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Viet Village Hotel: New Boutique hotel opening
Book one of our airport hotels and you can forget the rushing, the traffic jams and the time-keeping stresses. Enjoy a leisurely journey the day before your flight and then relax in the evening before a peaceful night's sleep. Wake up knowing you're only minutes from the terminal and take your time to enjoy a hearty breakfast before you make your way to the airport.
1. Viet Village Hotel: New Boutique hotel opening - Viet Village Hotel is only a few minutes' drive from Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi (Complimentary airport pick-up), conveniently close to all the interesting attractions like Me Linh Plaza Shopping centre, Lang Que market, Noi Bai Industrial Park, Soc Son Temple, Restaurants, Bar Karaoke, Local Shops, etc. All guest accommodations feature thoughtful amenities to ensure an unparalleled sense of comfort. Besides, the hotel's host of recreational offerings ensures you have plenty to do during your stay. Viet Village Hotel is an ideal place of stay for travelers seeking charm, comfort and convenience in Hanoi.
Viet Village Hotel
Tel: +8443886 6636
Web: www.vietvillagehotel.com
Address: Thai Phu, Vo Nguyen Giap street, Noibai Airport, Hanoi
2. Airport View Hotel: A well equipped with modern facilities 2 star brand new hotel which is 36 kilometres from Hanoi capital and proudly to be the “Golden land” as we are just a few minutes to Noibai International airport. With such as that great point, Airport View Hotel is a favourite destination for transit-passengers, business people as well as the coupled ones who would not like to spend their time in a busy city, get up early for morning flights or tiredly wait hours at the airport for late departure.
Airport View Hotel
Tel: +8443886 5656
Web: www.airporthotel.com.vn
Address: Dien Xa, Vo Van Kiet street, Noibai Airport, Hanoi
3. Avi Airport Hotel: Located in a nice, peaceful village just 3 km Southwest of Noi Bai International Airport. Avi Airport Hotel is an ideal address for both business people and leisure travellers. Our hotel is equipped with new standard facilities for guests, such as: A/C, TV, Free Wi-Fi internet, hot shower…which surely guarentee you a relaxing and comfortable stay with good value for money. We locate just 5 minutes by taxi from Noibai International airport, Hanoi
Avi Airport Hotel
Tel: +8443886 6998
Web: www.aviairporthotel.com
Address: B22 Cho Phu Cuong, Noibai Airport, Hanoi
4. Avi Transit Hotel: Designed for both business and leisure travel, Avi Transit Hotel is ideally situated in Noi Bai Airport; one of the city's most popular locales. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.
Avi Transit Hotel
Tel: +8443886 5959
Web: www.noibaitransithotel.com
Address: 1A Duong 2, Cau Den, Noibai Airport, Hanoi
5. Avi Airport Tranfer: Avi Airport Transfer offers great service at a competitive price with professional drivers and modern vehicles will ensure you a safe, relaxing trip between Noibai International airport (HAN) and Hanoi city. It's very nice to have someone waiting for you at the airport, after you exit the baggage claim, ready to take you to your destination...
Avi Airport Tranfer
Tel: +8443886 6868
Web: www.noibaiairporttranfer.com
Address: Thai Phu, Vo Nguyen Giap street, Noibai Airport, Hanoi
Thứ Sáu, 23 tháng 5, 2014
Young people working on Hanoi special photo project
Nhà Nghỉ Sân Bay Nội Bài
Young people working on Hanoi special photo project
A group of young people in Hanoi has been working on a photo project named “Humans of Hanoi” depicting the daily life of Hanoians.
The project is based on the idea of the Humans of New York photoblog and bestselling book, which features street portraits and interviews collected in the city. Started in November 2010 by photographer Brandon Stanton, over 6,000 portraits have been taken so far.
The project's aim is to capture the simple moments of life and people in Hanoi through photos, giving a hint of the interesting stories that make up each individual.
The group running the project includes six people from all over Hanoi. They meet strangers and listen to their stories by asking them a few simple questions as well as take their photos. The photos are posted on the project’s Facebook page and has attracted great public attention over the past three months.
Each story has been translated into English to help foreigners to understand more about the culture and people of Hanoi.
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Hanoi on holiday
Hanoi on holiday
Hanoi becomes much more quiet and peaceful over Reunification Day and International Labour Day as many residents make visits to their hometowns.
Large entertainment areas, on the other hand, see more visitors than usual. Taken together, it creates a picture of a different Hanoi.
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Hanoi becomes much more quiet and peaceful over Reunification Day and International Labour Day as many residents make visits to their hometowns.
Large entertainment areas, on the other hand, see more visitors than usual. Taken together, it creates a picture of a different Hanoi.
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One-Pillar Pagoda repairs put on hold
One-Pillar Pagoda repairs put on hold
The head monk of One-Pillar Pagoda has filed complaints that the repair process does not meet requirements.
Time and weather have left their marks on Mot Cot, or the One-Pillar Pagoda, and its complex. The roof was already damaged, and due to a bad drainage system, the whole complex becomes flooded after normal rains. Moreover, the monks have had to live in the worship house because the complex does not have monks' quarters.
The pagoda's head monk, Thich Tam Kien, had to file complaints and has been asking for help from various agencies since 2008. By the end of 2013, Hanoi authorities announced the plan to restore the One-Pillar Pagoda complex. However, according to monk Thich Tam Kien, the original plan has been changed and has become impractical.
