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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 ...

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...

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...

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...