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Art of the Samurai Sword of Japan will be open for the public on April 30 in Ha Long city, Quang Ninhprovince. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Art of the Samurai Swords , an exhibition from Japan, will be open in Quang Ninh province's Ha Long city this April. A contract has been recently signed by fine art auction house CHON de l'art and Sun Group. Following their deal, the ancient Japanese village of the Bizen Osafune area in the EDO period (1603-1863) will be built up at Sun Hill on the grounds of the Sun World Ha Long Complex. Bizen Osafune is located in eastern Okayama Prefecture. It has been the country's largest sword making centre for thousands of years, where the best blacksmiths gather. At the Sun Hill's Japanese village, leading artisans and experts will perform a process to produce legendary swords which are well-known all over the world. In the space, there will have exhibition rooms displaying treasure swords; an area for visitors to learn and … [Read more...] about Art of the Samurai Swords to be introduced in April

-What do you think about local garment firms’ inability to dominate the domestic market of 100 million people here in Vietnam? - Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises are still [only beginning to] tap the domestic market. Last year, the domestic market increased by 40% against 2021. Local enterprises performed very well in the first half of last year and began to face difficulties in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, many good Vietnamese brands like Viet Tien saw sales decrease. In late 2022, the Vinatex Fashion Center retail outlet in Hanoi made revenues of only VND500-600 million ($21,200-25,400) a day, compared with daily revenues of over VND1 billion in previous years. Over the past two years, many domestic fashion brands have reduced their number of stores and limited new openings. They have had to focus on certain locations to reduce costs, optimize operations and try to offer products that are most suitable to consumers’ incomes.In fact, domestic … [Read more...] about Garment firms should tap niche markets: Vinatex chairman

A photo of her university transcripts was widely shared in many beauty pageant community groups at the end of January. The photo showed that Chau did not graduate due to failing to complete the academic requirements. Both the last name and student ID number of that student matched those of Chau. The information caught the attention of netizens but the beauty queen and her management team remained silent. 2022 Miss Universe Vietnam Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau. Photo by Thanh Hue Netizens think that Chau deceived them into thinking she already graduated from university. Society expects beauty queens to have both physical and intellectual beauty. So in the past, this has led to a great deal of speculation that some beauty pageant contestants have lied about their ages or educational backgrounds. A representative from UniMedia, Ngoc Chau's management company, confirmed Thursday for the first time that Chau had not yet obtained her bachelor's degree. The representative noted … [Read more...] about Miss Universe Vietnam denies lying about education