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  Terracotta pots are lined up by a furnace in Phổ Khánh Commune in central Quảng Ngãi Province. The province plans to recognise the brand ownership for the trade. — VNS Photo Công Thành  QUẢNG NGÃI — The central province will recognise the brand ownership for the pottery craft of Phổ Khánh Commune in Đức Phổ District in order to promote the preservation of the centuries-old trade. Chairman of the communal People’s Committee Phạm Kim Oanh confirmed the news to Việt Nam News, saying the trade was derived from the Sa Huỳnh Culture (from 2,500 to 3,000 years ago), and is preserved by local potters. He said three major potteries with 50 potters in the commune are producing terracotta products. “We have completed the recognition of the trade for prolonged preservation. The pottery commune was included in the provincial Lý Sơn-Sa … [Read more...] about Pottery trade to recognise brand ownership

IBM Vietnam and Microsoft Vietnam fell positions in the 2017 ranking Specifically, Microsoft Vietnam fell from the fourth rank in 2016 to 17th, while IBM Vietnam went from fifth to 14th. In contract, the smaller-scale enterprises moved to the lead in the 2017 ranking. Unexpectedly, Vinamilk took over Unilever Vietnam’s leading position, with the runners-up being Viettel Group, Nestlé Vietnam, Vietcombank, Coca-Cola Vietnam, and Samsung Vina Electronics, respectively. These companies improved their rankings significantly over the year. Viettel rose from the 2016’s seventh place to third place, while Vietcombank moved to the fourth place from sixth. Coca-Cola Vietnam in 2016 was not listed in the top 20, but secured the fifth place in 2017. The 2016 champion, Unilever Vietnam, did not participate in Anphabe’s annual survey in 2017 and became the partner of the organisation board. The survey of the top 100 best workplaces in Vietnam was implemented … [Read more...] about Microsoft and IBM dropped out of top 10 Vietnam’s best workplaces

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung addresses the ceremony in Hanoi on November 14 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 14 to mark the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Vietnam’s membership of the treaty. The event was attended by nearly 200 delegates from ministries and sectors, foreign ambassadors, representatives of diplomatic corps in Hanoi, along with more than 100 others from 22 members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) who took part in the ARF workshop on implementing the UNCLOS and other international instruments to address emerging maritime issues in Hanoi on November 13-14. The UNCLOS was adopted on December 10, 1982 and took effect on November 16, 1994. Vietnam was one of the first 107 countries to sign and ratify this convention. In its ratification resolution, the Vietnamese National Assembly affirmed that by … [Read more...] about Vietnam marks 25th anniversary of UNCLOS’s entry into force

  Trần Thanh Hải, Deputy Director of MoIT’s Import and Export Department To boost the export of rice as per the direction of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has many solutions to help businesses find export markets. Trần Thanh Hải, Deputy Director of MoIT’s Import and Export Department, speaks to bnews.vn about the issue. What has the department done to support rice businesses find export markets? The Prime Minister asked the ministry to come up with solutions on developing export markets for local rice products with the goal of maintaining and strengthening traditional markets as well as expanding into new ones. The ministry has coordinated with relevant ministries, sectors, the Việt Nam Food Association and rice exporters to implement solutions, such as reviewing the demand and import policies of foreign markets. The ministry then proposed agreements with foreign partners to facilitate Việt Nam's … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to develop new markets for rice

The topping out of the first Wink Hotel – Wink Saigon Center Hotel. — VNS Photo Indochina Kajima Development Limited (Indochina Kajima), a joint-venture between Indochina Capital, a leading real estate developer in Viet Nam and Kajima Corporation, one of Japan’s largest general contractors and real estate developers, has announced the start of construction for the second Wink Hotel in the core central business district of Da Nang and the topping out of the first Wink Hotel – Wink Saigon Center Hotel. Located on one of Da Nang’s most active streets, Wink Hotel 178 Tran Phu marks the brand’s breakthrough in Central Viet Nam. The 244-room Wink Hotel brings an innovative product to the hospitality market. The ground-breaking ceremony for Wink 178 Tran Phu was held on November 2, 2019. Wink Saigon Centre Hotel, comprising 237 rooms, rises at 75 Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1, nestled in HCM City’s central business district. Set to open in the third … [Read more...] about First Wínk Hotels to be opened in Viet Nam