ASEAN Disaster Conference in Vietnam
Da Nang – Viet Nam, current chair of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) hosted a partnership conference to accelerate and support the implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). The conference was officially opened … Continue reading ASEAN Disaster Conference in Vietnam
ASEAN Countries to Reduce Trade Barriers in Food Sector
Jakarta – In line with the targets of ASEAN Economic Community 2015, Member States have intensified efforts to facilitate and reduce barriers for intra-ASEAN trade in processed food sector while also protecting consumers in the region. In a meeting held 18-20 … Continue reading ASEAN Countries to Reduce Trade Barriers in Food Sector
Heavy Floods in Vietnam: 19 Persons killed
Hanoi – Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Central Viet Nam have killed 19 people, left eight missing and forced about 80,000 from their homes, disaster officials and state media said on Saturday. The floods forced 64,500 people from … Continue reading Heavy Floods in Vietnam: 19 Persons killed
EU and ASEAN: Common Interests
Jakarta – The European Union will redouble its effort to strengthen relations with ASEAN by stepping up its support to ASEAN Community building, said the new Ambassador of the EU to ASEAN, Olof Skoog. He presented his Letter of Credence to … Continue reading EU and ASEAN: Common Interests
Vietnam Airlines order Dreamliner and Airbus A350
Hanoi – Vietnam’s fledgling airline industry is poised for a boom as local competition heats up with fleet expansions, new routes and planned share offers that are set to make it one of the world’s three fastest growing markets. Even as … Continue reading Vietnam Airlines order Dreamliner and Airbus A350
ASEAN Economies show 5,7 Percent Growth
Jakarta – The latest statistics revealed that ASEAN economies remained buoyant as nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.7 percent at US$ 2.31 trillion in 2012. The continued growth of the region is reflected in the improved GDP per capita … Continue reading ASEAN Economies show 5,7 Percent Growth
UNWTO: Open Visa Policy could Create up to 2.6 million New Jobs
Jakarta – A new report by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that visa facilitation could create up to 2.6 million new jobs in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies by 2016. The … Continue reading UNWTO: Open Visa Policy could Create up to 2.6 million New Jobs
U.N.: “Vietnam is a reliable Partner”
New York/Hanoi – Vietnam attaches importance and will actively contribute to the building of strategies and action programmes of the United Nations in various fields, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphazised during his meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon while attending … Continue reading U.N.: “Vietnam is a reliable Partner”
Vietnam: PM strives for World without Hunger
New York/Hanoi – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, in his address at the general debate of the 68 th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, called on leaders of UN member states to strive … Continue reading Vietnam: PM strives for World without Hunger
New HotelQuickly BookingApp for Asia
Hong Kong – HotelQuickly has launched its last-minute hotel booking app in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, with the simple premise of offering its users cheap hotel rooms at the last second. Booking hotels in this fashion isn’t … Continue reading New HotelQuickly BookingApp for Asia