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The festival is expected to attract numerous visitors. The Vietnam Craft Village Festival 2023 will be held from November 9 to 12 in Hanoi to promote craft village products and tourism. Foreign visitors at the Hanoi Gift Show 2022 in October last year. Photo: The Hanoi Times The festival's program includes a ceremony to honor artisans and craftsmen, the opening ceremony, and an international exhibition of craft village products and One Commune One Product (OCOP) goods at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen, deputy head of the Department of Economic Cooperation and Rural Development, told a press conference on September 26 that six events will be held in response to the Vietnam Craft Village Festival 2023, including an art show of traditional cultural craft villages, an international workshop on craft villages with about 250 foreign and domestic delegates, a Vietnam-San Marino trade networking workshop with about 100 participants, … [Read more...] about Hanoi to host Vietnam Craft Village Festival 2023

Located in the heart of Hanoi and HCMC’s bustling business districts, the two world-class, energy-efficient buildings are wholly owned and developed by Techcombank. The unveiling of its new headquarters comes as Techcombank celebrates its 30th anniversary and confirms its position among the leading banks in Asia. The two buildings were designed by the world-renowned architectural firm Foster + Partners and are the first buildings designed by the firm to be opened in Vietnam. Each building has a unique design that reflects the historic and cultural heritage of the city. Inside, open designs aim to bring people together to facilitate collaboration and innovation. Jens Lottner, CEO of Techcombank, said that the new headquarters were now in two world-class financial buildings in prime locations in Hanoi and HCMC. The designs by Foster + Partners have created open and collaborative working environments that will encourage innovation … [Read more...] about Techcombank unveils new headquarters in Hanoi, HCMC

Art Trail #01 – Travel & Workshop occurs at Ana Mandara Villas Dalat On September 18, Annam Gallery and Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa kicked off their Art Trail #01 – Travel & Workshop with the mission to inspire young artists. Organised by the Lan Tinh Foundation in collaboration with Annam Gallery and Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa, the event is a journey created by three young artists amid the nostalgic French colonial architecture of Dalat, in a place once designated as a retreat for French officials and soldiers during the colonial period. Each artist has one week at Ana Mandara Villas Dalat, during which they can find inspiration in the resort’s space or go around the city to start their first drafts. Each artist will have a personal studio space to organise their work to utilise going on field trips and studio practice. The theme of this creative camp is about nature, the landscapes of Dalat’s mountains and forests, the grounds of Ana … [Read more...] about Art Trail #01 Travel & Workshop held at Ana Mandara Villas Dalat

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 28 chaired a monthly Government law-making session to discuss a proposal on drafting the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools. Participants looked into a proposal on building the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising, the issuance of documents detailing and guiding the implementation of laws, ordinances, and resolutions of the National Assembly (NA) and the NA Standing Committee that have taken effect. In his opening remarks, PM Chinh said that in the first nine months of this year, the Government has focused on implementing three strategic breakthroughs, including institution building and perfection. An overview of Government law-making session (Photo: VNA) Therefore, the Government has spent a lot of time and resources, and applied innovations to promote the work of building and perfecting … [Read more...] about PM presides over Government’s September law-making session

Shooter Pham Quang Huy grabbed Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event on Thursday. Huy achieved an impressive score of 240.5 points in the final, securing the top position on the podium. Lee Wonho of South Korea took silver with 239.4 points, while Vladimir Svechnikov of Uzbekistan earned bronze with 219.9 points. The final started with two five-shot series, with a 250-second limit per series. After that, the contestants fired single shots, with a 50-second limit per shot. After every two shots, the lowest-ranked shooter was eliminated. Following the 12th shot and the 14th shot, the bottom two shooters were eliminated to take eighth and seventh place, respectively. The bronze medalist was determined by the 22nd shot, and the gold and silver medalists were decided by the final, 24th shot. Vietnamese shooter Pham Quang Huy competes in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event at the 19th Asian … [Read more...] about Shooter wins Vietnam’s first gold medal at Asian Games in China

At Khoi Dang Tac Khi, a lantern workshop where old-fashioned Mid-Autumn festival lanterns are crafted for and promoted to customers from around the globe, Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy, 31, and her husband are busy preparing for the upcoming holiday. When it all started Founded in 2022, Khoi Dang Tac Khi refers to the sound of a beating drum on a battlefield. Though the workshop was only launched last year, Thuy has been working with lanterns since 2018 when she came across photos of people hanging traditional lanterns on the streets of Hanoi in the 1920s to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated by many Asian countries including Vietnam, is due on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. It is a tradition for children to spend the holiday carrying lanterns, chanting traditional moon-welcoming songs, and playing traditional games. Seeing those pictures of the old days, Thuy was deeply impressed with the sophisticated and … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City couple bring traditional lantern to global audience

Over 400 exhibitors from 17 countries and territories are joining the 21st Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition (VietnamPrintPack 2023), which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, in search of investment and cooperation opportunities. The participating printing and packaging enterprises come from Germany, China, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Britain, and the United States. According to insiders, Vietnam faces a shortage of providers of high-quality printing and packaging services and products. VietnamPrintPack plays a key role in helping foster the printing and packaging industry in Vietnam. It has also paved the way for domestic firms to seek appropriate solutions and technologies, and for foreigners to do business in the Southeast Asian nation. The exhibition covers an area of over 20,000 square meters and features 910 booths showcasing the latest products and services in the industry. China’s Masterwork Group, which has joined the … [Read more...] about International packaging firms eye Vietnamese market

Winners of the 2023 IR Awards as voted by financial institutions in the large capitalisation stock category at a ceremony in HCM City on September 28. — Photo of the organisers Fourteen listed companies received the 2023 IR Awards for having the best investor relations at a ceremony in HCM City on September 28. According to the organizers, the Vietnam Association of Financial Executives, Finance and Life e-magazine (FiLi.vn) and Vietstock (Vietstock.vn), the awards were based on a survey of compliance with information disclosure obligations by all 731 companies listed on the HCM City and Hanoi stock exchanges, and 364 of them had complied with all. Then, based on criteria such as liquidity, foreign investment, compliance in terms of financial transparency, successfully conducting the annual general meeting, corporate governance regulations, treasury stock and internal shareholder transactions, and filing ESG reports, 45 were nominated. In the final round, they were divided … [Read more...] about Listed companies receive awards for best investor relations

Lotte's largest retail complex in Vietnam has opened all establishment “We are committed to accompanying the socioeconomic development of Hanoi and Vietnam through investment activities, research, and development of more projects here,” said Shin Dong-bin, chairman of Lotte Group. Located in Hanoi, the $624 million complex combines a shopping mall with a hotel, cinema and aquarium, and has officially opened all establishments of the largest retail complex in Vietnam this month, is the 16 th supermarket of Lotte Mart in Vietnam, and the third branch of Lotte Mart in Hanoi. This is in light of the restructuring in China and stagnating sales in Korea. The move signifies Lotte's turn towards Southeast Asia. “1996 marked the beginning of Vietnam's Lotte Group with an investment contract for shopping malls and supermarkets, and now we have 19 member companies of Lotte in Vietnam,” he said. Lotte Shopping operates department stores, hypermarkets and supermarkets, e-commerce, … [Read more...] about New Lotte mall expands operating terms amid growth in foreign retail