Hanoi (VNA) – According to the National Committee for Incident, Disaster Response, Search and Rescue of Vietnam, while operating at a location about 130 nautical miles east-northeast of Linh Con Island of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago on June 5, a Vietnamese fishing boat coded QNa 90439TS requested urgent support since a crew member was injured and in life-threatening condition. Shortly after being notified, the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department asked the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam to liaise with relevant agencies of China to provide urgent support. It also asked the Vietnamese Embassy in China to ask for timely assistance. The Vietnamese Embassy in China cited the host country’s maritime search and rescue centre as saying that on June 6, the Nan Hai Jiu 117 vessel was deployed to search for and successfully rescue the injured fisherman at the request of Vietnam. After that, the fisherman received medical treatment given by the Chinese side. He, in … [Read more...] about China helps rescue injured fisherman
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New Chinese envoy envisions cooperation to narrow Vietnam-China divergences
The Hanoitimes - The new Chinese ambassador emphasized the importance of trust in strengthening the bilateral ties, saying that once the two countries’ top leaders reach consensus in important issues, improvements would be easily made. Hanoi and Beijing need to boost cooperation in many fields to find out solutions to disagreements between the two countries, according to newly-accredited Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo. Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo at a conference in Hanoi on Nov 14. Photo: VNS The two countries should tackle problems to cooperate for mutual interests, including sea conflicts, the ambassador said in an interview with news website VnExpress. Priority given to leader exchange visits The ambassador said his priorities would be the maintenance of exchange between the two countries’ top leaders, the advanced cooperation in economic and trade, and the people-to-people ties. He emphasized the importance … [Read more...] about New Chinese envoy envisions cooperation to narrow Vietnam-China divergences
Vietnam welcomes 12.8 million foreign tourists in 10 months
Foreign visitors to an exhibition at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – More than 12.8 million foreign tourists have chosen Vietnam as their destination over the last 10 months, up 22.4 percent year on year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The VNAT said on October 26 that the country has welcomed over 1.2 million foreign visitors this month, rising 17.6 percent from a year earlier. In the 10 months, it has seen increases in the numbers of tourists from most markets, particularly the Republic of Korea (48.3 percent), Finland (33.3 percent), China’s Hong Kong (29.6 percent), China (28.8 percent), and Denmark (16.4 percent). Although Africa is not a major market, the number of arrivals from this continent has risen by 19.7 percent. Meanwhile, holidaymakers from Laos have dropped by 15.7 percent and from Cambodia down 8.1 percent compared to the same period last year. Domestic travellers totalled 67.9 million … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes 12.8 million foreign tourists in 10 months
Vietnam’s tourism promoted in China
Clear blue skies and cobalt seas at Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam. Nha Trang is an increasingly popular destination in Asia (Source: https://www.star2.com) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s popular destinations and excellent tourism products will be brought closer to Chinese friends through a promotion campaign launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in Guangxi province’s Nanning city and Guangdong province’s Shenzhen city. The event will take place in the Chinese localities from October 22-27 as part of the national tourism promotion programme in 2018. Over the past few years, China has been an important market for Vietnamese tourism. There were 4 million Chinese nationals visiting Vietnam in 2017, accounting for 30 percent of all foreign travellers to Vietnam. In the first nine months of this year, the number of Chinese arrivals to Vietnam surged 29.7 percent. Ha Long Bay, Da Nang, and Nha Trang have been the most popular sites amongst Chinese … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s tourism promoted in China
Passenger transport route to China launched
Passenger transport route to China launchedBy Le Anh A passenger road transport service between Vietnam and China has been launched - PHOTO: THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT HCMC - The Ministry of Transport on September 17 coordinated with the Haiphong City government to launch the pilot program for an overland passenger transport route through Haiphong and Hanoi, Vietnam, and Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province in southern China. The Chinese Ministry of Transport will also organize a ceremony to launch a freight transport route between Hanoi and Shenzhen City in China’s Guangdong Province. At the launch ceremony at Thuong Ly Bus Station in Haiphong, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Cong said the launch of the Haiphong-Hanoi-Kunming and Hanoi-Shenzhen routes was important for boosting cross-border transport activities and meeting the demand for tourism and trade. Although the two countries have opened road transport routes deep into each … [Read more...] about Passenger transport route to China launched