Polish PM visits Vietnam

Poland's Prime Minister Marek Belka promised (Jan. 18) to give Vietnam credit loans up to $200 million for ship building and power plant projects. While in Vietnam he met with Prime Minister Pham Van Khai, President Tran Duc Luong and other top officials. Two bilateral agreements were signed, on educational and agricultural cooperation. Bilateral rated between Vietnam and Poland last year amounted to $230 million, including $187 million in Vietnamese exports. There are around 20,000 Vietnamese workers in Poland. (Tuoi Tre, Nhan Dan, Saigon Giai Phong, Lao Dong Jan. 18; Vietnam News Briefs Jan. 18).