•  Cuba imports more farm produce from US
   12/17/2004 -- 21:04(GMT+7)
Cuba's food import company (ALIMPORT) has signed contracts with six US companies to import over 10 million USD worth of farm produce, including frozen chicken, eggs, wheat, and cows for breeding.

 •  Cuba begins second phase of major military drill
   12/17/2004 -- 17:23(GMT+7)
Cuba on Thursday began the second phase of a major military exercise to prepare the country for a contingency where it is attacked by planes and missiles.

 •  Venezuela rejects US criticism of its close ties with Cuba
   12/17/2004 -- 17:22(GMT+7)
Venezuelan Ambassador to the US Bernardo Alvarez on Thursday rejected the US's criticism made the previous day of Venezuela's close ties with Cuba, against which the US has intensified its embargo.

 •  Cuba's economy rises three percent
   12/17/2004 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Cuba's gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 3 percent this year, although the country has faced prolonged drought and two consecutive storms.

 •  HCM City to build bio-tech centre with Cuba's assistance
   12/16/2004 -- 22:14(GMT+7)
With assistance from Cuban experts, Ho Chi Minh City will build a bio-technology centre to produce products for the healthcare, agriculture and other economic sectors in the city and country.

 •  Cuba, Venezuela announce alternative regional integration
   12/16/2004 -- 20:50(GMT+7)
Cuba and Venezuela voiced their support for a new regional integration model as an alternative to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), according to a joint statement from the two countries' leaders.

 •  US embargo against Cuba denounced
   12/15/2004 -- 16:21(GMT+7)
Hundreds of delegates from over 30 organisations of friendship and solidarity with Cuba, who gathered at a meeting in Chile, issued a declaration on Tuesday, affirming their solidarity with the Cuban people and condemned the US embargo of over 40 years against the island country.

 •  Venezuelan President visits Cuba
   12/15/2004 -- 11:36(GMT+7)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday evening arrived in Havana for a state visit to Cuba at the invitation of Fidel Castro, President of the State Council and also the Cuban Council of Ministers of Cuba.

 •  Economist named Vice President of Cuban Council of Ministers
   12/14/2004 -- 11:06(GMT+7)
Economist Otto Rivero Torres has been named Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, according to Granma, an official organ of the Communist Party of Cuba.

 •  Cuba’s biggest military exercises open
   12/14/2004 -- 11:05(GMT+7)
Cuban Minister of Defence Raul Castro on Monday ordered the start of military exercises entitled “Bastion 2004” and considered the biggest since 1986.

 •  Venezuelan President visits Cuba
   12/12/2004 -- 21:27(GMT+7)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will begin a visit to Cuba later Sunday at the invitation of President Fidel Castro, local newspapers quoted a press statement as saying.

 •  Cuban engineers supervise expressway construction
   12/12/2004 -- 20:55(GMT+7)
Engineers from a Cuban company, Quality Courier International (GCI), will take charge of the consultation and supervision of the construction of an expressway from Ho Chi Minh City to Trung Luong in the Mekong delta province of Tien Giang.

 •  Cuba reopens consular office in Panama
   12/08/2004 -- 11:35(GMT+7)
Cuba reopened its consular office in Panama on Monday after three months of cutting diplomatic relations, according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

 •  Honduras and Mexico express solidarity with Cuba
   12/07/2004 -- 11:18(GMT+7)
The Honduran Committee for Solidarity with People of Cuba (CHAPC) started a campaign on Monday to collect 30,000 signatures urging the Honduran government to change its policy towards Cuba.

 •  Cuba plans large-scale military drill
   12/05/2004 -- 21:37(GMT+7)
Gen. Raul Castro, Minister of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces, has described as strategic the "Bastion-2004" drill, which will involve millions of Cubans.

 •  Cuba, Bolivia strengthen cooperation
   12/02/2004 -- 10:21(GMT+7)
Bolivian Foreign Minister Juan Ignacio Siles said on Wednesday that his on-going visit to Cuba is aimed at strengthening bilateral trade relations and showing Bolivian support for Cuba, which is being undermined by the US embargo.

 •  Cuba provides assistance for low-income people
   11/29/2004 -- 11:57(GMT+7)
Cuban Deputy Domestic Trade Minister Maria Juana Hernandez Armas has said that 100,000 pregnant, disabled and old Cubans are being provided with food under a State-sponsored social welfare programme.

 •  EC hails improvement of Cuba-Spain ties
   11/27/2004 -- 21:40(GMT+7)
The European Commission hailed Cuba's resumption of official contact with the Spanish embassy in Havana on Thursday as a positive single signal for EU-Cuba dialogue, EC spokesman Antonia Mochan said on Friday.

 •  Cuba's Ho Chi Minh construction group celebrates anniversary
   11/27/2004 -- 21:39(GMT+7)
Cuban experts and workers of the Ho Chi Minh Construction Group which was set up to help Viet Nam carry out Cuba-funded projects, gathered at a ceremony in Havana on Friday to celebrate 30 years of the group's foundation.

 •  Malaysia, Cuba boost ties
   11/26/2004 -- 21:19(GMT+7)
Speaking on Thursday at a press conference after talks with Cuban President Fidel Castro, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is now on a visit to Cuba, said that relations between Malaysia and Cuba are developing well and Malaysia will provide further technical assistance for Cuba.

 •  Cuba, Spain resume formal contact
   11/26/2004 -- 12:49(GMT+7)
Cuba and Spain have restored formal contact with one another  17 months after the European Union imposed sanctions against Cuba, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said on Thursday.

 •  Malaysian Prime Minister visits Cuba
   11/25/2004 -- 17:13(GMT+7)
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday began a three-day official visit to Cuba at the invitation of President Fidel Castro.

 •  Cuba, China reaffirm their choice of socialism
   11/24/2004 -- 21:47(GMT+7)
Cuban President Fidel Castro on Tuesday again affirmed that socialism is the only hope for peace and the existence of humankind.

 •  DPR of Korea's senior military officer visits Cuba
   11/24/2004 -- 11:09(GMT+7)
A military delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea led by Vice Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army Kim Yong-chun paid an official visit to Cuba on Monday.

 •  China, Cuba sign cooperation agreements
   11/23/2004 -- 21:03(GMT+7)
Cuba and China have signed 16 cooperation agreements during the first day of the current Cuba visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

 •  Chinese-Cuban cooperation in biotechnology advances
   11/23/2004 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Chinese-Cuban cooperation in biotechnology has recorded a new advance after the conclusion in Havana of the clinical trials of a humanised monoclonal antibody created by Cuban scientists.

 •  China, Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations
   11/22/2004 -- 19:00(GMT+7)
Chinese President Hu Jintao started a two-day state visit to Cuba on Monday, a move expected to add new impulse to bilateral cooperation in economic, political and other fields.

 •  Costa Rica shows strong support for Cuba
   11/20/2004 -- 22:23(GMT+7)
Activities in support of Cuba took place throughout Costa Rica during the 14th summit of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries held in this country on Friday and Saturday.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba firm on socialist ideology
   11/19/2004 -- 11:43(GMT+7)
Senior political officials of Viet Nam and Cuba on Thursday reiterated their stance on building Socialist societies in their own countries as well as on cherishing their time-honoured friendship.

 •  EU urged to improve relationship with Cuba
   11/18/2004 -- 21:36(GMT+7)
More than 100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the world on Wednesday sent open letters to the European Union (EU) requesting the signing of an EU-Cuba cooperation agreement and the lifting of the punitive measures against the island country it ordered in June 2003.

 •  Cuban president appreciates Viet Nam's support
   11/18/2004 -- 18:48(GMT+7)
Speaking on television on Monday, Cuban President Fidel Castro said Viet Nam has always given timely support to Cuba.

 •  Cuba protests opening of Cuban democracy forum in Costa Rica
   11/18/2004 -- 14:16(GMT+7)
The Cuban Foreign Ministry has issued a statement protesting the planned opening of a so-called "international forum for democracy in Cuba" in Costa Rica.

 •  Cuban president calls US dollar-peso conversion great victory
   11/17/2004 -- 17:13(GMT+7)
Cuban President Fidel Castro,  in a televised address, on Monday, called his country's replacement of the US dollar with the convertible peso a great victory.

 •  British trade mission visits Cuba
   11/17/2004 -- 11:13(GMT+7)
A British trade and investment mission led by Colin Moynihan, Chairman of the UK-Cuba Initiative is on a visit to Cuba to seek the possibility of cooperation with the island country.

 •  President Luong calls on Cuban President
   11/16/2004 -- 08:51(GMT+7)
President Tran Duc Luong on Nov. 15 made a stopover at Havana, Cuba, on his way to Brazil, to call on Cuban President Fidel Castro.

 •  Malaysian Prime Minister to visit Cuba
   11/14/2004 -- 21:36(GMT+7)
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will pay a three-day official visit to Cuba from Nov. 24-26 at the invitation of Cuban President Fidel Castro, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's statement said.

 •  Uruguay to resume diplomatic ties with Cuba soon, says President
   11/11/2004 -- 17:00(GMT+7)
Uruguay's President-elect Tabare Vazquez on Wednesday said that Uruguay will restore diplomatic ties with Cuba as soon as possible.

 •  First ecological gas factory inaugurated in eastern Cuba
   11/11/2004 -- 11:24(GMT+7)
An LB-12 ecological gas factory has been inaugurated in the Hermanos Diaz Oil Refinery Industrial Zone in eastern Cuba early this week.

