Chinese cultural day

   Each village in Van Ha commune specialises in a stage in the product making process. Thiet Binh village, which specialises in the buying and selling of wood materials from Laos and the Central Highlands regions to make cabinets and chairs. Thiet Ung village specialises in making Buddha statues while Ha Khe village produces mirror frameworks. The elderly and children rub sandpaper, young people and men chisel and carve, and women trim to make finished products. … [Read more...] about Van Ha handicrafts – an ingenious combination of wood and craftsmanship

Military chess player Nguyen Duc Hoa (3rd from right) successfully defends his championship Hoa was followed by grandmaster Cao Sang (from Lam Dong), Nguyen Van Huy (from Hanoi), and Bao Khoa (from Kien Giang). Seed No1 Tran Tuan Minh (from Hanoi) was placed fifth with six points. Meanwhile, U.13 chess player Pham Tran Gia Phuc (from Ho Chi Minh City) had impressive performance, ranking seventh. … [Read more...] about Military chess player wins big at national tournament

The cafe, named 'Nha cua Mi', at 110 Vu Huy Tan Street in Binh Thanh District sprawls over 200 square meters in size. At the entrance are rows of golden corn hanging to dry from the ceiling. This is a custom among many ethnic groups in Vietnam's northwestern region, who hang not only corn but also wheat, barley, grains, and other harvests from the ceiling. … [Read more...] about Bringing the ethnic northwest to the heart of Saigon

Vientiane (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid courtesy calls on Lao top leaders in Vientiane on November 30 as part of his official visit to Vietnam’s neighbour and participation in the two countries’ 7th annual political consultation at the foreign minister level. He met separately with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and State President Bounnhang Vorachith, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Pany Yathotou. Minh extended greetings to Laos on the occasion of its 45th National Day (December 2) and congratulated the country on its significant achievements in internal and external affairs, especially the containment of COVID-19, paving the way for the successful implementation of its socio-economic development plan for 2016 - 2020. He expressed his belief that Laos will successfully organise the 11th National LPRP Congress in early 2021 and continue building … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh meets Lao top leaders

I hold a positive outlook on the M&A landscape because the policy framework will be radically improved. For example, in the upcoming amended Law on Enterprises, the timeframe of advanced notification for business suspensions and resumption is shortened from 15 to three working days prior to each event. … [Read more...] about Cards in Vietnam’s favour for M&A gains