Fayfay.com announces strategic partnership with Ho Chi Minh City tourism Hong Kong-based Fayfay.com on December 6 announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Centre to promote tourism in Vietnam, with a special focus on the city. The MoU was signed by Tran Ngoc Dong Quan, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Centre, along with Kingston Lai and Kelvin Wu, the co-founders of Fayfay.com, at Bep Nha Luc Tinh Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, in the presence of industry experts and members of the media. “Ho Chi Minh City is an important destination on Fayfay.com and we look forward to partnering with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Centre to showcase the city’s vibrant architecture, rich culinary scene, and authentic local experiences,” said Lai. “We believe strategic joint promotional activities with the Tourism Promotion Centre will enable us to leverage our online platform and … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 10/12
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World News in Brief: December 7
* China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on December 6 that the ultimate goal of Sino-US trade talks was to remove all additional tariffs, adding that China will hold consultation with the US on issues of common concern and strive to reach consensus. * As France is bracing for fresh country-wide social action this weekend, the government has planned tough security measures to handle "great violence" on Saturday's demonstrations, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on December 6. * US President Donald Trump will pick State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert as the next US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), US media reported Thursday, citing sources. * Russia's national economy can be mainly boosted by domestic investment, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on December 6. * The Ukrainian parliament on December 6 approved a bill on ending the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and Russia on April 1, 2019, the parliament's press service … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 7
World News in Brief: December 6
* Indonesian President Joko Widodo on December 5 ordered the military and police to arrest those responsible for the recent killing of construction workers and a troop in Papua province. Widodo reiterated the trans-Papua project would continue despite deadly challenges from insurgents. * An F/A-18 fighter jet and a KC-130 tanker plane belonging to the Marines collided and crashed off Cape Muroto of Japan's western coast early on December 6, with six of the seven crew members still missing, the Marines and Japanese Defense Ministry said. * Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on December 5 said Turkey may call for an international probe if a deadlock is reached on the Jamal Khashoggi case, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. * Chinese President Xi Jinping's latest trip to Europe and Latin America boosted China's ties with cooperation partners and steered global economic governance on the right path, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. * Russian President … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 6
World News in Brief: December 5
* Russia fully adheres to the provisions of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the United States knows well, Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday (December 4), in response to the latest statements by the United States and its allies that urged Moscow to return to full compliance with the agreement. * The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will create an infantry division that mainly hunt down the elusive Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippine Sulu province, the Philippine defense chief said on Tuesday. * At the meeting in Havana on December 4 between Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the two sides called for strengthening bilateral ties. * Some US senators said on December 4 that CIA chief should brief full Senate on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after a … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 5
World News in Brief: December 4
* Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on December 3 reached extensive consensus with his Panamanian counterpart, Juan Carlos Varela, on further promoting bilateral relations. * Prime Minister Theresa May will urge parliament to back her Brexit deal on December 4 at the start of a high-stakes five-day debate that could determine her fate and whether Britain leaves the European Union without a deal. * US Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with Indian Minister of Defense Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington at Pentagon on December 3, highlighting security cooperation between Washington and New Delhi. * Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on December 3 his country has the right to export gold and sanctions interfering with that are wrong, a month after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at curbing Venezuelan gold exports. * The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has increased its presence in the Black Sea since Crimea crisis started in 2014, the … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 4