Hcm city tour

At the reception (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on November 21 hosted a reception for visiting Minister of Economic Affairs, Science and Digitalisation of Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany Armin Willingmann. During the meeting, Liem highlighted the sound development of the Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership across fields, especially in economics, trade, culture and education. HCM City established cooperative ties with Leipzig and Frankfurt cities of Germany, which is a foundation for expanding cooperation between the Vietnamese southern city with other German localities in the coming time, he said. Liem highly valued Saxony-Anhalt state’s strengths in energy, mechanical engineering, IT, biotechnology and medical technology, saying that HCM City is in need of these fields and others such as railway, infrastructure, transport and seaport, and science-technology as well. The municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City, Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state look to expand cooperation

  Farmers in Đồng Tháp Province’s Sa Đéc City grow daisies for the busy Tết holiday period. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Văn Trí HCM CITY — Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are growing more new flower varieties for the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25. In Đồng Tháp Province’s Sa Đéc City, one of the delta’s largest flower growing areas, hundreds of new flower varieties, including various types of new foreign roses and daisies, have been planted for Tết. Farmer Nguyễn Phước Lộc in Sa Đéc’s Tân Khánh Đông Commune is growing dozens of thousands of rose pots with more than 130 varieties, many of which are new. Nguyễn Văn Tiếp, chairman of Tôi Yêu Màu Tím Clubhouse in Sa Đéc, said the … [Read more...] about Delta farmers grow new flower varieties for Tết

Kang Min Ho, General Director of Lotte Mart Vietnam, and Shin Dong Min, CEO of Shinhan Bank in Viet Nam, at the signing ceremony in HCM City on November 21. — Photo courtesy of Shinhan Bank Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd. signed a deal with Lotte Vietnam Shopping Joint Stock Company (Lotte Mart) to launch a co-branded credit card in HCM City on Thursday. Shinhan - Lotte Mart card offers cardholders exclusive Lotte Mart privileges like unlimited points in their membership accounts at a rate of up to 2.5 per cent. Until April 30 next year credit cardholders can get 2.5 per cent cashback for payment at Lotte Mart stores and a 5 per cent discount on Speed L. The card uses contactless payment technology. Speaking at the launch, Kang Min Ho, general director of Lotte Mart Vietnam, said: “Our partnership with Shinhan Bank goes together with the goal of bringing convenient shopping experiences to customers at Lotte Mart.” Shin Dong Min, CEO of Shinhan Bank in Viet Nam, said: … [Read more...] about Shinhan Bank, Lotte Mart launch co-branded card

  Checkered scarves made in Long Khánh A Scarf Weaving Village in Đồng Tháp Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Chương Đài ĐỒNG THÁP – Craft villages in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp operate efficiently, providing steady jobs and incomes to many people. The province has the largest number of craft villages in the delta - 39 - whose workers produce ornamental flowers and plants, weaving products, processed foods, fine arts products, and others.   These are also popular destinations for both Vietnamese and foreign tourists. The Mỹ Tân bamboo weaving village in Cao Lãnh City’s Mỹ Tân Commune makes baskets and flower pots from bamboo and provides steady jobs to locals. Trương Văn Dũng, whose family has been making bamboo baskets for more than 10 years, said traders bought the village’s products year round. Each … [Read more...] about Đồng Tháp craft villages do well