Japan immigration restricts Vietnamese

After a half years of negotiation, the Joint Statement of Vietnam - Customs Union FTA was signed on December 15th. The signing ceremony of the Joint Statement among these countries took place at Convention Center in Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province.

With the attendance of nearly 500 athletes from 40 countries in the world, Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 will be the biggest international event of marathon until now.

In the working visit to Vietnam, representative of Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced to continue to support ODA for Vietnam in small-scale projects relating to environment, climate change, and agriculture.

The French church, Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is a chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France. The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built in 969 on a volcanic plug 85 metres high.

On December 8th, the first batch of Vietnam longan was exported to the US market by airway. Although the price of air freight is much higher than sea freight, it is expected that the price of Vietnam longan will fluctuate from 20 to 25 dollars/ 1 kg.

During two days November 19-20, 2014 in Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines held annual SkyTeam Meeting for the first time. The airlines also hosted many events in the framework of the meeting.

Vinhomes Central Park – the largest park in Ho Chi Minh City is being under construction. The project belongs to VinGroup, a famous corporation in Vietnam. The park is inspired by Central Park in New York, with a modern and oriental-style combination.

In the downtrend of FDI in Vietnam, Japanese enterprises tend to pay more attention in the fields of retail, technology transfer, banking, finance and service in Vietnam instead of the manufacturing sector as before.

Hue T-junction has been inaugurated to by Da Nang People’s Committee. The overpass’s design was inspired by the shapes of linga and yoni, symbols of Lord Shiva in Hinduism. The overpass will contribute greatly to the development of the region.

Recently, Vietnam – Russia Business Forum was organized in Ho Chi Minh City by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In this forum, both Vietnam and Russia express cooperative spirit to boost Vietnam products development in Russia and vice versa.

On December 13th, an 81-storey skyscraper named The Landmark 81, which belongs to luxury urban area Vinhomes Central Park was started construction by Vingroup. It is expected that this highest building in Vietnam will be inaugurated in 2017.

Starbucks will open its three coffee shops in Hanoi in the effort to conquer the demanding palates of residents in this city. According to a representative of Starbucks Vietnam, the first three stores will be opened in prime locations of Hanoi.

After the success of the first restaurant on Dien Bien Phu Street, District 1, McDonalds Ho Chi Minh City will open the second on May 16th. The new restaurant is located near Ben Thanh Market, on Tran Hung Dao Street.

As global economy is having positive changes, Vietnam economy will be definitely boosted. It is expected to increase 5.6 percent in this 2014 thanks to the recovery of the United States and Eurozone in banking reforms.

39 years after the Vietnam Liberation Day, Da Nang has developed significantly in all aspects. More importantly, Da Nang City has leave impression on tourists and residents as the most worth-living city in Vietnam.

According to a recent survey conducted by ANZ, it is reported that Vietnamese middle class increases most rapidly in Asia, about 2 million Vietnamese joining the middle-class of Vietnamese society every year.

Sun Group Corporation recently has celebrated groundbreaking ceremony to construct Asia Park Da Nang cultural park and recreation on 2/9 street with a total investment of $ 200 million.

Ho Chi Minh City decided to expand center area including the whole Thu Thiem new urban area. There are accordingly some changes in Ho Chi Minh districts as well as the city urban area.

The second Kids World will be opened on Dong Khoi Street by Ho Chi Minh Vincom Center, on April 25th. With a scale of more than 5000 square meters, Kids World is expected to be the paradise for children.

June 1st has been chosen as the International Children’s Day since 1950. On this occasion annually, a large number of attractive activities for Children Day in Hanoi will be celebrated in several attractions and amusement parks across the city.