U2's Asia Pacific tour first started with stadium concerts in North America and Europe in 2017. — Photo AFP/VNA MUMBAI — Irish rockers U2 played their first-ever concert in India Sunday, with top celebrities and mega-fans converging from across the vast nation to the coastal city of Mumbai. U2 are the latest in a series of major international acts to tour the South Asian country, with Beyonce, Shakira, Coldplay, Demi Lovato and Bryan Adams among the superstars who have played to packed venues. Some 35,000 tickets were estimated to have been sold for the concert at the D.Y. Patil Sports Stadium, local media reported, with top Bollywood stars posing for photos before entering the venue. Ahead of the concert, the band posted on their social media accounts a photo of the words "Ahimsa is the highest ideal". "We were shaped and formed by Martin Luther King Jr who was a student of Mahatma Gandhi," frontman Bono told the NDTV news television channel in September. "So we come … [Read more...] about U2 play their first-ever concert in India
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Garment and textile sector enjoys trade surplus of US$16.6 billion
Most notably, the export turnover figure of US$39 billion recorded throughout the year indicates growth of 7.55 per cent compared to a year earlier. Meanwhile, the textile and apparel import turnover stood at an estimated US$22.38 billion. VITAS Chairman Vu Duc Giang noted that this year’s export turnover has seen a 22-fold increase from the US$1.75 billion documented in 1999, while the sector’s trade surplus stood at US$17.7 billion, a 106.5-fold rise compared to the figure of US$85 million in 1999. This year’s export results of US$39 billion have made a significant contribution to the nation’s export-import turnover, which has surpassed the US$500 billion mark, he added. The country is now ranked third among the largest textile and apparel exporters globally, behind only China and India. At present, approximately 7,000 garment and textile businesses have operated, generating jobs for roughly 3 million workers and accounting for a quarter of the … [Read more...] about Garment and textile sector enjoys trade surplus of US$16.6 billion
First University opens Indian Studies Center in HCMC
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau (right) and HIU Principal Professor Ho Thanh Phong pose for a photograph The center, the first of its kind in the south and the second in the country, will carry out researches on realities and practicalities of India, the relation between India and Vietnam as well as between India and nations in the world for training the school’s teaching staff. In addition, it will promote and expand the training and scientific research activities between two countries. It also encourages training cooperation between two countries such as providing scholarships, offering employment for graduates and promoting teacher, students exchange program. Escorting the Ambassador was representative of HCL Technologies, one of three technology corporations in India. HCL Managing Director Sanjay Gupta revealed the establishment of a distributing center in Vietnam employing 10,000 staff including 60 percent of IT graduates. He added HIU students are … [Read more...] about First University opens Indian Studies Center in HCMC
Vietnam, EU bolster defense ties with crisis management framework pact
The Framework Participation Agreement was signed by Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, Belgium. A Foreign Ministry press release said the agreement would establish a legal framework for Vietnam's participation in EU-led civilian and military crisis management operations. The signing is also an important development in the Vietnam-EU relationship and shows greater ambition on both sides to effectively utilize their partnership and their defense and security cooperation, it said. The EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy provides the bloc with the capacity to deploy civilian and military operations, while Framework Participation Agreements are an instrument to strengthen the involvement of EU’s partners. It also provides the tools to directly act to manage conflicts and crisis, with a focus on legal and security reform, stability and combat against organized crime. The missions are engaged in under … [Read more...] about Vietnam, EU bolster defense ties with crisis management framework pact
Defence ties important to Vietnam-Russia partnership: ambassador
A Vietnamese navy frigate visits Russia and takes part for the first time in the Russian Navy Day parade last July. (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) will further enhance cooperation with Russian armed forces on the basis of mutual trust and respect, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh said in a recent article. The article was published in Russia’s Independence newspaper on December 13 on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of the VPA (December 22). The ambassador stressed that the anniversary offers a chance to look back at the effective cooperation between Vietnam and Russia, highlighting the spiritual and material support from the former Soviet Union and present-day Russia during Vietnam’s struggle for national independence, as well as the cause of national construction, reform and defence. He stated that national defence is one of the important areas of cooperation in the Vietnam-Russia … [Read more...] about Defence ties important to Vietnam-Russia partnership: ambassador
