Cultural world heritage

Hanoi (VNA) - Vu Thanh An is the only Vietnamese athlete at the Men’s Sabre Fencing World Cup which will be held in Poland on February 21 and 22. The Southeast Asian Games champion will meet with most of the world's best fencers, including No 1 Oh Sanguk from the Republic of Korea, No 2 Max Hartung of Germany and No 3 Luca Curatoli of Italy among a total of 214 competitors. Athletes will take part in the knock-out format competition with the draw held on February 20. An is currently world No 48. He is seeking points to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics this summer./. … [Read more...] about Fencer hunts Olympic points at World Cup in Poland

Hue Festival 2020 will be delayed due to the spread of fatal novel coronavirus (Covid-19) globally. — Photo huefestival.com If the epidemic is brought under control, the festival will be organised at the end of August or early September. The specific day will be selected by the local People’s Committee. In case the disease continues, the local People’s Committee will submit an additional report to the provincial Party Committee. … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2020 postponed due to coronavirus epidemic

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Building a positive company culture is not only building a business brand and a national image, but an effective bridge for local enterprises to sustain development and integrate successfully into the global economy. This is the consensus among experts and business leaders at a conference on building corporate culture in nine provinces and cities in the Red River Delta on August 6 in Hanoi. Nowadays company culture is not only a buzzword but an important differentiator to set a company apart from others. It is the “soul of a business”, deciding the long-term success of enterprises. It is what attracts talents and customers. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in 2016 launched the campaign on building business culture among Vietnamese enterprises and decided to name November 10 annually as Vietnamese Business Culture Day. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the role of the company culture as a basic and critical requirement for sustainable development … [Read more...] about Building positive business values to integrate globally

Vietnam was supposed to face Iraq in the friendly match in preparation for the fixture with Malaysia in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup on March 31, but the Iraq Football Association cancelled the match because of fears relating to the COVID-19 epidemic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to play friendly match against Kyrgyzstan

Hanoi (VNA) - Sea and island tourism has contributed greatly to Vietnam’s tourism sector, accounting for about 70 percent of the country’s total flow of visitors. Vietnam holds great sea and island potential                             Vietnam boasts the greatest sea and island potential among Southeast Asian nations. It has a coastline of more than 3,260 kilometres and seawater surface of over 1 million square kilometres, dotted with some 2,700 islands of all shapes and sizes. According to Dr. Du Van Toan, Head of the Division of Marine Resources and Climate Change Research of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands under the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, the sea’s economic value is not only about seafood and oil and gas resources. For generations, the maritime environment has shaped Vietnam’s culture and … [Read more...] about Sea-island tourism – future of tourism sector