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Luong Thuy Linh, Vietnam’s representative at Miss World 2019, has surprisingly beat off competition from 100 rivals contestants to top Miss World’s online vote following a strong performance in the Head to Head Challenge segment. By December 5, Thuy Linh had secured first place in the poll which had been held on the website of the Miss World 2019 pageant with 13.18 per cent, followed by the Nepalese representative in second with 11.92 per cent. The Vietnamese beauty has been named among the Top 10 in the Top Model segment following a competent display during the Head to Head Challenge segment. The top 19 beauties are set to progress to the second round of the Head to Head Challenge segment, with the Top 10 of the Head to Head Challenge set to be made up of the Top Model Winner, Sport Winner, Multi Media Winner, and the Top 5 of the Beauty with a Purpose segment, all of whom will be named in the Top 30 overall. As the nation’s representative competing at Miss … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Thuy Linh leads online vote in Miss World 2019 poll

During the trip, the delegation, led by Standing Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc Pham Tan Cong, met with PCC General Secretary Jaime Caycedo and held talks with Politburo member and Secretary in charge of foreign relations of the PCC’s Central Committee Gloria Ines Ramirez. They also had working sessions with Secretary General of the Patriotic Union of Colombia (UP) Gabriel Becerra Yanez and Deputy Foreign Minister Luz Stella Jara. Standing Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc Pham Tan Cong (R) presents a souvenir to PCC General Secretary Jaime Caycedo. Photo: Vietnam+ At the meetings, Cong briefed the local officials about Vietnam’s situation, including the achievements of reforms initiated and led by the CPV over the last more than 30 years. He highlighted the country’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance and multilateralism and diversification of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Colombian communist parties boost cooperation

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom exchanged ideas related to the signing and ratification of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)  and the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) during their meeting in Hanoi yesterday. EVFTA - a lever for Vietnam’s economic growth EVFTA to help improve Vietnam’s competitiveness: researcher Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (r) welcomes European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom in Hanoi yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trong Duc The top legislator highly valued the role of the EU and the trade official in promoting the signing of the two agreements. Malmstrom said the signing shows remarkable progress in the relations between Vietnam and the EU which helps reinforce the bilateral partnership and comprehensive cooperation. With the two pacts, the two sides hope bilateral relations will reach further … [Read more...] about Top legislator, EU trade commissioner talk about EVFTA

Nation Police crack massive drug trafficking ring The Saigon Times Daily Friday,  Dec 6, 2019,16:51 (GMT+7) Police crack massive drug trafficking ringThe Saigon Times Daily A total of 446 packs of heroin worth more than US$6 million were seized from a warehouse in HCMC – PHOTO: DAN TRI NEWS WEBSITE HCMC – Vietnamese and Taiwanese drug investigators have uncovered a massive transnational drug trafficking ring and have seized 446 packs of heroin worth more than US$6 million from a warehouse in HCMC. A source told Thanh Nien newspaper that the Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes, with the Ministry of Public Security, had collaborated with the Taiwanese police to break up the ring in a number of locations across HCMC. A number of Vietnamese and Taiwanese were recently arrested, following police raids. Their arrests are part of a deeper crackdown on the transnational drug trafficking ring, … [Read more...] about Police crack massive drug trafficking ring

  New supply from Hòa Phát Group’s Dung Quất steel project is likely to increase Hòa Phát's market shares in the domestic steel market. Photo tapchicongthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — Hòa Phát Group’s Dung Quất project will increase steel supply, leading to change market shares of steel firms on the domestic market, according to KIS Vietnam Securities Corporation (KIS). KIS said it will also increase competition among rival steel providers. The Dung Quất project will begin next year and will double output of steel products to 4.35 million tonnes per year in the first stage. With the current domestic market demand, the increase of supply (equivalent to 18 per cent of the total domestic market consumption) would cause short-term oversupply. KIS estimates that Việt Nam's long steel consumption growth will fall to 5.5 per cent because of weaker consumption comes in both export and domestic markets. For … [Read more...] about Dung Quất steel project likely change Hòa Phát’s market share