documents Lá»i nói đầu NATO vẫn là liên minh chá»§ chốt cá»§a chúng ta NATO: Liên minh Ä‘ang chuyển đổi Vai trò cá»§a NATO trong bảo vệ an ninh ở khu vá»±c Äại Trung Äông Thá»i Ä‘iển quan trá»ng đối vá»›i mục Ä‘Ãch và cam kết Äối tác vì hòa bình: Lá»™ trình cho má»™t ká»· nguyên má»›i Äá» xuất đổi má»›i quan hệ đối tác Äại Tây Dương [Read More]
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