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Young Seung-Chang, director of Seoul Business Agency (SBA), introduces the Seoul Made brand to the media in HCM City on Thursday. — VNS Photo Thu Ngan The first Seoul Made store selling cosmetic and lifestyle products made by small and medium-sized enterprises in the South Korean capital will open in Viet Nam at the beginning of next year, Young Seung-Chang, director of the Seoul Business Agency (SBA), said. The first store, spread over 2,500sq.m, will come up at Vincom Mega Mall in Ha Noi. The Seoul Business Agency (SBA) said Seoul Made is expected to become one of the hottest spaces in Ha Noi. According to Young, there will be further works with local authorities to expand the network in Viet Nam by opening more stores in big cities, including HCM City. Seoul Made is a new brand in Viet Nam, launched in HCM City during the 20019 Vietnam Expo from December 4 to 7 to develop trade and cultural relationships between Viet Nam and South Korea. Young told bizhub.vn that the SBA has … [Read more...] about First Seoul Made store to open early next year

PANO – The Vietnam-Crossing Cycling Tournament – the Vietnam Defence Cup 2014 will take place from December 2nd to 16th, announced the organizers at a recent news briefing. Jointly organized by the People’s Army Newspaper, Vietnam Motor-Bicycle Sports Federation, the military telecom group of Viettel and local organs, the event is part of activities in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 25th anniversary of the whole people’s defence festive day. Cyclists in the "To Truong Son" cycling tournament 2012 During the 12-day tour, cyclists will go through 12 stages from Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau to the northern province of Cao Bang. The race starts in Ca Mau province, and main stages in Ca Mau, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Cao Bang will be broadcast live on a Vietnam Television Channel. The Hanoi Capital Command will work with public security and relevant forces to ensure safety, and … [Read more...] about Cycling tournament to celebrate Vietnam People’s Army anniversary

With a coastline of more than 3,200 km and thousands of islands including the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Vietnam has benefited much from the sea. Vietnam participated in building the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and was one of the first countries to sign and approve the Convention. The 1994 adoption reflects Vietnam’s determination to work with other countries to build an equal order to promote development and cooperation at sea. National maritime policies Its Sea and islands are part of Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction, and are a living space and a gateway to other countries. Being aware of the importance of sea and islands in national construction and defense, Vietnam has managed fishery exploitation in parallel with defending national sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction at sea in order to build a strong, prosperous country. The Communist Party of Vietnam has created a vision and issued … [Read more...] about Vietnam fine-tunes maritime laws

The delegation also included Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Defense Minister; Senior Lieutenant Generals Be Xuan Truong and Le Chiem, Deputy Defense Ministers; and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Deputy Chief of the VPA’s General Staff. General Ngo Xuan Lich addresses the event. At the working session, Hoang Xuan Anh, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, briefed the delegates on local achievements in socio-economic development, defense-security work, and Party building, as well as their targeted tasks in the coming time. Particularly, the province has paid due attention to building up the whole people's defense and security postures while effectively combining local socio-economic development with defense-security missions. Cao Bang’s authorities also have actively and proactively directed military units to strictly maintain combat … [Read more...] about Defense Minister works in Cao Bang province

Bat Trang village’s ceramic products Vietnam has some 5,400 craft villages, spanning many different crafts, such as lacquer, ceramics, gold, silver, embroidery, bamboo, rattan, weaving, paper, folk paintings, wood, and stone. Their handicraft products are diverse in design and quality. Van Phuc silk, Bat Trang pottery, and Dong Xam silver carving have been recognized as national brands. Dam Tien Thang, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, said that despite their economic value, the potential of traditional craft villages hasn’t been fully tapped. He said “Hanoi craft villages’ annual production is estimated to be nearly 1 billion USD and annual export turnover is approximately 200 million USD a year. So far this year Hanoi has earned about 160 million USD.” No agency or organization is responsible for buying all the products made by traditional craft villages. The villages’ brand registration and product designs … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s traditional crafts promoted as national image