Being established for the first time in Vietnam, the “Joint-sale Alliance” in tourism sector promises to bring a new breakthrough to the industry. Some new tourism products will be introduced by the “Joint-sale Alliance” at Hanoi Tourism Stimulus Fair on April 16. The Paradise Cave in Quang Binh province. Photo: Van Phuc The “Joint-sale Alliance” features a group of 45 travel agencies from all over the country who team up for creating combined tourism products and jointly selling it. The tours will include some travel destinations in the three regions throughout Vietnam from North to South. Launched on March 23 in the central province of Quang Binh, this is the first and only “Joint-sale Alliance” in tourism sector in Vietnam, aiming at sharing information, supporting marketing and doing the cross-sell tourism products among local tour operators. “The “Joint-sale Alliance” is established to help connect tourism businesses across the country. We will support … [Read more...] about “Joint- sale Alliance”- an initiative to foster Vietnamese tourism
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Vietnamese firms advised to promote online sale in Singapore
According to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Singapore, as many as 21 out of 25 global leading logistics service providers are headquartered in Singapore – a major information, commercial, financial and logistics centre of the region and the world. Vietnamese lychees are sold in Singapore's supermarket. — VNA/VNS Photo The Southeast Asian country is also a major international air transit hub, which is a very important gateway to Asia and particularly Southeast Asia. If Vietnamese businesses can expand their exports to Singapore, they will have great opportunities to approach international partners who are present in the country, increasing the value of exports and brands of their goods. Joining e-commerce activities, enterprises will have high interaction with consumers so that they can flexibly adjust production in accordance the demand of customers. This will help enterprises save production costs and take the initiative in controlling their brands, the Vietnamese Trade … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms advised to promote online sale in Singapore
Retail University 2021 to help boost online sales for retailers in Vietnam
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Retail University 2021 , a series of activities to support small- and medium-sized retailers in promoting online sales , will be organised from April 7-9. The event will be jointly held by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM), Visa – a global payments technology company, Google and other partners. Nguyen Thanh Hung, chairman of VECOM, said that there is great potential for retailers in switching from traditional trading and expanding their business to online platforms. In 2020, the Vietnamese e-commerce market reported an increase of 15 percent, reaching a scale of 13.2 billion USD. The figure is forecast to continue to increase by 2025. The country has approximately 68 million people using social networks, standing in 6th place among the top 30 most promising countries in the global retail sector. Dang Tuyet Dung, Visa's country manager for Vietnam and Laos said, “under the impact of the pandemic, medium- … [Read more...] about Retail University 2021 to help boost online sales for retailers in Vietnam
Red maple trees to be removed from Hanoi streets
Authorities in Hanoi are going to replace dying red maple trees on some local streets. The red maple trees on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Hanoi Vice chairman of the municipal people's committee, Duong Duc Tuan has just agreed with the proposal from the Department of Construction to replace the red maple trees which have been planted on Nguyen Chi Thanh and Tran Duy Hung streets. According to a report from the Construction Department, the pilot plantation of over 260 red maple trees which were donated by a local firm were carried out in 2018. 119 trees were planted on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street and 143 others on Tran Duy Hung Street. "The trees have not grown well over the past two years due to unsuitable climate," the report said. "45 trees have died." The department has suggested replacing the maple trees with the Ivory Coast almond trees on these two streets, which can be carried out this month. … [Read more...] about Red maple trees to be removed from Hanoi streets
Hanoi to replace red maple trees along two major streets
Hanoi deputy chairman Duong Duc Tuan has approved the proposal of replacing all red-leaf maple trees planted on the median strips along Nguyen Chi Thanh and Tran Duy Hung Streets due to their underdevelopment. The medians of the two streets in Dong Da and Cau Giay Districts have been landscaped with 262 red maple trees donated by a company since 2018, with the expectation that they would serve as beautiful and traffic-calming elements. Nguyen Duc Manh, deputy general director of Hanoi Green Tree and Park Company, once said that this type of maple tree would change leaves in winter and grow well in summer. After over two years of the pilot scheme, however, 119 maple trees on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street and 143 maple trees on Tran Duy Hung Street have failed to adapt to the climatic conditions of Hanoi, showing poor growth, according to the municipal Department of Construction’s review. Of that, 45 maple trees died, while alive trees have had leaves wilt and branches become dry, as … [Read more...] about Hanoi to replace red maple trees along two major streets