The 2023 Hanoi Fall Festival from September 29 to October 1 will bring visitors the beauty of Hanoi's landscape, culture and gastronomy. With a vast array of cultural and tourist activities, the Hanoi Fall Festival 2023 is expected to boost the capital's tourism industry, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA), told The Hanoi Times . Foreign tourists enjoy the fall in Hanoi. Photo: Hoai Nam/The Hanoi Times What is the meaning and purpose of Hanoi Fall Festival 2023 with the theme "Hanoi - Come to fall in love"? Through surveys of tourists' experiences when coming to the capital, we have learned that the ideal time to travel to Hanoi is in the fall, from August to November every year, as this is the most pleasant period in Hanoi in terms of weather, with clear blue skies and fresh breeze. This is the best time for visitors to explore scenic spots and enjoy the capital's unique cuisine. In particular, CNN recently … [Read more...] about Hanoi Fall Festival 2023 to boost capital tourism
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Vietnamese FM attends preparatory meeting for 2024 future summit, holds bilateral meetings
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son joined nearly 150 ministers and representatives from UN member countries at a preparatory ministerial meeting for the 2024 Summit of the Future in New York on September 21 (local time). At the meeting, ministers pointed to major difficulties and challenges currently, especially those related to climate change, environment, food security, energy, water resources as well as the decline in trust and multilateral cooperation. They were especially concerned as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been completed by 14%, and believed that the 2024 Summit of the Future is significant in creating new catalysts to promote the implementation of the 2030 Agenda . The ministers shared their countries' vision and priorities for the summit, and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening global governance and multilateralism, calling for respect for the basic principles of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese FM attends preparatory meeting for 2024 future summit, holds bilateral meetings
Ha Tinh suspends VietnamEuropa’s journalism activities
VietnamEuropa Editor-in-Chief Le Ngoc Dung (R) is given an administrative fine of 7.5 million VND (308.23 USD). Ha Tinh (VNA) – VietnamEuropa , a newspaper of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic has had its journalism activities suspended in the central province of Ha Tinh since September 19 due to violations of regulations on information and journalism activities of foreign press, foreign rep offices and foreign organisations in Vietnam under Decree 88/2012/ND-CP. According to the provincial Department of Information, VietnamEuropa Editor-in-Chief Le Ngoc Dung was also given an administrative fine of 7.5 million VND (308.23 USD), and required to stop all information and journalism activities by the newspaper in Ha Tinh until he gets a licence from competent agencies. The department said since 2017, Dung has issued press cards for many Vietnamese working as the reporters and collaborators of the newspaper in Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe … [Read more...] about Ha Tinh suspends VietnamEuropa’s journalism activities
Fusion Hotel Group launches business hotel brand
The 172-room hotel – HIIVE by Fusion Binh Duong – is located in Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park 1 in Thuan An of Binh Duong province. Created for business travellers around industrial and logistic hubs, the hotel is near AEON Mall, Song Be Golf Resort, and just an hour from Ho Chi Minh City’s international airport. The opening of HIIVE by Fusion Binh Duong will mark the new brand’s Southeast Asia debut With interiors and facilities to support both work and leisure travel, the HIIVE hotel features spacious rooms for longer stays, flexible meeting rooms, coworking spaces, an all-day dining restaurant, a sports bar, a golf simulator, a 24-hour fitness centre, and guest laundry facilities on every floor. “There has been a steady increase in foreign investment and business travel into Vietnam, with Binh Duong quickly emerging as a main manufacturing hub located just outside Ho Chi Minh City,” said Christopher Hur, president of Lodgis Hospitality, the parent company of … [Read more...] about Fusion Hotel Group launches business hotel brand
Deputy PM receives leader of Japan’s MOECO company
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (R) and President and CEO of Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) Hidenori Harada, in their meeting in Hanoi on September 21. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 21 for President and CEO of Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) Hidenori Harada. Ha told the guest that Vietnam always appreciates and welcomes cooperation projects between Japanese and Vietnamese businesses. Amidst fluctuations of the world economy, Vietnam wants to maintain and develop collaboration and investment ties with Japanese businesses, he said. Regarding Block B - O Mon gas project chain being implemented by MOECO and partners, the Deputy PM stated that policies of the Vietnamese State will ensure that the project operates throughout its life cycle, in a stable and long-term manner, and benefits investors so that the project chain is truly a bright spot in economic cooperation between … [Read more...] about Deputy PM receives leader of Japan’s MOECO company