 •  Chinese leader visits Latin American countries
   11/10/2004 -- 21:36(GMT+7)
Chinese President Hu Jintao left Beijing on Wednesday afternoon for official visits to four Latin American countries of Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Cuba.

 •  Venezuelan president visits Cuba
   11/08/2004 -- 11:24(GMT+7)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last Saturday paid an official visit to Cuba and met with Cuban President Fidel Castro who is recovering from a fall on Oct. 20.

 •  Cuba rejects US accusations of human rights violations
   11/07/2004 -- 21:27(GMT+7)
Cuba has rejected recent US accusations of human rights violations and condemned Washington for its absolute disrespect of human rights due to the decades-long embargo against the island country.

 •  Viet Nam to sell rice and coffee to Cuba
   11/05/2004 -- 22:18(GMT+7)
The Viet Nam Northern Food Corporation (VINAFOOD 1) will ship 200,000 tonnes of rice and 6,000 tonnes of coffee to Cuba in 2005.

 •  American entrepreneurs criticise US embargo against Cuba
   11/04/2004 -- 20:33(GMT+7)
 Many entrepreneurs attending the ongoing 22nd Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV-2004) have condemned the US embargo against Cuba, Cuban newspapers reported on Wednesday.

 •  Cuba and Laos enhance friendship cooperation
   11/04/2004 -- 11:48(GMT+7)
Cuba and Laos reaffirmed their determination to enhance cooperation, friendship and solidarity between the two peoples and governments, said delegates to a seminar held in Cuba on Nov. 2.

 •  Uruguay, Cuba resume diplomatic ties
   11/04/2004 -- 11:36(GMT+7)
Uruguay has decided to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba, which was have been interrupted since 2002, under incumbent President Jorge Battle's order, said Jorge Proveto, Vice Chairman of the Uruguay Open Front Party (FA), on Tuesday.

 •  Vietnamese, Cuban businesses meet
   11/03/2004 -- 10:57(GMT+7)
Vietnamese and Cuban business people met at the first session of the Cuba-Viet Nam Business Council (CVBC) in Havana on Tuesday to seek opportunities for bilateral cooperation, investment and trade as well as work out an action plan for 2005.

 •  Viet Nam attends international trade fair in Cuba
   11/01/2004 -- 16:37(GMT+7)
More than 10 Vietnamese businesses are participating in an international trade fair, which opened in Havana, Cuba on Monday.

 •  Cuba, Belarus sign cooperation deal
   11/02/2004 -- 11:32(GMT+7)
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque and his Belorussian counterpart, Serguei Martynov, signed a protocol in Havana on Monday on political consultancy in order to boost cooperation and friendship between the two countries.

 •  Vietnamese embassy meets with Cuban educational officials
   10/31/2004 -- 21:20(GMT+7)
The Vietnamese embassy in Cuba held a cordial meeting with representatives of relevant Cuban ministries and agencies, universities, schools and institutions which are training Vietnamese students in Havana and Matanzas, on the occasion of the new 2004-05 school year. 

 •  Cuba, Brazil sign six cooperation deals
   10/31/2004 -- 20:58(GMT+7)
Cuba and Brazil on Friday signed six cooperation agreements after the end of the fourth conference of the two countries' joint working group on technical cooperation in Havana.

 •  Viet Nam voices strong opposition to US embargo against Cuba
   10/29/2004 -- 10:55(GMT+7)
Viet Nam vehemently protests the US economic embargo against Cuba that has lasted for nearly half  a century, describing the blockade as a serious violation of the United Nations Charter and the principles of internatioal law, free trade and navigation.

 •  Cuba targets 2 million international tourists this year
   10/29/2004 -- 10:52(GMT+7)
Addressing journalists in Havana on Thursday, Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said Cuba is reforming its tourism industry in order to welcome 2 million international tourists this year.

 •  UN General Assembly demands end to US embargo against Cuba
   10/29/2004 -- 10:51(GMT+7)
The 59th United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed a resolution demanding that the US end its embargo against Cuba with 179 votes for and four against.

 •  Many countries demand US end its embargo against Cuba
   10/28/2004 -- 20:23(GMT+7)
The international community has shown its support for Cuba's draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly demanding that the US end its embargo against the country.

 •  Cuban children benefit from UNICEF-funded project
   10/28/2004 -- 11:38(GMT+7)
Many Cuban children in the 0-17 age group, have benefited from a project on children’s rights funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

 •  It's urgent to lift embargo against Cuba
   10/27/2004 -- 22:25(GMT+7)

 •  Cuban parliament speaker condemns US embargo
   10/24/2004 -- 21:28(GMT+7)
Chairman of Cuba's National Assembly Ricardo Alarcon on Saturday blasted the US 42-year long embargo against Cuba as a genocide policy at a 10,000 people rally in Havana to condemn the sanctions.

 •  Cuba calls for support for resolution against US embargo
   10/22/2004 -- 21:38(GMT+7)
Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam, Jesus Aise Sotolongo held a press briefing in Ha Noi on Friday to introduce a draft resolution demanding the US end its economic embargo against Cuba, which has been submitted to the United Nations General Assembly.

 •  Viet Nam attends 4th Int'l Meeting of War Correspondents
   10/22/2004 -- 21:06(GMT+7)
Vietnamese war correspondents joined reporters, photographers, camera operators, writers, academics and historians from 14 countries worldwide at the 4th International Meeting of War Correspondents in Havana, Cuba, from Oct. 17-20.

 •  US requested to lift embargo on Cuba
   10/22/2004 -- 16:44(GMT+7)
Charles Casey, Chairman of the US Chemistry Association, has slammed the US’s economic, financial and trade embargo against Cuba

 •  Cuba helps Laos develop sports
   10/22/2004 -- 11:19(GMT+7)
Cuba is always ready to help Laos develop its sports, said president of the Cuban National Institute of Sports, Gymnastics and Entertainment (INDER) Humberto Rodriguez on Saturday.

 •  International journalists call for war prevention
   10/22/2004 -- 11:14(GMT+7)
Nearly 100 journalists from 14 countries gathering at the 4th World Meet for War Correspondents in Havana, Cuba on Thursday issued a statement calling for international efforts to prevent war.

 •  Cuba backs Latin American cohesion
   10/19/2004 -- 10:44(GMT+7)
 Cuba supports every initiative to boost regional cohesion, especially economic cohesion, Cuban Government Minister Ricardo Cabrisas told a meeting of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) held in Montevideo, Uruguay on Monday.

 •  Three European parliamentarians expelled from Cuba
   10/16/2004 -- 21:36(GMT+7)
Jorge Moragas, a legislator of the Spanish People’s Party, together with two Dutch parliamentarians and two European NGO representatives, have been expelled from Cuba, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

 •  Vietnamese journalists visit Cuba
   10/16/2004 -- 20:39(GMT+7)
A delegation of Nhan Dan (People) daily, headed by its Deputy Editor-in-Chief Thu Thanh, paid a working visit to Cuba from Oct. 5-15.

 •  Spain eager to see improvement in EU-Cuba relationship
   10/14/2004 -- 10:45(GMT+7)
The newly-appointed Spanish Ambassador to Cuba, Carlos Alonso Zaldivar, has criticised the European Union (EU)’s stance on Cuba, saying that Madrid will spare no efforts to restore its relationship with the Cuban Government.

 •  Cuba warns US of defeat if it invades country
   10/14/2004 -- 10:42(GMT+7)
Cuban legislature president Ricardo Alarcon on Wednesday warned that the US will suffer heavy losses and defamation if it invades his country.

 •  Algeria, Cuba sign cooperation agreements
   10/14/2004 -- 10:41(GMT+7)
 Algeria and Cuba on Tuesday signed two agreements on cooperation in trade and healthcare at their intergovernmental meeting in Algiers.

 •  UN praises Cuban fight against drugs
   10/13/2004 -- 11:28(GMT+7)
The United Nations Agency for Drugs and Crime Control praised Cuba's efforts to fight drug trafficking at its 15th meeting held in Mexico on Tuesday.

 •  Cuban people rally to protest US embargo
   10/10/2004 -- 21:16(GMT+7)
Over 120,000 Cuban people rallied in a meeting in Goantanamo to show their support for the Cuban revolutionary administration and to demand the US lift its 40- year long embargo against the island country.

 •  Cuban, Vietnamese newspapers strengthen relations
   10/08/2004 -- 16:44(GMT+7)
General Director Frank Aguero of  the Cuban Granmar newspaper spoke highly of Nhan Dan newpaper's development and its role in the national construction and defence of Viet Nam.

 •  Cuba steps up blood donation movement
   10/07/2004 -- 18:45(GMT+7)
Members of the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR), the largest public movement in Cuba, have actively taken part in blood-donation movements nationwide.

 •  Harelip children provided with free surgery
   10/05/2004 -- 16:44(GMT+7)
The Viet Nam Fund for Children Support from Oct. 3-9 coordinated with the Viet Nam-Cuba Hospital to provide free surgery for 120 harelip children in central Thanh Hoa and northern Vinh Phuc provinces.

 •  Cuba and Colombia boost bilateral cooperation
   10/05/2004 -- 11:32(GMT+7)
Colombia wants to boost trade and economic relations with Cuba, said Colombia's visiting First Foreign Deputy Minister Camilo Reyes during his talks with his Cuban counterpart Rafael Dausa.

