VietExplorer

Vietnam News Today (Dec. 9) notable headlines Vietnam – Singapore innovation centre helps firms transform production HCM City among most searched destinations by travelers Vietnamese digital technology industry’s revenue estimated at 148 billion USD in 2022 Two Vietnamese films up for consideration at Oscars Forum highlights new opportunities for Vietnamese exports Business association helps connect Vietnamese, Malaysian firms 2022 International Circus Festival wraps up in Hanoi PM’s trip to elevate Vietnam – EU to new height: diplomat Vietnam interested in expanding int’l defence partnership: PM Techfest Vietnam 2022. Vietnam – Singapore innovation centre helps firms transform production The Vietnam – Singapore Industry 4.0 Innovation Centre recently made debut in the southern province of Binh Duong, aiming to not only support startups but also assist manufacturers to carry out reforms and raise labour productivity. The centre comes as a result of the

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and his Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol. Photo: VGP President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Hanoi on December 7 morning, concluding a successful State visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of President Yoon Suk-yeol, VNA reported. This was the first visit to the RoK by Phuc in his capacity as President of Vietnam, and also the first by a Vietnamese President over the past 11 years, and the highest-level visit by Vietnamese Party and State leaders to the RoK since the East Asian country had a new President. Notably, President Phuc was the first foreign high-ranking leader to pay a State visit to the RoK since President Yoon took office in May this year. During the visit, the two leaders agreed to issue a joint statement on upgrading the Vietnam-RoK relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, opening up a new chapter for the bilateral ties, with a brighter future for both

More than 30,000 international and domestic guests took part in the Hanoi Tourism  Ao Dai  Festival 2022, which helps to promote tourism, preserve, honor, and exploit the potential values of  Ao Dai  (traditional long dress).  A show of Ao dai around Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian street. Photos: Hoai Nam/The Hanoi Times Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang gave her announcement at the closing ceremony of the Hanoi  Ao Dai  Tourism Festival on December 4 in Hanoi.  She added that the festival achieved great success by organizing eight vibrant and exciting activities, including the  Ao Dai  Tourism Music Festival, a Creative  Ao Dai  design contest for students, five exhibition spaces, miniatures, and 50 booths introducing products of  Ao dai  artisan and designers, travel businesses, hotels, and aviation firms. Nearly 1,000 people got involved in the vibrant co-show and parade of Ao Dai organized by the Hanoi Women’s Union. Moreover, the street Ao

A month-long exhibition telling the story of Vietnamese resilience, creativity, and bravery in a 12-day air defense against the US troops was launched on December 5. The exhibition on the victory of “Dien Bien Phu in the air” opens to the public. Photo: Lai Tan/The Hanoi Times The exhibition, entitled “Hanoi, the memory of 12 days and 12 nights – The victory of Dien Bien Phu in the air”, is part of a series of activities organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the victory against the US airforce in December 1972. The campaign, widely known as “Dien Bien Phu in the Air,” was a defense operation launched by the Vietnam Air Force and ground-based air defense against US air raids by B52 bomber – the most modern aircraft of the time – on Hanoi and neighboring cities and provinces. The operation lasted 12 days and nights, from December 18 to 30, 1972, and resulted in the victory of the Vietnamese, which was attributed to the leadership of the Party and the Government

The event, considered the largest in the history of sports in the country, will take place from December 9 to December 21 in Ha Long City- Quang Ninh Province and ten other provinces throughout the country. Diving is a strength of Hanoi athletes in National Sports Games 2022, Photo: VNA This is a four-year multi-sport event involving participants from provinces, cities of the first level of administrative division, police, the armed forces, education, and the training sector. On the eve of the opening of the national sports event, Hanoi’s sports delegation reaped more success than expected, with a series of gold medals in billiards and snooker, diving, and shooting categories. Leading in Billiard-Snooker category In the Billiards and Snooker competitions that took place on December 1 in Ha Dong Sports Stadium in Hanoi, the Hanoi team won two gold medals: one by billiards player Doan Thi Ngoc Le who competed in the Pool 9 women’s billiards; and the other by Pham Hoai

These designs are closely linked to patterns and motifs in former royal architecture. In the collection, designer Thao Giang shows pride in the country’s millennial history and culture. Giang says her Ao Dai designs in this collection are inspired by the archaeological relics of the former Hue Royal Palace and the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. The motifs of dragons, phoenixes, lotus flowers, bodhi leaves, and ceramics make Giang’s Ao Dai products more attractive. By organizing the 2022 Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival, Hanoi hopes to promote tourism and attract tourists after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is due to take place from December 2 to 5. The post Vietnamese Ao Dai honoured at Hanoi festival appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets A journey to the “Husband-Waiting” mountain Hanoi pedestrian streets to resume operation o