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A diverse range of cultural activities at both national and international levels will be held during the Hue Festival 2022 which is set to be launched on June 25. Themed "Cultural heritage with integration and development" the festival is scheduled to open at 20:00. at Ngo Mon (Noon) Square on June 25, while a street carnival dubbed "Cultural Colors" will be held at 16:30 from June 26 to June 29. A myriad of art performances by both domestic and international art troupes will be also held from 19:30 to 21:30 from June 26 to June 29 at the Imperial Academy (Quoc Tu Giam), while a beer festival is expected to open at 15:00 on June 27. A music show dedicated to late music composer Trinh Cong Son will get underway at 20:00 on June 28 at Ngo Mon Square. A wide range of art programmes featuring Hue royal and traditional gastronomy will be launched during the festival. Organisers will also host a series of sporting games, international trade fairs, symposiums, and … [Read more...] about Official programme for Hue Festival 2022 unveiled

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 20. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 20, emphasising that Singapore is always one of the leading partners of Vietnam in the region. The host described his guest’s official visit as highly important to promoting the two countries’ strategic partnership. Read full story – Overseas Vietnamese people organised many activities on May 19 to mark the 132nd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh. Read full story – The visit by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Laos from May 15-17 was a success, helping further foster the cooperative relations and mutual support between the two parliaments, and bolster the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive partnership between the two countries, according to Chairman of the NA Committee for External Relations … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on May 20

Viet Nam's pangasius export value to the US from the beginning of this year to April 15 reached US$195.3 million. — VNA/VNS Photo Cong Mao The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) has announced that the US has licensed six more Vietnamese pangasius processing factories to export to the market. Adding six factories to the list of pangasius processing factories licensed to export to the US will promote the growth of Viet Nam's pangasius export value to this market. The factories are Hop Nhat Seafood Joint Stock Company, Atlantic Seafood Frozen Factory (Atlantic Seafood), Basa Mekong Factory (Basa Mekong), a factory for processing and exporting high-grade pangasius products, Co May 2 seafood processing and exporting factory (under Co May Import and Export Co, Ltd) and CK Frozen Food Vietnam Co, Ltd. So far, the US Food Safety and Inspection Service under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has licensed 19 Vietnamese pangasius factories to … [Read more...] about More processing plants licensed to export pangasius to US

Orbis international organisation will support more than 60,000 children in the Mekong Delta region with eye check-ups and assist over 10,000 students with surgeries under a project slated for next year. Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 19 received representatives of the organisation regarding the integration of an eye screening project into annual health examination for children in 2023. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien spoke highly of Obis’ projects which help residents in the Mekong Delta access high-quality eye care services, asking the organisation to care more for rural children. He assigned relevant agencies to support and build specific plans for the launch of projects. Doris Macharia, Senior Vice President of Global Programmes of Orbit International, expressed her hope that in the coming year, hospitals and relevant agencies in Can Tho will continue to work with the non-profit organisation in the implementation of … [Read more...] about Orbis to assist over 60,000 Mekong Delta children with eye care next year

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes to see more cooperation projects between Vietnam and Singapore while hosting visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 19. Bilateral trade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projects in Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. Read full story – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the Ho Chi Minh Awards in Science and Technology to 49 authors involved in two outstanding projects in the field of military-defence. The projects have been developed by the Military Telecommunications & Industry Corporation (Viettel). They have been recognised internationally, comprising two inventions receiving international patents, eight others patented in Vietnam and 15 reports released … [Read more...] about ☀ Morning digest on May 20

VN dominate League of Legends, Arena of Valor groups Duyên defends title, set weightlifting record Thais dominate women’s table tennis Loan wins gold in standard Chinese chess Tiến Minh makes men's badminton semi Malaysia won the men's team kumite gold medal on May 20. Thestar/ANN Photo Thanh Hà Malaysia hit their target of 36 gold medals at the Games, with the latest coming from the national karate team. The men's karate trio of R. Sharmendran, Prem Kumar and H. Sureeya Sankar won the kumite team gold for Malaysia with a 3-0 win over Indonesia in Ninh Bình Province on May 20. Malaysia entered the final after beating Laos 2-0 and Việt Nam 3-0. The karate team will return home with four gold medals, matching their previous achievement in the Philippines in 2019. Thailand and Việt Nam shared third position. In the women's pool, Việt Nam's quartet Hồ Thị Thu Hiền, Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm, Nguyễn Thị Ngoan and Trang Cẩm Lành claimed gold after beating … [Read more...] about Malaysia bring home karate gold in kumite

Bilateral trade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projects in Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. He said he wishes for further bilateral cooperation in the field of human resources training, which serves as a firm foundation for both nations’ socio-economic development. Speaker Tan, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, said special celebration activities are earmarked for 2023, which marks the 50th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations. On the occasion, the Singaporean Prime Minister wants to visit Vietnam, he added. Expressing impressions on Vietnam's hosting of SEA Games 31, Tan said the organization of the region's largest sport tournament helps boost people-to-people exchange among participating nations. Telling his host about a memorandum of understanding between the Vietnamese and Singaporean parliaments, the … [Read more...] about President wishes for more Vietnam – Singapore cooperation projects

Vietnam must move forward with plans to design additional programmes to support firms in the digital transformation process in terms of funding, knowledge, and information in the technology market to help them grasp technological changes occurring globally, according to insiders. Illustrative photo Experts in the sector made the statement at the launching conference held on May 20 to unveil the Vietnam Annual Economic Report 2022 running with the theme of "Strengthening digital platform for the service sector” in Hanoi. Upon addressing the conference, Nguyen Quoc Viet, deputy director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR), revealed that the 69% of businesses in the nation have been forced to temporarily suspend their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic significantly affecting several sectors such as service, accommodation, food, and tourism, it has yet to exert a serious impact on the digital … [Read more...] about Businesses require support in digital transformation