(VOV) - The Vietnam Furniture & Home Furnishing Fair 2012 (VIFA HOME 2012) opened in HCM City on November 8. Timber products such as tables, desks, beds, and cupboards, along with interior decorations including lamps, curtains, pillows, and handicraft ceramics are on display across more than 300 stalls. The event has attracted over 80 businesses representing well known brands such as Scansia, Nha Xinh, Thanh Dung, Ha Nam, Eurowindow, Mifaco, Debao, and Tavico. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, wood products have become one of Vietnam's key exports in recent years. Last year, wood exports increased by 13.8 percent on the 2010 figure. During the past ten months, wood exports reached US$2.23 billion, up 18.3 percent against the same period last year. The trade fair is part of activities to support local businesses in overcoming difficulties and to respond to the "Vietnamese people use Vietnamese goods" campaign. Le Van Khoa, deputy director of HCM City's … [Read more...] about Businesses showcase wood products in HCM City
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Businesses win contracts at Int’l Furniture Fair
(VOV) -About two thirds of 27 Vietnamese businesses showcasing their products at the recent 2013 Int'l Furniture Fair Singapore have received new orders, worth a total of nearly US$2 million. Businesses showcase wood products in HCM City Wood exports hit nearly US$3.4 billion Opportunities for wood processors Half of the value was the result of a contract signed between Grass, a company producing bamboo-made decorations in the southern province of Tay Ninh and its counterpartners from the EU and the US, announced the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore. The Trade Office said after the fair most Vietnamese businesses have entered into partnerships with foreign businesses that pledged to come and explore the Vietnamese market in the near future. Vietnamese businesses will have to expand operations to fill those orders, and this is a positive sign for the local wood product processing industry, said the Trade Office. Vietnam is currently the largest timber product exporter in … [Read more...] about Businesses win contracts at Int’l Furniture Fair
Busy border guards show tourists the way
Aside from their duties protecting Viet Nam's borders and nearby inhabitants, soldiers at A Pa Chai border station have acquired another role: leading tourists on trips to the country's furthest outpost. Happy to help: Border guards and tourists pose for a photo together at the border marker in A Pa Chai. Viet Nam's border guards have an extremely important responsibility. They are the men and women who protect the nation's territorial sovereignty and the people living on the furthermost edges of the country. The soldiers at the A Pa Chai border station in the western province of Dien Bien have another duty, and it is one that they perform with equal devotion. It is their responsibility to lead tourists to the border marker which falls under their jurisdiction. This is Border Marker Zero, and it stands at the point which separates Viet Nam, Laos and China. I recently visited this famous spot with a group of friends for the very first time. The experience left us all with a deep … [Read more...] about Busy border guards show tourists the way
Tourism activities on Liberation Day expected busy
(VEN) - In contrast to worries about a quite tourism market during this year's holidays due to economic reasons, the number of visitors ordering tours to mark this year's Liberation Day (30/4) and May Day (May 1, 2013) has sharply increased. According to economic experts, the main reason was greater consumer demand plus many new and interesting tours at attractive prices offered by travel businesses. Vietravel is the most outstanding company that attaches special attention to refreshing their tours with many interesting activities. As a result, until now the number of visitors ordering tours has accounted for 40 percent of the plan. It is expected that it will be a peak time for tour registration from early April. Therefore, Vietravel warns that visitors should make early registrations to have more options so that the company could find it easier and more convenient in picking the most suitable schedules because this is a quite long holidays. At present, Vietravel is offering a … [Read more...] about Tourism activities on Liberation Day expected busy
Tourism industry busy with foreign visitors on New Year’s days
On the first day of the New Year, thousands of foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam, promising a busy season for the country’s tourism sector in 2013. On January 1, the central city of Da Nang welcomed the first international flight of Singapore’s Silk Air, with 126 passengers. In 2012, Da Nang served about 157,000 international visitors by air, up more than 236 percent from the previous year. The central city is now the destination of nine air routes operated by international airlines, contributing to increasing the number of visitors to the city. Also on January 1, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang held a ceremony to welcome first international tourists from France, the US and European countries to the province’s Dong Van Stone Plateau, which is recognised as a member of the Global Network of National Geoparks (GGN) by UNESCO. Last year, the province received more than 380,000 visitors, including 90,000 foreigners, up 15 percent from the previous … [Read more...] about Tourism industry busy with foreign visitors on New Year’s days