Vietnam News Agency, Yonhap ties up for Broadcasting Project

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and its Republic of Korea counterpart, Yonhap, have signed a five-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), focusing on exclusive rights and conditions for a joint TV broadcasting project next year, the VNA reported.

Vietnam Minister: Mobifone IPO May Go Ahead Later This Year

The planned initial public offering of Vietnam’s state-owned telecommunication company, Mobifone, may go ahead as early as later this year depending on market conditions, Vietnam Vice-Minister for Finance Dang Huy Dong said Thursday.

Vietnamese traditional costumes

Ao dai is a symbal of Vietnam

For formal ceremonies men would have two additional items, a long gown with slits on either side, and a turban, usually in black or brown made of cotton or silk. In feudal times, there were strict dress codes. Ordinary people were not allowed to wear clothes with dyes other than black, brown or white. Costumes in yellow were reserved for the King. Those in purple and red were reserved for high ranking court officials, while dresses in blue were exclusively worn by petty court officials. Men’s dress has gradually changed along with social development.

Korea Should Do More to Heal War-Related Wounds

 

South Korean president Lee Myung-bak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope is growing that the two nations will forge closer ties to deepen their friendship and boost exchanges not only in economy but also in politics, security, culture and education. It is expected that Seoul and Hanoi will reach an agreement to upgrade their present “comprehensive partnership” to a “strategic cooperative” relationship during Lee’s visit to the Southeast Asian country.

China, Vietnam pledge to deal with border disputes

The two countries have clashed in the past over claims to islands in the South China Sea, including some with possible large oil and natural gas reserves. China also launched a brief but bloody invasion of Vietnam’s north in 1979.

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