The Philippines and Russia are planning to strengthen their respective defense presence by opening defense attache offices in Manila and Moscow, a Philippine diplomat has said. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will witness the signing of a number of defense cooperation and other bilateral agreements during the former's official visit to Russia from May 22nd to 26th, Philippine Assistant Foreign Secretary Maria Cleofe Natividad said at a press conference on May 19th.According to Natividad, the agreements are related to defense, security, legal assistance, trade and investment, nuclear energy use for peaceful and culture purpose. She noted the Philippines looks forward to having greater exchanges of views on how to deal with security challenges as well as strengthen presence of defense attache offices in both Moscow and Manila, which are expected to help reinforce the bilateral partnership in approaching both traditional and … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News YÊN BÁI - Yên Bái Tourism Year kicked off with art performances and cultural activities on Friday night in the northern mountainous province. More than 300 professional artists including singer Trọng Tấn, Minh Tuyết, Đăng Dương and Tùng Dương joined the performance themed Lung Linh Sắc Màu Yên Bái (Glamourous Yên Bái). The event also features Inh Lả Ơi, a traditional folk melody of Thái ethnic minority in Yên Bái Province, performed by American singer Kyo York. Along with music and art, the characteristic images of Yên Bái - rice terraces, ban flower (orchid tree flower - the signature flower of the region) and stilt houses were also featured to bring audiences a sense of Yên Bái and the northwest region. The event also gathered Miss Tourism winners from previous years to showcase a fashion collection named Colours of Northwest of designer Việt Hùng. The collection depicts the unique beauty of 30 different ethnic minorities and the landscapes of northwestern parts of … [Read more...]

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 90th Oscars ceremony. "Hosting the Oscars was a highlight of my career," he said in a statement. "If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!" Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd are also returning as producer's of the 90th award ceremony. The 90th Academy Awards will air on March 4th, 2018, on ABC. ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said: “After just one year, we can’t imagine anyone else hosting the Oscars. Jimmy’s skilful command of the stage is invaluable on a night when anything can happen and does". Compiled by BTA … [Read more...]

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s presidential envoy Hong Seok-hyun met with US President Donald Trump on May 18th, an official said. The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s presidential envoy Hong Seok-hyun (Photo: Yonhap News) At the meeting, President Donald Trump expressed his expectations to work together closely with the RoK’s President to resolve the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s nuclear issue. Trump also said he will not pursue talks with the DPRK for talks’ sake, but added he is willing to make peace through engagement with the DPRK if conditions are right. Special envoy Hong Seok-hyun held the meeting with Trump at the White House for 10 minutes, and handed him a letter from President Moon Jae-in. The meeting was also attended by US Vice President Mike Pence, and Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. It was the first time Trump has met with a RoK official since taking office./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...]

The Cannes Film Festival 2017 has opened in Cannes, France. The Cannes Film Festival is an annual international event, one of the most prestigious in the world, that celebrates the best in film. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodovar has been selected as the President of the Jury for the festival. Italian actress Monica Bellucci will host the opening and closing ceremonies. Especially, this year marks the 70th founding anniversary of the festival. “Ismael's Ghosts”, directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, has been selected as the opening film for the festival. For the first time, Vietnamese film industry officially attended major events and activities on the sidelines of the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival. A special event called “Vietnam night”, which features the most famous and successful films of Vietnamese cinema and introduces Vietnamese cuisine, is expected to create lasting impression on the visitors. At the event, a … [Read more...]

The National Politics Truth Publishing House (NPTPH) has announced its publications in the first six months of 2017. Accordingly, it has launched nearly 200 valuable publications of politics - society, history, culture, law, building the Party and the socialist legitimate state in our country. Besides, NPTPH also produced a number of publications on the political, ideological, and theoretical fronts to fight against the wrong views of hostile forces, contributing to protecting and developing Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s thought; firming the socialist line and maintaining and strengthening the leadership of the Party, the management of the State, raising the sense of revolutionary vigilance among officials and the Party members and the people A lot of important publications, including: "Work Modification" and "New Life" by President Ho Chi Minh; "Party building and rectification is key task to build the country" by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; "Comrade … [Read more...]

Vietnamese nationals living in Thailand have joined hands to build memorial houses for the late President Ho Chi Minh in Udonthani and Nakhon Phanom provinces to show their respect to the great leader. The path leading to Ho Chi Minh memorial complex in East Hamlet, Pamakhap village, Udonthani where he stayed in 1928 The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Thailand built the memorial complex on an area of 5,500sq.m in 2014 In autumn 2018, Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh), alias Tho stayed with OVs in Pamakhap village for a month before leaving for Thai northeast provinces Tools and furniture exhibited on the house are collected by the complex’s manager Ho Chi Minh memorial complex has become a cultural and tourist attraction in Udon province A Thailand-Vietnam friendship village and HCM memorial complex is built in Noongyath village, Nakhon Phanom province, around 800km from Bangkok The complex displays pictures and archives of Ho Chi Minh Household utensils which closely attached … [Read more...]