The low terrain is part of the cause of flooding, making it necessary for the ground level to be raised, but this issue is not included in the plan. Also, according to the plan, total area for monk residency is only 48 square metres. Kien said, "The One-Pillar Pagoda receives many visitors. 48-square-metre monks' quarter leaves little room for other activities. Besides, the small residence does not fit in with the complex landscape."
The Prime Minister's directive, issued in December 2013, stated that 25% of One-Pillar Pagoda complex would undergo construction. The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam then asked Hanoi authorities to expand total area for monk residences to 120 square metres.
The monks at the One-Pillar Pagoda decided to file another complaint to the Prime Minister. On May 13, the Government Office asked authorities in Hanoi to review the plan. Currently, the construction at One-Pillar Pagoda complex has been halted.
http://www.dtinews.vn/
The head monk of One-Pillar Pagoda has filed complaints that the repair process does not meet requirements.
Time and weather have left their marks on Mot Cot, or the One-Pillar Pagoda, and its complex. The roof was already damaged, and due to a bad drainage system, the whole complex becomes flooded after normal rains. Moreover, the monks have had to live in the worship house because the complex does not have monks' quarters.
The pagoda's head monk, Thich Tam Kien, had to file complaints and has been asking for help from various agencies since 2008. By the end of 2013, Hanoi authorities announced the plan to restore the One-Pillar Pagoda complex. However, according to monk Thich Tam Kien, the original plan has been changed and has become impractical.
The low terrain is part of the cause of flooding, making it necessary for the ground level to be raised, but this issue is not included in the plan. Also, according to the plan, total area for monk residency is only 48 square metres. Kien said, "The One-Pillar Pagoda receives many visitors. 48-square-metre monks' quarter leaves little room for other activities. Besides, the small residence does not fit in with the complex landscape."
The Prime Minister's directive, issued in December 2013, stated that 25% of One-Pillar Pagoda complex would undergo construction. The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam then asked Hanoi authorities to expand total area for monk residences to 120 square metres.
The monks at the One-Pillar Pagoda decided to file another complaint to the Prime Minister. On May 13, the Government Office asked authorities in Hanoi to review the plan. Currently, the construction at One-Pillar Pagoda complex has been halted.
http://www.dtinews.vn/
Chủ Nhật, 17 tháng 3, 2013
Hue Tourism Golden Week 2013, Hue Tourism Golden Week 2013, Hue Tourism Golden Week 2013
Hue Tourism Golden Week 2013
Aiming to attract tourists, the central coastal city of Hue will organize the “Tourism Golden Week” 2013, announced the city People’s Committee.
This is part of practical activities to stimulate tourism demand in the imperial city through three periods.
The first and second period will be from April 21 to 27 and from September 2 to 8, 2013. During these periods, tourists visiting relic sites will be offered free tram car service from Hue Royal Palace to museums, and 50 percent discount on tickets to watch Nha Nhac (Royal Music) of Hue in Duyet Thi Duong Royal Theatre.
In addition, when tourists buy tickets to visit the three destinations of Hue Royal Palace – Royal Antiquities Museum, Khai Dinh Tomb and Minh Mang Tomb, there will be no further charge for visiting Tu Duc Tomb, Thieu Tri Tomb and Hon Chen Palace. For groups of more than 15 visitors, voice-over will be offered free in Hue Royal Palace.
The third period will be from December 24 to 30. Beyond the same promotion policies and programmes as during the first and the second periods, Thua Thien - Hue Province will present a gift to the two millionth tourist to visit the imperial city. In addition, the three travel agencies bringing the most tourists to Hue in 2013 will be honoured.
Royal Palace Night, one of Hue’s special tourism products, will be organised only one night in the last day of the tourism golden week. Ticket prices will be discounted 20 percent for tourists joining the Royal Palace Night party.
(Source: CPV)
Aiming to attract tourists, the central coastal city of Hue will organize the “Tourism Golden Week” 2013, announced the city People’s Committee.
This is part of practical activities to stimulate tourism demand in the imperial city through three periods.
The first and second period will be from April 21 to 27 and from September 2 to 8, 2013. During these periods, tourists visiting relic sites will be offered free tram car service from Hue Royal Palace to museums, and 50 percent discount on tickets to watch Nha Nhac (Royal Music) of Hue in Duyet Thi Duong Royal Theatre.
In addition, when tourists buy tickets to visit the three destinations of Hue Royal Palace – Royal Antiquities Museum, Khai Dinh Tomb and Minh Mang Tomb, there will be no further charge for visiting Tu Duc Tomb, Thieu Tri Tomb and Hon Chen Palace. For groups of more than 15 visitors, voice-over will be offered free in Hue Royal Palace.
The third period will be from December 24 to 30. Beyond the same promotion policies and programmes as during the first and the second periods, Thua Thien - Hue Province will present a gift to the two millionth tourist to visit the imperial city. In addition, the three travel agencies bringing the most tourists to Hue in 2013 will be honoured.
Royal Palace Night, one of Hue’s special tourism products, will be organised only one night in the last day of the tourism golden week. Ticket prices will be discounted 20 percent for tourists joining the Royal Palace Night party.
(Source: CPV)
Vietnam Airlines runs Ho Chi Minh City-Thanh Hoa route
Vietnam Airlines runs Ho Chi Minh City-Thanh Hoa route
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, officially launched the Ho Chi Minh City-central Thanh Hoa province air route, with the first flight landing Tho Xuan Airport, Thanh Hoa on February 5.
With five flights using Airbus A321 per week, the air route, Vietnam Airlines’ 39 th domestic one, is expected to meet increasing local travel demand, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.
