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A glimpse inside a steel factory in northern Vietnam. The industry is witnessing a slow recovery, yet challenges abound (Photo: VNA) Vietnam’s steel industry is facing an uphill battle, with a perfect storm of challenges on the horizon. Experts from the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) highlight a trifecta of concerns: an influx of Chinese steel exports, oversupply in the domestic market, and a maze of global trade barriers. Dinh Quoc Thai, Secretary-General and Vice Chairman of the VSA, cautions that the industry’s recovery is fragile. While there are positive signs, production levels have not yet reached the heights of 2021, and companies are grappling with intensifying competition and soaring costs. The root of the problem lies in China. As per Thai, Chinese producers are offloading their surplus steel into the global market due to weak domestic demand. This surge in exports has the potential to destabilize local industries and put jobs at risk. Compounding the issue is...

The signing ceremony of cooperation agreements between tourism agencies of Binh Thuan and the Republic of Korea. (Photo: VNA) Binh Thuan played host to a business networking event on March 19 in Phan Thiet City, gathering nearly 100 representatives from agencies, tourism enterprises, and media organizations from the south-central Vietnamese province and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The event is expected to boost the number of Korean tourists to Binh Thuan and open up opportunities for cooperation in investment, high-end tourism services development, and more effective destination promotion. Participants exchanged insights, introducing the RoK’s tourism potential and products, as well as Binh Thuan’s unique strengths, natural and cultural heritage, and tourism offerings. As one of Vietnam’s premier tourist destinations, Binh Thuan is solidifying its position on the international tourism map. The province boasts a stunning natural landscape, a 192-kilometer coastline, a mil...

On March 18, Lee Jung Nam, head of Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Busan Theater Association, Senior Vice President of Busan Culture and Arts Federation, Executive Director MAC Theater Company; and Yoo Harim, CEO of Brand New K Company, Director of Vietnam Branch, Keystone Marketing Company, met with leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association. Busan Theater Association and Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association presented books to each other at the first meeting. Source: Thanh Hiep/Laborer newspaper Busan Theater Association is a unit with a long history of operations and many achievements in culture and art. Each year, the association organizes two festivals in June and October. Currently, there are 350 members. In addition to singing and dancing performances, there are also musical instrument performances. At the meeting, Lee kindly invited the HCM City Theater Association to attend the cultural festival held in October this year in Busan. Director Ton That Can, Stan...

Following the success of the first season in 2022, the Francophone University Agency (AUF), the French Embassy in Vietnam and the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) will co-organize the second Francophone running course entitle “Course de la Francophonie” on March 24. Accordingly, the 2024 Francophone course will officially take place on March 24 at Thong Nhat Park – Thien Quang Lake, Hanoi. More than 1,800 athletes of all ages have registered to participate in this sporting and cultural event for French speakers, French language-lovers and runners. Young athletes participate in the first Francophone Running Course 2022. This year Francophonie course was organized to celebrate Francophonie Month , with the desire to turn the event into an annual activity aimed at strengthening the spirit of solidarity of the French-speaking community in Vietnam, as well as as contributing to realizing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. This year, the UN...

March is the prime time when Hoa Gao is in full bloom. All the old leaves fall down, leaving the tree with only flowers. The trees now appear like a burning torch with hundreds of red fires. The blossoms have five big petals, and bloom in March and April when it gets warmer with drizzly conditions. The flowers stay beautiful for a few weeks before falling when summer finally comes. Then the young buds of leaves appear on bare branches. The flower can mostly be seen in the north of the country. They feature five big petals in a bright red colour that appears like a small fame. The trees are planted around ParkCity Hanoi urban area in Ha Dong district of Hanoi. The capital city has new coat in March with bombax ceiba trees. The bright red blossoms on high bare branches offer a postcard scene of Ho Guom (Sword Lake). The old tree inside the National Museum of History is thought to be nearly 100 years old....

The event was held by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Congratulating VAPA and photographers on their significant achievements over the last 70 years, Nguyen Trong Nghia, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, said the country’s revolutionary photography has shown impressive development and made important contributions to the national reunification, construction, and defence. It has created a treasure of extremely valuable photos about the land and people of Vietnam, helping popularise the country’s fine values to the society and the world. He particularly highlighted the role of photographers during resistance wars, describing them as witnesses to history who were present on battlefields to capture glorious images of the Vietnamese army and people in the struggles for national independen...

The massacre happened on March 16, 1968, taking the lives of 504 civilians, including many children and women. Ronald L. Haeberle’s images of the incident were published on the US’s Life magazine in 1969. On March 8, the provincial People’s Committee signed an agreement with the photographer on the license to use and display photos of Son My massacre at the Son My memorial site with the caption “Photos taken by Ronald L. Haeberle”. On March 7, the US photographer and international friends returned to Son My, an area in Tinh Khe commune of Quang Ngai city, where he took 60 pictures of the mass killing by US troops 55 years ago. On March 16, 1968, US troops stormed Son My village with the aim of killing all and destroying all. Within just four hours, 504 civilians there, including 17 children and 182 women, were slaughtered. The incident went down in history as a piercing pain of people in Son My and Vietnam as a whole. The post Agreement on use of foreign photograp...

Vietnam’s northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will build an airport in the island district of Co To, according to the province’s aviation plan approved by the prime minister for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050.  A corner of Co To Island District, a tourism destination in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Photo: quangninh.gov.vn The airport will cover an area of 130 hectares, including the apron, a military enclave, and a 1,800-meter runway. The commissioning of the airport and the operation of flight routes to Co To Island is expected to boost the development of the local tourism industry and contribute to the northern province’s rescue, security, and defense activities. The island district is expected to become a high-quality tourism hub in Vietnam and part of Quang Ninh’s sustainable development strategy. According to the plan, the local authority will develop a seaplane and heliport in Ha Long, Cam Pha, Van Don, Co To, Dong Trieu, Uong Bi, and pote...

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