Vietjet has begun to sell tickets for flights during the 2023 Lunar New Year holidays at super saving prices. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet Domestic airlines have started offering tickets for Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday with many promotions. Budget airline Vietjet on Tuesday began to sell tickets for flights during the 2023 Lunar New Year holidays at super saving prices. Passengers travelling from the South to the North and the Central region before the Lunar New Year and who are flying from the North and the Central to the South after the Lunar New Year holidays can buy Vietjet tickets from August 16 to enjoy the promotional prices from only VND619,000 (US$26), excluding tax and fees, with the most convenient flight schedules. Super saving tickets for Lunar New Year are available for sale at the website vietjetair.com, Vietjet Air mobile app, Vietjet official agents and booking offices. In particular, passengers can enjoy free payment fees when booking and paying via … [Read more...] about Domestic airlines offer tickets for Tet holiday
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[Vietnam-US relations] Agriculture – a prominent pillar in US-Vietnam trade: Marc Knapper
American agricultural products are available in many parts of Vietnam and some are becoming well-received in the country of 100 million people. Agriculture plays a prominent role in trade relations between the US and Vietnam, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper has said. US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper at a press conference in Hanoi. Photo: NLD The ambassador shared the idea at the United Tastes of Food and Wine Reception held in Hanoi earlier this week in collaboration between the US Embassy, the California Milk Advisory Board, and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. To boost the market share of American agricultural products in the Southeast Asian country, relevant agencies are working for further availability. “We are looking for ways to expand US agricultural imports into Vietnam,” Ambassador Knapper said. What Ambassador Knapper said might be true, based on the fact that American agricultural products are safe and … [Read more...] about [Vietnam-US relations] Agriculture – a prominent pillar in US-Vietnam trade: Marc Knapper
Export growth may be slower than expected in H2: HSBC
Exports increased 17% year on year in the first half of 2022. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam saw a year-on-year increase of 17% in exports in the first six months, but it will be hard for overseas shipments to meet expectations in the last half of the year, according to the HSBC . In its “Vietnam at a glance” report released on August 17, it said after the impressive export growth in H1, a slower-than-expected pace has been recorded since the start of H2. The main cause is a growth slowdown in the electronics industry, especially mobile phones. Samsung’s second-quarter results show that demand for consumer electronics is weakening, thus affecting the smartphone, TV, and other segments. While textile, garment and footwear exports rose sharply, by 30% from a year earlier, the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association forecast the amount ordered will decline in the time ahead. In July, import growth also slowed down to only 3.4% compared to the double-figure … [Read more...] about Export growth may be slower than expected in H2: HSBC
Vietnam deploys diverse solutions to revive tourism industry
Hanoi will play a key role in connecting visitors to tourist destinations in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism needs to actively support major tourism businesses to build routes linking localities, and restart heritage digitalization with the participation of travel companies to create new tourism products. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting. Photo: VGP This is one of the requirements made by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on August 17 at the meeting on removing difficulties and promoting tourism recovery so that the industry would become a key economic sector. The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to urgently submit to the Prime Minister the adjustment of electricity prices so that accommodation establishments would be entitled to energy rates equal to those of manufacturing facilities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, associations, and tourism businesses … [Read more...] about Vietnam deploys diverse solutions to revive tourism industry
“Produce more from less”: Danish agricultural philosophy for Vietnam
Denmark, through strategic sector cooperation (SSC) with Vietnam, helps implement national action plan in agriculture while promoting the engagement of stakeholders in the value chain. Among issues shared at an event held in Hanoi on August 17, Vietnamese officials, experts, and businesses were impressed with the philosophy of “producing more from less” in Denmark’s agri-food sector. Denmark targets the climate-neutral food industry by 2050. Photo: Danish Agriculture and Food Council Troels Jakobsen, Trade Counsellor of the Embassy of Denmark, said Denmark produces three times more food than the Danish population can consume, with some of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. The idea was shared at Seminar – Business Matchmaking held in Hanoi on August 17 to discuss Danish experiences and solutions in sustainable agri-food production. Meanwhile, Jeppe Søndergaard Pedersen, International Chief Advisor, the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, … [Read more...] about “Produce more from less”: Danish agricultural philosophy for Vietnam
Vietnam needs financial resources to advance gender equality
The financial shortage might challenge the implementation of Vietnam’s gender equality commitments and Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is extremely urgent to secure and mobilize domestic financial resources for gender equality in Vietnam in the context that a great number of donors have cut down on financial support once the country is in middle-income status. Elisa Fernandez Saenz, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Country Representative in Vietnam raised concerns at a conference held in Hanoi on August 17. Elisa Fernandez Saenz, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Country Representative in Vietnam, speaks at the conference held in Hanoi on August 17. Photos: UN Women The idea was shared at the event where the United Nations agencies, international organizations, local authorities, businesses, and civil society organizations (CSOs) called for initiatives … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs financial resources to advance gender equality