Overseas vietnamese

Your browser does not support the audio element. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has criticized the recent speech of his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, in which he had accused Vietnam of 'invading' Cambodia to overthrow the Khmer Rouge in 1979. Following a request from Singapore, the two premiers joined talks on Saturday afternoon, on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, which is scheduled for June 22 and 23. During their conversation, PM Phuc criticized the speech of PM Lee on May 31, in which he accused Vietnam of 'invading' Cambodia to topple the Khmer Rouge in 1979, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The accusation was mentioned in PM Lee's remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue as well as his Facebook status which was written to express condolences on the passing of former Thai PM Prem Tinsulanonda. According to the Vietnamese premier, history has proven that Singapore's judgments about the role of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese premier criticizes Singaporean PM’s ‘invasion’ statement during bilateral talks

Huawei Vietnam received a certificate of merit for enterprises with an outstanding business culture. — Photo courtesy of the firm Huawei Vietnam Technology Co Ltd has received a certificate of merit for enterprises with an outstanding business culture that contribute to the “Building the Vietnamese business culture”, a campaign launched by the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The award was presented at the annual National Forum on Culture and Business Forum (CBF) themed “Acculturation - Foundation for sustainable recovery and development”. Speaking at the event, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung said: “Building corporate culture is building competitive advantages, commercial advantages, and Vietnamese cultural identity in the field of the global economy. That aim can only be achieved when the business community develops harmoniously on economic, cultural, social, and environmental pillars in which culture is the core factor and the guiding foundation for … [Read more...] about Huawei honoured for positive contribution in “Building the Vietnamese business culture”

Some honey products made in Ha Giang province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s honey products are different from those produced in the US so they do not cause damage to the US’s apiculture sector, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam Pham Chau Giang said at the Vietnam – US Trade Forum 2021 which was held both online and offline on December 7. American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi and the US – ASEAN Business Council . Recently, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced a preliminary anti-dumping tax of 412.49 percent on honey products imported from Vietnam, doubling the rate of 207 percent initially proposed by the American Honey Producers’ Association. Giang said it is the first time the Vietnamese farm produce sector has been subject to such a high tax rate, though Vietnamese beekeepers have provided sufficient information for relevant US agencies. She added that the DOC used data in a biased and … [Read more...] about Official: US tax on Vietnamese honey products too high

These newly listed monuments are expected to soon become attractive tourist destinations in the future. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced eight new National Monuments in 2021, two of which are related to President Ho Chi Minh. Various artifacts were found beneath the Lo Giang Palace in Thai Binh Province. Photo: Institute of Imperial Citadel Studies - The relic of Nguyen Thi An’s House (Phu Thuong Ward, Tay Ho District) is where President Ho Chi Minh lived from August 23 to September 2, 1945, when he returned from the Viet Bac Revolutionary Zone to Hanoi to declare the Independence of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. - Lo Giang Palace is a spacious wooden palace that was built in the Tran Dynasty (1225 to 1400). It is one among numerous palaces built outside Thang Long Citadel as a retreat for the kings. Local archaeologists have discovered many valuable artifacts beneath the 554-squared-meter large architecture. - Kim Ninh … [Read more...] about Eight new national monuments announced

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product import-export hits over $82bil Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports and imports were estimated at nearly 82.67 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year, up 24.7 percent annually. Of the figure, around 43.48 billion USD was worth of exports, up 14.2 percent while nearly 39.18 billion USD was from imports, up 39 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of roughly 4.3 billion USD, down 56.5 percent year-on-year. The US was the biggest export market of Vietnam with over 11.9 billion USD, or 27.5 percent of the market share. It was followed by China with around 8.4 billion USD, accounting for 19.2 percent, and Japan with nearly 3 billion USD, or 6.9 percent. Share plunge as Omicron worries local investors Vietnamese shares plunged on Friday as the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant dampened investor sentiment, triggering worries about hits to a nascent economic recovery. The market benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 4

Illustrative photo (Source: diendandoanhnghiep.vn) Tel Aviv (VNA) – Israel's removal of import quotas and opening of its dairy market create a good opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to approach Israeli importers and boost exports to the country in the near future, the Vietnamese trade office in Israel has said. According to the office, in early December, the Israeli Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development agreed to abolish import quotas for a wide range of dairy products, including low-fat yogurt and cheese, in a bid to reduce the price of dairy products for Israeli consumers. The move will allow the market to open to the free import of products from European countries, with the average price per kilogram of yogurt consumed in Israel falling to 8.5 NIS from the previous price of 17 NIS. The Israeli Ministry of Finance estimated that the abolition of the quota will reduce the prices of imported cheese by about 25 percent from the … [Read more...] about Opportunities open for Vietnam dairy exporters in Israel