The five-day Summer Camp for overseas Vietnamese youth in HCM City will end on July 19. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu HCM CITY — The annual five-day 14th Summer Camp for young overseas Vietnamese, which kicked off on Monday in HCM City, has attracted about 60 Vietnamese aged 12-25 from countries and territories worldwide. The camp, with the theme “Proud of Homeland Sea and Islands”, was organised by the HCM City Committee for overseas Vietnamese in collaboration with the HCM City unit of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union. Võ Thành Chất, deputy chairman of the committee, and head of the campaign this year, said the camp offered an opportunity for young overseas Vietnamese to connect with local youth. A wide range of activities are being held through HCM City and southwestern provinces during the camp. Participants will visit the Trúc Mai Home … [Read more...] about Summer camp opens for overseas Vietnamese youth
International seminar talks labour relations in Vietnam
At the international symposium (Photo: VNA) – Vietnam should fulfill its commitments to legal and institutional reform in accordance with international standards, thus making labour relations in businesses healthy and reducing labour disputes and strikes, heard an international symposium in Ho Chi Minh City. Delegates to the July 15-16 event made the suggestion in the context that Vietnam has participated in many trade agreements. They said international standards require the reform of labour relations in Vietnamese firms as well as the improvement of capacity of employees and their representative offices, and employers. It is necessary to raise the quality of social dialogues at enterprises, and take solutions to prevent and reduce labour disputes and enhance state management in the labour sector, they added. The symposium focuses on such issues as legal reform and law enforcement, globalisation and gender relations, challenges to labour relations, international … [Read more...] about International seminar talks labour relations in Vietnam
Bizet’s Carmen to return to Ho Chi Minh City’s Municipal Theatre
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Hanoi (VNA) – Georges Bizet’s acclaimed opera Carmen will be performed at Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City from July 20-21. Written in 1875, Carmen is a story of love, jealousy and freedom. It will be choreographed by People’s Artist Kim Quy and performed by Vietnamese artists Nguyen Thu Trang, Nguyen Luong Hoa and Thach Hieu Lang for nearly three hours. In particular, dances “Falling Angels” and “Depaysement” will be performed before the opera. Carmen is considered the longest and the most successful performance by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera.-VNA … [Read more...] about Bizet’s Carmen to return to Ho Chi Minh City’s Municipal Theatre
Vietnam’s coffee exports plummet as robusta prices fall
Exports of coffee in the first six months falls by around 20 per cent year-on-year. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam exported 943,000 tonnes of coffee worth 1.6 billion USD in the first half of 2019, representing decreases of 9.2 percent and 19.9 percent year on year, respectively. In June alone, the country shipped abroad 165,000 tonnes of coffee, raking in 274 million USD, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), saying that most markets except the Philippines reduced purchases. The sharp fall in export earnings was caused by the price of robusta coffee falling in London due to a global glut, with Vietnam getting the lowest rates of all exporters. Around 80 percent of Vietnam’s exports comprise of raw beans, which do not always meet ripeness requirements and are occasionally contaminated by impurities. Exporters said around 80 percent of coffee exports are done using a method in which they sign a sales contract, receive a … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s coffee exports plummet as robusta prices fall
U18 team heads to Japan for training camp
Vietnam’s U18 football squad and their coach Hoang Anh Tuan jet off to Japan on July 15 for a training camp in preparation for the AFF U18 Championship and AFC U19 Championship. (Photo: english.vov.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam’s U18 football squad and their coach Hoang Anh Tuan jetted off to Japan on July 15 for a training camp in preparation for the AFF U18 Championship and AFC U19 Championship. Ahead of the departure, Tuan left out a number of players from the official squad list, and called up others following their impressive performance in the Vietnamese National U17 Football Championship. During the 11-day training camp, the Vietnamese footballers will play three friendly matches against teams from Kanagawa University on July 17, Sanno University on July 21, and Nihon Kougakuin University on July 24. The squad will return to Vietnam on July 26 to make final preparations for the upcoming AFF U18 Championship 2019, which is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi … [Read more...] about U18 team heads to Japan for training camp
Thai police seize over one tonne of crystal meth