How a Vietnam War diary found its way home after 56 years
For Thien, the official visit to Vietnam by U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this month was not only an important event between Vietnam and the U.S., but a memorable milestone in his life. At the National Assembly Building on September 11, Thien received his war diary lost during a battle in Tay Ninh that borders HCMC in 1967, as witnessed by Biden and National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. "I couldn’t have imagined ever receiving my lost diary from the war around 60 years ago. It was truly surprising and moving. For me, it was an invaluable relic," said Thien, 75. Thien was born in northern Thai Binh Province and joined the army in 1965, at the age of 17. He brought with him a diary to recount what happened during his march into the southeastern Vietnam battlefield. "I want my descendants to know how their forefathers used to face dangers and hardship," he said. He would often sit down and write in his diary one or two days into the march, or when emotions ran … [Read more...] about How a Vietnam War diary found its way home after 56 years
PM receives leaders of US enterprises in New York
At the reception for Boeing leaders (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions in New York on September 21 for leaders of several US corporations as part of his trip to attend the high-level week of the UN General Assembly’s 78th session . During separate meetings with representatives from Apple Inc., Boeing Company, Google, Siemens Healthineers, the PM reiterated his commitment to create favourable conditions for US enterprises to operate effective business in Vietnam. Chinh suggested that Apple continue to expand investment in Vietnam, increase the local content and work as a bridge for US firms and Apple's partners to invest ịn Vietnam. He hoped that Apple will turn Vietnam into an important link in its supply and production chain. Meanwhile, he asked Boeing to expand its manufacturing and supply chain in Vietnam and early build its maintenance facility in the country while supporting Vietnamese partners in … [Read more...] about PM receives leaders of US enterprises in New York
BIS pledges support for Vietnam in banking infrastructure development, digital transformation
Headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will continue to accompany and support the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) in investing in payment and financial infrastructure development and promoting digital transformation, contributing to improving risk management in the local banking sector, stated BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens. Carstens made the statement at a meeting with Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh in Hanoi on September 21. Welcoming Carstens on his first visit to Vietnam as BIS General Manager, Tuan Anh thanked the organisation for its support for the SBV in joining and familiarising itself with BIS cooperation mechanisms. After three years of membership, the SBV has proactively participated in BIS activities and implemented its recommendations in the banking sector. He proposed that BIS continue to enhance its role in developing payment … [Read more...] about BIS pledges support for Vietnam in banking infrastructure development, digital transformation
Avison Young enters Vietnam’s real estate market
The Toronto-based Avison Young announced its expansion into the Vietnamese market on September 20 through a strategic affiliation agreement with the Ho Chi Minh City- and Hanoi-based D&P Company. The commercial real estate company is establishing a presence in Southeast Asia for the first time. Its services include valuations and advice, industrial and office leasing, as well as property and asset management. The offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will be led by David Jackson (right) and Peter Dinning (left), who will be joining as principals, with Jackson taking on the role of CEO and Dinning acting as chairman Mark E. Rose, chairman and CEO of Avison Young, said that, with the fast growth in Vietnam, the company is incredibly excited to expand the Avison Young network into the Asia-Pacific real estate market through this affiliation with D&P. “Vietnam's robust economy and dynamic real estate sector offer tremendous opportunities for us to deliver … [Read more...] about Avison Young enters Vietnam’s real estate market
Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations
A musical performance staged at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony, co-organised by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations ( VUFO ), the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association ( VJFA ) and the Foreign Ministry, took place in Hanoi on September 21 evening to celebrate five decades of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (September 21, 1973 - 2023). Addressing the event, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat, Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, underscored the countries’ people-to-people exchange history spanning over 13 centuries and 50 years of cooperation and development. Vietnam and Japan hold a trustworthy and close partnership covering myriad fields from politics, economy, trade, investment to human resources, culture, education, science-technology, and people-to-people and locality-to-locality exchanges, she said. Mai, … [Read more...] about Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations