Bui Vien Street in Ho Chi Minh City, a location frequented by foreigners (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City launched a tourism festival in the city on April 11 under the theme “Happy Summer 2019”. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of the department Bui Ta Hoang Vu said several promotion programmes are offered at the four-day event. Nearly 70,000 domestic and overseas tour packages are introduced at 150 booths of more than 40 travel companies with discounts from 20 to 50 percent. Some airlines such as Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways also offer discounted tickets for routes departing from the city. Other sidelines activities will be held at the festival such as a forum on Vietnam’s tourism human resources, a ceremony to honour 100 leading tourism brands and an exchange programme on high-tech application in tourism. The Ho Chi Minh City tourism festival is held annually in April, creating an excellent … [Read more...] about Tourism festival opens in Ho Chi Minh City
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HCMC increases exploitation of inter-tours to Central provinces
The cooperation contents mainly focused on building a tourism program to Nghe An on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of carrying out President Ho Chi Minh's Testament (1969 - 2019) with a participation of travel agencies such as as Saigontourist, Benthanh Tourist, Vietnam Airlines, etc. Speaking at the event, representatives of travel businesses as Saigontourist, Ben Thanh Tourist, etc said that most of the tourists like inter-tours including several destinations of neighboring provinces instead of single tour of Ho Chi Minh City- Nghe An. Because of the same cost, they can visit many more attractive destinations such as five- day tours of Ho Chi Minh City - Nghe An - Ha Tinh - Quang Binh or Ho Chi Minh City - Nghe An - Thanh Hoa. As this reason, the enterprises suggested that Nghe An province should open new tours and expand exploitation of tourist sites in the Northwestern part of the province for example "Sunflower Farm", "Ta Po Stream", familiarization trip, etc. … [Read more...] about HCMC increases exploitation of inter-tours to Central provinces
14th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City opens
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien affirmed that this year’s event themed "Your Gateway to Tourism in Asia”, aims to connect Vietnam and HCM City with destinations, cities and countries in the region. According to Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City , Nguyen Thanh Phong, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked third in the top ten attractive destinations in Asia in 2018 by Lonely Planet. The ITE-HCMC has become the largest international trade event in the country and the Mekong sub-region and contributed to the establishment of the long-term cooperative relationship with countries in the region and around the world. This year's event will focus on expanding major markets, including North American, Europe and ASEAN, making a breakthrough in the city's tourism promotion in the 2018-2010 period. The 2018 International Travel Expo- ITE HCMC features around 375 display booths of hundreds of local and foreign … [Read more...] about 14th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City opens
Vietnam Open Badminton Champs kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese women duo Vu Thi Trang (R) and Nguyen Thi Sen (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Yonex – Sunrise Vietnam Open 2018 Badminton Championships kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7. More than 400 players from 26 nations and territories are competing in five categories of men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles, with total prize money of 75,000 USD available. According to the organising board, the level of this year’s tournament will be upgraded from Grand Prix to World Tour Super 100, and the results updated on the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s website. On the first day of competition, Vietnamese women duo Vu Thi Trang and Nguyen Thi Sen stopped at the qualifying round when losing 1-2 to China’s Lu Chen and Ya Xu. In the men’s singles, Vietnam’s Le Duc Phat was defeated by India’s Ajav Javaram with a result of 0-2. In another match, top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien … [Read more...] about Vietnam Open Badminton Champs kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City
President Ho Chi Minh remembered by overseas Vietnamese
Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung (centre) speaks at the auction of photos on the ocassion of the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh On May 19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain exhibited and auctioned 20 artistic photos to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Vietnam. The event, organised in coordination with photographer Tran Viet Ha and jewellery and auction company DURAN, attracted 150 participants, including many foreigners and representatives of the diplomatic corps in Madrid. Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung stressed the importance of the cultural diplomatic activity on the occasion of the 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 41st founding anniversary of Vietnam-Spain diplomatic ties (May 23, 1977). A sum of money equivalent to 100 million VND (nearly 4.400 USD) was collected from the auction of 15 photos. The other photos can be bought via the website of DURAN. Later the same day, the embassy held a meeting with about … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh remembered by overseas Vietnamese
