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Hanoi Goods Week 2017 to take place in Japan

The event will be organised by the Hanoi Centre of Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion (HPA), the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Japan’s AEON Group. 

It aims to boost exports of made-in-Vietnam goods to the Japanese market. 

Deputy Director of HPA Nguyen Thi Mai Anh said 33 businesses have registered to join the event, focusing on garment-textile, footwear, handicraft, home decoration, souvenirs, farm produce, processing food and local special products. 

An activity will be held to connect Vietnamese businesses with Japanese import and distribution firms, along with a workshop to promote tourism and cuisine of Vietnam and Hanoi in particular. 

After 2017, Hanoi hopes to make the goods week an annual event in Japan.
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Australia-backed training equips Vietnam peacekeepers with aeromedical evacuation skills

Australia-backed training equips Vietnam peacekeepers with aeromedical evacuation skills

Taking place from June 13–22, the course aims to equip members of the hospital’s Aeromedical Evacuation Team (AMET), who are preparing for deployment to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, as well as other participating personnel, with essential knowledge and skills in aeromedical evacuation.

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