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Movitel, the telecommunications network of Viettel in Mozambique. There is significant room for Viet Nam and Mozambique to increase trade and investment cooperation. — Photo vneconomy.vn Mozambique could act as a gateway for Vietnamese businesses to penetrate member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), President of the Mozambican Assembly Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias said at a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese business community in Ha Noi on Tuesday. Held by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Mozambique Embassy in Viet Nam, as part of the President of the Assembly's visit to Viet Nam, she called on Vietnamese enterprises to invest in tourism, mining, energy and agriculture, in which Mozambique has potential. She stressed the African nation had established a portal providing information for both private and state-owned firms to support investors. She suggested that Vietnamese and Mozambican … [Read more...] about Mozambique could be gateway for Vietnamese firms to access southern Africa

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Huế Festival 2022 which opened on Saturday in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. VNA/VNS Photo THỪA THIÊN HUẾ  The central province of Thừa Thiên Huế has been drawing in tourists with this year’s Huế Festival, promoting its image after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, announced Nguyễn Thanh Bình, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee. The pandemic caused many small and medium travel firms in the province to close and forced many people to seek other employment. However, with the reopening of the country’s tourism sector and the year-round activities of Huế Festival 2022, the number of visitors to the province increased sharply in April and May and should continue to rise. Many businesses are motivated to upgrade facilities and recruit human resources to meet surging demand. Nguyễn Thùy Vân, owner of Sunny homestay in Huế City’s Vỹ Dạ Ward, took advantage of the lockdown to upgrade her … [Read more...] about Huế Festival 2022 revitalises pandemic-hit tourism industry of Thừa Thiên Huế

Phu Quoc has more than 700 accommodation facilities with over 24,000 rooms, but with the large number of travellers, many are filled to capacity. Phu Quoc authorities said the island received an estimated 1.4 million visitors in the first six months of this year, including 46,200 foreigners. Revenues from tourism shot up 46 percent year on year to top 2.84 trillion VND (122 million USD). The island is home to 284 investment projects in tourism development, covering 9,619 hectares of land, with total investment capital of nearly 352.2 trillion VND. Of the projects, 44 have been put into operation, with many meeting international standards. Phu Quoc was chosen as one of the first destinations to reopen their doors to international visitors in an effort to recover the national tourism industry. The island city on November 20, 2021 welcomed the first international tourist group to Vietnam after nearly two years of the country’s “freezing status” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Visitors to Phu Quoc surge in June