 •  Cuba intensifies drug control
   10/05/2004 -- 11:31(GMT+7)
From January 2003 to July 2004, Cuban anti-drug authorities have seized more than 7.8 metric tonnes of drugs, of which about 5.8 tonnes were dropped from airplanes or smuggled boats into the country.

 •  Cuba, Russia raise voice against terrorism
   09/29/2004 -- 11:11(GMT+7)
Cuba and Russia on Wednesday unanimously condemned terrorism, reiterating the importance of the United Nations (UN) in fighting terrorism and solving other international matters.

 •  Cuba marks largest mass organisation's anniversary
   09/28/2004 -- 21:32(GMT+7)
Millions of Cuban people have participated in activities to mark the 44th founding anniversary of the Cuban Committee for the Defence of Revolution (CDR), the largest mass organisation in Cuba (Sept. 28).

 •  Spain, Cuba ties improved, says Spanish diplomat
   09/28/2004 -- 11:23(GMT+7)
The relationship between Cuba and Spain has been improved after a prolonged tension by Jose Maria Aznar’s Conservative Government, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said.

 •  Cuban President calls for further solidarity among Latin American nations
   09/27/2004 -- 11:33(GMT+7)
Cuban President Fidel Castro has called for further solidarity among Latin American nations to protect their economies against oppression and exploitation by world powers.

 •  China to boost ties with Cuba, says Chinese President
   09/26/2004 -- 21:36(GMT+7)
China has reaffirmed its consistent policy on consolidating ties with Cuba, and the policy will not alter regardless of changes in the international situation, said Chinese President Hu Jintao.

 •  Cuban Party official lauds Vietnamese women’s achievements
   09/25/2004 -- 21:33(GMT+7)
Fernando Remirez de Estenoz, member of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and Director of the CPC CC’s External Relations Commission, has praised the achievements of the Vietnamese people, especially women, in national construction and defence.

 •  US House approves measures to ease Cuba sanctions
   09/24/2004 -- 11:46(GMT+7)
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 387-12 to remove barriers to the sales of agricultural products, medicine and medical supplies by US companies to Cuba.

 •  Vietnamese and Cuban women's associations bolster ties
   09/23/2004 -- 17:14(GMT+7)
Leaders of the Viet Nam Women's Union (VWU) and the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) expressed their determination to further accelerate their friendship and bilateral cooperation during a meeting in Havana on Wednesday.

 •  Mexico, Cuba expect to issue statement to boost comprehensive cooperation
   09/23/2004 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Mexico and Cuba expect to issue a joint statement, expressing strong support for boosting comprehensive cooperation at the end of the 7th session of the Mexico-Cuba inter-parliamentary meeting in Havana, Cuba, on Friday.

 •  Cuban engineers honoured with medals
   09/23/2004 -- 17:10(GMT+7)
The Ministry of Transport and Communications presented on Thursday Medals for the Cause of Viet Nam's Transport to 35 Cuban engineers, who had participated in the construction of Ho Chi Minh Highway.

 •  Cuba, DPRK agree to strengthen trade cooperation
   09/21/2004 -- 17:21(GMT+7)
The Joint Committee of Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Cuba and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday concluded its 23rd session in Pyongyang with an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade.

 •  Laos, Cuba boost cooperation
   09/21/2004 -- 17:19(GMT+7)
Sisavath Keobunphanh, Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction , received a visiting Cuban Committee for the Defence of the Revolutionary delegation led by Juan Jose Rabilero, CDR national coordinator, on Monday in Vientiane.

 •  Cuban Party delegation leaves for Asian tour
   09/21/2004 -- 11:17(GMT+7)
A delegation of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) led by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Party Politburo member and Vice- President of the State Council, has left Havana for visits to China, Viet Nam and Laos.

 •  FM welcomes agreement with Cuba
   09/17/2004 -- 21:00(GMT+7)
Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien described as extremely important the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Viet Nam and Cuba ending bilateral negotiations on Viet Nam's bid to the World Trade Organisation.

 •  Vietnamese and Cuban News Agencies bolster cooperative ties
   09/17/2004 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina (PL) will promote their exchange of information as well as the printing and publishing of the "Viet Nam Pictorial" in Spanish in Cuba .The appendices to this effect were signed in Havana on Thursday by VNA Deputy General Director Truong Duc Anh and PL President Francisco Gonzalez Garcia and Vice President Jacinto Grada Lacerna.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba should further cooperation, says PM Khai
   09/16/2004 -- 21:26(GMT+7)
Viet Nam and Cuba should further boost their  bilateral cooperation, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai told visiting Cuban Minister Ricardo Cabrisas in Ha Noi on Thursday.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba Inter-Government Committee meets in Ha Noi
   09/16/2004 -- 11:12(GMT+7)
The 22nd session on Viet Nam-Cuba economic, scientific and technological cooperation opened in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

 •  Cuba, Mexico strive for better diplomatic ties
   09/15/2004 -- 21:25(GMT+7)
Cuban Ambassador to Mexico Jorge Bolanos has said diplomatic ties between the two countries have been restored and both sides are trying to address outstanding issues.

 •  Hurricane Ivan hits Cuba
   09/14/2004 -- 11:31(GMT+7)
Hurricane Ivan bore down on Cuba's Pinar del Rio province - the country's largest cigar producer - on Monday, with winds gusting at 315km per hour.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba agree to set up Joint Business Commission
   09/13/2004 -- 22:30(GMT+7)
  Viet Nam and Cuba signed an agreement to set up a Joint Business Commission at a seminar in Ha Noi on Monday.

 •  Cuba keeps focus on education target
   09/09/2004 -- 16:59(GMT+7)
President Fidel Castro has affirmed Cuba's determination to keep reforming its education system and that only education can save the world from the unsustainable values of commercial lifestyles.

 •  Cuba, Panama prepared for rapprochement
   09/07/2004 -- 11:19(GMT+7)
 Panamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navaro said Panama is waiting for a response from Cuba to resume bilateral diplomatic relations.

 •  US denounced for plot to invade Cuba
   09/07/2004 -- 11:18(GMT+7)
 Cuban legislature chairman Ricardo Alarcon has said Cuba still risks being invaded by the US whether George W. Bush or John Kerry is elected president.

 •  Cuban leader appreciates relations with Viet Nam
   09/06/2004 -- 03:12(GMT+7)
First Vice President Castro Ruz Raul of the Cuban Council of State praised the traditional friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the two parties, states, peoples and security forces of Cuba and Viet Nam.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba sign healthcare cooperation MoU
   09/06/2004 -- 03:10(GMT+7)
Viet Nam and Cuba signed a memorandum of understanding on healthcare cooperation in Havana, Cuba, on Friday.

 •  Argentine Communist Party shows solidarity with Cuba
   09/04/2004 -- 21:34(GMT+7)
The Argentine Communist Party has issued a communique urging the Argentine government to voice its opposition against Panama's pardoning of four Cuban exiles who plotted to kill President Fidel Castro.

 •  Foreign press praises Viet Nam
   09/03/2004 -- 21:41(GMT+7)
The Belgian and Cuban press have praised Viet Nam 's achievements in socio-economic development.

 •  Vietnamese, Cuban Security Ministries strengthen ties
   09/02/2004 -- 20:51(GMT+7)
A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security led by Minister Le Hong Anh currently in Cuba for an official visit, on Wednesday held talks with a Cuban delegation led by Minister of Interior Alaberdo Colome Ibarra.  

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba discuss health care cooperation
   09/01/2004 -- 16:36(GMT+7)
Viet Nam hopes to learn from Cuba 's experiences in organising the health care system and to cooperate with Cuba in this field, especially in medicine production.

 •  Two-way trade between Cuba and China more balanced
   09/01/2004 -- 11:47(GMT+7)
Two-way trade between China and Cuba has gradually balanced, Yang Shidi, Economic and Trade Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Cuba reported.

 •  Cuba not to attend Panama's power hand-over ceremony
   09/01/2004 -- 11:39(GMT+7)
Cuba will not attend Panama's presidential inauguration on Wednesday, the Cuban government announced on Tuesday.

 •  Cuba warns countries against accommodating Cuban terrorists
   08/27/2004 -- 11:08(GMT+7)
The Cuban Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a statement blasting the reactionary Cuban exiles in Miami, the US, for their attempts to work with Central American countries to provide transit or refugee status for four Cuban terrorists to be pardoned by the out-going government of Panama.

 •  Cuba to recall Ambassador to Panama
   08/26/2004 -- 16:54(GMT+7)
The Granma newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party on Tuesday quoted a Cuban Foreign Ministry press release saying that Cuban Ambassador to Panama Carlos Zamora returned home on Aug. 25 at Panama ’s request.

 •  Argentina expresses solidarity with Cuba
   08/26/2004 -- 12:02(GMT+7)
 Lawmakers from various political parties in Argentina's Parliament have agreed to form a "Group of Legislators united with Cuba" on Tuesday.

 •  Hurricane Charley causes great losses to Cuba
   08/26/2004 -- 11:20(GMT+7)
Hurricane Charley, which arrived in Cuba in mid-August, caused over 1 billion USD in losses to Cuba, a Cuban official said.

 •  Chile agrees to open political dialogue between Rio group and Cuba
   08/25/2004 -- 16:56(GMT+7)
Chilean Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear has affirmed that Chile has agreed to open a political dialogue between the Rio group and Cuba.

 •  Cuba condemns Panama's plan to grant amnesty to Cuban terrorists
   08/23/2004 -- 17:12(GMT+7)
The Cuban government on Sunday called upon the international community to condemn and prevent the Panamanian President's plan to grant amnesty to four Cuban-rooted terrorists.

