Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc, as Chairman of the East Asia Business Council (EABC) in 2020, recently handed over the EABC Chair to Hak-hee Jo, Executive Managing Director of the Korea International Trade Association. … [Read more...] about Viet Nam hands over EABC Chairmanship to RoK
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Avnet Celebrates 100 Years of Accelerating Technology and Distribution
1921: Avnet was founded by Charles Avnet, a 33-year-old Russian immigrant. 1940s: The company opened its first manufacturing facility to assemble state-of-the-art military antennas--remaining at the forefront of innovation by helping master this technology and condense delivery times to help the U.S. war effort. 1955: Avnet was incorporated. 1956: The company opened its second connector assembly plant near Los Angeles, Calif. 1959: Avnet goes public on the American Stock Exchange as Avnet Electronics Corp. 1965: Avnet purchased Guild Musical Instruments. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, the company made guitars and counted The Beatles and Richie Havens among its customers. 1968: Avnet landed on the moon for the second time. The company provided a range of zero-defect components to Hughes Aircraft, which built the Surveyor soft-landing lunar spacecraft. The fifth Surveyor touched down at the Tycho Crater on January 10,1968. This is also the same year that Avnet entered the Fortune 500, … [Read more...] about Avnet Celebrates 100 Years of Accelerating Technology and Distribution
Looking back at Vietnam’s external affairs over the past 35 years
The draft political report submitted to the 13th National Party Congress has shown the importance and the pioneering role of foreign affairs in the cause of building and safeguarding the country. An important foundation to implement the task is to continue "building a comprehensive and modern diplomacy" with focus on three pillars of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy. … [Read more...] about Looking back at Vietnam’s external affairs over the past 35 years
Seventh National Party Congress: Comprehensive reform, leading nation on the way towards socialism
The seventh National Party Congress takes place in Hanoi from June 24-27, 1991. It is attended by 1,176 delegates, representing 2 million Party members nationwide. Comrade Do Muoi is elected Party General Secretary (Photo: VNA) Party General Secretary Do Muoi and President of the Council of State Vo Chi Cong host a reception in Hanoi for Kaysone Phomvihane, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic who is on an official visit to Vietnam, on October 12, 1991 (Photo: VNA) Party General Secretary Do Muoi and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vo Van Kiet visit China, marking the official normalisation of relations between the two countries from Nov. 5-10. In the photo: the signing of the Vietnam-China trade agreement and a provisional Treaty on the Settlement of Land Border Issues in Beijing, on November 7, 1991. (Photo: VNA) President of the State Council Vo Chi Cong signs an … [Read more...] about Seventh National Party Congress: Comprehensive reform, leading nation on the way towards socialism
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 26
Singapore-based The Straits Times said the nine-day event with the participation of nearly 1,600 delegates will select new leaders and shape policy for the next five years and beyond. It also highlighted Vietnam’s success in containing COVID-19, that has helped its economy outstrip much of Asia in the past year, and further noted that Vietnam is already eyeing average annual gross domestic product growth of 7 percent over the next five years. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 26