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| Cashew (Photo: thuongtruong.com.vn) |
March alone saw the country ship 55,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth US$289 million abroad, up 106.8% in volume and 103.4% in value compared to February.
The average cashew export price in the first quarter dropped by 8.6% to US$5,329 per tonne against the same period in 2023.
In the reviewed period Vietnam increased the export of various types of cashew nuts compared to the same period last year, except for the cashew type of WS/WB, SP and DW.
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| Cashew exports earn about 782 million USD in first quarter (Photo: VOV) |
Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs indicate that the country mainly exported cashew nuts W320 and W240 in the first two months, accounting for 56.71% of the total export volume, making a positive impact on the local cashew market.
Vietnam Festival opens in Tokyo
The Vietnam Festival was opened in Tokyo on April 6 under the theme of “Pray for Japan”, said the Vietnam News Agency.
Prominent among the participants were Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, Ambassador Pham Quan Hieu, Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura Masahiro, and former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda.
Hieu expressed deep sympathies to the victims of the recent earthquake in Ishikawa and his belief that the Vietnamese community in Ishikawa in particular and Japan in general will bring into full play their spirit of solidary to overcome their difficulties and stabilise their life.
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| Vietnam Festival opens in Tokyo. (Photo: VNA) |
Hang held that the two-day festival is a chance for the people of the two countries show their solidarity, and spoke highly of the efforts by the Vietnamese community in Japan over the recent past, not only to help those in the community but also locals in the difficult times.
Meanwhile, Komura Masahiro said he hopes that the Vietnam Festival will be held in many localities in Japan and said the popularity of the festival is a manifestation of Japanese people’s interest in Vietnam. He expressed his belief that through the cultural exchanges, the close relations between the two countries will further develop in the next 50 years.
The festival sees 17 pavilions offering Vietnam’s popular food and fruit. It expects to draw about 80,000 visits.
Many original documents about Dien Bien Phu Campaign unveiled
A number of original documents and records about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the 1954 Geneva Conference were made public for the first time and introduced to the media on April 5, said the Vietnam News Agency.
Tran Viet Hoa, director of the Hanoi-based National Archives Centre No. 3 under the State Records and Archives Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, said the centre is preserving a large number of documents and records about the historical context, directions, and preparations for the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, its developments, results, and significance, international opinions, the campaign’s logistics affairs, and the policies of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) towards war invalids and surrendered troops.
The archives reflect the sound leadership as well as sharp decisions and strategies of the Party, Government, and Vietnam People’s Army, the solidarity and unanimity of the entire people and army in the safeguarding of national independence, and the role of General Vo Nguyen Giap – Commander-in-Chief of the campaign.
Meanwhile, the archives about the 1954 Geneva Conference on restoring peace in Indochina include documents and photos about the historical context, developments, and results of the conference, the impacts and enforcement of the Geneva Accords of 1954, international opinions about this meeting, the stances and viewpoints of the parties concerned, and international friends’ support for Vietnam.
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Some original documents about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign are introduced to the media.
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The nearly 200 documents made public on this occasion are just a small part of the archives being kept on 14km of shelves by the centre, Hoa said, noting that they form important evidence helping with scientific research about historical events, military, diplomacy, and history of Vietnam, as well as with patriotism education.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024) and the signing of the Geneva Accords, the archives centre is coordinating with the Vietnam Military History Museum, the Department of Home Affairs of Bac Giang province, and the Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi to hold exhibitions and publish books, she added.
The Dien Bien Phu Victory forced the French colonialists to sit down at the negotiation table to discuss and sign the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina in July 1954, putting an end to the prolonged French colonial rule and heralding a new stage for the revolution in Indochina. This was a great and extremely significant victory in the history of Vietnam.
Under the accords, for the first time, the French Government and each state participating in the Geneva Conference pledged to respect the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Vietnam and absolutely not to intervene in the country’s internal affairs. The French troops must withdraw while North Vietnam was completely liberated, embarked on the building of socialism, and became a large and firm rear for people in the South to push ahead with the struggle for national liberation and reunification.
French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi
The French food festival 2024 named “Balade En France” was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People’s Committee, according to Vietnam News Agency.
Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, about 50% more than the last year’s edition, offering famous French food and demonstrations by chiefs.
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| French meat products introduced at the event (Photo: VNA) |
French Ambassador Olivier Brochet affirmed the event honours the French food and creates a chance to emphasise the France-Vietnam cultural cooperation.
Within the framework of the festival, a space of 300sq.m. will be marked off into a sport village to popularise the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic. Besides, there will be a street dance event called “Balade En France - All in One 2024” to be performed by students of schools in the Francophone block in Hanoi.
First held in 2018, the festival drew 300,000 visits last year in its three days./.