 •  Cuba welcomes referendum results in Venezuela
   08/17/2004 -- 22:03(GMT+7)
The Cuban government has issued a statement, highlighting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's victory in his August 15 recall referendum and showing solidarity with Venezuela's President and people.

 •  Hurricane Charley hits Cuba hard
   08/13/2004 -- 04:30(GMT+7)
Hurricane Charley arrived in Cuba early Friday, leaving at least three people dead and four others injured, the Cuban Civil Defence has reported.

 •  Cuban company signs contract to buy food from US firm
   08/11/2004 -- 17:49(GMT+7)
The  Cuban Food Import Enterprise (Alimport) on Wednesday signed with Sysco Alabama, the largest American food trader and distributor, a contract to buy the latter's products.

 •  Vietnamese students in Cuba obtain excellent study results
   08/09/2004 -- 17:17(GMT+7)
Many Vietnamese students in Cuba excelled in their academic studies in the 2003-04 school year. They were praised by their Cuban teachers and classmates.

 •  Cuba, Indonesia promote agricultural cooperation
   08/08/2004 -- 21:47(GMT+7)
Indonesia and Cuba are deliberating bilateral cooperation in agriculture, pharmacy and bio-technology, said Indonesian Ambasador Indra Cahya Sempurnajaya in an interview with Granma daily, a central organ of the Communist Party of Cuba, on Saturday.

 •  Cuba involves in medical services in 95 countries
   08/06/2004 -- 22:14(GMT+7)
Over the past 40 years, 52,000 Cuban doctors and medical workers have voluntarily carried out international missions in 95 countries across the world in response to a call for international solidarity by the Cuban Government.

 •  Greek Communist Party leader blasts US embargo against Cuba
   08/05/2004 -- 10:49(GMT+7)
Aleka Papariga, General Secretary of the Greek Communist Party has slammed the US embargo against Cuba, reaffirming Greek communists' commitment to be on the side of Cuba and do their best to support the country.

 •  Venezuelan president praises Cuban healthcare assistance
   08/04/2004 -- 20:46(GMT+7)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hailed Cuban health workers' assistance to his compatriots when he addressed a workshop on the Cuba-sponsored healthcare aid project called "Task in Remote Areas" held in Caracas on Monday.

 •  Spanish firm discovers oil field off Cuba's coast
   07/31/2004 -- 21:30(GMT+7)
The Spanish petrochemicals company Repsol-YPF has discovered a large oil field off Cuba's coast, Repsol Chief Operating Officer Ramon Blanco said.

 •  International court proposed to handle US crimes against Cuba
   07/28/2004 -- 11:15(GMT+7)
Non-governmental organizations from Mexico, 13 Latin American, European and Oceanian countries have proposed establishing an international civil court to deal with American crimes against Cuba.

 •  Fidel Castro assails US allegation of sex tourism and human trafficking
   07/27/2004 -- 11:35(GMT+7)
Cuban President Fidel Castro has vehemently rejected US officials' recent allegations that Cuba tolerates sex tourism and human trafficking.

 •  Cuba supporters march in Mexico City
   07/27/2004 -- 11:20(GMT+7)
Thousands of Mexican people marched through downtown Mexico City, past the US embassy to show their solidarity with the Cuban people and ask  the US to renounce its over 4-decade long embargo against Cuba.

 •  Mexico, Cuba resume diplomatic relations
   07/26/2004 -- 11:07(GMT+7)
Cuba and Mexico on Sunday restored diplomatic ties at the ambassadorial level with the return of Cuban and Mexican ambassadors to their posts.

 •  Meeting marks Cuba's Moncada barrack attack anniversary
   07/23/2004 -- 22:36(GMT+7)
The Cuban revolutionary forces' attack on the Moncada barracks 51 years ago was a heroic event in Cuba 's history and resounded through Latin America and the world.

 •  China-Cuba trade cooperation discussed
   07/23/2004 -- 08:40(GMT+7)
A workshop on Cuba – China trade cooperation was held by the Cuban Chamber of Commerce in Havana on Wednesday.

 •  Cuban, Chinese entrepreneurs seek cooperation opportunities
   07/22/2004 -- 17:25(GMT+7)
General Secretary of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce Fran Abel rated the possibilities of cooperation between Cuban and Chinese businesses as positive and prospective at a workshop in Havana on Wednesday.

 •  Cuba, Mexico restore diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level
   07/19/2004 -- 22:46(GMT+7)
Cuba and Mexico have moved to restore their diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level while continuing dialogues to address outstanding problems in bilateral ties.

 •  Military Officers visit Cuba
   07/18/2004 -- 22:08(GMT+7)
A high-level Vietnamese military delegation, led by Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Huy Hieu, paid a five-day official visit to Cuba that concluded on Saturday.

 •  FAO helps Cuba produce food
   07/15/2004 -- 14:44(GMT+7)
A UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) project to help Cuba boost food production in its eastern province of Holguin has achieved positive results, said Francisco Arias, FAO representative in Cuba, on Wednesday.

 •  Vietnamese high-level military delegation visits Cuba
   07/14/2004 -- 11:13(GMT+7)
A Vietnamese high-level military delegation, led by Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Huy Hieu, Deputy Defence Minister, paid a five-day visit to Cuba on Monday.  

 •  Cuba, Caribbean community to start dialogues
   07/13/2004 -- 10:35(GMT+7)
Cuban newspapers on Tuesday reported that foreign ministers from the Caribbean community (CARICOM) and Cuba will meet in Havana on July 15 to discuss bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation.

 •  US voluntary pastors arrive in Havana
   07/11/2004 -- 21:32(GMT+7)
A caravan of US voluntary pastors arrived in Havana on Saturday by air in open defiance of the US-imposed embargo on Cuba.

 •  New US restrictions against Cuba rejected
   07/09/2004 -- 21:00(GMT+7)
The US House of Representatives rejected the White House's restrictions on packages sent by Cuban Americans to their relatives living in Cuba in a 221-194 vote on Wednesday.

 •  Delegation of CPV Commission for Home Security visits Cuba
   07/07/2004 -- 16:32(GMT+7)
A delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee's Commission for Home Security, led by its Deputy Director Phung Tran Huong, paid a working visit to Cuba from June 29 to July 6.

 •  Cuba strives for self-sufficiency in food
   07/07/2004 -- 11:19(GMT+7)
With help from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and agricultural experts from Viet Nam, China and Japan, since 1996, Cuba has carried out a rice cultivation programme in an effort to provide enough food for its people.

 •  Organizations venture to Cuba despite US embargo
   07/06/2004 -- 11:36(GMT+7)
 A delegation of 81 members from the "Venceremos" Brigade arrived in Sandiego de Cuba City in eastern Cuba on July 4  to stage activities in solidarity with the Cuban people despite the renewed US embargo which took effect June 30.

 •  Public continues condemning US embargo against Cuba
   07/03/2004 -- 22:32(GMT+7)
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi condemned the US embargo against Cuba, describing it as a measure to force the Cuban people to change their lives and principles.

 •  Cuban parliament condemns US embargo
   07/02/2004 -- 17:45(GMT+7)
The Cuban parliament has issued a statement denouncing the new US actions against Cuba which took effect on June 30 as facilitating US direct armed intervention to blunt its revolution, kill its independence and sovereignty.

 •  Argentine businesses explore Cuban market
   07/02/2004 -- 11:28(GMT+7)
A trade delegation from the Argentine province of Entre Rios is on a visit to Cuba to explore business and trade opportunities in this market.

 •  Jamaican Foreign Minister visits Cuba
   06/30/2004 -- 10:42(GMT+7)
Jamaican Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Keith Desmond Knight, who is on an official visit to Cuba, held talks with his Cuban counterpart Felipe Perez Roque on Tuesday.

 •  US public opinion blasts renewed embargo against Cuba
   06/30/2004 -- 10:34(GMT+7)
The US Government's renewed tighter embargo against Cuba , which will take effect as of June 30, has been met with increasingly strong protest from the US public.

 •  Pastor for Peace Movement strengthens solidarity with Cuba
   06/24/2004 -- 22:44(GMT+7)
Despite the US government's renewed embargo against Cuba, the Pastor for Peace Movement is raising humanitarian aid in support of the Cuba people across the US under a campaign called Friendship Caravan.

 •  Cuba and Namibia hold summit
   06/24/2004 -- 20:41(GMT+7)
)- Cuban President Fidel Castro and his Namibian counterpart, Sam Nujoma, held talks on bilateral cooperation in Havana on Wednesday, which topped the agenda of the latter's three-day visit to Cuba.

 •  Cuba, Russia boost ties of youths
   06/23/2004 -- 11:23(GMT+7)
First Secretary of the Communist Youth Union of Cuba Otto Rivero Torres is on a visit to Russia, the highest level delegation from the island country to visit the former Soviet Union republic over the past decade since the collapse of the bloc.

 •  Cuba's meeting against US hostile policy
   06/22/2004 -- 11:29(GMT+7)
More than 200,000 people from Havana , Cuba , joined a meeting at the Jose Marti Forum Against Imperialists on Monday to express their determination to support the national revolution and protest the US 's new measures against Cuba .

 •  Cuba, Turkey sign sports cooperation agreement
   06/22/2004 -- 11:16(GMT+7)
Cuba and Turkey signed an agreement on sports cooperation during a recent visit to Cuba by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin, who is also Minister of State for Youth and Sports.

