Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a briefreview of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Vietnam was elected member of the World Heritage Committeefor the 2023 - 2027 tenure on November 22 with the highest number of votesamong Asian-Pacific states.
Securing 121 of the 171 valid votes, Vietnamranked second among the nine elected states from five regions, said theDepartment of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism. Read full story
- President Vo Van Thuong’s trip to the US for the APECLeaders’ Week and bilateral activities from November 14-17 is expected to openup many investment opportunities for businesses of the two countries in thetime ahead.
Ted Osius, former US Ambassador to Vietnam andPresident of the US-ASEAN Business Council, held that there are no limits inthe Vietnam-US relations, and expressed his belief that the bilateral trade andeconomic ties as well as people-to-people exchanges will be reinforced anddeepened in the coming time. Read full story
- President Vo Van on November 23 attended a ceremonyto mark the 60th anniversary of the Hiep Hoa victory in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Long An.
At the event, he presented the Ho Chi Minh Orderto Long An province’s Party, administration and people for their excellentcontributions to revolutionary cause of the Party and State. Read full story
- Vietnam’s election to the World Heritage Committeeaffirms the Party and State’s sound foreign policy of multilateralisation,diversification, and comprehensive and intensive international integration,Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc has said.
Ngoc, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam NationalCommission for UNESCO, said that this is an outcome of the effectiveimplementation of the cultural diplomacy strategy until 2030 as well as enthusiasticsupport from international partners. Read full story
- The fourth Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival opened with aceremony held at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on November 22.
Nguyen Phuc Luu, Director of the UNESCO Centre forCulture and Sport Development under the Vietnam Federation of UNESCOAssociations, said the festival aims to honour cultural heritage values ofVietnam to step up the sustainable preservation and promotion of those values.It is also an occasion to popularise the UNESCO-recognised intangible culturalheritage elements of Vietnam as well as others to the public, includingforeigners in Hanoi. Read full story
- Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) on November 23announced that Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports are estimated to top 40billion USD, about 9% less than that of last year.
Speaking at a press conference announcing a coming conferencereviewing the association’s performance in 2023, VITAS Chairman Vu Duc Giangsaid that this year, Vietnam’s textile and apparel industry sees many majorchallenges including the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and largeinventory due to falling demand. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on November 23 had ameeting with a delegation of Russia’s Kaluga oblast led by its GovernorVladislav Valerievich Shapsha and suggested the Russian oblast to cooperatewith Vietnamese localities in manufacturing projects as well as traditionalfields of cooperation.
Welcoming the guests, Ha said that the special relationshipbetween Vietnam and Russia is a premise for more effective cooperation betweenthe two countries, including that between Kaluga oblast and localities,partners in Vietnam. Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming 6 millionforeign visitors who will spend around 190 trillion VND (7.8 billion USD) nextyear, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Given stable political-economic conditions, andgood recovery of tourism and related industries, the Vietnamese southern hubexpects to welcome a tourist influx from the Republic of Korea, Japan, India,and China. Read full story
- Vietnam was elected member of the World Heritage Committeefor the 2023 - 2027 tenure on November 22 with the highest number of votesamong Asian-Pacific states.
Securing 121 of the 171 valid votes, Vietnamranked second among the nine elected states from five regions, said theDepartment of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism. Read full story
- President Vo Van Thuong’s trip to the US for the APECLeaders’ Week and bilateral activities from November 14-17 is expected to openup many investment opportunities for businesses of the two countries in thetime ahead.
Ted Osius, former US Ambassador to Vietnam andPresident of the US-ASEAN Business Council, held that there are no limits inthe Vietnam-US relations, and expressed his belief that the bilateral trade andeconomic ties as well as people-to-people exchanges will be reinforced anddeepened in the coming time. Read full story
- President Vo Van on November 23 attended a ceremonyto mark the 60th anniversary of the Hiep Hoa victory in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Long An.
At the event, he presented the Ho Chi Minh Orderto Long An province’s Party, administration and people for their excellentcontributions to revolutionary cause of the Party and State. Read full story
- Vietnam’s election to the World Heritage Committeeaffirms the Party and State’s sound foreign policy of multilateralisation,diversification, and comprehensive and intensive international integration,Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc has said.
Ngoc, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam NationalCommission for UNESCO, said that this is an outcome of the effectiveimplementation of the cultural diplomacy strategy until 2030 as well as enthusiasticsupport from international partners. Read full story
- The fourth Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival opened with aceremony held at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on November 22.
Nguyen Phuc Luu, Director of the UNESCO Centre forCulture and Sport Development under the Vietnam Federation of UNESCOAssociations, said the festival aims to honour cultural heritage values ofVietnam to step up the sustainable preservation and promotion of those values.It is also an occasion to popularise the UNESCO-recognised intangible culturalheritage elements of Vietnam as well as others to the public, includingforeigners in Hanoi. Read full story
- Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) on November 23announced that Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports are estimated to top 40billion USD, about 9% less than that of last year.
Speaking at a press conference announcing a coming conferencereviewing the association’s performance in 2023, VITAS Chairman Vu Duc Giangsaid that this year, Vietnam’s textile and apparel industry sees many majorchallenges including the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and largeinventory due to falling demand. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on November 23 had ameeting with a delegation of Russia’s Kaluga oblast led by its GovernorVladislav Valerievich Shapsha and suggested the Russian oblast to cooperatewith Vietnamese localities in manufacturing projects as well as traditionalfields of cooperation.
Welcoming the guests, Ha said that the special relationshipbetween Vietnam and Russia is a premise for more effective cooperation betweenthe two countries, including that between Kaluga oblast and localities,partners in Vietnam. Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming 6 millionforeign visitors who will spend around 190 trillion VND (7.8 billion USD) nextyear, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Given stable political-economic conditions, andgood recovery of tourism and related industries, the Vietnamese southern hubexpects to welcome a tourist influx from the Republic of Korea, Japan, India,and China. Read full story
Nghinh Phong (Welcoming Wind) tower square is located on the coast of Tuy Hoa city, the south-central province of Phu Yen. (Photo: VNA) The award was given to nine projects in the fivecountries of Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, at arecent ceremony in Busan city, the RoK. Read full story
- In an attempt to improve service quality and serve passengerdemand, the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has worked with localities,including Thua Thien – Hue, to boost its heritage tourism connection.
According to the VNR, the Hue – Da Nang section includes 12stations with a length of 102 km. There are three stations located on steepmountain passes and nine that can welcome passengers./. Read full story
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