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“I want more and more people in the country know about my island like the islands of Phu Quoc, Ly Son and Con Dao,” he says. When his friends did not know where Phu Quy was on the country’s map, he says he would feel “sad”. “I was determined to make the island famous. I started writing about the island’s beauty on a website for people who like to travel without using tourist companies and Facebook pages.” And then he brought several of his friends to the island for a visit and put them up in unused rooms in his house. Those people went back and told their family and friends about a place that has since been hailed as one of the most beautiful islands in the East Sea by US news site CNN. High-speed boat services to the island, situated 120km from the resort town of Phan Thiet, began last year. Not surprisingly, it has become a popular destination for tourists, especially young people. Gioi says: “The island’s inhabitants are … [Read more...] about As tourism booms, young people turn to homestay business

Three houses in Vietnam are included in a list of 50 best houses in the world in the year to date, which was released on Tuesday by architectural website ArchDaily. ArchDaily has so far featured more than 1,000 houses on its website, which it says is an immense diversity of possibilities that “showcase the creativity of architects and serve as a great source of inspiration for those seeking references for their own residential project.” As it is now past the halfway point of 2019, ArchDaily decided to publish a list of “50 most popular homes of 2019 (so far),” which features “houses that arouse the most interest in our audience.” Vietnam has three representatives in the list - the 911-Villa, ANHS House and Ha House, all located in Ho Chi Minh City. 911-Villa 911-Villa, located in Thao Dien Ward in District 2, was designed by VACO Design Company in 2018 with an area of 1,083 square meters, according to the building’s profile on ArchDaily. … [Read more...] about Three houses in Vietnam among ArchDaily’s 50 best of 2019

  The fair features designs in furniture, home decor and other lifestyle products. VNS Photo Minh Thu BANGKOK – Lacquerware, rattan bags and woven toys are just some of the Vietnamese handicraft products on display at STYLE Bangkok — the biggest lifestyle trade fair in Asia. Artisans and enterprises from Việt Nam travelled to Bangkok to participate at the fair, which opened officially on October 18. The biannual event is being held for the fifth time by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) under the Ministry of Commerce. The focus of the fair is creativity and innovation, in line with the Thai government’s creative economy policy. It aims to boost the country’s image as a producer of international lifestyle products and support Thai entrepreneurs. It also creates a chance to connect businesses in lifestyle products around the world. The October edition features about 1,800 booths of 1,000 exhibitors … [Read more...] about Vietnamese handicraft products promoted in Thailand

As an Indian, I too was delighted to see a beautifully carved ancient Hindu Temple in Saigon, that was not just another tourist monument, but an active place of veneration and worship, streaming with people of many nationalities, including a majority of Vietnamese, so devoutly praying in front of the deity, the very powerful Hindu Goddess Mariamman. In Saigon, the Vietnamese people refer to the temple as ‘Chua Ba Mariamman’. When I first visited the Mariamman Temple on Truong Dinh Street in District 1, it came as a surprise to see so many devout Vietnamese people burning clusters of incense sticks and praying with heartfelt devotion for their wishes to come true. I was even more surprised when one Vietnamese lady told me she had come to the temple to thank the Goddess Mariamman for granting her desire to have a child after two years of marriage. She sincerely believed that coming to the temple regularly for the last few months had answered her prayers and she was able to … [Read more...] about Saigon’s Most Popular Hindu Temple