 •  Cuba strengthens cooperation with Africa
   06/18/2004 -- 20:49(GMT+7)
Cuba has set up a garment joint venture with Namibia, the fifth of its kind in Africa, with the aim of bringing the Latin American traditional shirt Guayabera to the African market.

 •  Cuban Party delegation visits Laos
   06/17/2004 -- 17:24(GMT+7)
A delegation from the Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee paid a working visit to Laos from June 15 to 18.

 •  American Communist Party strengthens solidarity with Cuba
   06/16/2004 -- 11:49(GMT+7)
The American Communist Party (ACP) would strengthen solidarity with the Cuban people against the US embargo and to release five Cuban revolutionary soldiers detained  in the US, said ACP President Sam Webb.

 •  Cuba promotes development cooperation with Africa
   06/15/2004 -- 11:04(GMT+7)
A Cuban-Namibian joint venture is bringing the loose-fitting guayabera shirt, worn by men in Cuba and much of the rest of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, to the African markets.

 •  Cuban President calls for urgent action for a better world
   06/14/2004 -- 18:13(GMT+7)
Cuban President Fidel Castro has called on nations the world over to work together for human survival and for a better world.

 •  Viet Nam-Cuba economic cooperation opportunities explored
   06/11/2004 -- 11:45(GMT+7)
A Vietnamese mission headed by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Pham Tien Tu has made fact-finding tours to tariff exclusive and export processing zones on the outskirt of Havana.

 •  Party official applauds Viet Nam-Cuba education cooperation
   06/10/2004 -- 22:15(GMT+7)
Party Politburo member and Secretary Nguyen Khoa Diem praised the cooperation in culture, education, science and sports between Viet Nam and Cuba during his meeting with a Cuban delegation in Ha Noi on Thursday.

 •  US Communist Party delegation visits Cuba
   06/10/2004 -- 11:09(GMT+7)
A US Communist Party (USCP) delegation, led by Chairman Sam Webb, arrived in Cuba on Tuesday for a friendship visit.

 •  Mexico prioritises normalising ties with Cuba
   06/10/2004 -- 11:08(GMT+7)
Normalisation of diplomatic ties with Cuba is becoming a priority of Mexico 's foreign policy, Mexican Foreign Minister Ernesto Derbez said on Wednesday.

 •  Droughts wreak havoc in Cuba
   06/08/2004 -- 11:32(GMT+7)
Serious prolonged droughts have wreaked havoc in Cuba, especially in the central and eastern regions

 •  Cuba uses acupuncture for treating psychological problems
   06/08/2004 -- 11:27(GMT+7)
Cuban scientists of the Psychology Centre in Pinar del Rio province affirmed acupuncture as an effective treatment of patients with minor psychological problems.

 •  Cuban Minister visits Oman
   06/04/2004 -- 11:56(GMT+7)
Cuba's Minister of Economic Cooperation and Foreign Investment Marta Moralise discussed with senior officials of Oman measures to strengthen cooperative ties between the two countries on Thursday.

 •  Serious drought affects Cuban farmers
   06/02/2004 -- 17:46(GMT+7)
Farmers in Cuba's central and eastern regions, especially in Camaguey province, are facing a serious prolonged drought.

 •  Cuba makes new Guinness record in Son music
   06/01/2004 -- 11:24(GMT+7)
Cuba has set a new Guinness record for the longest performance of Son music, breaking the old record also made by the country in 1997.

 •  Cuba hopes to host 2 million tourists this year
   06/01/2004 -- 11:23(GMT+7)
Cuba has so far this year welcomed 1 million tourist arrivals, an 11.8-percent year-on-year rise. The increase is pinning hope for Cuba to achieve a target of 2 million tourists this year.

 •  Seventy percent of kidney transplants successful in Cuba over 30 years
   05/30/2004 -- 21:51(GMT+7)
More than 3,500 kidney transplant operations have been conducted over 30 years in Cuba with a success rate of 70 percent.

 •  Mass meeting shows Cubans' strong support to Government
   05/30/2004 -- 21:33(GMT+7)
Some 10,000 people from Havana province, Cuba, flocked to a meeting on Saturday to express their determination to protect the fruits of the national revolution against new US embargo measures.

 •  Mexico, Cuba agree on return of ambassadors
   05/28/2004 -- 18:30(GMT+7)
On Thursday, Cuba and Mexico agreed on the return of their ambassadors to end the diplomatic crisis sparked in early this month.

 •  Cuban, Russian businessmen promote trade
   10/25/2001 -- 16:57(GMT+7)
- A delegation of Cuban businessmen, headed by Deputy Minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation Ricardo Guerrero has been on a visit to Russia to promote bilateral trade.

 •  Overseas Cubans protest US embargo
   05/24/2004 -- 11:20(GMT+7)
As many as 520 overseas Cubans from 49 countries worldwide, including 241 from the US, voiced their protest against the US embargo, imposed on Cuba for 43 years now, and condemned the Bush administration's recent measures aiming to topple the Cuban Government.

 •  US politicians demand stop sanctions against Cuba
   05/21/2004 -- 17:42(GMT+7)
A group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill demanding the stop to the four-decade-old US trade embargo against Cuba.

 •  Vietnamese, Cuban farmers discuss cooperation
   05/21/2004 -- 11:07(GMT+7)
Farmers associations from Viet Nam and Cuba discussed agriculture and rural development cooperation during a recent visit to Cuba by Dr Ha Phuc Mich , Vice Chairman of  the Viet Nam Farmers Association.

 •  Ho Chi Minh's birthday and Jose Marti's death anniversary commemorated in Cuba
   05/20/2004 -- 11:50(GMT+7)
Many activities have been held marking President Ho Chi Minh's 114th birthday and Jose Marti's 109th death anniversary in Cuba, contributing to further strengthening the traditional solidarity, friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

 •  Foreign experts asked to help build urban areas
   05/19/2004 -- 12:07(GMT+7)
The VIC construction company, a joint venture between Viet Nam and Cuba, has been granted a license to develop a 5-ha urban area in Cai Rang district, southern Can Tho city.

 •  Brazil, Cuba seek cooperation opportunities
   05/18/2004 -- 16:33(GMT+7)
Brazillian and Cuban businessmen have met in Rio de Janeio to discuss the possibility of boosting trading.

 •  Cuba condemns US new aggressive scheme
   05/18/2004 -- 11:18(GMT+7)
The Cuban government began conducting activities at Geneva-based international organisations to denounce the US new measures to stiffle the Cuban revolution.

 •  Laos and Cuba boost cooperation
   05/17/2004 -- 17:02(GMT+7)
The friendship and cooperation between Laos and Cuba was being strengthened and developed, Lao Vice President Choummali Saynagsone told Raul Valdes, Rector of the Party High School of Cuba, who was on a Laos visit from May 11-15.

 •  Viet Nam to boost cooperation in bio-technology with Cuba
   05/14/2004 -- 21:35(GMT+7)
Viet Nam is willing to enhance cooperation with Cuba in many fields, including genetics and bio-technology.

 •  Worldwide solidarity with Cuban people
   05/13/2004 -- 16:38(GMT+7)
Over 10,000 people yesterday took part in a march through streets in Mexico City launched by the Movement for Solidarity with Cuba (MMSC) to protest the hostile US policy against Cuba.

 •  Viet Nam elected Vice President of World Peace Council
   05/12/2004 -- 20:59(GMT+7)
The World Peace Council has elected Cuba as President in the 2004-08 term and Viet Nam as Vice President and Coordinator for Asia during its general assembly meeting in Athens, Greece, from May 6-9 .

 •  Cuba plans huge anti-US march
   05/12/2004 -- 17:24(GMT+7)
Millions of Cubans will take to the street in Havana on Friday morning in a march launched by the government against the Bush administration's policy vis-a-vis the country.

 •  Cuba takes emergency measures to face US hostile policy
   05/11/2004 -- 17:56(GMT+7)
The Cuban Government on Monday announced 15 measures to cope with face a new plan adopted by the US to intensify their embargo against Cuba.

 •  Mexican President opposes US plan against Cuba
   05/08/2004 -- 22:15(GMT+7)
Mexican President Vicente Fox on Friday said Mexico rejects a US plan to speed up the "political transition" in Cuba .

 •  Foreign newspapers praise Dien Bien Phu victory
   05/08/2004 -- 22:06(GMT+7)
Viet Nam's Dien Bien Phu victory has been praised by many newspapers in Cuba, Thailand, Argentina and Algeria over the past two days.

 •  Cuba marks Dien Bien Phu anniversary
   05/08/2004 -- 21:06(GMT+7)
A meeting was held in Havana on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7) by the central committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) and the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR).

 •  Mexican Congress calls for normalise relations with Cuba
   05/07/2004 -- 16:59(GMT+7)
The Mexican Congress' Standing Committee at the extraordinary session on May 6 requested the Federal States to normalise bilateral relations with Cuba and asked the Foreign Minister and Minister of Inferior Affairs to explain about the decision to reduce bilateral relations to the level of charge d' affaires.

 •  Cuba signs cooperation agreement with Spain's autonomy
   05/06/2004 -- 11:28(GMT+7)
Cuba and Pais Vasco of Spain on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement after the third session of meetings.

 •  Latin American people show support to Cuba
   05/05/2004 -- 17:51(GMT+7)
People and organisations in several Latin American countries have expressed their support for Cuba and their rejection of the Peruvian and Mexican moves to withdraw their ambassadors from Cuba.