The route is hoped to help promote investment and socio-economic development in Thanh Hoa and the Northern Central region thanks to its link with Ho Chi Minh City , the country’s largest economic hub.
On the occasion, Vietnam Airlines also launched a promotional ticket programme for the route users.
Before the debut of the new air route, the number of passengers travelling between Thanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City via Vinh Airport in Thanh Hoa’s neighbouring Nghe An province varied from 60,000 to 70,000 per year.
(Source: VNA)
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, officially launched the Ho Chi Minh City-central Thanh Hoa province air route, with the first flight landing Tho Xuan Airport, Thanh Hoa on February 5.
With five flights using Airbus A321 per week, the air route, Vietnam Airlines’ 39 th domestic one, is expected to meet increasing local travel demand, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.
The route is hoped to help promote investment and socio-economic development in Thanh Hoa and the Northern Central region thanks to its link with Ho Chi Minh City , the country’s largest economic hub.
On the occasion, Vietnam Airlines also launched a promotional ticket programme for the route users.
Before the debut of the new air route, the number of passengers travelling between Thanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City via Vinh Airport in Thanh Hoa’s neighbouring Nghe An province varied from 60,000 to 70,000 per year.
(Source: VNA)
Festival to waken aroma and flavour of Buon Ma Thuat coffee
Festival to waken aroma and flavour of Buon Ma Thuat coffee
The fourth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9-12 with the participation of over 200 coffee businesses nationwide.
The biennial festival has been held since 2005 to promote trade, tourism and investment in the province and the Central Highlands region while advertising Buon Ma Thuot’s coffee to domestic and foreign customers.
Under the theme ‘Beauty and Aroma of the Highlands’, this year’s event will feature various activities including a street carnival, a coffee making contest, a singing competition, tours to coffee farms, a fair, a seminar and an exhibition on coffee.
A competition to seek an ambassador for the coffee industry is being held in Ho Chi Minh City, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Nang and Hanoi as part of the festival. Twenty-five finalists will have a chance to join coffee farmers to explore the process of growing and processing coffee as well as learn the art of making the perfect cup of coffee.
The winner will be honoured as ‘Queen of Coffee’, and be presented with a VND50 million crown along with a cash prize of VND 100 million (USS4,700) at an awards ceremony on March 10.
(Source: Nhandan)
The fourth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9-12 with the participation of over 200 coffee businesses nationwide.
The biennial festival has been held since 2005 to promote trade, tourism and investment in the province and the Central Highlands region while advertising Buon Ma Thuot’s coffee to domestic and foreign customers.
Under the theme ‘Beauty and Aroma of the Highlands’, this year’s event will feature various activities including a street carnival, a coffee making contest, a singing competition, tours to coffee farms, a fair, a seminar and an exhibition on coffee.
A competition to seek an ambassador for the coffee industry is being held in Ho Chi Minh City, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Nang and Hanoi as part of the festival. Twenty-five finalists will have a chance to join coffee farmers to explore the process of growing and processing coffee as well as learn the art of making the perfect cup of coffee.
The winner will be honoured as ‘Queen of Coffee’, and be presented with a VND50 million crown along with a cash prize of VND 100 million (USS4,700) at an awards ceremony on March 10.
(Source: Nhandan)
Vung Tau to host first int’l seaports festival, Vung Tau to host first int’l seaports festival
Vung Tau to host first int’l seaports festival
The first International Seaports Festival, themed “Vietnam – Trading Port of Peace and Development”, will be held in Vung Tau city, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province from May 17-19.
According to the organiser, the Long Mai Global Trading Corporation (LOMA), diverse activities will be organised during the event, including a carnival, an exhibition on domestic and foreign seaports, shipping companies and logistics companies.
There will be also international seminars and forums as well as a light show and music performances and a friendly golf tournament to raise funds for Truong Sa archipelago.
The festival aims to further popularise Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty as well as introduce the country’s seaports and maritime tourism potential.
It will also provide a good chance for participants to exchange experience in managing trading ports, fostering shipping company-logistics system partnerships and developing strategies for seaports development in Vietnam.
(Source: VNA)
The first International Seaports Festival, themed “Vietnam – Trading Port of Peace and Development”, will be held in Vung Tau city, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province from May 17-19.
According to the organiser, the Long Mai Global Trading Corporation (LOMA), diverse activities will be organised during the event, including a carnival, an exhibition on domestic and foreign seaports, shipping companies and logistics companies.
There will be also international seminars and forums as well as a light show and music performances and a friendly golf tournament to raise funds for Truong Sa archipelago.
The festival aims to further popularise Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty as well as introduce the country’s seaports and maritime tourism potential.
It will also provide a good chance for participants to exchange experience in managing trading ports, fostering shipping company-logistics system partnerships and developing strategies for seaports development in Vietnam.
(Source: VNA)
Viet Nam to organize four international travel marts in 2013
Viet Nam to organize four international travel marts in 2013
(TITC) - On March 5th 2013, in Ha Noi, Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) chaired a working session on preparation for organizing international travel marts in 2013.
Attending the working session were representatives of the departments of MOCST and the National Administration of Tourism; delegates from Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Khanh Hoa.
This is the first time four international travel marts will be organized in a year in Viet Nam: Viet Nam International Travel Mart in Ha Noi – VITM (from 18th to 21st April); International Sea Travel Mart in Nha Trang – ISTM (from 6th to 8th June); International Travel Exhibition in HCM City – ITE (from 12th to 14th September); Red River Delta Tourism Fair in Hai Phong (scheduled in October or November 2013).
