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The event organising committee said the beach track and sea swimming route in Danang has been as a favourite rendezvous for triathletes from 60 countries and territories racing in the annual Ironman 70.3 Vietnam since 2015, and the race has been promoted as a regional event. At the 2019 Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship, triathletes will battle for 50 qualifying age group slots for the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France later in 2019. Director of the city’s culture and sports department Huynh Van Hung said Danang is proud to be a host of the regional Ironman Championship after organising four successful Ironman 70.3 Vietnam races. He said the city has seen positive effects from the Ironman race for the community and the city is committed to continue supporting the Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship next year. Hung also called for all athletes and tourists coming to Danang to experience not only the international-standard … [Read more...] about Central city to host Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship

Participants of the event (Photo: VNA)   HCM City (VNA) – The French Embassy in Vietnam and the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP) under the French Ministry of Education coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy on March 12 opened a training course for French-language teachers in the Asia-Pacific region. The course is designed for French teachers at schools and cultural centres from 12 countries in Asia-Pacific including Vietnam, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia. Running until March 16, the course will provide necessary professional knowledge and skills for the trainees. French Consul General in HCM City Vincent Floreani said this is the first time the course has been held in Vietnam as part of the activities celebrating the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties in 2018. The programme will make active contributions to improving the quality of … [Read more...] about Training course for French teachers opens in HCM City

 Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) and OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to continuing to partner with member states of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) to uphold its common values for peace, stability and prosperity. During a reception in Hanoi on December 6 for OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo, Binh said as an active Francophone member in Asia-Pacific, Vietnam will keep working to increase Francophone presence in the region, especially launching initiatives to enhance collaboration between Francophone countries in Africa and those in the region, as well as between OIF, the Union of African States and the Asia-Pacific, and with ASEAN in particular. He affirmed that Vietnam highly values the OIF’s efforts to seek solutions to political conflicts in its member countries, build trust, … [Read more...] about Deputy PM: Vietnam commits to partnering with OIF member states

Tra fish exports to Russia slump Export revenue of tra fish to the Russian market in the first 10 months of this year fell 31 percent compared to last year to 12.5 million USD, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). According to the association, the sharp drop followed last year’s declining trend, and was likely to continue for the rest of 2019. VASEP said that in the last two years, Russia’s tra fish consumption has been modest, with unstable import prices. Meanwhile, the European country’s imports of frozen tra fish fillets have increased slightly by 3 percent, but that of frozen whole fish have fallen 29 percent./. Conference on boosting exports to China They were speaking at a recent conference on agricultural, forestry and seafood exports to China in Mong Cai City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the People's … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 6

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) receives Deputy Secretary General of  OECD Jeffrey Schlagenhauf (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Jeffrey Schlagenhauf in Hanoi on December 6. Binh welcomed the selection of Vietnam as the host of the 10th Regional Conference on Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia Pacific by the OECD in coordination with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia Pacific.   He thanked the OECD for helping Vietnam review development polices, including the investment policies in 2017 and 2018. In February this year, the two sides started the building of Vietnam’s Multi-dimensional Country Review (MDCR), which will serve the drafting of the country’s socio-economic development strategy in the 2021-2030 and the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM asks OECD to share experience in fighting corruption