Exporting products through foreign distribution chains

Having products retailed at foreign distribution chains is a good way to bring Vietnamese goods to the world market. But domestic companies still find it difficult to do. 

Social News 20/5

Vietnamese culture promoted in Cuba, Tra Vinh spends $88,000 per year for Khmer language teaching, HCM City tackles shortage of agricultural land, considers new policies, Kiên Giang to shift rice fields to aquaculture

Hanoi’s smart city project sparks doubts

Four investors from Vietnam and Japan have asked for Hanoi authorities’ permission to develop a smart city capitalized at $4 billion.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/5

Bamboo Airways looking for captains and flight attendants, ANZ releases updated economic forecasts, Shark Tank back for season 2, FTAs drive Vietnam-Australia trade ties to new heights     

Phuong rules canoeing World Cup

Asian champion Trương Thị Phương struck gold at the ICF Women’s Canoe Cup 2018 in Szege, Hungary, early this week.

HCM City set for taekwondo tourneys

 HCM City will host three continental taekwondo championships later this month.

Taking on the Ironman challenge

Vietnam News talks to Anne-Catherine Schaub-Jones about her experience of taking part in Ironman, the largest international multi-sport event in the country, recently held in Da Nang.

U19s drawn in group of death at Asian tourney

 If Vietnam get out of their group at the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship in Indonesia, they will certainly have earned it.

Vietnam and LGBT rights: Making strides

 Vietnam has seen a radical change in lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights over the last decade as the State has made significant steps to protect rights and equality.

School student lives his passion for physics

When the organisation board of the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) announced the names of the contestants receiving special prizes, Tran Duc Huy stepped up to receive the award.

First Logo Vietnam exhibition takes place

 The Logo Vietnam 2018 exhibition has opened for the first time in the capital city.

Two bodies found after Dong Nai River barge accident

 The bodies of two people who were tossed overboard after a barge capsized on the Dong Nai River were found after an eight-hour search. One other person is still missing.

Ministry to ensure adequate meningococcal vaccine in 2018

 At least 100,000 doses of the meningococcal vaccine will be imported to Viet Nam by the end of May, increasing the number of imported doses to some 800,000 in 2018.

HCM City court rejects paedophile’s probation

 HCM City’s Supreme Court on Thursday appealed against the 18-month probation of a 78-year-old man for molesting children in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Hanoi needs investment in static traffic infrastructure

 Experts and businesses said the capital city has been leading the country in attracting investment for traffic-related infrastructure, said Economic and Urban Affairs Newspaper.

3 scientists receive Ta Quang Buu Award

 The Ministry of Science and Technology presented the Ta Quang Buu Awards 2018 to three scientists yesterday for their outstanding works on physics and agricultural biology.

Hoi An bicycle project wins global award

 A project to encourage more people to cycle and help the environment has won a global award.

Vietnam Festival 2018 opens in Tokyo

 The Vietnam Festival 2018 kicked off at Yoyogi park in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on May 19 on the occasion of the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam, Mexico build new partnership in 21st century: Ambassador

 For over four decades, the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Mexico have been reinforced and developed in many fields from politics-diplomacy, economy-trade to culture, education and health care.

Various activities mark 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh

 Various activities were held nationwide to mark the 128th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh who devoted his whole life for Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation and national reunification. 

UN Vietnam affirms support for LGBTI community

 The United Nations in Vietnam showed its support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in its joint statement issued on May 17 on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT).

Travex travel fair 2019 to take place in Quang Ninh

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has called for local travel agents’ registration for the 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum Travel Exchange (Travex), which will be held in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on January 16-18, 2019.

Vietnamese girl wins Miss Global Tourism title

 Vietnamese beauty Nguyen Dieu Linh has won the Miss Global Tourism title after being named in the top 10 of the Miss Tourism Queen International 2018 held recently  in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam targets $900 million from beverage export by 2025

 Vietnam is expected to export 900 million USD worth of beverages by 2025, as heard at a workshop hosted by the Vietnam Beverage Association (VBA) in Ho Chi Minh City on May 18.

HOSE witnesses record transaction value of $1.54 billion

 Vietnam’s stock market recorded a memorable trading session on May 18 when total transaction value surpassed 35 trillion VND (1.54 billion USD) on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE).