Local companies could further improve their utilization rate of the trade agreement to gain a larger share of the EU market. The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been a driving force for Vietnam’s exports as local firms are now taking good advantage of the trade deal. Processing catfish for export at Cantho. Photo: Hung Thap Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Tran Thanh Hai gave the assessment at a conference on the EVFTA on August 8. In 2021, bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the EU rose by 14.5% year-on-year to US$57.01 billion, in which Vietnam exported goods and products worth $40.1 billion, or an increase of 14.2%; and imported $16.9 billion. “This helped the country maintain a trade surplus of over $23.2 billion last year,” Hai said. According to Hai, since the launch of the EVFTA on August 1, 2020, Vietnam’s exports to the EU rose by 15% to $83 billion. Over the past two … [Read more...] about EVFTA drives Vietnam’s exports forward
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Vietnam tennis ace jumps to career-high world ranking
His previous career-high ranking was 358, achieved mid-July this year. Vietnam’s best tennis player was in impressive form with a streak of 24 consecutive wins in the past two months before losing to Japan’s Yuta Shimizu in the final of the M15 Kuching, also in Malaysia, last weekend. Nam’s ranking could get higher next week after his M15 Kuching result is factored in. This moves Nam closer to the goal that he’d set earlier this year of getting into the top 300. From now until the end of the year, he can accumulate more points from many tournaments held in Vietnam. Next, Nam will join the Vietnam national tennis team for the 2022 Davis Cup Group III Asia-Pacific tournament, which will take place in Tay Ninh, southern Vietnam, from August 10 to 13. … [Read more...] about Vietnam tennis ace jumps to career-high world ranking
Japan-bound flight returns to Hanoi to save child with nosebleed
A Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Tokyo, Japan had to make a U-turn over Chinese airspace to return to the Vietnamese capital city for medical treatment for a Japanese child passenger with a nosebleed on Monday. Just 35 minutes following its departure from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 7:35 am on Monday, flight VN384 operated by flag carrier Vietnam Airlines turned around as blood kept coming out of a ten-year-old Japanese child’s nose despite first aid given by flight attendants. The plane, a Boeing 787, was within the airspace of Nanning City in Guangxi Province, China at that time. The young passenger, in seat 24A, was traveling with a sister and their mother. The U-turn decision was made in favor of the child’s health as the cabin crew evaluated that the kid could not endure five more hours to Tokyo, according to chief flight attendant Doan Thi Kim Tho. After the Vietnam Airlines aircraft entered the apron at Noi Bai at 9:20 am the same day, an … [Read more...] about Japan-bound flight returns to Hanoi to save child with nosebleed
Vietnam invite Singapore, India to Ho Chi Minh City for friendly tournament next month
Vietnam will host a friendly tournament at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City next month with Singapore and India as participants, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on Monday. As part of the preparation for the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup, a biennial football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the friendly tournament will have the three teams compete in a round-robin format. Vietnam will play Singapore on September 21 and India on September 27, while the two guest teams will meet on September 24. All of the three games will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnamese national men’s football team will gather on September 17, after the end of Round 16 of the top-tier V.League 1, as per a plan by VFF and head coach Park Hang Seo. As the friendly tournament is set to be held during official FIFA matchdays, the possibility that Vietnamese internationals like Nguyen Quang Hai and Dang Van Lam will return to … [Read more...] about Vietnam invite Singapore, India to Ho Chi Minh City for friendly tournament next month
Vietnamese tourism looks at niche markets
Travel businesses will concentrate on niche markets rather than traditional markets such as South Korea or Japan. Vietnam’s travel businesses should turn to less explored markets such as Mongolia, India, the Middle East and South America to restore and develop inbound tourism in Vietnam. Local travel businesses attend the event. Photo: baocongthuong This is one of the suggestions given by Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Institute for Tourism Development Research at the 2022 National Travel Forum with the theme “Solutions to restore and develop inbound tourism in Vietnam” on August 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. Tuan pointed out some international tourism trends in Vietnam in the new context, in which travel businesses need to pay more attention to the niche markets. Being of the same mind, Nguyen Thien Phuc, Director of Product Research & Development at Vidotour Indochina Travel, said in the context that traditional markets have not recovered, especially the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tourism looks at niche markets
