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RCEP nations agree to conclude the deal this year (Source: EPA/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Countries engaged in negotiations over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have a “strong political will” to conclude the talks by the end of 2018, Singaporean Minister of Trade Lim Hng Kiang said. The talks on the RCEP were launched in 2012 and are expected to create a free trade area with billions of consumers. The ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is participating in the negotiations along with Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea. The RCEP and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which is expected to be signed on March 8 in Chile, offered “pathways” toward an eventual free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific, said Lim. With the signing of the CPTPP, one of the pathways will become operational, Lim said, following a two-day meeting of ASEAN economic … [Read more...] about Singapore: Nations have political will to finalise RCEP in 2018

Nguyen Le (left) and Ngo Hong Quang have been nominated for Echo Jazz 2018 awards. (Source: thanhnien.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese musicians Nguyen Le and Ngo Hong Quang have been nominated for Echo Jazz 2018, a prestigious jazz award hosted by the ACT Music recording company. The winners will be announced on May 31 in Hamburg, Germany. Nguyen Le (real name Le Thanh Nguyen), 59, is a French Vietnamese. He has been nominated in the International Guitar Artist category. Ngo Hong Quang, 35, has been nominated for the Instrumentalist of the Year, Various Instruments category. He is a graduate of the Traditional Instruments Department of the Vietnam Music Academy and has a master’s degree in contemporary composing from the National Music Academy in the Netherlands. Both musicians have been nominated for their joint album, Hanoi Duo, released in January 2017. The album includes 10 of their newly composed songs, some of which bear deep traditional Vietnamese characteristics. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese musicians nominated for German awards

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Pop singer Ho Ngoc Ha (L) and model Thanh Hang walk together as vedettes when presenting the Coco La Bien Aimée collection by Vietnamese designer Cong Tri, which was chosen to open the Vietnam International Fashion Week Spring Summer 2018” (VIFW 2018) in Ho Chi Minh City between April 19 and 22. Their outfits are Vietnam’s traditional dress ao dai with a western touch. Who says you should not wear pyjamas to parties? Cong Tri has gained reputation from fashion shows overseas and earned global fame after his creations were donned by American pop stars Katy Perry and Rihanna. Winter has gone but “Game of Throne” is still here as Vietnamese designers Le Long Dung and Thanh Nguyen An Kha made model Vo Hoang Yen shine in this amour design. More outfits for the queen. The “Game of Throne” collection is said to be inspired by costumes of the French aristocrats. Are you all ready for the ball, my ladies? How about you, my lord? Two … [Read more...] about Saigon gets in style for international fashion week

Both Vietnam’s southern metropolis and the capital Hanoi climbed up one place from last year to 31st and 52nd respectively in the annual Top City Destinations Ranking report, released Thursday by the U.K.-based global business intelligence firm Euromonitor International. Da Nang, the country’s third largest city after HCMC and Hanoi, jumped six places from last year to 90th in the list, which ranked over 400 cities around the world based on the number of international tourist arrivals. The report said HCMC received 7.2 million foreign tourist arrivals last year and is expected to welcome 8.2 million this year, up 14 percent from a year ago. Hanoi received 4.6 million foreign tourists in 2018 and expects 5.1 million arrivals this year, a year-on-year rise of 9.5 percent. The Huc Bridge that connects Ngoc Son Temple to the banks of Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in Hanoi. Photo by Shutterstock/Jimmy Tran. Da Nang, home to My Khe Beach and neighbor to the hot tourism destination of … [Read more...] about 3 Vietnamese cities among world’s most visited destinations