31.   Ramadan spoke on Thursday after meeting with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Binh, who arrived in Baghdad for a four-day visit economic visit.

32.   Rubin and his Vietnamese counterpart Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung will sign the debt pact during a ceremony later Monday, Treasury Department officials said.

33.   Representatives of the four companies signed an agreement for the study in Hanoi along with their Vietnamese counterparts.

34.   Russian parliament chairman Gennady Seleznyov held talks Saturday with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nong Duc Manh, to discuss bilateral economic and political relations.

35.   Shortly after his arrival, Downer held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Manh Cam.

36.   The Malaysia Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Manh Cam, signed the agreement.

37.   The prime minister is scheduled to meet with his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Van Khai.

38.   U.S. officials announced the latest restriction during two days of technical talks held last week in Bangkok with their Vietnamese counterparts.

39.   U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and her Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Manh Cam, signed the agreement in June after long, tough negotiations.

40.   Wu is scheduled to meet with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung, and several other senior leaders, a government spokesman said.