Ha Noi’s culture has been the main inspiration for tour operators to develop services to lure more visitors to the capital city, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. “Hop on Hop off” bus service designed by Hanoitourist travel company aims to offer tourists a new and more convenient way to explore Hanoi’s tourist attractions. The bus route connects the Literature of Temple and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum with other renowned sites around the capital like Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo Prison, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Quan Thanh Temple, West Lake, Thang Long Royal Citadel and the Hanoi Opera House. Foreign visitors are impressed with Vietnamtourism Ha Noi’s free walking tour to discover the beauty of the Hanoi Old Quarter and Thang Long craft village. Meanwhile, Vietravel Hanoi Company launched five free walking tours for foreign tourists and Vietnamese outside Hanoi to explore local morning routine, the West Lake area, northern … [Read more...] about Culture tours designed to attract tourists to Ha Noi
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Ha Noi Railway increases seats for upcoming national holidays
Ha Noi Railway increases seats for upcoming national holidays Update: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Views: 11 The Ha Noi Railway Transport JSC has decided to run 29 additional trains to provide more than 15,000 additional tickets on all routes to serve the increased demand for travel over the upcoming Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1). Accordingly, the company will add eight additional trains for the Ha Noi - Vinh route from April 24-28 with 4,652 tickets. While eight trains will operate on the return leg from April 30 and May 1 with 4,652 tickets. The Ha Noi - Dong Hoi route will have two more trains operating on April 27 with 788 tickets. The Dong Hoi - Ha Noi direction is set for three additional trains running over April 30 and May 1 with 1,182 tickets. The Ha Noi - Da Nang route and return journey will have two extra trains each with a total of 1,688 tickets. Two … [Read more...] about Ha Noi Railway increases seats for upcoming national holidays
Ha Noi’s export value up 24% in January
Capital city Ha Noi gained a year-on-year growth of 24 per cent in export value to reach US$1.05 billion in January. The export value from the state-owned sector was $139 million, up 9.8 per cent; it was $352 million from the private sector, up 16.6 per cent; and $556 million from foreign direct investment, up 33.6 per cent. In January, all key export items achieved strong growth in export value, including agricultural products (up 3.6 per cent against the same period last year); computer, components and peripherals (up 68.1 per cent); transport means and components (up 12.7 per cent); machinery and components (up 21.8 per cent); and glass and glass products (up 25 per cent). Ha Noi’s export value has increased sharply in recent years because businesses in the city have taken advantage of the recovery of major economies of the world, such as the United States, Japan, the European Union and China, reported kinhtedothi.com.vn. Meanwhile, municipal authorities have also come up with … [Read more...] about Ha Noi’s export value up 24% in January
Ha Noi expects to welcome 5.5 million foreign tourists in 2018
The capital city of Ha Noi is striving to welcome 5.5 million foreigners among over 25.4 million tourists in 2018, confirming itself as an attractive destination in the region and the world. The year 2017 was considered a success for the city’s tourism sector with 5 million foreign vacationers arriving in Ha Noi, up 23 percent against the previous year, surpassing the set target of 15 percent. The biggest tourism markets included China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, France, the US and Germany. The outcomes are significant as the city is taking new measures to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector by promoting its brand and competitiveness. Apart from traditional tourism products, the capital is carrying out a series of tourism projects such as building a cultural, tourism and amusement park, and a national exhibition centre in Dong Anh district, a sport park in Quoc Oai district, and preserving and promoting values of Bat Trang ceramic village and Van Phuc silk … [Read more...] about Ha Noi expects to welcome 5.5 million foreign tourists in 2018
Ha Noi: First foreign visitors of 2018 receive warm welcome
Lebreton Didier, a passenger on Vietnam Airlines’ flight VN18 which landed at Noi Bai International Airport on the morning of January 1, became the first foreign visitor setting foot in Ha Noi in 2018. Didier and his group of 13 other visitors from France were treated to flowers and gifts and a music performance. The French said that this is the third time he came to Viet Nam and he plans to spend almost a month to discover the country’s beauty with his wife, adding that he was surprised by the warm welcome on the first day of the year. Present at the greeting ceremony, Tran Duc Hai, Director of the municipal Department of Tourism noted that the event aims to promote Hanoi as a safe, friendly, quality and attractive destination for visitors. Last year, some 5 million foreigners came to the thousand-year-old city of Ha Noi. The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay, also held a ceremony to greet the year’s first … [Read more...] about Ha Noi: First foreign visitors of 2018 receive warm welcome
City hosts Ha Noi artist show