Nowadays, Southeast Asia is emerging as an attractive tourist destination, and Viet Nam is also a bright spot to attract tourists and investors. However, the tourism industry still faces some challenges due to consequences of global economic recession, limited tourism expenditure, increasing competition between destinations. The organization of international travel marts 2013 in Viet Nam is expected to create a breakthrough to promote the image of Viet Nam to the world.
In the working session, Minister Hoang Tuan Anh asked the provinces and cities to study the success and experience of ITE HCM City. The Minister directed that cuisine must be a highlight in all marts, in order to build brand of Vietnamese cuisine. The provinces and the cities should co-operate and help each other, co-ordinate with Vietnam Airlines and mass media to promote the marts, invite businesses to attend, as well as ensure the quality of the marts.
Minister Hoang Tuan Anh also pointed out that the organization of international travel marts aims at introducing the tourism potentials and products of the provinces, cities, and famous destinations of the country, attracting international visitors to Viet Nam. The marts thus should be considered products and brand of Viet Nam Tourism. The sucessful organization of the marts would contribute to confirming the position and capacity of Viet Nam tourism in organizing big international events.
The representatives of the provinces and cities showed determination to organize successfully the marts in the year 2013 and prepare for annual organization to become a national tourism brand and promote the image of Viet Nam to the world.
Thu Thuy
(TITC) - On March 5th 2013, in Ha Noi, Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) chaired a working session on preparation for organizing international travel marts in 2013.
Attending the working session were representatives of the departments of MOCST and the National Administration of Tourism; delegates from Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Khanh Hoa.
This is the first time four international travel marts will be organized in a year in Viet Nam: Viet Nam International Travel Mart in Ha Noi – VITM (from 18th to 21st April); International Sea Travel Mart in Nha Trang – ISTM (from 6th to 8th June); International Travel Exhibition in HCM City – ITE (from 12th to 14th September); Red River Delta Tourism Fair in Hai Phong (scheduled in October or November 2013).
Nowadays, Southeast Asia is emerging as an attractive tourist destination, and Viet Nam is also a bright spot to attract tourists and investors. However, the tourism industry still faces some challenges due to consequences of global economic recession, limited tourism expenditure, increasing competition between destinations. The organization of international travel marts 2013 in Viet Nam is expected to create a breakthrough to promote the image of Viet Nam to the world.
In the working session, Minister Hoang Tuan Anh asked the provinces and cities to study the success and experience of ITE HCM City. The Minister directed that cuisine must be a highlight in all marts, in order to build brand of Vietnamese cuisine. The provinces and the cities should co-operate and help each other, co-ordinate with Vietnam Airlines and mass media to promote the marts, invite businesses to attend, as well as ensure the quality of the marts.
Minister Hoang Tuan Anh also pointed out that the organization of international travel marts aims at introducing the tourism potentials and products of the provinces, cities, and famous destinations of the country, attracting international visitors to Viet Nam. The marts thus should be considered products and brand of Viet Nam Tourism. The sucessful organization of the marts would contribute to confirming the position and capacity of Viet Nam tourism in organizing big international events.
The representatives of the provinces and cities showed determination to organize successfully the marts in the year 2013 and prepare for annual organization to become a national tourism brand and promote the image of Viet Nam to the world.
Thu Thuy
Coffee festival wrapped up in Dak Lak
Coffee festival wrapped up in Dak Lak
The 4th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak closed on March 12, successfully popularising the brand of Buon Ma Thuot coffee in particular and that of Viet Nam to the outside world.
At the closing ceremony, themed “Highlands’s aroma”, there were performances of 12 artistic troupes in the province and other localities, highlighting coffee production and popularising the brand of Buon Ma Thuot coffee to the world.
The People’s Committee of Dak Lak province honoured 20 coffee products for their quality and 20 farmers and scientists.
The four-day festival, under the theme “Buon Ma Thuot coffee, integration and development”, went through various activities including exhibitions and fairs, street festivals, and seminars.
The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival sticks to the goal of promoting the Vietnamese coffee industry and its products, especially It also contributes to drawing in investment and promoting tourism in Dak Lak province and the Central Highlands generally.
Viet Nam exports more than 1 million tonnes of coffee beans each year to nearly 100 countries and territories worldwide, ranking second among the world’s coffee exporters.
Last year, the country outstripped Brazil to become the world’s largest coffee exporter after earning a value of US$3.4 billion, a year on year increase of 36%.
Dak Lak province alone produces 400,000 tonnes of coffee beans and makes an export turnover of about US$700 million per year.
The country’s coffee growing area has increased to over 614,500 ha from 21,200 ha in 1961.
(Source: VGP)
The 4th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak closed on March 12, successfully popularising the brand of Buon Ma Thuot coffee in particular and that of Viet Nam to the outside world.
At the closing ceremony, themed “Highlands’s aroma”, there were performances of 12 artistic troupes in the province and other localities, highlighting coffee production and popularising the brand of Buon Ma Thuot coffee to the world.
The People’s Committee of Dak Lak province honoured 20 coffee products for their quality and 20 farmers and scientists.
The four-day festival, under the theme “Buon Ma Thuot coffee, integration and development”, went through various activities including exhibitions and fairs, street festivals, and seminars.
The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival sticks to the goal of promoting the Vietnamese coffee industry and its products, especially It also contributes to drawing in investment and promoting tourism in Dak Lak province and the Central Highlands generally.
Viet Nam exports more than 1 million tonnes of coffee beans each year to nearly 100 countries and territories worldwide, ranking second among the world’s coffee exporters.
Last year, the country outstripped Brazil to become the world’s largest coffee exporter after earning a value of US$3.4 billion, a year on year increase of 36%.
Dak Lak province alone produces 400,000 tonnes of coffee beans and makes an export turnover of about US$700 million per year.
The country’s coffee growing area has increased to over 614,500 ha from 21,200 ha in 1961.
(Source: VGP)
Sakura Festival to be opened in April in Ha Long City
Sakura Festival to be opened in April in Ha Long City
On March 12, Vice-Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Dang Huy Hau chaired a meeting regarding the opening of the Sakura Festival 2013 in Ha Long.
The festival is planned to open in the early April 2013 at Clock Post Lan Be Central Park. During the festival, there will be a wide range of activities namely Sakura Exhibition, stores presenting handicraft products, foods; information booths introducing tourism products of Japan and Quang Ninh; art exchange between Quang Ninh and Japan; and exhibition on Quang Ninh’s art works...
After listening to the festival plan and opinions raised at the meeting, Vice-Chairman Hau indicated that the Ha Long Sakura Festival will be an annual activity enhancing cultural exchange between Quang ninh provinve in paricular and Vietnam in general with Japan.
He stressed that this is a provincial-scaled festival but QNPPC authorized Ha Long City People’s Committee to collaborate with relevant provincial departments ensuring good preparation and organization.
(Source: Quang Ninh Newspaper)
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On March 12, Vice-Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Dang Huy Hau chaired a meeting regarding the opening of the Sakura Festival 2013 in Ha Long.
The festival is planned to open in the early April 2013 at Clock Post Lan Be Central Park. During the festival, there will be a wide range of activities namely Sakura Exhibition, stores presenting handicraft products, foods; information booths introducing tourism products of Japan and Quang Ninh; art exchange between Quang Ninh and Japan; and exhibition on Quang Ninh’s art works...
After listening to the festival plan and opinions raised at the meeting, Vice-Chairman Hau indicated that the Ha Long Sakura Festival will be an annual activity enhancing cultural exchange between Quang ninh provinve in paricular and Vietnam in general with Japan.
He stressed that this is a provincial-scaled festival but QNPPC authorized Ha Long City People’s Committee to collaborate with relevant provincial departments ensuring good preparation and organization.
(Source: Quang Ninh Newspaper)
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Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival to be held in early April
Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival to be held in early April
Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2013 will be held from April 4 to 7 in September 23 Park, District 1, according the City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The festival, themed “Ho Chi Minh City Tourism: Trademark – Integration – Development”, will include a festival to honour the leading trademarks of the city, an exhibition of beautiful photographs on Vietnam tourism, the first HCMC young tourism ambassadors competition, and other sporting activities to attract more tourists.
During the festival, tourists will have chances to access promotions on tour prices and preferential services from travel businesses, hotels, restaurants, visiting places and recreation areas.
The festival is a traditional event of the city’s tourism sector to honour prestigious tourist trademarks domestically, and offer opportunities for tourism businesses to introduce and sell new tourism products and services.
Last year, the city organised the 8th tourism festival, attracting about 200,000 visitors.
(Source: CPV)http://vietnamtourism.com/
Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2013 will be held from April 4 to 7 in September 23 Park, District 1, according the City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The festival, themed “Ho Chi Minh City Tourism: Trademark – Integration – Development”, will include a festival to honour the leading trademarks of the city, an exhibition of beautiful photographs on Vietnam tourism, the first HCMC young tourism ambassadors competition, and other sporting activities to attract more tourists.
During the festival, tourists will have chances to access promotions on tour prices and preferential services from travel businesses, hotels, restaurants, visiting places and recreation areas.
The festival is a traditional event of the city’s tourism sector to honour prestigious tourist trademarks domestically, and offer opportunities for tourism businesses to introduce and sell new tourism products and services.
Last year, the city organised the 8th tourism festival, attracting about 200,000 visitors.
(Source: CPV)http://vietnamtourism.com/
Vietnam to host 4th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium
Vietnam to host 4th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium
Vietnam will host the 4th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium, which is expected to see the participation of more than 200 international and domestic guests and 100 traditional weavers from 10 ASEAN nations, Canada, Japan, India and the US from March 15-18.
The event, themed ‘Traditions, Innovations and Interactions: Paving a Creative Path for Traditional Textiles of Southeast Asia’, will be held in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
Vietnam will be represented by members of the Vietnam Textiles Association, craftsmen from traditional weaving villages of 11 ethnic groups, designers, manufacturers and researchers.
Speaking at a press conference, Nguyen Van Tinh, Director of the International Co-operation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that this is the first time Vietnam has hosted such a large event on ASEAN traditional textiles.
It will create an opportunity for Vietnam and other nations to co-operate in traditional textiles, and help the country introduce the quintessence of ethnic groups’ textiles, he added.
Within the framework of the symposium, a number of cultural activities will take place, such as workshops, exhibitions and demonstrations of the trade villages and their culture, fashion shows and fairs.
Two scientific workshops, which will explore the topics ‘From traditional textile villages to light industry trade’ and ‘Conservation and promotion of traditional textiles in museums’, will see the participation of various researchers and manufacturers.
A three-day trade fair with 15 international stalls and 60 Vietnamese stalls will introduce traditional and contemporary weaving and embroidery to audiences.
