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Last year, Quang Nam exported more than $1.12 billion worth of goods to the US. Photo: congthuong.vn Speaking at a recent forum, held in the central province of Da Nang by the American Chamber of Commerce ( AmCham )’s Da Nang chapter and the Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Association, Vice Chairman of the People Committee of Quang Nam Ho Quang Buu affirmed that the US is currently one of Quang Nam’s major trade partners and its largest importer. Last year, Quang Nam exported more than US$1.12 billion worth of goods to the US, accounting for 56.2% of the province’s total export turnover in the year. In the first 10 months of this year, the value stood at US$438.45 million, mainly garments-textiles, leather shoes, wooden products, electronic devices, mechanical products, and auto parts and accessories, among others, he continued. Vice Chairman of the People Committee of Quang Nam Ho Quang Buu speaks at the forum. Photo: congthuong.vn The official stressed that the U...

Vietnam-Hanoi Festival in Fukuoka attracts a large number of visitors. A delegation of Hanoi led by the Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen visited Fukuoka prefecture and attended activities marking 15 years of the two localities’ friendship within the framework of the working trip to Japan from November 10-12. Nguyen Thi Tuyen said that the relationship between Hanoi and Fukuoka Prefecture is a testament to the mutual development of relations for the common benefit of the two countries. Through discussions on directions to promote the effectiveness of cooperation between the two localities, leaders of the two sides agreed on the need to maintain and strengthen exchange activities and delegation at all levels and expand cooperation in fields such as education training, investment promotion, and trade. Following the successful official visit of Hanoi city leaders to Fukuoka this time, the Governor of Fukuoka prefecture and Chairman ...

Dao Thi Cam Suong, the calligraphy artist behind the sculpture, said that she was inspired by her love for Can Tho, the local culture, and its residents. A ‘non la’ is a traditional Vietnamese conical hat typically made from bamboo and straw. Suong’s giant conical hat took 89 days to transform from idea to reality. A close-up of the work by Dao Thi Cam Suong in Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam. Photo : T.Luy / Tuoi Tre It is made from 540 normal-sized ‘non la,’ each decorated with traditional Vietnamese calligraphy of proverbs, poems, folk songs related to the city, and the names of other cities and provinces from across Vietnam. The massive ‘non la’ measures eight meters in diameter and six meters tall. It currently holds the record for the ‘largest calligraphy conical hat model in Vietnam’ according to VietKings – Vietnam’s record keeping organization. The project was funded by a private company. Like us onFacebook  or  follow us onTwitter ...

Officials at the inauguration ceremony. – Supplied photo UAE sovereign wealth funds have invested more than $10 billion in India across renewable energy, telecom, road infrastructure among other sectors, the Indian envoy said during an event in Abu Dhabi. At the three-day annual conference of Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of India to UAE, underlined that bilateral relations have been accelerating with a surge in two-way investments. “We have made rapid strides in bilateral relations since 2014,” he said during his keynote address at CREDAI NATCON 2022. Bilateral trade has continued to strengthen with the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in February 2022. “The India-UAE partnership is accelerating fast. We see this reflected in investments made in India by leading UAE companies in the last several years. In the last five years alone, more than $10 billion have been inves...

Located in Tan Son District, Phu Tho Province, which is about 125 km from Hanoi, the “tea oasis” at Long Coc tea hill is a destination that attracts many tourists and photographers during late autumn and early winter. People lovingly call this place “Ha Long Bay in the midlands”. Photo: Nguyen Anh Chiem In the transition season, Long Coc Tea Hill is shrouded in the romantic sea of clouds resembling fairytale scenery. Each tea hill covers an area of about 1 hectare. Coming here, tourists will certainly be blown away by its serene beauty. Long Coc Tea Hill is enveloped by vast rice fields which make it looks more enchanting. The 700- hectare tea valley belongs to the Muong ethnic people. The fresh tea hill under the sunlight. Photo: Nguyen Anh Chiem The majority of tea trees here have existed for more than 20 years and can be harvested after 45 days. Long Coc is said to be at its most glorious state in the early morning as the dense mist hovers over the fresh g...

The month-long competition will take place from July 20 to August 20 next year in Australia and New Zealand — the first co-hosts in the history of the Women’s World Cup. A draw on Saturday put Vietnam in Group E with the U.S., the Netherlands, and an as-yet-unknown winner of the play-off among Thailand, Cameroon, and Portugal. All games in the group will be organized in New Zealand. According to the schedule, the Vietnamese women’s football team will take on the U.S. on July 22, 2023 in Auckland, the play-off winner on July 27, 2023 in Hamilton, and the Netherlands on August 1, 2023 in Dunedin. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his delegation are poised to visit the three cities from Monday through Thursday to examine the competition venues and select hotels for his team, who will start their training in Germany in early 2023. The Vietnam Football Federation said it will bring the team to New Zealand early before the opening of the World Cup for getting used to the weather and time zone as...