The Israel Film Festival will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 19-23. Audience will have a chance to take on a cinematographic journey to the country and learn more about Israeli diverse cultures, traditions and identities. The films include Nhung nha ao thuat (Magic Men), Khong dong luc (Zero Motivation), Ngoai co thi sao (A Matter of Size), Sua (Jellyfish), and Nam tieng tu Paris (Five Hours from Paris). The films with English and Vietnamese subtitles will be screened at Le Do Cinema. The film fest previously was organized in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city from February 24-March 6. SGGP … [Read more...]

A Danish Film Week is scheduled to take place in the central cities of Hue and Da Nang for the first time ever from May 26 to June 4. According to the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, the film week will introduce films of various genres such as ‘A Royal Affair’, ‘The Hunt’, ‘A Hijacking’, and ‘Silent Heart’, ‘Mini and the Mozzies’, and ‘Freddy Frogface’. All films of the Danish Film Week were made in recent years and have won numerous international awards and important nominations in various film festivals, including the Oscar and Cannes Film Festival. Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Charlotte Laursen said “In this Danish Film Weeks 2017, we introduce the Danish contemporary film industry, which has created a vast amount of talented actors and filmmakers with worldwide reputation. Through six films, we hope to give you a glimpse of the Danish modern society and the contemporary life of the Danish people; but … [Read more...]

Several families in a lane in Hanoi have hired artists to decorate their old walls with a mural. The idea was initiated by a local resident named Nguyen Thi Oanh who hired a group of artists to decorate her house. After that, some neighbours also followed her. The murals are expected to help raise people’s awareness of keeping the living environment clean Dtinews … [Read more...]

Pacific Partnership 2017 departed the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Thursday after completing ten days of disaster response training, medical and engineering expertise exchanges, cooperative health engagements, and community relations events. Pacific Partnership 2017 departed the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Thursday after completing ten days of disaster response training, medical and engineering expertise exchanges, cooperative health engagements, and community relations events. This year marks the fourth consecutive year and the eighth time in eleven years that the mission has visited Vietnam. “Our time in Da Nang was another fantastic opportunity to continue our cooperation with the people of Vietnam, working together to improve our capability to respond to disaster relief and sharing medical and engineering best practices,” said Captain Stanfield Chien, Pacific Partnership mission commander. Pacific Partnership and Vietnamese personnel conducted … [Read more...]

Promising star Nguyen Anh Tu lived up to expectations with two consecutive wins, contributing to Hanoi’s 3-1 victory over the Army team. Hanoi trailed behind 1-0 following Trung Kien’s 2-3 opening loss to Dinh Quang Linh, but Anh Tu managed to equalise the score with a second-match 3-1 win against Le Tien Dat. Veteran Tran Tuan Quynh overwhelmed Duong Van Nam 3-1 in the third match to put Hanoi in front before Anh Tu scored a decisive 3-0 win over the Army team’s top player Dinh Quang Linh to secure Hanoi T&T 1 the gold medal for the second year in a row. The women’s team final saw Petrosetco dominate completion, with Dieu Khanh, Mai Hoang My Trang and Thanh Trung beating Ho Phuong Uyen, Nguyen Ngoc Yen Nhi and Mai Tu Uyen in turn, for the overall title. A shock defeat was witnessed in the men’s doubles event as reigning runners-up Quang Linh and Thanh Nam (Army team 1) were ousted by Hoang Chung and Tuan Anh (Vicem Hoang Thach Hai Duong). In regards … [Read more...]

The Viet Nam – Asia silk culture festival is scheduled to run in Hoi An silk village in the central province of Quang Nam between June 11 and 14. The event aims at promoting and preserving the value of traditional silk villages across Viet Nam, including Van Phuc (Ha Noi), Hoi An and Ma Chau (Quang Nam), and Bao Loc (the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong), among others. It will also connect craftsmen with potential business partners from Japan, India, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Europe. In 2015, Hoi An silk village represented Viet Nam and joined the Asia Silk Alliance as one of seven founding members with the mission of linking Vietnamese silk enterprises with the wider Asian silk community. The silk village, located at 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Hoi An, is a silk-weaving centre and living museum of the ancient trade in the central region. The village was voted as the third best attraction in Hoi An by travel website TripAdvisor in 2015. … [Read more...]

The Hanoi audience will have the opportunity to enjoy an energetic atmosphere when Vietnamese and world-renowned DJs such as Hardwell play this Saturday. The Dutch DJ, Hardwell, ranked No 3 by DJ Mag and best known for his sets at major music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn and Tomorrowland, will play for 120 minutes at Ecopark, an urban complex located on the outskirts of Hanoi. The highly anticipated EDM concert will start at 4pm and last more than eight hours, with the participation of local DJs, including DJ Minh Trí, Get Looze, Nimbia, KS and HuyDX, and three others DJs who are among the world’s top 100 DJs, whose name have been kept secret by concert organisers. The 27-year-old Dutch DJ, composer and remixer, whose real name is Robbert van de Corput, rose to fame after he was voted No 1 World DJ for two consecutive years by DJ Magazine, a monthly magazine founded in 1991 dedicated to electronic dance music, in 2013 and 2014. His last visit to Viet … [Read more...]

