Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien affirmed that this year’s event themed "Your Gateway to Tourism in Asia”, aims to connect Vietnam and HCM City with destinations, cities and countries in the region. According to Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City , Nguyen Thanh Phong, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked third in the top ten attractive destinations in Asia in 2018 by Lonely Planet. The ITE-HCMC has become the largest international trade event in the country and the Mekong sub-region and contributed to the establishment of the long-term cooperative relationship with countries in the region and around the world. This year's event will focus on expanding major markets, including North American, Europe and ASEAN, making a breakthrough in the city's tourism promotion in the 2018-2010 period. The 2018 International Travel Expo- ITE HCMC features around 375 display booths of hundreds of local and foreign … [Read more...] about 14th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City opens
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Vietnam Open Badminton Champs kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese women duo Vu Thi Trang (R) and Nguyen Thi Sen (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Yonex – Sunrise Vietnam Open 2018 Badminton Championships kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7. More than 400 players from 26 nations and territories are competing in five categories of men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles, with total prize money of 75,000 USD available. According to the organising board, the level of this year’s tournament will be upgraded from Grand Prix to World Tour Super 100, and the results updated on the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s website. On the first day of competition, Vietnamese women duo Vu Thi Trang and Nguyen Thi Sen stopped at the qualifying round when losing 1-2 to China’s Lu Chen and Ya Xu. In the men’s singles, Vietnam’s Le Duc Phat was defeated by India’s Ajav Javaram with a result of 0-2. In another match, top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien … [Read more...] about Vietnam Open Badminton Champs kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City
President Ho Chi Minh remembered by overseas Vietnamese
Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung (centre) speaks at the auction of photos on the ocassion of the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh On May 19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain exhibited and auctioned 20 artistic photos to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Vietnam. The event, organised in coordination with photographer Tran Viet Ha and jewellery and auction company DURAN, attracted 150 participants, including many foreigners and representatives of the diplomatic corps in Madrid. Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung stressed the importance of the cultural diplomatic activity on the occasion of the 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 41st founding anniversary of Vietnam-Spain diplomatic ties (May 23, 1977). A sum of money equivalent to 100 million VND (nearly 4.400 USD) was collected from the auction of 15 photos. The other photos can be bought via the website of DURAN. Later the same day, the embassy held a meeting with about … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh remembered by overseas Vietnamese
Activities mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birthday abroad
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung at the incense offering to late President CHo Chi Minh (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A series of activities held by Vietnamese communities in many countries across the world to celebrate the 128th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19). The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, the Vietnamese Association in Vientiane, the Vietnam Business Association in collaboration with Thailand’s Udonthani provincial authorities organised an incense offering to the late leader at his memorial site in Udonthani, where President Ho Chi Minh, with alias "Thau Chin", worked and built a revolutionary base in 1928- 1929. Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Ba Hung recalled great contributions made by President Ho Chi Minh to the national independence and freedom, and happiness of the people. Governor of Udonthani province Wathana Phutthichat expressed his honour to attend the event, affirming that the memorial site is not only to commemorate President … [Read more...] about Activities mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birthday abroad
Youths honoured for following Ho Chi Minh’s example
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) The ceremony was part of a two-day youth congress that is bringing together 336 delegates nationwide, who are role models in the campaign initiated by the Party Politburo. By hounouring these young faces, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee hoped to help the campaign spread further in society. After the ceremony, participating youths joined a tree-planting activity at the HCM City history – culture park in District 9. Lasting until May 20th, the congress features tours around local cultural-historical sites, industrial parks and high-tech agricultural parks, and meetings with local youths who are good at doing business. The 10th-tenure Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam issued Directive 06 in 2006 to launch the campaign of studying Ho Chi Minh ideology and following the President’s moral example, and the 11th-tenure issued Directive 03 in 2011 to push the movement a step further./. CPV/VNA … [Read more...] about Youths honoured for following Ho Chi Minh’s example
Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Because there was a rise of visitors to the mausoleum compared to normal days, the management board had coordinated with forces in the Ba Dinh Historical-Cultural Relic Complex, and relevant agencies in Hanoi to provide good services to domestic and foreign visitors. In May Day, the management board served drinking water and bread gratis to all visitors. Director of historical monuments Kim Lien in the central province of Nghe An Nguyen Bao Tuan yesterday said thousands of people arrived in the monument in the national holidays. On April 28, the monument welcomed 800 – 1,000 visitors averagely. According to an estimation, over 50,000 people paid visits to Uncle Ho’s fatherland in Sen (Lotus ) village, and the tomb of Uncle Ho’s mother, Hoang Thi Loan, in Dong Tranh mountain. Statistically, in the first quarter of 2018, the monument welcomed 6,734 delegations comprising of 176,657 visitors; of whom, 124 delegations came from 27 nations in the world. Additionally, … [Read more...] about Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Underground robot-assisted construction of Ho Chi Minh City metro in photos
A tour down to the second tunnel of the Ho Chi Minh City metro system, the longest underground passage in Vietnam, provides awe of its technical aspect and working environment. This underground route, stretching from Ba Son Terminal to the Municipal Theater Terminal in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, began to be constructed on January 26 after the first tunnel came into existence in October last year, and is planned to be completed in June. A descent down several steep flights of stairs took a visitor to the building scene more than ten meters below the ground. The tunnel is spacious, closely fitted with prefabricated slabs of concrete and muffled sounds of purring machines from the nearby parallel subterranean passage in the making. Engineers were taking copious notes of the site operation while concrete blocks were being carried from the entrance to the spot of a Japanese-produced tunnel boring machine (TBM). The robot's drilling bits are the adult’s big-toe size, about 15 … [Read more...] about Underground robot-assisted construction of Ho Chi Minh City metro in photos
Ho Chi Minh City receives 2,000 maritime tourists
The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed 2,000 passengers and crew members sailing aboard the five-star cruise liner Costa Classica, to Ho Chi Minh City on January 12.The visitors, most from Italy, Spain, and the UK, are scheduled to embark on a six-day tour down the coast of Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang and Ha Long Bay, before returning to Hong Kong (China).After docking at the Navi Oil port, the visitors will tour Ho Chi Minh City, discovering Cu Chi tunnel and enjoy a traditional cultural programme as well as shopping in Ben Thanh Market, then took a ferry to visit the Mekong Delta region.The ship will then leave Ho Chi Minh City for the central city of Nha Trang and Da Nang on January 14 -15. Over the next two days, the tourists will arrive at Ha Long Bay to discover the Bay’s beautiful landscape and visit Yen Tu village, Quang Ninh province. The ship will conclude its tour of Vietnam following a visit to Ha Long Bay on January … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City receives 2,000 maritime tourists
September 4-10: Egyptian President concludes Vietnam visit Most Recent News
NDO - Nhan Dan Online reviews a number of notable events that have made the headlines over the past week. 1. Egyptian President concludes Vietnam visit Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi concluded his two-day State visit to Vietnam on September 7, having obtained fruitful results. During his meetings with the Vietnamese leaders, the two sides agreed to increase the exchange of delegations across all channels, concurred to work closely together to organise activities celebrating the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2018, and pledged to create optimal conditions for businesses on both sides in order to access the respective markets, aiming to raise two-way trade to US$1 billion in the future. They emphasised their wishes and determination to maintain maritime order in accordance with the principles of international law laid down in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). On the occasion, both sides signed nine cooperation agreements in various fields and … [Read more...] about September 4-10: Egyptian President concludes Vietnam visit Most Recent News
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/12
Vietnam, Cambodia to develop cashew farming areaThe Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) is working with the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to establish a cashew farming area in Cambodia that is able to produce 1 million tonnes of material cashew annually.VINACAS President Nguyen Duc Thanh unveiled the information at the association’s seminar in HCM City on December 7 to seek ways to support foreign trade of cashew between 2018 and 2019.Addressing the event, Thanh said Vietnam has remained the world’s largest exporter of cashew and seen a robust growth of the cashew processing industry in recent years. However, the domestic supplies of cashew nuts have only satisfied about 20-35 percent of the firms’ demand for materials while imports of cashew face risks from quality control and payment, he noted.Cambodia is able to produce high-quality cashew nuts thanks to good varieties and favourable weather conditions, Thanh stated, adding that … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/12