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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...

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong cordially received 100 outstanding overseas Vietnamese living in 25 countries and territories at the 2018 Xuan Que Huong – Vietnam’s Shining Future Program. Overseas Vietnamese – an important resource contributing to the cause of building, developing, and protecting the Fatherland The overall goal of the project is to mobilize overseas Vietnamese resources (OVs) to participate in national development during the period of promoting the industrialization and modernization of the country, associated with Vietnam’s goal of becoming a developed, high-income country by 2045 as set out by the 13th Party Congress. The project helps strengthen the great solidarity of the entire Vietnamese nation at home and abroad and consolidates the strength and potential of the overseas Vietnamese community to contribute to the country. The project’s specific goal is to strengthen the unified awareness that overseas Vietnamese are an increasingly impor...

Based on Luis Villanueva Carbajal, Vietnam, and Peru have had a long-standing traditional friendship . However, the current bilateral relationship does not match the potential and tradition of friendship between the two sides. The visit of the high-ranking delegation from the Peruvian Communist Party to Vietnam from November 9 to 19 aimed to gain insights into Vietnam’s path to socialism, its current foreign policy, how the country strengthens and develops relations with other countries, especially major powers, while ensuring the principles of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political regime, and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs. The delegation also sought discussion with partners and friends to find ways to contribute to promoting friendly relations between the two countries. In his meeting with the General Secretary of the Peruvian Communist Party, President Phan Anh Son informed him that after nearly 40 years of Doi Moi (Renova...

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 ...

Hanoi has become the most exciting destination for Australian travel agents during a seven-day fam trip that ended on November 13 under the support of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.  The Australian delegation visits Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Photos: Hoai Nam/ The Hanoi Times Among three destinations, including the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh, the 12-travel agent delegation selected Hanoi for their most prolonged stay with a visit to different places, namely Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Old Quater, Temple of Literature, Bat Trang pottery village, Ha Thai lacquerware craft village, among other.  This is the first international fam trip hosted by the Hanoi Department of Tourism after the Covid-19 pandemic to promote inbound tourism. The Australian travel companies said they had interesting experiences when taking a fam trip to the localities with a memorable impression of Hanoi. During the journey to the capital city, th...

The event is being organised by the Vietnam Film Institute as part of the sixth Hanoi International Film Festival 2022. On display at the event will be 200 photos of numerous relic sites and cultural heritages, all of which are settings of cinematographic works used by both local and foreign filmmakers. Furthermore, approximately 150 images selected from 29 feature films and documentaries will also be exhibited at the function. The exhibition will include more than 40 pictures showing the true beauty of Hanoi in the past, as well as its recent development taken by filmmakers Pham Thanh Ha, photographers Nguyen Huu Bao, and Hoang Huu Khanh. Visitors will therefore have the chance to see scenes from Hanoi in famous films, including “Hanoi Mua Chim Lam To”, “Hanoi in the season for birds to build nests” in English, “Nam thang va nhung tang cao”, “Months, years and the heights” in English, and “Ky niem 30 nam giai phong thu do”, “30th anniversary of the capital liberation” in Engl...

Yen stream is part of the Huong Son tourist area complex of Huong Son commune, My Duc district, outside Hanoi, about 70km from the city center. With a length of about 4km, this stream is also known as Yen Vi because of its soft, winding shape like the tail of a spreading swiftlet. Photo: tre.vtc Yen stream flows into the Day River. Since ancient times, this stream has been the only waterway that leads people to Huong Pagoda. Especially, at the end of the year, the autumn, many visitors often come here to admire the majesty of the purple water lilies. Photo: tre.vtc Around November, purple water lilies bloom along the stream. To fully enjoy the poetic beauty of the stream, visitors can sit on small boats and immerse themselves in nature. Photo: iwgs.com Along this stream, there are thin, bare forests stretching straight up to the sky. The contrast below is the gentle water flowing quietly and indifferently. Photo: Photoreview Along the soft...