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  HCM CITY — HCM City seeks to attract foreign investment in smart urban projects and urban infrastructure, and looks forward to support from US businesses, a top city leader said. Speaking at a meeting between city leaders and members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Việt Nam on Friday, Lê Thanh Liêm, deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, said over the years US businesses had helped strengthen co-operation between their country and the city. The city was undertaking administrative reform and improving the investment environment to create favourable conditions for foreign businesses to invest in key projects, he said. The People’s Committee had held many exchanges and meetings with the US consulate general in the city and AmCham to discuss potential co-operation in fields the city had prioritised, he added. According to Amanda Rasmussen, head of AmCham, the business group has 500 companies and more than 1,500 individual … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks US businesses’ support for infrastructure development

“The creations were inspired by Italian literature, poetry and architecture,” said ADesigner Hanoi designer Huynh Minh Phuong. The collections to be presented in Mix & Match represent four different visions of Italy, from the soaring and gentle designs in Ha Linh Thu’s Roman Holidays, the romance of Huynh Minh Phuong’s Love Story collection, modern development in the Interference collection by GenViet Jeans, and the magnificent history of Italy in Trinh Bich Thuy’s Juliet. The show is the outcome of a co-operative programme between Italy and Vietnam in footwear and fashion design. The designers attended a five-day training course at the Vietnam Leather and Shoes Research Institute in October led by Italian expert Giorgio Gadina who helped them acquire and share ideas and know-how in developing the Italian style and completing their own collections. Another one-day workshop was also hosted by Lefaso and ADesigner Hanoi drawing together shoemakers and … [Read more...] about Italian designers train local hopefuls to Mix & Match

This was the focus of the Supporting Industry Forum 2019, held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said leather-footwear is one of the key exporting industries of Vietnam. With an annual export growth rate of over 10 percent, the industry earned the country approximated 20 billion USD in 2018 and over 10 billion USD in the first half of 2019. The Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) forecast this year’s leather-footwear exports at some 21.5 billion USD, up 10 percent from 2018. Vietnamese footwear has been shipped to more than 100 countries, including 50 with imports worth over 1 million USD from Vietnam. The largest markets are the US, the EU, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Vietnam is the world’s second biggest footwear exporter, and this industry is now a great contributor to the national economy, Lefaso said, noting that many companies have expanded production, renovated technology and … [Read more...] about Forum urges leather-footwear sector’s actions to grasp chances

In the first six months of the year, heavy rains flooded many regions in the country, causing significant loss of life and property. Photo: baohaiquan.vn In the first six months of the year, heavy rains flooded many regions in the country, causing significant loss of life and property, he said at the “Prevention of Disaster in Southern Provinces” seminar. Nguyen Hiep of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said the agency in the last six months of this year would work with southern cities and provinces to set up a disaster-prevention and relocation plan for households living in coastal areas. Local authorities would be tasked to check areas facing a high risk of landslides and move residents to safe places, while workers will be assigned to guard roads at risk of being inundated by water, he said. In the first half of the year, 75 people were killed or missing while 48 others were injured during natural disasters. Total economic damages reached VND 868.5 billion … [Read more...] about Prevention and relocation plan needed for Southern region