Visitors at the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The 14th Saigon Autotech & Accessories 2018 opened on May 24 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City with 300 booths organised by leading domestic and foreign firms in automobile and motorbike, spare part and accessories manufacturing. Addressing the opening ceremony, Pham Tuan Anh, Vice Director of the Department of Industry under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that the event is a good chance to connect manufacturers, suppliers and service providers and customers. The exhibition is hoped to create an opportunity to introduce latest products, technology and equipment in the field, he said. Anh held that support industry for Vietnam’s automobile sector has been initiated, but still can supply simple parts with low technology ratio. Meanwhile, there are rooms for the industry to develop, he added. He stressed that in the future, it is necessary to increase activities to promote … [Read more...] about Saigon Autotech & Accessories 2018 kicks off in HCM City
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VPA’s General Staff launches sports festival in 2022
The practical program aims to create a chance for troops to exchange as well as to evaluate training quality and sports activities among its affiliated units. In addition, it also contributes to raising training quality and the organization of training and sports activities at all levels, meeting task requirements in the current context. Via the festival, the organizing board will select outstanding athletes to take part in other festivals in the whole military. This year’s event draws the participation of 450 athletes from 23 units. They compete in tennis and volleyball contents. Addressing the event, Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Dai, Deputy Director of the Department of Logistics under the General Staff, requested functional units to ensure all conditions for the participants during the contest, conduct the festival as scheduled with absolute safety. Meanwhile, they should also make thorough preparations for the festival while observing military discipline. Referees were also … [Read more...] about VPA’s General Staff launches sports festival in 2022
Exhibition showcases Vietnamese family meals
Visitors at the Ve Nha An Com exhibition. (Photo courtesy of artist Nguyen The Son) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - An exhibition by young Vietnamese artists who paint their memories of family meals is taking place at Hanoi's Culture and Art Centre on Hang Buom street, featuring nearly 30 paintings of different types of food. Entitled Ve Nha An Com (Go Home For Meal), the exhibition is jointly organised by Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in Vietnam. As the theme of United Nations' International Youth Day 2022 is “Intergenerational solidarity,” aiming for a cohesive society where everyone works together towards sustainable development goals, Ve Nha An Com explores the concept of “family meals” through the eyes of youth as its guiding concept. Curator Giang Kawako said: “Ve Nha An Com is a common Vietnamese phrase to remind people to come back home and share a meal with their family. "It means a … [Read more...] about Exhibition showcases Vietnamese family meals
Cultural industry to contribute 10% of Hanoi’s GRDP by 2045
Hanoi plans to transform cultural industry into a key sector. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi aims to earn increasing revenue from cultural business , which are expected to contribute around 10% of the city’s Gross Regional Domestic Products (GRDP) by 2045, according to a plan newly introduced by the municipal People’s Committee. The city plans to raise the cultural industry’s contribution to GRDP to 5% by 2025 and 8% by 2030. From now to 2025, Hanoi will focus its efforts on boosting a number of cultural industries in line with local advantages and potential, including cultural tourism, handicraft, performing arts, cinema, designing, culinary, entertainment software and games, advertising, architecture, photography and exhibition, fashion, television and radio and publishing. Illustration. (Photo: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports) By the end of this decade, the capital also sets to turn the cultural industry into a key economic sector driving the … [Read more...] about Cultural industry to contribute 10% of Hanoi’s GRDP by 2045
Thay Thim Temple Festival named a national intangible cultural heritage
A palanquin procession of Thay Thim Temple Festival at the relic site in Tan Tien commune of La Gi town , Binh Thuan province (Photo: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung recently decided to include the Thay Thim Temple Festival of central Binh Thuan province on the list of national intangible cultural heritage s, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The inclusion of this festival in the list is viewed as an important milestone helping boost local tourism and socio-economic development, improve the community’s awareness of cultural preservation, and diversify Vietnam’s cultural heritage. Thay Thim Temple is about 12 kilometres to the northwest of La Gi town centre. It was recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a national historical and cultural relic site on September 27, 1997. The festival, held in the town’s Tan … [Read more...] about Thay Thim Temple Festival named a national intangible cultural heritage
Committee seeks ways to ensure rapid, sustainable tourism recovery
At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on August 17 asked the Ministry of Culture , Sports and Tourism (MCST) to review the operation of household businesses in the tourism sector affected by the COVID-19 . The ministry should coordinate with core travel firms to form key routes connecting localities, the official said at a meeting of the State Steering Committee for Tourism in Hanoi which assessed the implementation of tourism recovery solutions. He ordered restarting heritage digitalisation with the participation of travel enterprises to promote new tourism products. Regarding electricity prices for tourism services and lodging facilities, Dam, also head of the Committee, asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to submit a plan on power price adjustment to the Prime Minister before application. The MCST, travel associations and firms should propose specific tax and land incentives, he said. Minister Nguyen Van Hung … [Read more...] about Committee seeks ways to ensure rapid, sustainable tourism recovery