Vietnam and China share a long border with the busiest border gates serving trade connections. Vietnam’s top leaders including General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh today [March 28] met Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China as part of gestures to strengthen the ties between border areas. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China, at the meeting in Hanoi on Mar 28. Photo: VNA Wang Ning is in Vietnam to co-chair a meeting between party secretaries of Vietnam’s Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien provinces. The meeting is the third of its kind to set goals for cooperation between the localities. At the meeting in Hanoi on March 28, Trong highly appreciated the cooperation and expected Yunnan and Vietnamese border localities to be role models in implementing the consensus … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China enhance border ties
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Vietnam’s U23 footballers ready for last match at Doha Cup
U23 players of Vietnam in a training session (Source: Vietnam Football Federation) Hanoi (VNA) – Coach Philippe Troussier has encouraged the U23 team of Vietnam to show their best possible performance in the last match at Doha Cup 2023, against Kyrgyzstan, on early March 29 (Vietnam time). In the last training session ahead of the match, Troussier instructed his players to address the weaknesses revealed in the two previous games and gave them spiritual support. He admitted that the losses of 3-0 to Iraq and 4-0 to the UAE at the friendly tournament gave the team precious lessons during the preparation for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), slated for this May in Cambodia. The French coach said the players have been training hard to gear up for the 32nd SEA Games , adding that they performed well in the first half of the game against UAE, one of the six strongest teams in Asia, on early March 26 (Vietnam time). Such matches showed that Vietnam’s U23 … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s U23 footballers ready for last match at Doha Cup
Ho Chi Minh City hotels waiting for int’l guests
Although Vietnam reopened its door to international tourists over a year ago, small and medium lodging facilities in Ho Chi Minh City are still struggling to recover due to the small number of international visitors. Their largest source market is China while the number of guests from the northern neighbor remains modest, forcing many hotels to use their facilities for other purposes or stop leasing spaces. Shutdown, falling room occupancy In District 1, many hotels which used to be crowded with foreign travelers are now empty or have been replaced by other businesses. On Ly Tu Trong Street, a spacious hotel is being repurposed. The hotel is in a prime site, near Ben Thanh Market, Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, and Le Loi Boulevard, once favored by international tourists. Many 'House for Lease' signboards can also be seen along Bui Vien Walking Street and De Tham Street with many of them being hung in front of small, one- and two-star hotels. The director of a chain of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hotels waiting for int’l guests
Thua Thien Hue opens third pedestrian street
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Le Nhat said the street is planned to provide more development resources for the residential community, as well as a venue for product promotion and adding new tourism products to the locality. The street operates from 6p.m. - 12a.m. every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It is a venue where cultural exchange events, art, street music, and so on may be organized to suit the cultural enjoyment demands of locals and visitors. Moreover, the street will take use of business services to establish an area that caters to the demands of nightlife. A significant number of citizens and visitors in Hue city enjoyed in the Tourism Colors Carnival event at Hai Ba Trung pedestrian street shortly after the opening. On the occasion, the city also kicked off a series of activities to welcome the "Hue Summer Festival 2023" and the Hue Festival 2023. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Thua Thien Hue opens third pedestrian street
Vietnam struggles to auction outdated gasoline
To obtain more space and money for today’s most common and popular gasoline RON95, Vietnam needs to sell its reserves of the cheaper RON92 fuel, which were supposed to have been auctioned off last year. But Vietnamese ministries were unable to agree on a set starting price for the fuel so the auction never happened. RON 92 is a low-power fuel that is now mainly used to make biofuel. But the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that selling such a large volume of the gasoline is difficult because few local wholesalers need biofuel at the moment. Vietnam has not had to release fuels from the national reserve for emergencies in five years, but the Ministry of Industry has announced that bulking up the nation’s scant reserves is a must. According to the National Reserve Law, petroleum is a strategic reserve commodity. But the reality on the ground is that Vietnam’s average total reserves over the last five years has been just over 370,000 cubic meters a year, equivalent … [Read more...] about Vietnam struggles to auction outdated gasoline
Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of NA Standing Committee’s Board for People’s Aspiration
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fifth from right, front row) and delegates. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in Hanoi on March 28 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the NA Standing Committee’s Board for People's Aspiration and award it with a second-lass Labour Order. NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits a display of photos on the people's aspiration work (Photo: VNA) NA Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man underlined the Party and State’s special attention to the people's aspiration work. He asked the board to work closely with the Government and its organs, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front to fulfill the assigned tasks and send monthly reports on emerging, complex and prolonged issues to competent agencies. It was assigned to continue improving the quality of its reports; effectively review and monitor the settlement of complaints and denunciations when requested by the NA Standing Committee. The … [Read more...] about Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of NA Standing Committee’s Board for People’s Aspiration