The male team ranked seventh out of 185 teams, while the female team ranked 15th out of 151 teams. To encourage the teams, the Vietnam Chess Federation and HDBank held a ceremony to honour Vietnamese chess players in HCM City over the weekend. Earlier, HDBank sponsored all competition expenditure for the teams, at around US$30,000. The Batumi Chess Olympiad attracted 189 nations and territories. It was the 13th time Vietnam have participated in the event. … [Read more...] about Vietnam chess teams receive US$25,000
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Doosan Vina and CAU celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSR programme in Vietnam
After 10 years of the joint medical CSR programme in Vietnam, on October 15, Doosan Vina and Chung Ang University Hospital were presented four certificates of merit to honour and recognise their significant contributions to healthcare in Vietnam. Representatives of Doosan Vina and CAU awarded certificates of merit Attending the event were a delegation from CAU that included 18 doctors who will spend a week carrying out this 10th anniversary medical CSR in Vietnam. This year’s CAU medical team is being led by Kim Seong Deok, president of Chung Ang University Hospital, the CAU doctors and Doosan volunteers will provide medical exams and medicines to approximately 2,350 people which will bring the ten years total to 23,850 in Quang Ngai province. Kim Seong Deok, president of CAU Seoul at the anniversary Along with providing the medical service, CAU also donated medical equipment to Quang Ngai Pediatric Hospital. The donated equipment included two autoclaves, two … [Read more...] about Doosan Vina and CAU celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSR programme in Vietnam
Japanese products becoming more popular in Vietnam
(VEN) - Japanese fresh and processed seafood, fruits, baby food, supplementary products, fruits and vegetables are increasingly popular in Vietnam. Many Japanese food companies and restaurants are expanding their business in Vietnam Japanese supermarkets According to the Japanese Ministry of Finance, Japanese food, farm produce and seafood exports to Vietnam in the first five months of 2018 increased 24.8 percent over the same period last year. In 2017, Japan surpassed Thailand to rank sixth among food, farm produce and seafood exporters to Vietnam, with revenues of JPY39.5 billion (about US$350 million). The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) assessed that in recent years, the increased presence of Japanese consumer goods in Vietnam is the result of their high quality, known origin and competitive prices. Many Japanese supermarkets have been launched in Vietnam, including AEON, Ministop, Family Mart, Tokyo Deli, Gyu Kaku, and Oshaka Ohsho, among others. … [Read more...] about Japanese products becoming more popular in Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific among world’s safest carriers
Vietnam Airlines Corporation said on October 15 that the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the budget carrier Jetstar Pacific were awarded the highest seven-star safety ranking from the world’s safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com. The safety rating is conducted based on standards recognised by countries worldwide like safety management system with eight audit parameters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, among others. The Vietnamese carriers, together with Singapore Airlines, British Airways, American Airlines and Emirates, also satisfied the AirlineRatings’ criteria on fatality free record for the past ten years. Last year, Vietnam Airlines transported nearly 22 million passengers on 140,000 safe flights. Jetstar Pacific is the first low-cost carrier of Vietnam. Vietnam Airlines and Qantas Airlines are its main shareholders./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific among world’s safest carriers
Vietnam boosts sale of locally-made goods
Modern distribution networks are considered an effective and sustainable sale channel for Vietnamese enterprises. However, local enterprises have faced a number of difficulties in terms of experience and international business knowledge. Since the beginning of 2000, big foreign distributors such as Germany’s Metro Cash & Carry and France’s Auchan have been present in Vietnam. Vietnamese enterprises have been enlisted to supply goods through these distribution systems. However, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said there are few local businesses capable enough to meet the distributors’ standard requirements. They have only sold what they have produced without realising the requirements and needs of such distribution systems. The ministry said it is businesses themselves that should make greater efforts to sell their products via foreign distribution channels. They should map out a serious and long-term strategy to sell their products to such promising yet … [Read more...] about Vietnam boosts sale of locally-made goods