The event’s fashion show will take place over three nights with different themes, including the traditional costumes of Vietnam’s ethnic groups, and ethnic groups in ASEAN countries.
Vietnamese artisans will demonstrate how to make the linen cloth of the Mong ethnic group; the brocades of the Pa Then, Tay, Thai, Nung, Muong, Ede, M’nong, and Cham ethnic groups, and the silk of the Kinh and Khmer people.
Other cultural activities such as folk games, water puppet shows and the performance of traditional instruments will also be held to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends.
(Source: VNA)http://vietnamtourism.com/
Vietnam will host the 4th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium, which is expected to see the participation of more than 200 international and domestic guests and 100 traditional weavers from 10 ASEAN nations, Canada, Japan, India and the US from March 15-18.
The event, themed ‘Traditions, Innovations and Interactions: Paving a Creative Path for Traditional Textiles of Southeast Asia’, will be held in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
Vietnam will be represented by members of the Vietnam Textiles Association, craftsmen from traditional weaving villages of 11 ethnic groups, designers, manufacturers and researchers.
Speaking at a press conference, Nguyen Van Tinh, Director of the International Co-operation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that this is the first time Vietnam has hosted such a large event on ASEAN traditional textiles.
It will create an opportunity for Vietnam and other nations to co-operate in traditional textiles, and help the country introduce the quintessence of ethnic groups’ textiles, he added.
Within the framework of the symposium, a number of cultural activities will take place, such as workshops, exhibitions and demonstrations of the trade villages and their culture, fashion shows and fairs.
Two scientific workshops, which will explore the topics ‘From traditional textile villages to light industry trade’ and ‘Conservation and promotion of traditional textiles in museums’, will see the participation of various researchers and manufacturers.
A three-day trade fair with 15 international stalls and 60 Vietnamese stalls will introduce traditional and contemporary weaving and embroidery to audiences.
The event’s fashion show will take place over three nights with different themes, including the traditional costumes of Vietnam’s ethnic groups, and ethnic groups in ASEAN countries.
Vietnamese artisans will demonstrate how to make the linen cloth of the Mong ethnic group; the brocades of the Pa Then, Tay, Thai, Nung, Muong, Ede, M’nong, and Cham ethnic groups, and the silk of the Kinh and Khmer people.
Other cultural activities such as folk games, water puppet shows and the performance of traditional instruments will also be held to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends.
(Source: VNA)http://vietnamtourism.com/
My Son Community Tourism Village opens, My Son Community Tourism Village opens
My Son Community Tourism Village opens
My Son Community-based Tourism Village in Duy Phu commune, central Quang Nam province, was opened on March 14 by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The village, funded by the Luxembourg Government, is located close to the World Cultural Heritage Site of My Son.
Forty households took part in the project, 30 of them from My Son hamlet.
To ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of community tourism, five households built service facilities with a total sum of 15,000 USD mobilised by ILO.
ILO’s representative Charles Bodwell said that the village helps improve local residents’ well-being and popularises My Son Heritage Site to domestic and foreign visitors. Its aims are both economic development and environmental protection.
(Source: VNA)http://vietnamtourism.com/
My Son Community-based Tourism Village in Duy Phu commune, central Quang Nam province, was opened on March 14 by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The village, funded by the Luxembourg Government, is located close to the World Cultural Heritage Site of My Son.
Forty households took part in the project, 30 of them from My Son hamlet.
To ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of community tourism, five households built service facilities with a total sum of 15,000 USD mobilised by ILO.
ILO’s representative Charles Bodwell said that the village helps improve local residents’ well-being and popularises My Son Heritage Site to domestic and foreign visitors. Its aims are both economic development and environmental protection.
(Source: VNA)http://vietnamtourism.com/
Hue arrives on tourist map, When eager travellers arrive in Vietnam, they usually have a familiar list of places that they are determined to visit - Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sa Pa and maybe Ninh Binh
Hue arrives on tourist map
When eager travellers arrive in Vietnam, they usually have a familiar list of places that they are determined to visit - Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sa Pa and maybe Ninh Binh.
One name that usually doesn't crop up immediately is Hue, the former imperial capital, which despite its rich tradition and heritage has mostly been used by tourists as a mere stopping point midway through their journey.
Recently, however, things have started to change and Hue is making a name for itself as a tourist destination in its own right.
In Hue, coffee shops and restaurants are surrounded by crumbling citadel walls that have stood firm through many conflicts – a visual reminder of the city's inimitable history and culture.
Long-term residents value Hue for its peaceful and quiet way of life, which can be quite hard to come by in a country as fast moving and often chaotic as Vietnam.
Often it is the little things that are savoured the most. There is nothing quite comparable to the simple pleasures of drinking a cold Huda (Vietnam's finest beer) on the banks of the Perfume River, drinking ca phe sua (Vietnam's finest milk-coffee) on a floating bamboo platform surrounded by lotus flowers, or drinking a supremely refreshing nuoc mia (sugarcane juice – Vietnam's finest refreshment) in the shadow of the impressive Notre Dame Cathedral. Indeed, almost all free time in Hue is spent drinking something.
The Hue people are well adapted to this inevitable state of affairs by now and continue with their daily lives with good humour. Expats in Hue seldom feel the same way. Those who brave the rainy season are rewarded when April arrives along with the sunshine, and the city transforms from beautiful, misty, rain soaked Hue to beautiful, resplendent, colourful Hue.
The city has a justifiably excellent reputation for food, a legacy of the Nguyen kings who were famously fussy eaters. The Vietnamese dishes here are mouth-wateringly good and beautifully presented, but be warned – the Hue people have a preference for spicy meals so tourists should be prepared!
