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Particularly, Adidas has cut 50 percent of footwear made in neighboring countries and shifted orders to Vietnam because of cheaper labor costs. Similarly, Adidas’s rival, Nike current has up to 50 percent of its products made in Vietnam. According to Lefaso, as footwear products receive high tax reduction rate right after the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) became effective, this has attracted several foreign investors in the footwear industry to come to Vietnam. Therefore, footwear export turnover to CPTPP’s member countries will continue to increase in the next years. However, in order to make use of the CPTPP, Lefaso and enterprises need to resolve obstacles, including brand name, material and technology. In the past, the industry’s value added was low due to its dependence on imported materials and auxiliary materials. Moreover, leather product suppliers in Vietnam lacked of knowledge and investment in technology. … [Read more...] about International sports brands increase production in Vietnam

At the event (Source: nhandan.org.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City International Music Festival 2019 (HOZO 2019) kicked off at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, District 1, HCM City on December 13. According to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, its organiser, the three-day festival is part of HCM City’s strategic investment plan to develop the city’s cultural industry until 2020. HOZO 2019 offers a precious opportunity for traditional music to merge with modern music, spreading the value of national music and culture to the world. A variety of performances are offered during the festival, from jazz and pop to traditional music. The event sees the presence of artists from France, Belgium, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Greece, Spain, India and Mongolia. Locals will have a chance to enjoy music activities as well as exhibitions and food fare at the festival. Two seminars on world music trends and the … [Read more...] about HCM City International Music Festival opens

Participants cut the ribbon to open the Vietnam Festival 2019 in Japan on June 8 (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnam Festival 2019 in Japan opened in Tokyo on June 8, seeing the attendance of Akie Abe, spouse of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Natsuo Yamaguchi, President of the Komeito Party, officials from the Japanese government, representatives of businesses, and people of the two countries. Ambassador of Vietnam to Japan Vu Hong Nam, who is head of the Vietnam side to the festival organizing committee, said after 11 years, the Vietnam Festival in Japan has become a symbol of cultural exchanges between the two countries. Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan Norikazu Suzuki said built on the extensive strategic partnership, the friendship between Japan and Vietnam is growing soundly across fields, especially in the people-to-people exchange. He said there are around 330,000 Vietnamese in Japan, with on-the-job trainees accounting for 50 percent, noting that these Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vietnam Festival 2019 begins in Japan

Dragon boat racing (Illustrative image. Source: vnexpress) Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi will organise a dragon boat racing festival for the first time from 10:00 to 15:00 on February 24. The event is expected to draw 400 athletes from 27 teams of Hanoi’s districts, namely Hoang Mai, Bac Tu Liem, Chuong My, My Duc, Thanh Oai, and Ba Vi and Son Tay town, as well as Hai Duong, Hung Yen and Thai Nguyen provinces. They will compete in different men’s, women’s and mixed categories in the city’s West Lake.  Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports To Van Dong said boat racing is developing in many member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), so the city plans to invite their athletes to partake in the next festivals if the first is held successfully. Hanoi is striving to build the West Lake to into a key tourism area with the dragon boat racing festival as one of the most attractive activities, he … [Read more...] about Hanoi to host first dragon boat racing festival

Nguyễn Thị Oanh crossed the finish line and lay down on the ground, exhausted. Tiny Oanh stands tall for Việt Nam at SEA Games Minutes later, she took the national flag from her coach to celebrate her 3,000m steeplechase victory and burst into tears. Oanh didn't realise she had just become Việt Nam's top track-and-field athlete at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. Oanh secured a hat-trick of individual titles in the women’s 1,500m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase, with a Games’ record in the last event. “I's so exciting to enjoy the feeling of winning. There is nothing that makes me happier than seeing the national flag flying at the victory ceremony,” said Oanh. Việt Nam came to the Games to defend their top position in athletics from the previous tournament two years ago in Malaysia. National champion Oanh, who won golds in the 1,500m and 5,000m in Kuala Lumpur, was the top medal hopes. She was asked to … [Read more...] about Tiny Oanh stands tall for Việt Nam at SEA Games