HCM City, Japan’s prefecture promote tourism, hi-tech agriculture cooperation Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture boast huge cooperation potential in tourism, food processing and high-tech agricultural production, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong. Holding a reception on January 16 for Governor of Kagoshima prefecture Mitazono Satoshi, Phong hoped that both sides will develop cooperation programmes in the fields. He hailed Kagoshima position as a gateway to connect Japan with the Southeast Asian region and expressed his wish that enterprises and investors from Kagoshima will increase their presence in the Vietnamese southern hub with a line-up of investment projects in economy and trade, education and tourism. He said that the moves will help promote ties between the two localities, thus consolidating and deepening the Vietnam-Japan friendship. For his part, Mitazono Satoshi noticed that his visit to Vietnam aims to connect and develop ties with Vietnamese localities, particularly Ho Chi Minh City. He expected that Ho Chi Minh City leaders will create favourable conditions for Kagoshima firms to promote trade and investment cooperation in the city, especially in fields of Kagoshima’s strength like tourism and agriculture. The Japanese prefecture is willing to support and share experience in the application of information technology and advanced technology in agricultural production, he said, adding that his locality will receive Vietnamese apprentices in seafood processing. Also, Kagoshima wants to coordinate with Ho Chi Minh City in organising exchange programmes to enhance mutual understanding, solidarity and cooperation between the two localities…. [Read full story]
New drama theater inaugurated in HCMCA new drama theater has been inaugurated at 81 Tran Quoc Thao Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 on November 18.Quoc Thao Theater is co-invested by the Center of art literature experimenting and training under the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Literature and Arts Associations; and the Th Entertainment Company by actors Quoc Thao and Quoc Thuan.The theater includes an experimental stage, a practice stage, and a 250-seat main stage. It is a venue for performances and acting courses for drama students.The first acting class will open in December, said actor Quoc…... [read more]
6th Haiku poem contest endsPoet Ha Thien Son, a Doctor of Philosophy in Ho Chi Minh City won the first prize at the 6th Vietnamese-Japanese haiku contest that ended in the city last week.Three third awards went to poets, Xuan Truong from the central coastal province of Quang Nam, Nguyen Huy Hoang and Doan Van Tiem of Phu Tho nothern province.The organization board also presented 8 enouragement prizes.The Japanese Consulate in HCMC cooperated with the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanity to launch the 6th Vietnamese-Japanese haiku contest in August. The contest received 704 submissions from authors throughout…... [read more]
ASEAN sends aid to typhoon victims in Vietnam Aid arriving from ASEAN arrives at Cam Ranh Airport.An aid package from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for victims of deadly typhoon Damrey arrived in the south central province of Khánh Hoà Thursday morning.An airplane from Malaysia carried the goods, including 600 sets of utensils, 3,000 sets of personal hygiene aids, 1,000 sets of house repair tools, an aluminium-clad ship and a 40 HP engine. The goods, worth more than US$174,000, were sent by the Jakarta-based ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management, the primary regional co-ordinating agency on…... [read more]
Poland’s President to pay State visit to Vietnam President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda (Photo: Dziennik)President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from November 27-30.They are guests of President Tran Dai Quang, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. VN wants Canada’s group to engage in more infrastructure projectsVietnam hopes Canada’s Transportation Vision Group (VTG) will launch more transport infrastructure projects in the country, including the construction of the North-South high-speed railway, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.Dung told Chairman and CEO of the VTG Richard Courey…... [read more]
National investigation into vehicle fires begins It could take authorities up to 18 months to complete a national study into the spate of unexplained vehicle fires, an official has said. Trinh Ngoc Giao, Director of the Ministry of Transport's Vietnam Register, told DTiNews that it remained a pressing issue, and they would try to shorten the investigation to around one year if possible. According to the Ministry of Public Security's Firefighting and Rescue Department, localities across Vietnam recorded a total of 196 vehicle fires in 2011 with 90 cases remaining unexplained. After the spate of unexplained vehicle fires,…... [read more]