High business expenses and excessive inspections were among issues with the business environment in Vietnam raised by entrepreneurs at a meeting on Wednesday with Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. High business expenses and excessive inspections were among issues with the business environment in Vietnam raised by entrepreneurs at a meeting on Wednesday with Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The event, attended by some 2,000 local and foreign entrepreneurs, senior officials, and representatives from financial institutions and professional associations, was the largest pro-business meeting of its kind ever held between a Vietnamese head of government and the country's business community. Themed 'Siding with Businesses,' the meeting was only the latest in a series of demonstrations by the prime minister proving his continued pledge to advance his notion of a 'constructive government' where individuals feel at ease to start long-term investments with positive growth outlooks. High business … [Read more...]

The Pacific Partnership 2017, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and aimed at enhancing partnerships with participating nations throughout the region, departed Da Nang on May 18 after completing ten days of disaster response training, medical and engineering expert exchanges, cooperative health engagements, and community relations events. “Our time in Da Nang was another fantastic opportunity to continue our cooperation with the people of Vietnam, working together to improve the capacity to respond to disaster relief and sharing medical and engineering best practices,” said Captain Stanfield Chien, Pacific Partnership mission commander. Pacific Partnership and Vietnamese personnel conducted expert exchanges at a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) workshop that culminated in a field training exercise. Three separate engineering projects were carried … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - As many as 75 per cent of the enterprises surveyed by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) have seen the positive impact of the Government resolution on supporting and developing enterprises, according to a VCCI survey of 1,000 enterprises carried out at the end of 2016. Other enterprises answered that they had not discerned any effect of the resolution on their operations because its solution are geared for the long term and more time is needed to assess their impact. The survey was conducted as the basis for a report to the Government on the effects of Resolution 35 issued in May 2016 after the first meeting between Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and the business community. The document laid out tasks for reforming administrative procedures, creating favourable conditions for start-up and innovative enterprises, and protecting their rights and interests. In terms of administrative reform, survey participants reported that many localities … [Read more...]

>>> Nhan Dan newspaper national table tennis tourney commences in Hai Duong The team finalists were decided after semifinal matches took place at the Hai Duong provincial gymnasium on the evening of May 17. Army team 1 made light work of Vicem Hoang Thach Hai Duong with three straight wins. Meanwhile, Hanoi T&T 1 had to work hard against Army team 2 for a berth in the final. Tuan Quynh put Hanoi ahead 1-0 following a 3-1 victory over Thanh Nam before Anh Tu doubled the advantage by beating The Nghia with the same score. Van Duc ignited the Army team’s hopes for a resurgence beating Trung Kien 3-2 in the third match. However, Anh Tu demonstrated his prowess as the Southeast Asian champion defeating Thanh Nam 3-2 in the fourth match to secure Hanoi an overall 3-1 semifinal triumph. In the women’s matches, thanks to the presence of reigning national individual champion Mai Hoang My Trang, Petrosetco HCM City easily crushed Vicem Hoang Thach Hai Duong 3-0 to … [Read more...]

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday chaired a conference with some 2,000 attendees, including local and foreign entrepreneurs and officials, illustrating the government’s commitment to support the business community. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday chaired a conference with some 2,000 attendees, including local and foreign entrepreneurs and officials, illustrating the government’s commitment to support the business community. Themed “Siding with Business,” the pro-business meeting was the second of its kind to be chaired by PM Phuc, with the number of attendees four time higher than the first event on April 29, 2016, including 1,500 members of the private sector, 200 from foreign-invested enterprises and 100 from state-owned firms. Leaders from 63 cities and provinces nationwide and government members, representatives from financial institutions and professional associations also took part in the televised … [Read more...]

The 11th International Maritime Defence Exhibition Asia 2017 (IMDEX Asia 2017) has opened at Singapore’s Changi Exhibition Centre from May 16th to 18th. Vietnamese delegation led by Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam attended the opening ceremony. The biennial event saw the participation of naval and coast guard commanders and defence officials from 44 countries, and leading defence industrial groups worldwide. Visitors experienced the largest ever exhibition, featuring 230 participating companies from 29 countries, and including an increased number of both returning and new exhibitors from France, Germany, Israel and Italy, among others. In the framework of IMDEX Asia 2017, a series of relevant conferences were organized, including the 5th International Maritime Security Conference and the 3rd International Naval Engineering Conference, which focused on maritime security and updates on the latest technological trends for the naval field. … [Read more...]