Events

The previous VINAMAC Expo in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of Vietfair The Viet Nam International Exhibition on Industrial Machinery Equipment, Technology and Products, or VINAMAC Expo 2022, will be held in HCM City from November 2-5, the event's organisers announced on Wednesday. The upcoming event will comprise 500 booths set up by 300 Vietnamese firms and foreign-invested companies in Viet Nam and others from ASEAN member countries. On display will be industrial machinery, materials and products, and automation, metallurgy and metalworking technologies. One of the highlights of the expo is the ‘Common house’ where businesses involved in the HCM City’s key industrial sectors, mechanical engineering and automation, rubber and plastics, and food and foodstuff processing, are showcasing the city’s typical industrial products. The expo will also include a seminar on introducing HCM City's typical equipment and industrial products and discussing solutions that will help local … [Read more...] about HCM City to host international industrial machinery expo

A survey of the Viet Nam Information Security Association showed that more than 50 per cent of cyber attacks are aimed at banks and financial institutions. — Photo VnEconomy Experts will share experience in cyber security in the banking and financial sector during an exercise slated for October 11. DF Cyber Defence 2022 aims to equip officials in charge of ensuring information safety in banking and financial organisations with new tactics, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications said on October 5. The event will be co-organised by the Information-Technology Department at the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV), NCSC and IEC Group. The organisers said more than 50 banking and financial organisations have registered to participate in the exercise, with 200 cyber experts. In a study titled ‘Cybersecurity risks in digital banking: The case of Viet Nam’, Phan Chung Thuy from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, said in … [Read more...] about Cyber defence exercise in banking, finance sector to be held next week

The exhibition returns in 2022 with over 250 brands from 20 countries, including Accretech, Epson, Mitutoyo, Takamaz, Yamaha, Hiwin, LKM, New Century, Delta, and Showadenki, as well as 8 international group pavilions. Designed, constructed, and conceptualized in the mold of the greatest metalworking event in ASEAN, METALEX Vietnam has provided machine suppliers with comprehensive metalworking experiences over the years. This year, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City, Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC), and Ho Chi Minh City Center for Supporting Industries Development (CSID) organize "Supporting Industry Show 2022" at METALEX Vietnam exhibition, to promote the development and growth of supporting industries. This co-located exhibition will open up opportunities for domestic component suppliers to connect with Japanese assembly companies to create an effective partnership for both sides, and request machine … [Read more...] about METALEX Vietnam exhibition 2022 opens in HCMC

The preference for having a son remains a pervasive form of gender inequality and discrimination in African countries, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Asia, and Vietnam. The importance of joint efforts in curbing son preference and gender-based sex selection in several countries, including Vietnam, is on the agenda at a policy dialogue held in Hanoi on October 4-6. Bjorn Andersson, Regional Director for UNFPA Asia and the Pacific, addresses the policy dialogue held in Hanoi on Oct 4-6. Photos: UNFPA “We must address social norms that diminish the value of girls and women and support national and community efforts to address preference for sons and sex selection,” Bjorn Andersson, Regional Director for UNFPA Asia and the Pacific. Vice Minister of Vietnam’s Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLIA) Nguyen Thi Ha speaks at the event. Speaking at the event, Vice Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLIA) Nguyen Thi Ha said that in … [Read more...] about Joint efforts needed to end norms depreciating female values: UNFPA

The capital city aims to develop unique and attractive services such as sports tourism, MICE tourism and golf tourism in the coming years. Hanoi has welcomed 13.87 million visitors in the first nine months of this year, an increase of more than four times over the same period last year. Of these, 766,000 are international visitors. Large-scale tourism events will be organized An Ao dai performance in Van Mieu Temple of Literature in Hanoi in early 2022. Photo: toquoc.vn Despite the significant recovery, the municipal tourism sector may not meet its target of receiving between one and 1.2 million visitors in 2022, according to experts, who added that Hanoi should organize large-scale tourism events soon to get closer to the previously set target. According to the Hanoi Department of Tourism, it will organize new tourism programs and cultural and entertainment events to attract more tourists to the capital until the end of the year. The department … [Read more...] about Build up a unique and appealing Hanoi tourism

