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  Jetro hold a meeting for Japanese and Vietnamese enterprises to seek business chances in the agriculture sector. VNS Photo Hoàng Hà HÀ NỘI — The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) opened the Japan-Việt Nam Agricultural Business Meeting 2019 in Hà Nội yesterday. The meeting drew 23 Japanese enterprises trading agricultural materials and equipment to seek opportunities in agriculture in Việt Nam. According to JETRO, 150 Vietnamese enterprises also registered for the event. Tomofumi Abe, JETRO’s project director, told Việt Nam News that the Japanese businesses hoped to sell agricultural equipment and materials while Vietnamese businesses wanted to buy Japanese equipment and technology for agricultural production and processing of agricultural products. For many years, Japanese enterprises have paid attention to manufacturing because this is a very important industry Việt Nam needs … [Read more...] about JETRO opens agro business meeting

The agreement co-operation signing ceremony between PVI Insurance and Swiss Life Network in Ha Noi. PVI Insurance Corporation has become a partner of Swiss Life Network in Viet Nam. The agreement, signed by the two companies in the capital Ha Noi earlier this week, is part of PVI Insurance’s strategy to provide diverse, flexible and appropriate healthcare programmes for all types of customers as mandated by Government policy. Under the agreement, PVI will be member of Swiss Life Network’s multinational pooling network, a platform that helps international companies provide employee benefits across their organisations. After the tie-up, Swiss Life Network’s multinational clients will have healthcare insurance programmes provided by PVI for their staff in Viet Nam. Being a partner, PVI Insurance will learn from Swiss Life Network’s experience in healthcare since the latter has a history of more than 100 years. Furthermore, PVI Insurance will be able to expand its … [Read more...] about PVI becomes member of Swiss Life Network

International More Tokyo 2020 events rescheduled to beat the heat Thursday,  Dec 5, 2019,16:44 (GMT+7) More Tokyo 2020 events rescheduled to beat the heat A woman holding a sunshade walks past Olympic rings displayed at Nihonbashi district in Tokyo, Japan August 5, 2019 - PHOTO: REUTERS TOKYO (REUTERS) - Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Thursday two more Olympic events, the triathlon and equestrian cross-country, have been rescheduled to earlier start times to combat the expected sweltering summer heat. Tokyo temperatures in July and August, when the city will host the Games, regularly exceed 30 degrees Celsius with high humidity adding to the discomfort, and preparing for this has proved a consistent headache for organizers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already moved the marathon, one of the most prestigious events at any Olympics and one especially beloved in Japan, and race walk events 800 kilometers … [Read more...] about More Tokyo 2020 events rescheduled to beat the heat

In the next few months, the association’s executive committee will support Vietnamese people living in the European country to have a merry Christmas and Lunar New Year and commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, said its first vice president Giang Thanh. At the meeting It will also coordinate with the Embassy of Vietnam to organize celebrations for the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties next year in a bid to promote Vietnamese culture and enhance friendship between the two peoples, he said. Vietnamese Ambassador Ho Minh Tuan said next year will see many major events between the two countries. Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis will visit Vietnam in 2020 while the Vietnam-Czech Inter-Governmental Committee’s meeting is scheduled in Prague. The embassy has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism host a Vietnam Culture Week in the Czech Republic next year, he added. Tuan asked the Vietnamese association to continue … [Read more...] about Vietnamese association plans 70th anniversary of Vietnam-Czech ties

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (R) and State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam attaches much importance to the relations with Germany, its key partner in the Europe as well as the European Union (EU), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said on December 5. Receiving State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis, Deputy PM Minh hailed the outcomes of the fifth meeting of the Vietnam – Germany Strategic Management Group, with the adoption of the Plan of Action for the 2019-2020 period, and various cooperative agreements in the fields of politics, security, defence and labour, among others. He said that the strategic partnership between the two nations lays solid foundation for them to step up ties in the time ahead, particularly in economy, trade and investment. He expressed his hope that Germany, playing a … [Read more...] about Vietnam values relations with Germany: Deputy PM