Promising year

As home to nearly 300 national treasures, Hanoi has a valuable source of ritual and cultural traits that tell its history of thousands of years. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sees the partnership with Hanoi in heritage preservation as one of its key activities in the future, said Director of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Center Lazare Eloundou on March 27. Hanoi mayor Tran Sy Thanh (right) receives Lazare Eloundou, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Center, on March 27. Photo: The Hanoi Times The UNESCO expects to bolster the relationship with Vietnam’s capital city in preserving cultural traits and heritages, he told a meeting with Hanoi mayor Tran Sy Thanh. Lazare urged the municipal and local authorities of Hanoi to come up with solutions that bring balance between heritage preservation and socio-economic growth and lift the living conditions for local people. UNESCO will always partner with Vietnam to … [Read more...] about UNESCO promises tight partnership with Hanoi in heritage and relic conservation

In his remarks, Chairman of the People’s Committee Phan Van Mai highlighted the increasingly close ties between the two countries, saying over the past 50 years, the bilateral relationship has grown actively across spheres, both bilaterally and multilaterally. The good traditional friendship has also been consolidated and enhanced, the official added. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam presented Italy with more than 300,000 masks, while Italy donated 2.8 million doses of vaccines to the Southeast Asian nation. This vividly demonstrates the intensive and effective strategic partnership and friendship between the two countries, he said. Ho Chi Minh City, for its part, has actively worked to promote cooperation with Italy, Mai noted, adding that the relations between Ho Chi Minh City and Italy have reaped achievements in trade, investment, education and training, culture, and tourism. According to the official, the two-way trade reached 591 million USD last year. For … [Read more...] about 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Domestic tuna exporters are targeting promising small markets to get out of current difficulties amid economic fluctuations in big importing countries. Data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed tuna export revenue dropped 13% in February with no signs of improvement in March. Total tuna export value in the first three months of this year is estimated at 160 million USD. According to the Vietnam Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP), the price of Vietnamese tuna is higher than that of other suppliers in major markets such as European countries and the US, but the increasing prices of material tuna are slowing down the flow of orders from importers, affecting Vietnam’s tuna exports to these markets. Nguyen Ha, an expert from VASEP, forecast that Vietnam will continue to see a sharp drop in tuna export in the coming months. Among the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership … [Read more...] about Tuna exporters aiming for smaller markets

The event aims to promote networking and collaboration between firms and highlight the investment status and current investment incentive programmes by presenting case studies from investors, notably in the electronics industry in North Vietnam. The seminar is welcoming more than 150 people, including from co-sponsors Bao Minh Industrial Park, China Mobile, Bank of China, LAUN, Core5 IP, ANDES E&C, INST, Vietinbank, CMI, and representatives of 72 Chinese electronic enterprises, such as Shenzhen Tablet Display Industry Association, Shenzhen Connector Industry Association, and Shenzhen Robot Cable Industry Association, together with typical Vietnamese investors, construction contractors, financial and legal entities. The seminar focuses on three main topics: an introduction to the North Vietnamese electronics sector, promoting investment through investment policies and environments, and case studies from current Chinese FDIs in Vietnam. Nguyen Van Kiem, general … [Read more...] about Seminar set to promote Chinese investment in Vietnam’s electronics