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The first Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Landmark72 hotel in Hanoi on December 5-6 in the framework of the Vietnam Economic Forum (ViEF) 2018. Held by the board for private economic development research (IV Board under the Government’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform), the online newspaper VnExpress and the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), the event is expected to draw 1,500 guests, who are managers, business operators and scholars. To enhance international cooperation and popularise local tourism, the organising board has invited leaders of renowned tourism and service groups like Australia’s Flight Centre, Virgin, Japan’s H.I.S and Singaporean Banyan Tree. The forum offers opportunities for domestic and foreign businesses to learn about Vietnam’s strategies to develop tourism, as well as the potential of and challenges facing the non-smoke industry. Various issues will be on the … [Read more...] about Hanoi to host first Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit

Leading economic partner The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has entered its fourth year of development since the founding milestone of December 31, 2015, and is striving to realize its Vision to 2025 with initial encouraging results. The AEC has created a relatively synchronous production space, which helps promote the common advantage of the ASEAN region. Goods, services, capital, investment and skilled labor will be freely circulating within ASEAN without suffering any discrimination between the member states. Its intra-bloc economic cooperation efforts with partners have brought ASEAN member states stable economic growth, forecast to reach 4.9 percent in 2019, nearly double the world average. In the 24 years since Vietnam joined the bloc, its members have become the country’s leading economic and trade partners. Compared to 1996, when Vietnam began to participate in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), trade between Vietnam and ASEAN has grown by more than 9.5 times from US$5.9 … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks ahead to 2020 Asean Chairmanship

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (L) and Acting Deputy PM of Finland Mika Lintila (Photo: VNA) Helsinki (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh had talks with Acting Deputy PM and Minister of Finance of Finland Mika Lintila in Helsinki on September 27, as part of his official visit to the European nation. The host welcomed Deputy PM Binh’s visit, saying that it will create a new driving force for the two countries’ relations to continue growing strongly.  He also affirmed that Finland attaches importance to developing multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam. At the talks, the two sides shared the view that bilateral ties have enjoyed progress in various spheres and at different levels. They agreed to increase mutual visits and meetings at all levels and continue to effectively implement the existing cooperation mechanisms. Trade – investment partnerships play an important role in the countries’ relations and have … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Finland discuss measures to advance relations

Some photos that will be displayed at the exhibition - Photo: VGP The exhibition is being organized by the museum and the Embassy of Mexico in Vietnam in celebration of the 209th anniversary of the Independence Day of Mexico and the 74th National Day of Vietnam, according to the Government news site (chinhphu.vn). The photos were taken by three Mexican photographers – Sergio Camalich, Eunice Chao, and Juan Carlos Duran, and three Vietnamese photographers – Hoang Hai Thinh, Luu Viet Hung, and Nguyen Viet Thanh. At the opening ceremony on September 25, the three Mexican photographers together with Nguyen Viet Thanh will meet with visitors to share their experience in photography and the most memorable moments of their career. … [Read more...] about Photos featuring Vietnam and Mexico to be displayed in Hanoi

The signing was made during a working visit to Italy from September 26-28 of the Vietnamese delegation led by Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Italy expand cooperation in anti-corruption