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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

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

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

The twins, their parents and doctors pose for a photo on October 7, the day they are discharged from hospital (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Sixteen-month-old conjoined twins Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi were discharged from hospital on October 7, 84 days after their 12-hour separation surgery. In hospital since birth, they are now well enough to return home and begin a normal life. The twins are able to sit up and can stand with help from their parents. Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital Truong Quang Dinh said their organs are largely functioning as they should. Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi were born on July 6, 2019, in HCM City and were joined at the pelvis. Some 100 doctors and nurses from the Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2, Cho Ray Hospital , and others in the city took part in the July 15 separation surgery ./. VNA … [Read more...] about Conjoined twins head home nearly three months after separation

Sanitation workers pick up garbage from the Nhieu Loc -Thi Nghe canal (Photo: SGGP) According to a team of sanitation workers of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company who are responsible for collecting garbage on the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal, they pick up 7-8 tons of waste per day. At the beginning of October 2022, sanitation workers said that they picked up 9-10 tons of garbage a day; worse, they even collected up to 13-14 tons a day sometimes. Mr. Ho Hoc Hai, captain of the garbage collection team of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal complained that many people have very poor awareness of sanitation without thinking about how hard other people have to pick up trash. Many days sanitation workers have to work until 9- 10 p.m. to complete their tasks. People throw all kinds of garbage including lunch boxes, plastic bags, styrofoam boxes, and bulky garbage such as tables, chairs, and blankets. According to Mr. Hai, 22 workers are tasked to collect garbage from Nhieu Loc - … [Read more...] about Indiscriminate dumping makes sanitation workers harder

Crowded Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Careful consideration must be given to the planning and development of airports to ensure feasibility, experts have warned, as localities across the country propose the airports in their provinces. During the past few weeks, three provinces, including Tuyen Quang, Son La and Kon Tum, sent documents to the Ministry of Transport proposing airports in their provinces be added to the national airport planning. Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh, Ninh Thuan, Dak Nong, Ha Giang, Bac Giang and Binh Phuoc provinces also raised similar proposals in the past. While four plans for road, maritime, inland waterway and railway are already approved, planning for the national airport system in the 2021-30 period has not yet been completed. Aviation expert Nguyen Bach Tung said as the planning continues, localities are applying for permission to build airports to promote socio-economic development. According to statistics of the Civil Aviation … [Read more...] about Airport planning must ensure financial feasibility, efficiency

A panel discussion at the Cotton Day Vietnam 2022 in HCM City on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Sustainable cotton production will drive continuous improvement of the garment and textile industry's key indicators for sustainable development, according to experts. At Cotton Day Vietnam 2022, held in HCM City on Tuesday, experts had that among the new trends in the garment and textile sector, verified data and supply chain transparency are the top factors that enhance the competitiveness of products. President of Cotton USA (CCI) Carlos Garcia said that Viet Nam is the second largest cotton importer in the US and also an important source of supply of the material. President of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) Vu Duc Giang said that this year, Viet Nam aims for US$42-43 billion in garment and textile exports. To this end, he said the sector had paid great attention to material supply sources and regulations on origin in import markets. Giang underlined that … [Read more...] about Sustainability key to cotton production growth: experts

Binh Duong New City is a smart city in the southern industrial hub of Binh Duong Province. — VNA/VNS Photo The southern industrial province of Binh Duong eyes an economic growth rate of 8 per cent this year, according to its People’s Committee. Last year, COVID-19 took a heavy toll on the economy, lowering growth rate to just 2.79 per cent. But things are back on track post-pandemic, and growth rate has risen to 8.27 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter, with the year-to-date figure being 7.36 per cent. With this momentum, growth rate for the full year is likely to exceed 8 per cent. Revenues so far this year are an estimated VND48.5 trillion (US$2.03 billion), or 81 per cent of the full-year target. One of the fastest growing provinces in the southern key economic zone and among Viet Nam’s hottest investment destinations, Binh Duong has attracted $2.6 billion worth of FDI this year, 45 per cent more than the full-year goal and up 74 per cent year-on-year. Its … [Read more...] about Binh Duong economy recovers strongly post-COVID

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung speaks at the conference (Photo: VietnamPlus) Can Tho (VNA) - Protecting, embellishing and developing the natural ecosystem towards a people-centered green economic model is the premise for the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta towards green growth and climate change adaptation based on three economic-social-environmental pillars . This is one of the strategic breakthroughs sketched out by Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung for the development of the Mekong Delta a conference held in Can Tho city on June 21 to announce the Master Plan and investment promotion programme for the Mekong Delta in the 2021-2030 period, with the theme "Mekong Delta: New thinking - New vision - New opportunities - New values”. Turning challenges into opportunities According to Minister Dung, the Mekong Delta Regional Master Plan aims to concretise the new ways of thinking and visions set out in the country's … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta promotes urban-industrial corridor connectivity

A project aimed at promoting sustainable sand management in the Mekong Delta, implemented by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam, has helped to mitigate the negative impact of climate change on the region. At the working session between representatives from the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, WWF Vietnam, and People’s Committee of Can Tho city (Photo: VNA) This information was released during a working session held on October 5 between representatives from the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR), WWF Vietnam, and the People’s Committee of Can Tho. Nguyen Nghia Hung, deputy director of the SIWRR, said riverbed sand is an essential resource for socio-economic development needs. Indeed, in the Mekong Delta it is much exploited and used as construction materials and in leveling. However, sand mining in the region is currently facing several challenges such as a decrease in the annual amount of sand due to the impact of … [Read more...] about WWF projects helps reduce climate change impacts on Mekong Delta