For travellers who would prefer some home comforts, there is something for almost everybody (Hue boasts good Indian, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian and Mexican restaurants among others) with good quality food and reasonable prices.
Sample the real Hue by singing with friends at one of the numerous karaoke places, haggling at Dong Ba Market, or sailing down the river on a swan boat and watching the sun set. Experiences here can often range from the sublime to the ridiculous, but they all linger long in the memory.
Hue might not be as vibrant or fast paced as Hanoi or HCM City, but the people who return here again and again for just one more ca phe sua on a lazy afternoon wouldn't want it any other way.
(Source: VNA)
http://vietnamtourism.com/
When eager travellers arrive in Vietnam, they usually have a familiar list of places that they are determined to visit - Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sa Pa and maybe Ninh Binh.
One name that usually doesn't crop up immediately is Hue, the former imperial capital, which despite its rich tradition and heritage has mostly been used by tourists as a mere stopping point midway through their journey.
Recently, however, things have started to change and Hue is making a name for itself as a tourist destination in its own right.
In Hue, coffee shops and restaurants are surrounded by crumbling citadel walls that have stood firm through many conflicts – a visual reminder of the city's inimitable history and culture.
Long-term residents value Hue for its peaceful and quiet way of life, which can be quite hard to come by in a country as fast moving and often chaotic as Vietnam.
Often it is the little things that are savoured the most. There is nothing quite comparable to the simple pleasures of drinking a cold Huda (Vietnam's finest beer) on the banks of the Perfume River, drinking ca phe sua (Vietnam's finest milk-coffee) on a floating bamboo platform surrounded by lotus flowers, or drinking a supremely refreshing nuoc mia (sugarcane juice – Vietnam's finest refreshment) in the shadow of the impressive Notre Dame Cathedral. Indeed, almost all free time in Hue is spent drinking something.
The Hue people are well adapted to this inevitable state of affairs by now and continue with their daily lives with good humour. Expats in Hue seldom feel the same way. Those who brave the rainy season are rewarded when April arrives along with the sunshine, and the city transforms from beautiful, misty, rain soaked Hue to beautiful, resplendent, colourful Hue.
The city has a justifiably excellent reputation for food, a legacy of the Nguyen kings who were famously fussy eaters. The Vietnamese dishes here are mouth-wateringly good and beautifully presented, but be warned – the Hue people have a preference for spicy meals so tourists should be prepared!
For travellers who would prefer some home comforts, there is something for almost everybody (Hue boasts good Indian, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian and Mexican restaurants among others) with good quality food and reasonable prices.
Sample the real Hue by singing with friends at one of the numerous karaoke places, haggling at Dong Ba Market, or sailing down the river on a swan boat and watching the sun set. Experiences here can often range from the sublime to the ridiculous, but they all linger long in the memory.
Hue might not be as vibrant or fast paced as Hanoi or HCM City, but the people who return here again and again for just one more ca phe sua on a lazy afternoon wouldn't want it any other way.
(Source: VNA)
http://vietnamtourism.com/
Sleeping bus Hanoi to Lao cai,overnight bus hanoi to sapa, Sleeper bus to Sapa, Buses from Hanoi to Sapa, Schedule & Fares Of Sleeper Bus Hanoi To Lao Cai
Sleeping bus Hanoi to Lao cai,overnight bus hanoi to sapa, Sleeper bus to Sapa, Buses from Hanoi to Sapa, Schedule & Fares Of Sleeper Bus Hanoi To Lao Cai
There are some kinds of transportation that you can take to travel from Hanoi to Sapa and returns. Besides the most popular transportation is going by train, traveling by bus is an option for those who have difficulty to book the train tickets or saving travel budget. These buses depart at different time in the morning and evening. It takes shorter time than going by train with reasonable price. With the advent of good technology, there are now special passenger buses that offer a very comfortable and safe journey. These buses are specially designed for travelers and hence, are very comfortable to travel in and generally equipped with all the latest amenities such as music players and LCD screens for the fun and entertainment of the travelers. Traveling from Hanoi to Sapa and reversal is a fun filled experience via bus. As it is a cheap, highly accessible and a comfortable mode of transportation. Also travelling via buses gives one the advantage of enjoying the beautiful scenic beauty on the way.
AC buses: Provide a comfortable journey allowing you to enjoy a pleasant bus ride to your preferred destination, unaffected by weather conditions outside the AC bus. For a comfortable travel experience, the buses are fitted with upholstered seats that can be reclined. Windows have curtains to block out the sun while some AC buses also play music or movies for entertainment of passengers.
Night Sleeper Buses: An innovative concept introduced a year ago, this type of sleeper buses are today the most preferred bus type for those who want to save time and quite convenient to take the other buses for next other destinations. Sleeper buses are specially designed for a comfortable bus travel experience and like trains have berths instead of seats. Each passenger is assigned a berth to sleep on during the journey. Most sleeper buses feature bunk beds with two berths each and feature window curtains as well.
Night Seater cum Sleeper Buses: The latest combination has resulted in the introduction of seater cum sleeper buses that offer you the choice of seats and berths within the same bus. A typical seater cum sleeper bus has two rows of seats that regular buses feature and in addition it also features a row of berths above the seats on each side of the aisle. Since the fare for a seat is less than that of a berth in a seater cum sleeper bus, depending on your budget and duration of travel, you can now opt for either a seat or a sleeper berth on seater cum sleeper buses.