 •  Relations with Mexico treasured, says Cuba
   05/05/2004 -- 11:38(GMT+7)
Cuban Foreign Minister Perez Roque at the reception of recalled Cuban Ambassador to Mexico Jorge Bolanos declared that nothing could break the friendship and mutual-respect between Cuba and Mexico .

 •  Cuba reacts to Mexico's ambassador recall
   05/04/2004 -- 18:37(GMT+7)
Both Mexico and Peru recalled their envoys on Sunday in reaction to Cuban President Fidel Castro's May Day speech criticising them for having voted for an April 15 UN resolution against Cuba.

 •  Cuban boxing expert arrives in Viet Nam
   05/04/2004 -- 11:31(GMT+7)
Cuban boxing expert Reymudo Zamora arrived in Viet Nam on Sunday to train Viet Nam's national boxing team until the end of December, 2004.

 •  Millions of Cubans march on May Day
   05/02/2004 -- 21:09(GMT+7)
 Millions of Cubans joined with social organisation representatives from 55 countries in a parade to celebrate May Day.

 •  Cuban historians: Dien Bien Phu victory, a final blow to world colonialism
   04/29/2004 -- 11:41(GMT+7)
The Dien Bien Phu victory and the Geneva conference outcome dealt a severe blow to the world colonialism and led to its total collapse, concluded a workshop in Havana, Cuba, on April 27-28.

 •  Chinese military delegation visits Cuba
   04/25/2004 -- 21:56(GMT+7)
A Chinese military delegation visited Cuba from April 19 to 23. 

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba welcome major anniversaries
   04/25/2004 -- 20:59(GMT+7)
The Cuba-Viet Nam Friendship Association,  together with Viet Nam's Embassy in Cuba held a friendship working day at the factory named the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Havana on Saturday to celebrate the anniversaries of Cuba's Hiron victory, Viet Nam's Dien Bien Phu victory and President Ho Chi Minh's birthday. 

 •  Cuba alleges US deliberately prevent probe on Guantanamo
   04/21/2004 -- 12:05(GMT+7)
Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque has called for support of a measure seeking a probe on US alledged abuse of human rights at a US naval base in Guantanamo bay, criticising US "deliberate move to prevent public and transparent debate on the issue."

 •  Chinese military officers visit Cuba
   04/20/2004 -- 19:08(GMT+7)
Senior Lieutenant General Xu Caihou, who is leading a high-level Chinese military delegation, arrived in Havana on Monday, beginning a five-day visit to Cuba.

 •  Chinese military senior officers visit Cuba
   04/20/2004 -- 19:04(GMT+7)
Senior Lieutenant General Xu Caihou, who is leading a high-level Chinese military delegation, arrived in Havana on Monday, beginning a five-day visit to Cuba.

 •  Cuba's Giron Beach Victory marked
   04/19/2004 -- 21:24(GMT+7)
A meeting was held in Ha Noi on Monday by the city's Viet Nam-Cuba Friendship Chapter and the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations to mark Cuba's 43rd anniversary of the Giron Beach Victory (April 19).

 •  Cuba opens Sports Olympiad and Educational Television Channel
   04/19/2004 -- 19:05(GMT+7)
The Republic of Cuba opened the National Sports Olympiad, the second of its kind, in its 14 provinces and island districts on April 18.

 •  Meeting marks Cuba's Giron Beach Victory
   04/16/2004 -- 17:16(GMT+7)
A meeting was held in Ha Noi on Friday afternoon by the Viet Nam-Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) Central Committee and the city's Military High Command to mark Cuba's 43rd anniversary of the Giron Beach Victory (April 19)

 •  Viet Nam shares auditing experiences with Cuba
   04/16/2004 -- 17:06(GMT+7)
A delegation of Cuba's Ministry for Auditing and Control led by its First Deputy Minister Rey Perez Fonticoba, has been in Ha Noi for a six-day working visit since April 14.

 •  Cuban, US businessmen discuss trade relations
   04/16/2004 -- 16:35(GMT+7)
More than 400 entrepreneurs from 172 US companies have attended the first trade negotiation round between Cuba and the United States in Havana.

 •  Cuba slams UN human rights vote
   04/16/2004 -- 16:33(GMT+7)
The Cuban Government on Thursday denounced a resolution against the country at the 60th United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva, which narrowly passed by 22 votes to 21 with 10 abstentions.

 •  University students in Cuba increase
   04/15/2004 -- 11:53(GMT+7)
The number of university students in Cuba is estimated to increase to 325,000 in the 2004-05 academic year, said the president of the Cuban Students Association.

 •  Cuba denounces US allegations of its human rights records
   04/06/2004 -- 17:53(GMT+7)
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque has slammed the US and some other countries for slandering the human rights situation in Cuba in an attempt to lobby for the passage of an UN resolution against Cuba.

 •  Cuba promotes international relations
   03/30/2004 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Belize Foreign Minister Godfrey Smith began a three-day visit to Cuba on Monday to promote cooperation between the two countries.

 •  Some 900 foreign athletes to participate in Cuba Olympics
   03/27/2004 -- 22:14(GMT+7)
Up to Mar. 25, almost 900 foreign athletes from 12 countries had registered for the 2nd Cuba Olympics scheduled for April 18-30,.

 •  Cuba slams accusations on human rights at UN session
   03/26/2004 -- 19:13(GMT+7)
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on Thursday said that the US was the author of a draft resolution against Cuba presented at the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva.

 •  Cuba-Viet Nam Friendship Association meets
   03/26/2004 -- 17:27(GMT+7)
The Cuba-Viet Nam Friendship Association (CVFA) met in Havana on Thursday to review their activities over the past year and chart a new course of action for this year with a view to boosting friendship and cooperation with Viet Nam.

 •  Cuba rejects US allegations on drug control in Cuba
   03/24/2004 -- 18:01(GMT+7)
Cuban media have rejected a US report that distorted on Cuba's efforts against drug smuggling.  

 •  Argentina: Activities in support of Cuba
   03/23/2004 -- 16:58(GMT+7)
Thousands of Argentine people on Monday organized  activities in support of the Cuban revolution and demanded the US free five Cuban citizens imprisoned since 1988.

 •  Nearly 350 foreign-invested companies operate in Cuba
   03/23/2004 -- 16:45(GMT+7)
Cuba now has 342 foreign-invested companies, which pledged an investment capital of over 6 billion USD, said the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation.

 •  Cuba condemns distortion on human rights at UN session
   03/19/2004 -- 11:30(GMT+7)
Cuba has condemned distortions in human rights reports and asked for an end to the US embargo of Cuba, said Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva on Wednesday.

 •  Cuban National Assembly President highly values relations with Viet Nam
   03/18/2004 -- 11:14(GMT+7)
Cuban National Assembly (NA) President Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada said he highly valued the traditional friendship and cooperation between Cuba and Viet Nam.

 •  Deputy Prime Minister speaks on Party General Secretary's recent visits
   03/13/2004 -- 21:47(GMT+7)
The visits by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh mark a new development in the cooperation between Viet Nam and Germany, Cuba, Belgium and the European Union, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan said in an interview with a VNA correspondent at the end of these visits on Friday.   

Deputy PM Khoan noted that inspite of the differences in socio-political systems, economic development levels as well as their respective relations with Viet Nam of the three countries, Germany, Cuba and Belgium, and the EU, four identical facts can be seen during the Party General Secretary's tour. 

 •  Events of the week
   03/13/2004 -- 10:24(GMT+7)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Nong Duc Manh concluded visits to Cuba, Belgium and the European Commission (EC).

 •  Fidel Castro: Viet Nam and Cuba will hand-in-hand march to future
   03/10/2004 -- 22:47(GMT+7)
Responding to VNA correspondents' questions about the Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh's visit to Cuba, Cuban President Fidel Castro said he was happy about the success of General Secretary Manh's visit.

 •  Party leader leaves Cuba for Belgium and EC visits
   03/10/2004 -- 11:22(GMT+7)
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh left Cuba for an official working visit to Belgium and the European Commission (EC) on Tuesday.

 •  Cuban National Assembly President meets with visiting Vietnamese Party chief
   03/08/2004 -- 12:47(GMT+7)
Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada received on March. 7 the visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.Manh praised the achievements recorded by Cuba over recent years, especially in the fields of socio-economic development, national defence, education and healthcare.

 •  Viet Nam vows to foster Viet Nam-Cuba relationship
   03/07/2004 -- 21:52(GMT+7)
Viet Nam will do its utmost to foster the Viet Nam-Cuba relationship for ever, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. Manh expressed the determination during talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee Fidel Castro Ruz in Havana on Saturday.

 •  Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh arrives in Cuba
   03/06/2004 -- 20:08(GMT+7)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Nong Duc Manh arrived in Havana on Friday afternoon for an official visit to Cuba. Manh's visit was made at the invitation of Fidel Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee (CPC CC), President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba.

 •  Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh to visit Cuba
   03/05/2004 -- 21:23(GMT+7)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Nong Duc Manh will pay an official visit to Cuba from Saturday.

 •  Party Chief concludes Germany trip, leaves for Cuba visit
   03/05/2004 -- 11:23(GMT+7)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh concluded his three-day official visit to Germany and left Munich for Cuba on Friday.

 •  Viet Nam-Cuba relationship reviewed
   03/05/2004 -- 10:47(GMT+7)
Viet Nam and Cuba have always stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the struggle for peace, independence, democracy and socialism over the past 40 years in spite of political and economic changes in the world.

