OSLO Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had a meeting with President of the Norwegian Parliament Tone Troen on Saturday (local time) as part of his official visit to Norway. Vietnamese community On Sunday, PM Phúc and his entourage met with Vietnamese expatriates in Norway. During the meeting he said the Party and State always see the group an indispensable part of Việt Nam. He also praised activities carried out by Vietnamese associations in the Northern European country in support of local expats. In their joint statement, the prime ministers encouraged the business communities of both countries to expand their trade and investment co-operation, especially in areas like the ocean economy, green and renewable energy, information technology and consumer goods. The leaders also welcomed the Việt Nam–Norway Business Forum held in Oslo in connection with the visit. Meeting with businesses PM Phúc met with … [Read more...] about PM calls for stronger relations with Norway
Vinamilk builds organic milk farm in Laos
VIENTIANE The first stage of a project to establish a US$500 million organic milch cow farming complex started in the Lao province of Xiengkhouang late last week. Financed by the Lao – Jagro Development Xiengkhouang Co (Lao – Jagro), in which Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) holds a 51 per cent stake, the first phase costs $120 million. It will cover 5,000ha and house 24,000 milch cows. Once operational, it will generate thousands of jobs for local residents. The second stage will span between 15,000ha and 20,000ha and will be home to 100,000 cows. Thanks to its favourable natural conditions, Xiengkhouang could become a milk capital of Laos and the region by leveraging hi-tech agriculture, Vinamilk General Director Mai Kiều Liên said at the groundbreaking ceremony. Along with developing its place in the domestic market, the company has expanded … [Read more...] about Vinamilk builds organic milk farm in Laos
Việt wins eighth stage of Return to the Countryside race
HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Minh Việt of Mega Market won the eighth stage of the Return to the Countryside race yesterday. Việt powered down the final 100m to finish with a time of 1:51.17 in the 78km race from Kiến Tường Town of Long An Province to Hồng Ngự District of Đồng Tháp Province. Việt’s teammates, Nguyễn Văn Bình and Trần Tuấn Kiệt of Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp, who triumphed in the fifth and sixth stages, were the runners-up. Although Bilguunjargal Endenrbat didn’t finish in the top three, he still retained the yellow jersey for best overall time after eight stages with a time of 16:00.25. Bình of Mega Market holds the the green jersey as the best sprinter with 91 points. Thanks to Endenrbat’s contribution, his Japanese team, Bonne Chance Asia Cycle Academy top the team rankings with the best overall time of … [Read more...] about Việt wins eighth stage of Return to the Countryside race
VN film wins top prize at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Phạm Thiên Ân (left) with his Illy Short Film Award from Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. Photo courtesy of CGV HCM CITY – Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Phạm Thiên Ân won the Illy Short Film Award at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, on May 23. “The prize is my motivation to carry out a project for my first feature film, and is an opening Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng,” An said. He presented his project to industry professionals at Focus CoPro, an event hosted by the Cannes Short Film Corner on May 21 which included six first-feature projects from other countries. Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng was screened at Directors’ … [Read more...] about VN film wins top prize at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Japanese aluminum can maker expands in Vietnam
The Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK), headquartered in Tokyo, will invest $68 million in building a new can manufacturing factory in southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province. Showa Denko subsidiary to build $68mn can manufacturing factory in Vietnam's south. This third base in Vietnam is to expand its business in the country. SAC has also decided to expand the capacity of can end production lines at its existing factory in Vietnam’s north. The Hanacans JSC (Hanacans), an affiliate of SAC incorporated in Vietnam, has lines to produce can bodies and can ends at its factory in northern Bac Ninh province, and lines to produce can bodies at its factory in central Quang Nam province. The new factory will have capacity of 1.3 billion can bodies per year, and an additional line to produce 1.1 billion can ends per year will be installed in the Bac Ninh factory. As a result of these measures, Hanacans will have three factories covering … [Read more...] about Japanese aluminum can maker expands in Vietnam