There are some kinds of transportation that you can take to travel from Hanoi to Sapa and returns. Besides the most popular transportation is going by train, traveling by bus is an option for those who have difficulty to book the train tickets or saving travel budget. These buses depart at different time in the morning and evening. It takes shorter time than going by train with reasonable price. With the advent of good technology, there are now special passenger buses that offer a very comfortable and safe journey. These buses are specially designed for travelers and hence, are very comfortable to travel in and generally equipped with all the latest amenities such as music players and LCD screens for the fun and entertainment of the travelers. Traveling from Hanoi to Sapa and reversal is a fun filled experience via bus. As it is a cheap, highly accessible and a comfortable mode of transportation. Also travelling via buses gives one the advantage of enjoying the beautiful scenic beauty on the way.
AC buses: Provide a comfortable journey allowing you to enjoy a pleasant bus ride to your preferred destination, unaffected by weather conditions outside the AC bus. For a comfortable travel experience, the buses are fitted with upholstered seats that can be reclined. Windows have curtains to block out the sun while some AC buses also play music or movies for entertainment of passengers.
Night Sleeper Buses: An innovative concept introduced a year ago, this type of sleeper buses are today the most preferred bus type for those who want to save time and quite convenient to take the other buses for next other destinations. Sleeper buses are specially designed for a comfortable bus travel experience and like trains have berths instead of seats. Each passenger is assigned a berth to sleep on during the journey. Most sleeper buses feature bunk beds with two berths each and feature window curtains as well.
Night Seater cum Sleeper Buses: The latest combination has resulted in the introduction of seater cum sleeper buses that offer you the choice of seats and berths within the same bus. A typical seater cum sleeper bus has two rows of seats that regular buses feature and in addition it also features a row of berths above the seats on each side of the aisle. Since the fare for a seat is less than that of a berth in a seater cum sleeper bus, depending on your budget and duration of travel, you can now opt for either a seat or a sleeper berth on seater cum sleeper buses.
Thứ Ba, 11 tháng 12, 2012
Typhoon reduces Philippine farmers to beggars
The secluded valley that sheltered Jerry Blanco's banana crop from communist and Muslim rebellions offered no refuge from Typhoon Bopha, which left him destitute in seconds.
Thousands of typhoon-toppled banana trees are seen on a plantation in New Bataan, Philippines, on December 7, 2012.
Last week's terrifying storm has left more than 1,600 people dead or missing in the southern Philippines, and all but wiped out the banana plantations that are one of the desperately poor country's few export earners.
"First the strong wind came, then a sheet of rain. Our roof rattled, the house creaked and then the wall was blown away," Blanco, a 39-year-old plantation worker, told AFP in the southern Philippines.
"I looked out across the field, and all the (banana stalks) were felled. Our harvest was gone. The first thought in my mind was, we've just lost our future," the father of four said.
Barefoot, shirtless and wearing torn trousers, Blanco stood by the roadside with neighbours who had also suddenly lost everything.
Days after Bopha obliterated their town of New Bataan, they were reduced to begging for help from passing motorists.
For fellow plantation worker Ben Alpor, the disaster meant the three youngest of his seven children would have to stop going to school.
"I will not be able to afford it. What little savings we had was in a (children's) piggy bank, and that has been blown away too," the 55-year-old told AFP.
"We've been reduced to begging for food, when before we had so much to eat," Alpor added.
Ensconced in a valley on the southern island of Mindanao that is the centre of the country's banana industry, New Bataan is surrounded by a wall of mountains that had long protected it from storms before Bopha barrelled through.
From the 1960s, the valley was settled by migrants who found its sheltered location ideal for growing bananas, a crop that earned the nation $471 million last year in exports -- about 12 percent of total Philippine farm exports.
Big corporate farms bought up large tracts, contracting locals as sharecroppers in an industry that has grown to become the world's third-largest exporter of bananas -- after Ecuador and Costa Rica.
Up to 200,000 farm hands plus their families live around the 42,000 hectares (104,000 acres) of plantations across Mindanao that supply major markets such as China, Japan and Iran, according to the industry association.
The banana regions had weathered the worst of deadly insurgencies by Muslim and communist rebels that engulfed other areas of Mindanao over recent decades.
The New Bataan plantation workers earned up to 10,000 pesos ($240) a month and were allowed to build wooden homes near their places of work.
"We had everything that we wanted, a simple life, enough food on the table and friends and family -- until the typhoon came and destroyed everything," Blanco said.
Up to 14,175 hectares of banana crops were destroyed, a third of the country's production, said Carlo Mallo, spokesman of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association.
The group estimates the damage to crops and infrastructure at eight billion pesos ($185 million).
It will take two months to clean up and replant the fields and nine months after that before the next harvest, Mallo said.
Governor Arthur Uy of Compostela Valley province said up to 80 percent of the province's banana crop had been lost, with dire consequences for the 150,000 local farmers and relatives who depend on the industry.
"It would take years," he told AFP when asked about the plantations' recovery. "We need assistance from the national government."
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the production shortage would cause the Philippines to lose foreign customers for high-quality bananas to Ecuador.
"The worrying thing is that if we lose them we might not get them back," Alcala told ABS-CBN television in Manila.
Businessman Richard Acaso, who buys bananas wholesale and sells them to local markets, said he may now be forced to sell his home and move elsewhere.
"I used to get 5,000 to 8,000 crates of bananas a week," he said, equivalent to 75-120 tonnes. "You would be lucky to buy a (single) crate this time around."
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