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| A road leading to a border marker in the northern province of Lang Son. (Photo: VNA) |
The project is a meaningful activity to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944- 2024) and the 35th anniversary of All-People’s National Defence Day (December 22, 1989 – 2024).
The road, which stretches over 1,900m long and 1.2m wide, is within the border area managed by the Po Ma Border Guard Station under the Lang Son Border Guard Command. Construction of the project began in early May this year with the efforts of more than 1,500 officials and local residents of Trang Dinh district, and border guard officers and soldiers. It has a total investment of over 1.8 billion VND (70,800 USD) and was put into use after six months.
Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Anh Tuan, Political Commissar of the Vietnam Border Guard, highlighted the construction of the road as a practical initiative which exemplifies the effective mobilisation of resources, enthusiastic participation, and responsibility from various sectors, political and social organisations, and the community.
Colonel Trinh Huu Tang, Political Commissar of the Lang Son Border Guard Command, said that over the past two years, the province has successfully raised over 40 billion VND, hundreds of tonnes of materials and over 30,000 work days to build 189 concrete roads leading to border markers to ensure safety when conducting patrols.
Fresh Vietnamese coconut exports to US skyrocket
Vietnam’s fresh coconut exports to the US increased dramatically by 1,156% in volume and 933.6% in value during the past eight months of the year, VOV News quoted details released by the International Trade Centre (ITC).
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| Photo for illustration. (Source: VOV) |
Statistics indicate that the US spent US$47.35 million on importing about 44,910 tonnes of fresh coconuts throughout the reviewed period, up 11.5% in volume and 18.8% in value.
Accordingly, the US imported this item from 17 countries and territories around the world. The main suppliers of coconut to the market include Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, and Costa Rica.
In fact, the US spent a total of US$3.94 million on importing 3,860 tonnes of coconut from Vietnam during the reviewed period. Currently, the market shares of Vietnamese coconuts in the US’ total import volume rose from 0.76% last year to reach 8.59% this year.
Earlier in August last year, fresh Vietnamese coconuts officially made inroads into the US due to meeting this market’s strict requirements, thereby opening up bright prospects ahead for the Vietnamese coconut industry.
Currently, Vietnam ranks among the group of the 10 largest coconut producers in the world, meaning there is ample room ahead for coconut exports to foreign markets in the coming time. This comes after fresh Vietnamese coconuts also recently entered the Chinese market.
Da Nang organizes numerous activities to celebrate Christmas - New Year Festival 2025
The Da Nang Department of Tourism has held a press conference to announce the Christmas - New Year Festival 2025.
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| The press conference to announce the DanangX'mas - New Year Festival 2025. (Photo: nhandan.vn) |
The event will be held for the first time for 20 days, from December 14, 2024 to January 2, 2025, at three main locations, including the Northern Landscape Floor, East bank of Dragon Bridge and the Park on the East bank of the bridge; the Northern Landscape Floor, West bank of Dragon Bridge and the Southern Landscape Floor, West bank of Dragon Bridge.
The festival will include many unique and new cultural, tourism, entertainment and recreational activities, aiming to enhance the experience and create a special impression for local people and tourists in the moment of welcoming the New Year 2025.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai An, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Tourism, the Christmas - New Year Festival 2025 is a special event, marking the vibrant transformation of the central coastal city in the last days of the year as well as offering an opportunity for Da Nang to introduce its cultural, artistic values and unique identity to domestic and international friends.
The series of events is expected to become a special mark, spreading the warm atmosphere and hope to residents and tourists.
“Central Heritage Connection” journey among nine impressive tourism products in 2024
The “Central Heritage Connection” journey or “Hue Heritage Train” leads the vote in the category of impressive activities and services of the program “Top 9 impressive tourism products of Hue” in 2024.
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| Hue royal court music is performed on the "Connecting Central Heritage" train. (Photo: nhandan.vn) |
The program was launched in July 2024, aiming to find reputable, new and attractive tourist attractions, products and services; thereby, contributing to promoting and developing tourism in the central coastal province of Thua Thien Hue.
Three months after its launch, the program has attracted more than 250 nominated products. The activity received great attention from the public, attracting 45,668 votes from many tourists who have experienced traveling to Thua Thien Hue.
Based on the results of public voting, along with careful evaluation from the Organizing Committee, 54 products and services representing six categories will be honored at an event, scheduled to take place on November 22.
The voted categories include nine impressive check-in points; nine impressive accommodation facilities; nine impressive culinary service points; nine impressive tea shops, coffee shops, bars; nine impressive Hue cuisine and specialties and nine impressive activities and experience services.
The “Connecting Central Heritage” train is a new product, put into operation on March 26 this year, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Thua Thien Hue. This is a transportation business product combining the exploitation of tourism, history and culture services.
With duration of about three hours, the train will take visitors through Hai Van Pass - the most grandiose wonder in the world to Da Nang - a central coastal city with many beautiful beaches.
In the opposite direction (Da Nang - Hue), visitors will set foot on the heritage land of the ancient capital of Hue. Since its official operation, this journey has welcomed nearly 170,000 visitor arrivals.
Ten Vietnamese textile and garment firms Global Sourcing Expo Australia 2024
Vietnam sent 10 textile and garment enterprises to the Global Sourcing Expo Australia 2024 with 10 booths on display.
According to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, 2024 is the second year the association sent its members to attend the Global Sourcing Expo Australia, held from November 19 - 21, in Melbourne, Australia; combining with surveying and promoting trade in the Australian market.
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| Vietnamese textile and garment enterprise delegation participates in Global Sourcing Expo Australia 2024. (Photo: Vitas) |
The products brought by Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises to introduce and display at the exhibition are quite diverse, including: Sportswear, jackets, denim, skirts, women’s fashion, children’s products, fabrics with high applicability and hats and caps.
The Vietnamese pavilion features a variety of products, materials and designs that meet market trends, attracting the attention of most customers. On the opening day of the fair, Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises welcomed 100 visitor arrivals to their booths.
Statistics from the General Department of Customs show that in the first ten months of 2024, Vietnam exported over 446 million USD worth of goods to the Australian market. Experts believe that this turnover will continue to increase as both countries are now members of the ASEAN - Australia/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement; the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
At the same time, Vietnamese garments are increasingly favored by Australian consumers, helping to increase the competitiveness of this product in the local market./.