The combination of golf and tourism may be a solid boost to the tourism sector that has suffered adversities of the Covid-19 pandemic. As approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Kinh Te & Do Thi (Economic & Urban) newspaper, in cooperation with the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, will host the “Hanoi Golf & Cultural Exchange Week 2022” in Hanoi’s Dong Mo Golf Club during October 17-22, 2022. The sporting event is expected to connect all domestic and international golfers, introduce and promote new tourism products, and attract foreign visitors to Hanoi tourism sites. Editor in Chief of Kinh Te & Do Thi newspaper Nguyen Minh Duc and Vice Permanent Chairman of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association Pham Thanh Tri share their opinions on the threshold of the event. How did you come up with the idea of the “Golf Tourism and Culture Week – Hanoi 2022” event? Chief Editor Nguyen Minh Duc : I have thought there should be an … [Read more...] about Golf tournament expected to boost tourism in capital city

Lawyers Vu Phi Long, Truong Thi Hoa and Nguyen Van Hau will join the event. The event is organized on the occasion of Vietnam Lawyer Traditional Day (October 10) and Vietnam Law Day (November 9). Additionally, this is also an activity to raise awareness and understanding of basic laws for Ho Chi Minh City people in daily life. It is expected that ACBA will provide free legal advice service and propagandize law for people in five points of districts 1, 10, Tan Binh and Binh Thanh on October 8 with the participation of 20-30 prestigious lawyers from law companies in the city. As for the online form, the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association will give free legal advice via Zoom Platform. Lawyers Vu Phi Long, Truong Thi Hoa and Nguyen Van Hau will join the event. People can attend the event at 9 a.m. on October 8 via https://bit.ly/3ri3Vez; Meeting ID: 97275547263; Passcode: 820869. The legal advice program will take place on October 8 and October 10 in both offline and online forms … [Read more...] about HCMC Bar Association to give free legal advice to people

The development of the urban center of Quy Nhon City. (Photo: SGGP) Accordingly, Binh Dinh approved the investor to implement the above project as a joint venture among Phu Tai Joint Stock Company, Truong Hai Trading Construction Joint Stock Company, and the Northern Service Development Investment Joint Stock Company. Phu Tai Joint Stock Company, established in 2004, and headquartered in Quy Nhon City, is a multi-industry business enterprise. Currently, this enterprise is developing many projects in Quy Nhon City, such as Phu Tai Residence, Hoang Van Thu Apartment Building (Phu Tai Central Life), and Long Van 4 in Quy Nhon City. Truong Hai Trading Construction Joint Stock Company, headquartered in Hanoi, was established in May 2016. Its main business is in architecture and technical consulting. The Northern Service Development Investment Joint Stock Company, headquartered in Hanoi, was established in October 2021, with the main business in the wholesale trading of automobiles … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh Province approves joint venture to implement VND2.9-tril urban project

The three-week long event is to mark the 61st anniversary of the foundation day of the firefighting and rescue police force (October 4, 1961 – 2022) and the 21 years since the whole people firefighting day was launched. The event was chaired by Deputy Minister of Public Security Major General Nguyen Van Long and attended by Director of the Department of Political Education and Information under the General Department of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People’s Army Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc. Speaking at the event, Major General Nguyen Van Long said that the exhibition is organized to mark the establishment and building of firefighting and rescue police force over the past years and honor their sacrifices. The event also aims to raise the public awareness, responsibility, as well as fire prevention and fighting skills, contributing to maintaining peaceful environment for the nation. Apart from recalling the history and achievements of the force over the past 61 years as … [Read more...] about Exhibition held to honor firefighting force

Free tickets are available at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema, at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, Ben Nghe ward, District 1. HCM City (VNA) – The Italian Film Festival 2022 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 10-16 after concluding in Hanoi. According to the Italian Consulate General in the southern metropolis, the event aims to promote the cultural exchange between Italy and Vietnam, while introducing the cinematography and typical cultural identity of the European country to Vietnam. The movies to be screened at the festival, which will be organised in collaboration with the Asian Film Festival of Rome, include “Everything’s gonna be alright” (Cosa Sara), “The great silence” (Il Silenzio Grande), “Doctor on call” (Una note da dottore), “A girl returned” (L’arminuta), “Breaking up in Rome” (Lasciarsi un Giorno a Roma), “The inner cage” (Aria Ferma), and “The King of Laugh” (Qui rido io). Audience can receive free tickets at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema , at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, … [Read more...] about HCM City to be next destination of Italian Film Festival 2022