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Viet Nam News Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the ministry’s Information and Press Department Lê Thị Thu Hằng speaks to Thế Giới & Việt Nam (The World & Vietnam Report) newspaper on Việt Nam’s efforts to provide the best conditions for thousands of reporters descending on Việt Nam for the highly anticipated summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. What factors contributed to the successful hosting of the press before and during the summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States, given that we had only 10 days to prepare? This is the first event for which we had such a short time to prepare. For other international events held in Việt Nam, we had years of planning and focused preparations in the last few months, but with the DPRK-USA Summit, all we had was 10 days. The summit also marked other records … [Read more...] about Việt Nam pulled out all the stops for media: foreign affairs spokesperson

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam sports delegation members are ready to compete in the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held October 6-18 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Việt Nam will have 13 athletes at the Games, playing in seven sports including badminton, gymnastics, taekwondo, dance sport, weightlifting, swimming and athletics. According to Trần Đức Phấn, Deputy Director General of Việt Nam Sports Administration, Việt Nam aim to earn at least one gold at the upcoming event, focusing on swimming, weightlifting and taekwondo. The golden hopes are taekwondo martial artist Hồ Thị Kim Ngân, who won the gold medal at the World Youth Taekwondo Championship in the women’s U-49kg and swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng, who won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games in Indonesia in the men’s 1,500m. Việt Nam have taken part in two YOG events in 2010 and 2014 At … [Read more...] about Việt Nam ready to compete in Youth Olympics in Argentina

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Brazil holds a lot of potential as an export market for Việt Nam’s seafood products now and in the future, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Việt Nam has become one of the three largest white-fleshed fish suppliers for Brazil, with the export value of tra fish to the market reaching US$104.7 million in 2017, up 54 per cent against 2016. The VASEP said Brazil, which has annually imported more than $1 billion in seafood products since 2012, is now one of the largest markets for Việt Nam’s tra fish. This is a highly potential market in South America for Việt Nam’s seafood products, especially tra fish, according to the association. Việt Nam’s exports of seafood products to Brazil have risen over the past few years. In the first months of 2018, Brazil was still one of the most important markets of Việt … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to promote seafood exports to Brazil

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Việt Nam and France have agreed to work together in urban development and building smart cities, with a focus on exchange of information and expertise in the fields, an official said at a Việt Nam-France Smart and Sustainable City Cooperation Forum held yesterday in HCM City.  Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee, noted that the two countries were celebrating 45 years of diplomatic relations and the fifth anniversary of a strategic partnership between Việt Nam and France. “Both countries will work to develop a strategic framework to seek opportunities in smart and sustainable city development in both countries,” he said.  During the event, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on management of air quality was signed between the city and the French Consulate. The agreement is expected to help HCM City enhance its capacity to tackle air pollution, contributing to … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, France agree to cooperate in building smart cities