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Vietnam are in careful preparation for Saturday's semifinal match against Cambodia in men’s football at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, as coach Park Hang Seo has braced his team for a "tough" game against the junior Angkor Warriors. Vietnam held Thailand to a 2-2 draw on Thursday while Cambodia defeated Malaysia 3-1 on Wednesday to finish their group stage as Group B’s leaders and Group A’s runners-up, respectively, and advance to the semifinal round. The game will take place at Rizal Memorial Stadium in the Filipino capital of Manila at 7:00 pm (Vietnam time) on Saturday and be broadcast live on national television channel VTV6. Speaking at a pre-match press conference on Friday, Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang Seo showed both caution against the Cambodia U22s and determination for a berth in the final. Park considered the junior Angkor Warriors a “phenomenon” at this year’s SEA Games over … [Read more...] about Vietnam prepared for ‘tough’ semifinal against Cambodia in SEA Games men’s football

The activities of Chinese vessels in Vietnam's waters have seriously violated international law and gone against agreements reached between senior leaders of the two countries. President of the Vietnam Society of International Law (VSIL) Dr. Nguyen Ba Son President of the Vietnam Society of International Law (VSIL) Dr. Nguyen Ba Son has sent an open letter to the President of Chinese Society of International Law (CSIL) Prof. Huang Jin. The letter stated that the activities of the HD8 and other Chinese vessels in Vietnam’s waters seriously violated international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and was contrary to agreements between the leaders of the two countries, negatively affecting the traditional friendship between the Vietnamese and Chinese people. Dr. Nguyen Ba Son wrote his open letter to his Chinese counterpart: “I will not talk about the sovereignty issue over Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) and Truong Sa (Spratly Islands), … [Read more...] about Operations of Chinese vessels are against agreements between Chinese and Vietnamese leaders

  Officers of Cốc Nam Customs Department in Lạng Sơn Province, which shares a border with China, perform a check on imported products. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — Economic and trade relations between Việt Nam and China have been developing in a positive direction, as shown by the continuous increase of bilateral trade turnover between the two countries. Việt Nam is fast becoming an attractive investment destination for Chinese enterprises. According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, China invested about US$1.6 billion in Việt Nam in the first fourth months of this year, making it the country’s fourth largest source of foreign investment. Several large projects were funded by Chinese investors in the period including a tire manufacturing project with total registered capital of $280 million in the southern province of Tây Ninh and another tire … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, China trade ties continue to develop

  Inside the new UNIQLO Đồng Khời store in HCM City. Photo courtesy of UNIQLO HCM CITY — More than 2,000 customers visited the new store of UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, on its opening day yesterday (Nov 6) in downtown HCM City. Tadashi Yanai, UNIQLO founder and chairman, and president & CEO of the Fast Retailing Group, said: “The opening of our first store in Việt Nam represents a truly important step in the global development and expansion of our company.” “We wish to learn more about the culture and history of Việt Nam, and we look forward to growing with the nation’s people and businesses, working together with them to deliver innovative, top-class products and services to customers in Việt Nam and around the world,” he said at the opening. UNIQLO Đồng Khởi includes the full line-up of the company's Lifewear products for men, women and children … [Read more...] about UNIQLO opens in downtown HCM City

The situation, however, has produced both opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese enterprises in building a trademark for local farm produce that is recognized in foreign markets. Cao Thi Kim Lan, director of Binh Dinh Fishery JSC, said that due to the European Commission’s  yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood exports to the European market, 100% of the firm’s exported seafood products were being detained at destination ports for check. The firm has faced multiple difficulties in meeting requirements related to the origins of legal fishing products. Of the 10 fishing boats supplying these materials, the company has only made purchases from three or four boats that have succeeded in meeting the requirements, while the remaining boats failed to sell their products as their owners could not present any fishing diaries or identify their fishing locations. Keeping detailed diaries on fishing practices seems strange to fishermen who are used to traditional fishing … [Read more...] about Foreign markets tighten control on origin traceability