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The footwear industry is also one of the sectors which will benefit when Vietnam officially joins the CPTPP. (Photo: sggp.org.vn) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Foreign-invested companies in the southern region are speeding up investments and preparing for opportunities as Vietnam is poised to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Tran-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). “North America and Japan have been our key export markets in recent years, accounting for 40 percent of export turnover. We have a huge opportunity in textiles and garments after Vietnam joined the CPTPP,” Nguyen Chi Thanh, deputy general director of the French group Scavi JSC, told Dau Tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper. The company has proposed building the Phong Dien garment and textile supporting industrial zone in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue to attract investment. It opened its fourth factory earlier this year. “We have met with 30 domestic and foreign material … [Read more...] about FDI firms in south gear up for CPTPP

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) looks back at the ten most prominent events of Vietnam in 2018. 1. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elected State President Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong takes an oath at the swearing-in ceremony on October 23 (Photo: VNA) On October 23, at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was elected President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2016-2021 tenure with the support of 476 out of 477 legislators. Earlier, the eighth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee had agreed to nominate the Party leader for the National Assembly to vote as the President. 2. All 12 socio-economic targets fulfilled The Ford car assembly factory in Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA) Vietnam accomplished or surpassed all 12 socio-economic targets set by the National Assembly. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth … [Read more...] about Top ten events of Vietnam in 2018 selected by VNA

Five Vietnamese boxers will take part in tournaments hosted by the Boxing Association of Korea and the World Boxing Council next month. Trương Việt Hoàng (right) is one of five Vietnamese boxers set totake part in a tournament in South Korea next month. — Photo webthethao.vn They are Trương Đình Hoàng, Nguyễn Văn Hải, Nguyễn Văn Đương, Vũ Thành Đạt and Trần Đức Thọ – the best Vietnamese boxers at the moment. They will be coached by Australian legend Dave Hedgcock and former International Boxing Federation Pan Pacific champion Ben McCulloch. South Korea have not yet named their athletes. Boxing is well developed in South Korea, which is co-operating with Việt Nam in both amateur and professional disciplines. In 2018, Korean boxers took part in a friendly tournament hosted by Vina Boxing Club in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxers to compete in South Korea

Vietnam international Doan Van Hau has been listed among nominees for the AFC Youth Player of the Year in men’s category at the AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) gives away the AFC Annual Awards to the most outstanding performers of an Asian football season. The awards have been presented at the end of each year at a special gala since 1994. The event is scheduled to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on December 2 this year. According to the nominee list revealed on Friday, Vietnam’s defender Doan Van Hau is one of three candidates for the AFC Youth Player of the Year for Men, becoming the first Vietnamese player to receive the honor. He is also the only Southeast Asian player nominated in all categories for this year’s awards. Two other nominees in the same category as Hau are Hiroki Abe from Japan and Lee Kang In from South Korea. Doan Van Hau (red) vies for possession in Vietnam's FIFA … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Doan Van Hau nominated for AFC Youth Player of the Year award

Vietnamese foreign minister called on relevant sides to enhance trust and to not militarise but exercise restraint in the East Sea. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Bình Minh led the Vietnamese delegation at the East Asia Summit held on August 2 as part of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on August 2 suggested participating countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS) enhance their maritime cooperation and connectivity. Addressing the 9th EAS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok, Minh shared other ministers’ views on the important role and position of the EAS in the regional architecture, especially given the complex and unforeseeable developments in the region. The official expressed his backing for efforts to intensify the role of the EAS Chair – Thailand, which also holds the Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations … [Read more...] about Vietnam suggests stronger connectivity in East Asia, restraint on East Sea