The Phuoc Tich craft village in Thua Thien - Hue At the event, the localities provided information about tourism products and hot spots to participants, especially information about Craft Village Festival, Hue Marathon, Coupe De Hue cycling tournament, Da Nang International Fireworks Festival, and Quang Nam Cultural Heritage Festival. This is an opportunity for them to study the ability of associating with domestic and foreign tourism enterprises to promote itself more effectively in Singaporean market in particular, ASEAN and other countries in general. ITB Asia Singapore is one of the prestigious international travel fairs in the world. It is a meeting place for tourism enterprises to introduce products, seek partners and sign contracts. This year’s event attracts nearly 850 booths from more than 110 countries and territories worldwide, with more than 950 buyers./. BTA … [Read more...] about Central localities promote tourism in Singapore
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Trade, investment promotion increased between Singapore and Vietnam’s…
At the working meeting (Photo: baodautu.vn)The visit by Singaporean businesses aimed to seek trade and investment cooperation opportunities in Vietnam, including Can Tho city and the Mekong River Delta. The 12 businesses of the delegation work in different areas, and include some big groups such as Sembcorp who is the investor of 7 Vietnam -Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) in Vietnam, or NTUC who is a retail trader of over 50% of Singapore’s market. According to Truong Quang Hoai Nam, Deputy Chairman of the Can Tho city People’s Committee, this is a convenient chance for the two countries’ businesses to seek trade and investment cooperation, promoting Singapore’s investment into Vietnam, especially in Can Tho city and the Mekong River Delta region. He added that his city is calling on investment from Singapore in 3 industrial park infrastructure projects, an information and technology project, a logistics project and 11 real estate projects. In Can Tho city, … [Read more...] about Trade, investment promotion increased between Singapore and Vietnam’s…
Singapore charges two over North Korea luxury goods sanctions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court charged a citizen and a North Korean man with supplying prohibited luxury items to North Korea, the Straits Times newspaper said on Thursday, the latest example of sanctions breaches in the city state. Chong Hock Yen, 58, and the North Korean Li Hyin, 30, were charged for infringing U. N. sanctions regulations that bar the supply, directly or indirectly, of any export or luxury item to any person in North Korea. It was unclear if the cases, spanning the period from late 2010 to early 2017, were related. The office of Singapore's attorney-general declined to provide details of the charges. Singapore police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The move came after a Singaporean company official, Ng Kheng Wah, was charged for supplying luxury goods to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions in July. Ng has yet to be sentenced. In 2016, Singapore fined a shipping company based in the city state, Chinpo Shipping Company (Private) … [Read more...] about Singapore charges two over North Korea luxury goods sanctions
Indonesia, Singapore can be engines of Asia`s economic power: Minister
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Singapore have the potential to become the twin engine of Asia`s economic power to boost the region`s economic growth, a cabinet minister has said. "Collaboration will create a bigger economic opportunity. So, Indonesia and Singapore currently have no competition," Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said here on Wednesday. After all, according to Hartarto, the two countries are actively and increasingly aggressive in establishing strategic cooperation, such as partnership in the industrial sector, human resources development, and research and development activities. Hartarto made the remarks at the Indonesia-Singapore Business Roundtable on the sidelines of the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP) 2018 in Singapore. The event was attended by government officials, solutions providers, industry players, academics, and business associates. The minister noted that the strategic steps taken by Indonesia and Singapore aimed at mutually … [Read more...] about Indonesia, Singapore can be engines of Asia`s economic power: Minister
Defence Minister to attend ASEAN defence ministers’ meetings in Singapore
Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich will lead the Vietnamese delegation to take part in the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) and 5th ADMM-Plus in Singapore from October 18 to 20. The attendance is made at the invitation of Singaporean Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen. The minister’s participation at the ASEAN events reflects Vietnam’s responsible and active engagement in cooperation within the framework of the ADMM and ADMM-Plus. ADMM is the highest defence cooperation and consultation mechanism of ASEAN, aiming to foster mutual trust among member countries through sharing perspectives on defence and security challenges, while improving the transparency and openness among the ten ASEAN countries. Meanwhile, the ADMM Plus provides a platform for ASEAN defence chiefs to hold dialogue with partners in the Asia-Pacific region. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises Indonesia, … [Read more...] about Defence Minister to attend ASEAN defence ministers’ meetings in Singapore