Striving for Vietnam-Kuwait strategic partnership On the occasion of the 49th anniversary of National Day and the 19th anniversary of Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait, Najeeb Al-Bader, Kuwaiti Consul General in HCMC, speaks with the Daily on the development of bilateral ties between the two countries as well as aspirations from both sides to bring that relationship to new high. Following is the interview. The Saigon Times Daily: Could you tell me briefly about the bilateral relations between Vietnam and Kuwait? In addition, the cooperation between the two countries was unmistakably evident when the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development started funding a number of development projects in Vietnam long time ago. How do you evaluate the impact of mutual visits of high-ranking officials of both countries on strengthening relations in various fields? - The relations between the two countries have particularly developed and reached a new high through mutual visits by senior … [Read more...] about Striving for Vietnam-Kuwait strategic partnership
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Italian businesses applaud investment opportunities in Vietnam
(VOVworld) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Hoang Long has said the recent establishment of a strategic partnership between Italy and Vietnam has opened opportunities for both countries to elevate trade ties and stimulate Italian investment into Vietnam. Ambassador Long delivered the statement at a seminar Wednesday within the framework of Vietnam Cultural Day in Rome. Last year, Italian business delegations from Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, two dynamic economic zones in Italy made fact-finding tours of Vietnam to seek opportunities. Vietnam set up a trade representative office in Milan to seek economic partners in Italy. A representative from the Lazio region, Guido Fabiani, spoke highly of Vietnam’s investment potential and said the region will launch a promotion programme to encourage its businesses to seek investment opportunities in Vietnam, especially in manufacturing of industrial equipment, garments and leather. … [Read more...] about Italian businesses applaud investment opportunities in Vietnam
Vietnam’s tourism does not depend on dog meat
After VietNamNet published the story "French tourists threaten to boycott Vietnam for dog meat," we have received a lot of opinions from readers. Part of them disagreed with the French visitor and part of them agreed with him. Below are the opinions of the first group. "This French man is too arrogant and disrespectful to Vietnamese. Apparently he imposed his culture on Vietnam. If the French do not eat dog meat, it does not mean that the Vietnamese must not eat dog meat, too! If he said so, perhaps I will boycott France if the French do not stop eating a horror food - snails!" wrote Thanh Hai. According this reader, throughout history, dog meat is a specialty and the quiche of the Vietnamese. The Vietnamese eat dog meat like pork, chicken, buffalo meat or beef. If saying like the French man, then the French should be vegetarian because they also raise chickens, pigs, goats, cattle and they should not slaughter them for meat. "The French also loves to eat goose liver. And if we … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s tourism does not depend on dog meat
Kim Sun Han: The Korean people “fall in love” with Vietnam
The first 3000 books entitled "Vietnam Report" sold out over the past two weeks and have raised the concern of the Korean public. Author of this book is Kim Sun Han, who spent three years working in Vietnam, as Head of Representative of the Yonhap News Agency. Journalist Kim Sun Han was to fly to Europe in February 2003 for work. However, he heard the word "Vietnam" in his heart, and his decision to work in Vietnam was accepted by his superiors. "Only several months after arriving in Vietnam, I was completely conquered by the country," he said, smiling. During the last three years working in Vietnam, he wrote at least one article on Vietnam each day. In spite of being a journalist specialized in the economic field, Kim traveled much and understood all fields, from politics to society to culture in Vietnam. In April 2006, Kim Sun Han returned to the RoK and took over the online Yonhap News and marketing of the news agency while spending a lot of time compiling the Vietnam Report. He … [Read more...] about Kim Sun Han: The Korean people “fall in love” with Vietnam
Number of Chinese tourists entering Vietnam via passports increases
After allowing Chinese tourists to enter Vietnam via passports being resumed since April, the number of tourists has increased to 1.000-1,500 a month and is on the rise for the rest of the year, said Hanoitourist Director Luu Duc Ke. Previously, many travel agents raced to promote their tours and services to greet Chinese tourists from border gates via passports, weakening the quality of these tours. Thus, Chinese tourists stopped coming for nearly three years. The Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNTA) and 10 travel agents who have joined in a group to greet Chinese tourists by passports must pledge to ensure the quality and price of their tours. However, some other travel agents raced to perform this service with very low prices of RMB 360 (equivalence to VND900,000), even RMB280-290 per person for a two day-three night tour, only half of that performed by the 10 travel agents. Head of the Travel Department under VNTA, Vu The Binh said that VNTA will coordinate with the … [Read more...] about Number of Chinese tourists entering Vietnam via passports increases