Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Vietnam and Cambodia expect the State visit by Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will help build a new vision for bilateral cooperation towards 2030 and beyond, said Ambassador Vu Quang Minh. The remark was made by the Vietnamese diplomat in an interview with the TV channel CNC of Cambodia ahead of the trip from February 25 to 26. Minh emphasised this is the first visit to Cambodia by Trong since he began serving as both Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam. The tour aims to enhance the mutual trust and reiterate the importance the Vietnamese Party and State attach to “sound neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability” with Cambodia. He noted since bilateral diplomatic ties were set up on June 24, 1967, their relations have … [Read more...] about State visit to help build new vision for Vietnam-Cambodia ties
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VN, Cambodia, Laos: jewels of the Mekong
VN, Cambodia, Laos: jewels of the Mekong (11-09-2007) A bicycle built for two: Foreign tourists on a pedicab tour of HCM City organised by Saigontourist Travel Service Co. — VNS Photo Ngoc Hai The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has said that the theme for this year’s tourism exhibition in HCM City is Unveil the Jewels of the Mekong as Three Countries One Destination, a reference to Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. The ITE (International Travel Exhibition) HCM City 2007 will kick off at the Phu Tho Exhibition Centre with an International Buyers Programme on October 4, and go on until the seventh. VNAT will have a large booth to showcase Viet Nam’s destinations and charms, together with 18 provincial tourism departments. Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism and Laos’s National Tourism Administration will send delegations to the event for tourism exchanges with the other countries and 120 international buyers from 22 countries and … [Read more...] about VN, Cambodia, Laos: jewels of the Mekong
Japanese artists to tour Vietnam
Japanese artists to tour Vietnam Seventy artists of the famous Tokyo New City Orchestra will perform a concert called "Sound of Nature" at the HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du, in HCMC's District 1 at 8 p.m. on July 14, reports Tuoi Tre. The concert is organized by the World Heritage Concert Committee and Tokyo New City Orchestra with the aim of developing friendship between Japan and Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. *After the show in HCMC, a concert combined with the performance of Japanese Royal artist Togi Hideki and the Hue Royal Orchestra, will take place at Hue City's Thai Hoa Palace on July 17. This event is organized by the World Heritage Concert Committee and Tokyo New City Orchestra with support from Vietnam's Government, Hue City's Peoples' Committee and the Japanese Embassy. Traditional Japanese Gagaku and Hue Royal music will be performed. Tickets are being sold in Japan only and offered to select Vietnamese guests. Both concerts are to highlight … [Read more...] about Japanese artists to tour Vietnam
Huynh Mai Duy claims Southern Revolution Road Cycling Tour 2014
Ho Chi Minh City’s Huynh Mai Duy won the individual category and VTV Can Tho claimed the team champion as the Southern Revolution Road Cycling Tour concluded on Saturday. Le Ngoc Son of Domesco Dong Thap 1 won the red jersey after finishing first at three checkpoints (Ngoan Muc, Prenn and Phu Hiep) during the 17th annual race held by the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City (VOH). Nguyen Thanh Tam of Hat Ngoc Troi An Giang won the blue jersey for his sprinting during the race which kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 12 and crossed seven stages to Vung Tau, Phan Thiet, Phan Rang, Da Lat and Bao Loc, covering a total distance of more than 800 kilometers (497 miles). Eighteen-year-old cyclist Nguyen Huu Tien of Thanh Son Hoa Nong won the title for the best young cyclist. The 30-year-old Duy, who won the tour’s individual category, said it was the first time he won the yellow jersey in his 16 years of professional cycling. Huynh Mai Duy of Ho Chi Minh City won the race's … [Read more...] about Huynh Mai Duy claims Southern Revolution Road Cycling Tour 2014
How the Vietnam War made female CEOs better than men
Vinamilk CEO Mai Kieu Lien (3rd, L) takes a group of government officials on a tour of a Vinamilk factory. Women leaders like Lien are getting rewarded by investors in Vietnam’s $58 billion stock market, the best performer in Asia this year. An index of companies currently led by female CEOs has almost tripled in the past five years. Vingroup JSC’s Le Thi Thu Thuy says she brought a mother’s perspective to Vietnam’s largest mall, adding an indoor water park and ice rink to make it a weekend destination for Hanoi’s 6.8 million residents. “There was nowhere for the whole family to go,” said Thuy, 39, who has two children and oversaw the opening of Vincom Mega Mall Royal City as chief executive officer of Vingroup before stepping down last month to run the firm’s new online unit. Crowds of kids and young couples gathered at the rink on a recent weekend, suggesting her plan is paying off. Women leaders like Thuy are getting rewarded by … [Read more...] about How the Vietnam War made female CEOs better than men