Police in Thailand said they have seized more than one tonne of crystal meth in a series of drug raids. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Police in Thailand said they have seized more than one tonne of crystal meth in a series of drug raids. More than 10 million methamphetamine tablets were found in July, they said in statements on July 14 and 15. They arrested eight people for trafficking over 5 million methamphetamine pills, 600 kilograms of crystal meth, 15.4 kilograms of heroin and 51 kilograms of ketamine. The drugs were discovered on July 12 in a pickup truck hidden under fruit baskets and at a trafficker’s home. Police said they seized 459 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine last week that they suspect originated from neighbouring Myanmar. The drugs were found in the back of a pickup truck covered under a large green canvas.-VNA … [Read more...] about Thai police seize over one tonne of crystal meth
Ca Mau looks to earn 1.2 bln USD from aquatic exports
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – The southernmost province of Ca Mau is working to spread effective shrimp farming models, towards earning 1.2 billion USD from export later this year. Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tien Hai said departments and localities have been asked to spread shrimp farming models that adapt with climate change and use modern and eco-friendly technology. They were assigned to improve the efficiency of breeding shrimp quality control and disease prevention, as well as pay attention to technical transfer to farmers. Ca Mau is now home to over 300,000ha of aquaculture, nearly 280,000 ha of which is for shrimp breeding. Late this year, the province strives to raise industrial shrimp breeding area to 10,695ha and extensive shrimp farming area to 136,500ha, thus raising the total output of aquatic products to 560,000 tonnes, including 208,500 tonnes of shrimp. In the first half of this year, the total … [Read more...] about Ca Mau looks to earn 1.2 bln USD from aquatic exports
Tech alliance to spur logistics
Technological solutions are transforming every aspect of Vietnamese industry, including logistics. Chairwoman of IMG Logistics, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy how logistics companies, as SMEs, can leapfrog the competition by adopting emerging tech into their business to benefit from a global boom in Cross-Border e-Commerce. IMG Logistics and Vcargo Cloud signed the partnership at last week’s logistics conference in Haiphong Vietnam’s logistics market is appealing to more domestic and international firms. What are the advantages IMG Logistics has to make it different and competitive with its rivals? Nguyen Thi Thu Hien IMG Logistics has a different view. Since 2016, when the logistics market still lacked supporting policies for development and suffered low awareness about Industry 4.0, we have spent almost three years studying the local and international market to build our business model. We recognise that amid strong … [Read more...] about Tech alliance to spur logistics
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam intensify tourism connectivity
At the seminar (Photo: VNA) Gia Lai (VNA) – The building of a plan on tourism development at the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area was the main topic of a seminar in Pleiku city, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, on July 15. The plan targets sustainable tourism development and tourism connectivity between the three countries, thus helping to spur socio-economic development in the area. Speaking at the seminar, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Gia Lai province Kpa Thuyen, said the cooperation and connectivity will contribute to addressing small-scale tourism development and promote tourism in localities. With special cultural identities and diverse natural resources, Gia Lai has affirmed its position in integration and development, as well as regional tourism cooperation, the official said. Phonemaly Inthapphome, deputy head of the Lao department for international cooperation, said sustainable tourism development requires … [Read more...] about Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam intensify tourism connectivity
TPBank, UnionPay launch payment service
At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) and UnionPay International (UPI) signed a cooperation agreement on inter-bank payment in Vietnam, at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 15. TPBank General Director Nguyen Hung said the move will enable millions of UnionPay clients to expand inter-bank payment via cards and QR Code at TPBank points-of-sale (POS) from July 2019. UPI Vice President Larry Wang said the partnership seeks to take advantage of the large number of tourists from China, the Republic of Korea and Thailand who want to pay for services in Vietnam. Dinh Van Chien, TPBank Deputy General Director, said TPBank cardholders travelling to China could use its QuickPay application to make payment via QR Code. According to the General Statistics Office and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, over 3.2 million Chinese and Korean visitors arrived in Vietnam in the first quarter of this year, and … [Read more...] about TPBank, UnionPay launch payment service