 •  Party chief asserts Viet Nam-Cuba relationship will be ever-green
   03/04/2004 -- 12:07(GMT+7)
On Wednesday, Cuba's news agency PrensaLatina published the full text of an interview that General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh granted to its Ha Noi correspondent before embarking on his official visit to Cuba, in which the leader asserted that the friendship and solidarity between Viet Nam and Cuba will be "ever green and fruitful".

 •  Cuba, India sign protocol on recycled energy
   03/03/2004 -- 16:46(GMT+7)
Cuba and India have signed a protocol to boost cooperation in developing recycled energy in the 2004-2006 period, covering projects on biosphere, small hydro-electricity plants and solar energy.

 •  Vietnamese Party General Secretary to visit Cuba
   03/03/2004 -- 16:44(GMT+7)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Nong Duc Manh will make an official friendship visit to Cuba in the near future.

 •  Cuban Foreign Minister pleased at Latin America Latin visit
   03/02/2004 -- 11:36(GMT+7)
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque expressed his pleasure with  his recent visits to Latin America nations, including Argentina, Paraguay and Chile, in an interview with Cuba's Radio Rebelde on Monday.

 •  Cuban ambassador honoured
   03/01/2004 -- 21:18(GMT+7)
Viet Nam's Foreign Ministry on Monday conferred a Friendship Medal on Cuban Ambassador Fredesman Turro Gonzalez in recognition of his contributions to promoting the relationship between Viet Nam and Cuba.

 •  Translated Cuban writer's book presented to President Fidel Castro
   02/26/2004 -- 22:16(GMT+7)
The World Publishing House has presented a Vietnamese-language version of   "Absolved by History" (Absuelto par la Historica) written by Cuba's Luis Baez to President Fidel Castro on the occasion the 45th anniversary of the victory of Cuba's Revolution.

 •  Holguin emerges as major tourist centre in Cuba
   02/24/2004 -- 17:34(GMT+7)
 Holguin province has emerged as one of the three major tourist centres in Cuba, with the number of foreign visitors so far this year doubling the figure of the same period last year.

 •  Cuba enhances trade with US
   02/22/2004 -- 20:09(GMT+7)
Cuba is likely to import more farm produce from the United States this year than the 2003 figure of 343 million USD.

 •  Cuba: 700 foreign-invested projects implemented in 2003
   02/19/2004 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Cuba cooperated with foreign economic organisations to implement 700 investment projects, worth 250 million USD, in 2003.

 •  Conference on globalisation in Cuba closes
   02/14/2004 -- 20:53(GMT+7)
The 6th International Conference on Globalisation and Development Issues was closed on Friday in Havana, Cuba, with over 1,400 representatives from 50 countries in attendance.

 •  Vietnamese, Cuban youth cement close sentiments
   02/13/2004 -- 21:08(GMT+7)
Deputy Secretary Pham Huy Giang of the Ha Noi Communist Youth Union welcomed the Cuban youth delegation's visit as a vivid manifestation of the close friendship and fraternal sentiments between the Vietnamese and Cuban young generations.

 •  Cuba criticises imperialist forces for abusing human right issues
   02/11/2004 -- 18:24(GMT+7)
Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno on Tuesday criticised imperialist forces for attempts at imposing their model of political system throughout the world by putting pressure on and placing conditions for assistance they give to other countries, regardless of the latter’s historical, cultural, political and geographical differences.

 •  Cuban Ambassador honoured
   02/11/2004 -- 16:35(GMT+7)
Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam Fredesman Turro Gonzalez was awarded with the medal "For Peace and Friendship among Nations" at a ceremony in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

 •  Cuban youth delegation on Viet Nam visit
   02/10/2004 -- 20:57(GMT+7)
A delegation from the Cuba Communist Youth Union (CCYU) headed by Maday Iglesias Perez, member of the CCYU standing board,  began their week-long visit to Viet Nam on Tuesday.

 •  Cuba, China strengthen cooperation in biotechnology
   02/10/2004 -- 18:28(GMT+7)
A Cuban scientific delegation concluded a working visit to Shanghai and Guangdong provinces of China on Monday.

 •  Cuba expects to welcome 2 million foreign tourists
   02/10/2004 -- 18:23(GMT+7)
 Cuba plans to welcome more than 2 million foreign tourists this year compared with 1.9 million in 2003.

 •  Cuban president affirms importance of undergraduate education expansion
   10/26/2001 -- 02:05(GMT+7)
Cuban President Fidel Castro on Feb. 6 highlighted the importance of education, including the expansion of undergraduate education, to social development and stability at the closing session of the 4th international conference on undergraduate education.

 •  Cuba enhances cooperation with Asian nations
   02/05/2004 -- 18:19(GMT+7)
Cuba has high hopes for further development in its cooperative ties with Asia, especially with China and Viet Nam.  

 •  Cuba rejects US accusations
   02/04/2004 -- 17:05(GMT+7)
Cuba has rejected US officials' accusations that Cuba and Venezuela are jointly establishing a left wing force to cause disorder in Latin America and making efforts to hinder Washington's plan to set up America Free Trade Area.

 •  Cuban dance recognised as World Intangible Cultural Heritage
   01/30/2004 -- 17:36(GMT+7)
La Caridad de Santiago de Cuba, a Cuban folk dance, has been recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a world intangible cultural heritage.

 •  Cuba seizes 5.5 tonnes of drugs last year.
   01/29/2004 -- 16:56(GMT+7)
Cuba seized more than 5.5 tonnes of drugs, including 5,160 kg of marijuana, 506 kg of cocaine and 6.81 kg of heroin, and brought to trial more than 600 drug-related cases, announced Cuba 's Ministry of  the Interior.

 •  Vinashin Sun starts third journey
   01/28/2004 -- 17:02(GMT+7)
Viet Nam's largest cargo ship, the Vinashin Sun, left port on Friday for Cuba, carrying 11,500 tonnes of rice. This is the third journey being made by the largest ship ever built in Viet Nam

 •  Cuba strengthens international cooperation
   01/28/2004 -- 11:59(GMT+7)
Cuba has more than 16,770 experts working in 101 countries in the world under cooperation programmes, 81.6 percent of whom work within medical and educational programmes in Latin American and African countries.

 •  First Chinese tourists arrive in Cuba
   01/24/2004 -- 18:33(GMT+7)
A group of 20 Chinese tourists have been in Havana, Cuba, becoming the first since the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism cooperation in July 2003.

 •  Vietnamese, Cuban paintings exhibited
   01/14/2004 -- 21:29(GMT+7)
Fifty-nine paintings by Vietnamese and Cuban artists are on show at a fine arts exhibition themed "Viet Nam-Cuba" opened in HCM City on Wednesday.

 •  Cuba celebrates Liberation Day
   01/04/2004 -- 21:49(GMT+7)
Havana, Jan. 4 (VNA) - A meeting to mark the 45th Liberation Day of Cuba was held in Havana on Saturday, drawing top Government leaders, representatives of agencies and mass organisations, veteran revolutionaries, and heroes nationwide.

 •  Cuba ready to cooperate with US in mad cow research
   01/02/2004 -- 19:11(GMT+7)
Cuban scientists are ready to cooperate in research related to mad cows disease, after a case of the disease was found in the US.

 •  Cuba hopes to host Olympic Games 2012
   12/31/2003 -- 16:53(GMT+7)
Cuba wants to host the 2012 Olympic Games, said Jose Ramon Fernandez, Chairman of Cuba's Olympic Committee in an interview on Tuesday with a Viet Nam News Agency correspondent.

 •  Cuba welcomed 1.9 million foreign tourists in 2003
   12/31/2003 -- 16:52(GMT+7)
The Cuban Ministry of Tourism has announced that the country welcomed 1.9 million foreign tourists this year, a 12.7 percent year-on-year rise. The tourism sector contributed over 40 percent of the country's foreign currency earnings.

 •  Ha Noi marks Cuba's 45th National Day
   12/30/2003 -- 17:52(GMT+7)
A meeting to mark Cuba's 45th Liberation Day (Jan. 1) was held at the Ha Noi Opera House on Tuesday.

 •  Cuba to rearrange enterprises
   12/30/2003 -- 16:31(GMT+7)
The Cuban Ministry of Labour and Social Security has issued a decision to rearrange enterprises in order to increase their economic efficiency and raise their workers' income.

 •  Cuba devotes large budget shares to education
   12/29/2003 -- 17:07(GMT+7)
Education in Cuba has recorded major achievements over the last 45 years,  which "no force in the word can deny and turn around", said Cuban President Fidel Castro at a National Assembly session.

 •  Cuban diplomat speaks about Cuba's Revolution and national construction
   12/27/2003 -- 21:10(GMT+7)
Cuban ambassador to Viet Nam Fredesman Turro Gonzalez granted an interview to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent to discuss his country's revolution and achievements in national construction on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. The following is full text of the interview:

 •  Cuba, Argentina boost cooperation in education
   12/25/2003 -- 20:36(GMT+7)
Cuba and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding on educational cooperation for the near future.

 •  Vaccine production should be top priority in Viet Nam-Cuba scientific bonds, says scientist
   12/20/2003 -- 22:38(GMT+7)
The research and production of vaccines should be given top priority in the Viet Nam-Cuba scientific cooperation programme, said a leading Vietnamese scientist.

 •  Cuba's economy rebounds
   12/20/2003 -- 21:20(GMT+7)
Cuba's economy has shown a recovery sign with a growth of 2.6 percent this year as compared with 1.2 percent last year, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL).