Activities mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birthday abroad
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung at the incense offering to late President CHo Chi Minh (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A series of activities held by Vietnamese communities in many countries across the world to celebrate the 128th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19). The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, the Vietnamese Association in Vientiane, the Vietnam Business Association in collaboration with Thailand’s Udonthani provincial authorities organised an incense offering to the late leader at his memorial site in Udonthani, where President Ho Chi Minh, with alias "Thau Chin", worked and built a revolutionary base in 1928- 1929. Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Ba Hung recalled great contributions made by President Ho Chi Minh to the national independence and freedom, and happiness of the people. Governor of Udonthani province Wathana Phutthichat expressed his honour to attend the event, affirming that the memorial site is not only to commemorate President … [Read more...] about Activities mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birthday abroad
Youths honoured for following Ho Chi Minh’s example
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) The ceremony was part of a two-day youth congress that is bringing together 336 delegates nationwide, who are role models in the campaign initiated by the Party Politburo. By hounouring these young faces, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee hoped to help the campaign spread further in society. After the ceremony, participating youths joined a tree-planting activity at the HCM City history – culture park in District 9. Lasting until May 20th, the congress features tours around local cultural-historical sites, industrial parks and high-tech agricultural parks, and meetings with local youths who are good at doing business. The 10th-tenure Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam issued Directive 06 in 2006 to launch the campaign of studying Ho Chi Minh ideology and following the President’s moral example, and the 11th-tenure issued Directive 03 in 2011 to push the movement a step further./. CPV/VNA … [Read more...] about Youths honoured for following Ho Chi Minh’s example
Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Because there was a rise of visitors to the mausoleum compared to normal days, the management board had coordinated with forces in the Ba Dinh Historical-Cultural Relic Complex, and relevant agencies in Hanoi to provide good services to domestic and foreign visitors. In May Day, the management board served drinking water and bread gratis to all visitors. Director of historical monuments Kim Lien in the central province of Nghe An Nguyen Bao Tuan yesterday said thousands of people arrived in the monument in the national holidays. On April 28, the monument welcomed 800 – 1,000 visitors averagely. According to an estimation, over 50,000 people paid visits to Uncle Ho’s fatherland in Sen (Lotus ) village, and the tomb of Uncle Ho’s mother, Hoang Thi Loan, in Dong Tranh mountain. Statistically, in the first quarter of 2018, the monument welcomed 6,734 delegations comprising of 176,657 visitors; of whom, 124 delegations came from 27 nations in the world. Additionally, … [Read more...] about Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Underground robot-assisted construction of Ho Chi Minh City metro in photos
A tour down to the second tunnel of the Ho Chi Minh City metro system, the longest underground passage in Vietnam, provides awe of its technical aspect and working environment. This underground route, stretching from Ba Son Terminal to the Municipal Theater Terminal in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, began to be constructed on January 26 after the first tunnel came into existence in October last year, and is planned to be completed in June. A descent down several steep flights of stairs took a visitor to the building scene more than ten meters below the ground. The tunnel is spacious, closely fitted with prefabricated slabs of concrete and muffled sounds of purring machines from the nearby parallel subterranean passage in the making. Engineers were taking copious notes of the site operation while concrete blocks were being carried from the entrance to the spot of a Japanese-produced tunnel boring machine (TBM). The robot's drilling bits are the adult’s big-toe size, about 15 … [Read more...] about Underground robot-assisted construction of Ho Chi Minh City metro in photos
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/1
Leather, footwear sector targets 20 bln USD in export earningsVietnam sets a target of earning between 19.5 - 20 billion USD from leather and footwear exports in 2018, up 10 percent from 2017, heard a conference in January 12.According to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO), the leather and footwear industry is expected to grow 5 percent from last year, with the localisation rate reaching 55 percent. Footwear and handbags will remain Vietnam’s top four and 10 exports, respectively.Addressing the event, LEFASO Vice President Phan Thi Thanh Xuan highlighted positive signs in the world’s economy and increasing consumption demand, saying that these create both favourable conditions and challenges to Vietnam in exports and investment.In order to help Vietnamese exporters realise the target, the association will actively participate in relevant policy making while luring foreign and domestic investment in support industry, thus increasing the … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/1