Plane forced to return to handle in-flight medical emergency
Illustrative photo Accordingly, the flight departed from the capital city of Hanoi to Haneda, Japan this morning got a notice from the cabin crew that a child experienced a nosebleed after one hour and 45 minutes of taking off. The crew members promptly gave medical emergencies to the kid. However, the young passenger got a non-stop nosebleed so the cabin crew decided to come back to Noi Bai International Airport to receive ground-based medical support. At Noi Bai International Airport, relevant units were ready for immediately accessing to the flight and the passenger was promptly taken to a hospital in Hanoi. Chief flight attendant Doan Thi Kim Tho said that it would be unsafe or even dangerous for the passenger to continue the five-hour flight without doctors so the cabin crew were forced to come back to timely give emergency aid to the passenger. At the current time, the passenger’s health is stable and being monitored at the hospital. The Japanese passenger is ten … [Read more...] about Plane forced to return to handle in-flight medical emergency
Nosebleed forces Hanoi-Tokyo flight to U-turn
Flight VN384 operated by Vietnam Airlines, with 145 passengers on board, was already one hour and 45 minutes away from Hanoi when the 10-year-old boy suffered a nosebleed. The boy was accompanied by his mother and sister. The crew provided immediate first-aid, and subsequently decided to return to Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport for medical assistance. After landing, the boy was taken to a hospital in Hanoi. His health is now stable. The plane later resumed its trip, which was delayed for four hours. Doan Thi Kim Tho, head flight attendant, said there was no doctor on the plane and still 3.5 hours left to Japan, prompting the decision to return to Hanoi. "We are glad to learn that the boy’s health is now stable," she said. … [Read more...] about Nosebleed forces Hanoi-Tokyo flight to U-turn
Extra efforts needed to achieve target of 5 million foreign tourists: insiders
Tourists to Hoi An ancient city in Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - To achieve the goal of welcoming 5 million foreign tourists this year as set out earlier, Vietnam's tourism industry needs to make greater efforts in promoting its image and building more tourism products, according to insiders. Statistics from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) show that in the first seven months of 2022, Vietnam served 954,600 foreign tourists, up nine folds compared to the same period last year. In July alone, the nation welcomed 352,600 foreign visitors, up 49% month-on-month. Foreign tourists to Vietnam over the recent past mainly came from the Asia-Pacific region, prominently in the top 10 markets being the Republic of Korea with 196,200 arrivals, up 903.7% year-on-year; the US 102,900, up 5,382%; and Japan 46,000, up 794.6%. The VNAT also pointed out that European markets show impressive increases in the number of visitors to Vietnam and will … [Read more...] about Extra efforts needed to achieve target of 5 million foreign tourists: insiders
ASEAN founding anniversary celebrated in Argentina, Mexico
Argentinian Deputy Foreign Minister Pablo Tettamanti (third, right) and ambassadors of ASEAN countries at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Buenos Aires (VNA) – The embassies of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in Argentina, including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, in coordination with the Foreign Ministry of the host country, held a ceremony to mark the 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN on August 8. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh, rotating Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Buenos Aires , reviewed the foundation and development of the ASEAN since 1967, highlighting the association’s success in maintaining peace and stability in the region, creating a favourable environment for cooperation and development of all member countries. With a population of more than 650 million and GDP of about 4 trillion USD in 2021, ASEAN is the most promising and dynamic market in the world, he said. Ambassador … [Read more...] about ASEAN founding anniversary celebrated in Argentina, Mexico
Scientists approach new trends in environmental protection
The scientists discuss issues including air and land pollution and mitigation solutions, water quality, climate change, and its impacts on nature. The second Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences (VCEES-2022) has created a multidisciplinary scientific forum where scientists can look into the latest trends and progress in earth and environmental sciences. The four-day conference started on August 8 and 11 at the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city in Vietnam’s south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh. The event sees the participation of 20 delegates from foreign countries such as France, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Photo: My Binh This year’s conference sees the participation of 20 delegates from foreign countries such as France, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and others. Issues discussed at the conference included air and land … [Read more...] about Scientists approach new trends in environmental protection