Located in the northern border of the country, Lang Son province regularly enthralls visitors with its romantic and stunning array of natural scenery. Situated approximately 180 km north of Hanoi, Lang Son boasts many beautiful landscapes. Guests to the province are able to immerse themselves in several picturesque landscapes, majestic mountains, flowing rivers, and pay visits to many famous historic sites. . A panoramic view of a sea of white clouds falling over the mountain tops. The temperature in the rest of Lang Son is often not as cool as the climate found in Da Lat city in the central highlands province of Lam Dong. However, the area is usually affected by fogs early in the morning. Visitors have to climb high into the mountains in order to truly savour the scenic views of the sunrise. An image of the picturesque scenery of the sunrising in the mountains covered in fog A view of Lang Son city at night Zing/VOV … [Read more...] about Discovering stunning landscapes hidden in Lang Son
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Vietnam has four new ASEAN Heritage Parks
The ASEAN Heritage Park certificates are presented at a ceremony held in Da Lat city on December 10 (Photo: VNA) Lam Dong (VNA) – Four more protected areas in Vietnam have been recognised as ASEAN Heritage Parks, making the country home to the largest number of such parks in the region. The newly designated sites are Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong; Vu Quang National Park, which is located between Pu Mat National Park of Nghe An province and Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park of Quang Binh province in the central region; Lo Go – Xa Mat National Park in the southern province of Tay Ninh; and Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. The certificates were presented at a ceremony held in Lam Dong’s Da Lat city on December 10. Addressing the event, Director of the Vietnam Environment Administration Nguyen Van Tai said the ASEAN Heritage Parks programme, carried out since … [Read more...] about Vietnam has four new ASEAN Heritage Parks
Viet Nam Coffee Day connects local and foreign firms
A coffee conference is held in Gia Lai Province from Sunday to Tuesday. — Photo gialainews Local and foreign firms in the coffee industry gathered for a trading conference in the central highlands province of Gia Lai on Monday. The conference was among activities held to mark “Viet Nam Coffee Day”. The event was held between Sunday and Tuesday under the co-organisation of the Gia Lai People's Committee and the Viet Nam Cocoa Coffee Association and the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency. According to the organiser, Viet Nam Coffee Day 2019 connects domestic and foreign coffee producers, processors and traders. It was considered an important event not just for Gia Lai Province, but for the whole country, bringing opportunities to expand investment in coffee import and exports and enhance the value of Vietnamese coffee globally. The event also featured an exhibition on various coffee products from six top coffee producing provinces of Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam Coffee Day connects local and foreign firms
“Stone Park” to be preserved as UNESCO heritage
PANO – Ha Giang province in early April is to organise a seminar on natural reserve construction – “Stone Park” – in the province and then submit it to UNESCO for recognition as a world natural heritage. As Nguyen Truong To, chairman of the Ha Giang People’s Committee, said, the park is planned to cover about 3.5 thousand square kilometers of the 4 moutainous rocky districts of Dong Van, Meo Vac, Quan Ba, Yen Minh and part of Bao Lam (Cao Bang), where ethnic communities live and preserve traditional identity and where the geological structure is old and caves and nature are primitive. The Institute of Geology and Vietnam Museum of Ethnology are doing research on the area’s value to lay a foundation for turning it into a natural reserve. In the long term, the area will become an attractive place for tourists, promoting the locality’s tourism economic development. Translated by Mai Huong … [Read more...] about “Stone Park” to be preserved as UNESCO heritage
Vietnamese adoptees seek help to trace their root
More than 20 years since she was found abandoned on a street in northern Vietnam, a Vietnamese woman is still looking for help to find her biological parents. “Who am I? Why am I adopted? Who are my biological parents?” These are questions Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, an adoptee in Belgium, has been asking herself over the last two decades. She has recently sent these questions, plus her story, in a letter to 'Helping Vietnamese Adoptees Trace Their Roots,' a program jointly run by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper and Kids Without Borders to help Vietnamese who are adoptees in countries around the world find their biological parents. ‘I want to know what has happened’ Nguyen Thi Thu Huong knew about her life through a record issued in 1995 by the administration of Hong Hai Ward in Ha Long, a coastal city of the northern Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh. It is a written record by local authorities of when, where and how Huong was found 24 years ago. “Around … [Read more...] about Vietnamese adoptees seek help to trace their root