"Same same but different" is a message from a group of 10 artists from Ha Noi in their exhibit now showing at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.The exhibit includes 157 works in different styles, using traditional materials such as giay do (poonah paper) and lacquer."Many things are repeated over and over in our lives, but each time and for each person it is different," said Pham Ngoc Lieu, one of the event's three male artists."Through my sketching, I'm trying to show that even when things are constantly repeated, there is an evolution and change that makes them different," said the 58-year-old artist.Lieu said his 30 works "combine facts and feelings" and the best ones capture love, peace and people in daily life.His highlighted works include O Du Kich Vinh Linh (Vinh Linh Female Guerrilla), a work featuring a female guerrilla in Vinh Linh District, a common battle site in Quang Tri Province's during the American war.Ta Thi Thanh Tam found her source of inspiration in rural children.All … [Read more...] about City hosts Ha Noi artist show
Ha Noi Studio marks 20 years with 80-piece exhibit
VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty artworks conveying the unique personalities and styles of 40 contemporary Vietnamese artists are on display at the exhibition Listen, Watch and Tell.The exhibition gathers work in various styles and materials by a wide range of artists, including Dao Anh Khanh, Le Anh Van, Le Quy Tong, Le Thong, Lieu Nguyen Huong Duong, Lim Khim Katy, Nguyen The Hung, and Vu Dinh Tuan.The exhibition marks a 20-year milestone for Ha Noi Studio and is intended to showcase the development of Vietnamese contemporary fine arts, according to Duong Thu Hang, owner of Ha Noi Studio.Since opening two decades ago, Ha Noi Studio has contributed to developing the fine arts market, promoting domestic artworks to the world and offering a space for artists to create and exchange ideas.Artist Vu Dinh Tuan who is known for silk paintings and wood-blocks, said Ha Noi Studio is more than a gallery. It inspires artists and provides them a platform to introduce their works to the … [Read more...] about Ha Noi Studio marks 20 years with 80-piece exhibit
98% of Ha Noi enterprises pay taxes online
Ninety-eight per cent of total enterprises in Ha Noi have implemented online tax declaration and about 95.36 per cent of them have paid their taxes online.This was revealed by the Ha Noi Department of Taxation. The figures have exceeded targets under Resolution 19, in reducing the time and cost for taxpayers and tax offices in declaring and paying tax.The registration time of newly-established enterprises and the automatic granting of a tax code has reduced by 87.5 per cent, four hours less than earlier. That has helped enterprises and taxpayers save time and money.The department has also coordinated with relevant departments in solving administrative procedures relating to land, and reducing the period of implementing the procedures from five days to three days, VTC reported.Nguyen The Manh, deputy director of the General Department of Taxation and director of the Ha Noi Taxation Department, said that over the past years, the taxation department of Ha Noi has focused on accelerating … [Read more...] about 98% of Ha Noi enterprises pay taxes online
Saigon Co.op opens first Co.op Food stores in Ha Noi
Saigon Co.op on November 25 opened its first two Co.op Food convenience stores in Ha Noi to take the total number of stores to 181.Co.op Food Hapulico is located on Nguyen Huy Tuong Street, Thanh Xuan District, and Co.op Food Bac Ha on To Huu Street in Nam Tu Liem District.They each stock around 4,000 essential goods and fresh foods.Besides familiar Ha Noi specialities such as Bao Minh young rice cake and Hoa Lam sweets, the two stores also sell regional specialties from elsewhere like Nam Roi pomelo, green-skin grapefruit and coconut candy from Ban Tre, Ninh Thuan seedless grapes, Phan Thiet dragon fruit, Da Lat lapa banana, Soc Trang peeling flakes pastry, and sweet tangerine and orange from the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.The stores offer telephone orders and home delivery and the same bonus points as when they shop at Co.opmart.To mark the opening they are offering discounts of up to 49 per cent on a number of products together with surprise gifts.Also on the same day, Saigon Co.op … [Read more...] about Saigon Co.op opens first Co.op Food stores in Ha Noi
Private collection of People’s Artist displayed in Ha Noi
VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 80 paintings and sculptures by People’s Artist Vuong Duy Bien are being displayed at his latest solo exhibition at the art space at Bot Tep Hamlet in Soc Son District’s Hien Ninh Commune.Opened to the public since November 17, the exhibition displays artworks made by lacquer, oil on canvas and sculpture. Some of the most compelling include Keo Cua Lua Xe (Chanting while sawing wood), Chum Kinh Nghiem (Jar of Experience), Man Nguyen (Satisfaction), Ai Bao Toi Khong Lam Duoc (Who told you I can not do it?).At a press conference held on November 5 in Ha Noi, Bien said although he was busy with administrative work as deputy minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, he has never neglected his passion for fine arts.“I usually paint on my way to work, sometimes even in meetings. When an idea pops up in my head, I take a note and work on it on weekend,” he said.Most of his sculptures depict young boys and girls. “Children are my … [Read more...] about Private collection of People’s Artist displayed in Ha Noi