 •  Cuba, Mexico strengthen economic cooperation
   12/18/2003 -- 19:08(GMT+7)
Mexican Deputy Minister of Economic Relations and Cooperation Maria de Lourdes Dieck has met with Cuban partners to discuss strengthening  the bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries.

 •  Cuba, Japan boost economic ties
   12/18/2003 -- 16:14(GMT+7)
The 12th economic conference between Cuba and Japan closed in Havana after signing of a protocol on boosting bilateral economic, commercial and scientific-technological relations.

 •  Cuba and US companies discuss food trading
   12/16/2003 -- 16:44(GMT+7)
The Cuban government on Monday began meeting with representatives of nearly 140 US companies to import food worth 135 million USD in 2004.

 •  Cuba-Viet Nam friendship organisation of construction sector set up
   12/10/2003 -- 16:42(GMT+7)
A chapter of the Cuba-Viet Nam Friendship Association was established at the construction Juan Roberto Milian Milian complex on Tuesday by the Cuba Institute for Friendship with Other Peoples (ICAP).

 •  Laos, Cuba strengthen cooperation
   12/06/2003 -- 22:30(GMT+7)
Lao Depty Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Somsavat Lengsavat   and Cuban Foreign Minister Perez Roque have affirmed their determination to strengthen the friendly ties and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

 •  Cuba opens door for US oil explorers
   12/05/2003 -- 18:28(GMT+7)
The Cuban Government affirmed that it will not apply restrictions on US oil and gas companies that explore and exploit oil and gas in Cuba's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Gulf of Mexico on the basis of mutual benefits as has been done by the US in trading farm produce in Cuba over the past two years.

 •  Int'l conference on children's rights opens in Cuba
   11/26/2003 -- 11:19(GMT+7)
An international conference on children's rights opened here on Tuesday to discuss implementing the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, international trafficking of children and their organs and the consequences of domestic violence.

 •  WTO praises Cuba's role in international trade issues
   11/25/2003 -- 17:06(GMT+7)
Supachai Panitchpakdi, General Director of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has praised the positive contributions to issues of international trade made by Cuba.

 •  Cuban Party official affirms friendship with Viet Nam
   11/21/2003 -- 18:17(GMT+7)
Cuban Communist Party's Political Bureau member Jose Ramon Balaguer affirmed the friendship and fraternal solidarity between the Cuban and Vietnamese people while receiving a Vietnamese Communist Party delegation in Havana on Thursday.

 •  UN coordinator lauds Cuba's anti-AIDS programme
   11/20/2003 -- 17:47(GMT+7)
Cuba has the lowest HIV infection rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, a UN coordinator in Cuba remarked at a conference on HIV/AIDS prevention in Havana on Wednesday.

 •  Viet Nam Party officials visit Cuba
   11/15/2003 -- 21:49(GMT+7)
A Vietnamese delegation of local Party officials has been in Cuba since Thursday to visit a number of educational and research establishments and share working experience.

 •  Cuba critical of US bid to block bilateral relations normalisation
   11/14/2003 -- 18:00(GMT+7)
Cuba's Foreign Ministry has lemented a US decision to maintain travel restriction on Cuba as " a total failure which does not represent the genuine and legitimate interests of the US people."

 •  Cuba wants to help developing countries eradicate illiteracy
   11/14/2003 -- 17:48(GMT+7)
Cuba is ready to cooperate with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help developing countries eradicate illiteracy within the next 12 years.

 •  Cuban int'l trade fair draws in a large number of US businesses
   11/10/2003 -- 17:58(GMT+7)
An international trade fair took place in the suburbs of Havana, Cuba, from Nov. 2-9 with  1,293 businesses from 49 countries, including 71 from the United States, participating.

 •  Thailand's boxing team has new coach
   11/10/2003 -- 17:11(GMT+7)
Cuban coach Juan Fontanian has arrived in Bangkok to help Thailand's boxing team prepare for the upcoming 22nd Southeast Asian Games and the 2004 Athen Olympics.

 •  US Senate Committee lifts Cuba travel ban
   11/07/2003 -- 17:35(GMT+7)
The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Thursday approved lifting a ban on travel to Cuba by US citizens with a 13-5 vote.

 •  UN favours resolution on necessity of ending US embargo against Cuba
   11/05/2003 -- 22:01(GMT+7)
For the twelfth consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on the necessity of ending the four-decade-old economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the US against Cuba.

 •  Viet Nam confirms a vote for UN resolution on Cuba
   11/05/2003 -- 11:22(GMT+7)
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Chau, Head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, said on Tuesday that Viet Nam would vote for a UN resolution demanding US lift its four-decade long embargo against Cuba.

 •  Vietnamese and Cuban foreign ministries boost cooperation
   10/31/2003 -- 12:10(GMT+7)
Viet Nam's Foreign Ministry has signed with its Cuban counterpart an agreement on bilateral cooperation and exchange of technical consultancy on document archiving.

 •  Cuba, Mexico boost fisheries cooperation
   10/29/2003 -- 18:47(GMT+7)
Cuba and Mexico have agreed to enhance cooperation in fishing and aquaculture on the basis of marine resource protection.

 •  Public support for Cuba
   10/27/2003 -- 19:39(GMT+7)
The Argentina movement for Solidarity and Friendship with Cuba has criticised the Bush administration for its increased threats and provocations against Cuba despite international protests.

 •  US Senate votes to end restrictions on travel to Cuba
   10/24/2003 -- 16:38(GMT+7)
The US Senate voted on Thursday for the first time to end a four-decade ban on travel to Cuba, despite President George W. Bush's veto threat.

 •  Cuba, China enhance scientific and technological cooperation
   10/22/2003 -- 19:25(GMT+7)
Cuba and China have agreed to cooperate on scientific and technological studies on a wide range of areas such as biotechnology, pharmacy, agriculture, environment, natural resources, and information technology between now and 2005.

 •  Cuba, China strengthen cooperation in science and technology
   10/22/2003 -- 17:09(GMT+7)
Cuba and China have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in science and technology.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba extend agreement on cooperation and friendship
   10/20/2003 -- 22:19(GMT+7)
Viet Nam and Cuba have agreed to extend an agreement on cooperation and friendship between two countries' friendship organisations for the 2003-2006 period.

 •  US entrepreneurs seek opportunities in Cuba
   10/20/2003 -- 11:40(GMT+7)
 Representatives from around 40 US businesses arrived in Havana on Sunday in a bid to seek business opportunities in anticipation of the lifting of the US embargo on Cuba.

 •  Cuban friendship delegation visits Laos
   10/16/2003 -- 20:06(GMT+7)
A delegation of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Other Peoples (ICAP) led by its President Sergio Corrier, paid a visit to Laos from Oct. 12-16.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba promote cooperation
   10/16/2003 -- 17:16(GMT+7)
Viet Nam and Cuba have signed a protocols on economic and commercial cooperation and sicientific and technical cooperation for the 2003-2004 period.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba Inter-Government Committee meets in Havana
   10/15/2003 -- 17:15(GMT+7)
Vietnamese and Cuban officials at the opening of a meeting on Tuesday in Havana, said the two countries "are determined to boost economic and trade cooperation to can match their political ties and traditional friendship".

 •  Cuba, Argentina restore full ties
   10/14/2003 -- 12:46(GMT+7)
Argentina restored full diplomatic relations with Cuba on Monday, two and half years after recalling its ambassador.Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa said President Nestor Kirchner planned to visit Cuba in February to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba enhance friendship and cooperation
   10/07/2003 -- 22:39(GMT+7)
A signing ceremony to extend the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between Viet Nam and Cuba was held in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 •  Party Leader believes in further developing Viet Nam-Cuba comprehensive ties
   09/30/2003 -- 22:02(GMT+7)
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has expressed his belief in the further development of solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Viet Nam and Cuba.

 •  FAO recognises Cuba's serious efforts in poverty reduction
   09/30/2003 -- 11:23(GMT+7)
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recognised Cuba as an active partner in the Food Security Programme and one of the few countries in the world being very serious in pursuing the fight against poverty at all levels in both urban and rural areas.

 •  Viet Nam attends Cuban mass organisation's congress
   09/27/2003 -- 22:41(GMT+7)
Viet Nam has renewed its stance to support the Cuban people in their struggle for national independence and sovereignty.

 •  Viet Nam, Cuba cooperate in auditing
   09/26/2003 -- 12:48(GMT+7)
 Viet Nam and Cuba will draw up a cooperation programme on state budget auditing and public assets management following a memorandum of understanding signed by Cuba's Minister of Auditing and Control Lina Pedraza Rodriguez and visiting Vietnamese Auditor General Do Binh Duong. 

 •  Cuban, Lao Parties promote cooperative ties
   09/26/2003 -- 12:39(GMT+7)
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the Cuban Communist Party (CCP) have discussed ways to boost cooperation and solidarity between the two countries. 

 •  Cuba expands cooperation with other countries
   09/24/2003 -- 19:05(GMT+7)
* Brazil's Sports Minister Agnelo Sutos Queiroz Filho appreciated Cuba's sports development advice and expected to learn more about Cuba's experiences in sports.

 •  Cuba marks Solidarity Day with Viet Nam
   09/24/2003 -- 19:04(GMT+7)
The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) held a grand ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the 40th founding anniversary of the Cuban Committee for Solidarity with South Viet Nam, now known as the Cuba-Viet Nam Friendship Association.