The tourism cooperation programme between HCM City and the Mekong Delta signed last year outlined collaboration in five areas: State management in tourism, development of new products, marketing and promotion activities, training of human resources, and investment in tourism. … [Read more...] about HCM City, Mekong Delta boost regional tourism cooperation
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HCM City, Mekong Delta boost regional tourism cooperation
The tourism cooperation programme between HCM City and the Mekong Delta signed last year outlined collaboration in five areas: State management in tourism, development of new products, marketing and promotion activities, training of human resources, and investment in tourism. The cooperation had resulted in the forming of a regional tourism brand for HCM City and the Mekong Delta, said Phan Thị Thắng, deputy chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Committee. Marketing and communications activities were needed to promote the regional tourism brand and new inter-regional travel products, Thắng said at a meeting held in Đồng Tháp Province last week. As international travel had been disrupted due to the pandemic, she said it was vital to boost domestic travel to make up for some of the shortfall in tourism revenue. Domestic travel, which accounted for nearly 60 per cent of the total number of visitors to HCM City in 2019, remains the main source … [Read more...] about HCM City, Mekong Delta boost regional tourism cooperation
Hà Nội strives to become a green, smart and modern city
The city will focus on quickly and synchronously developing the economic and social infrastructure system, building a number of typical works, architectural and landscape spaces with characteristics of the capital. Traffic infrastructure will be developed synchronously, connecting with suburbs, provinces and cities. Digital infrastructure and information technology will also be developed synchronously, creating a foundation for the development of the digital economy and digital society. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội strives to become a green, smart and modern city
HCMC authorities develop various types of houses to meet growing demand
Additionally, to help residents build their houses, HCMC will continue improving administrative procedures by simplifying formalities in construction certificate, issuance of land use rights and house ownership certificates as well as give information of planning for individual houses to help residents to build and repair houses. … [Read more...] about HCMC authorities develop various types of houses to meet growing demand
It’s all just a ride in Vietnam
Back then, I had miles of empty space to safely practice. There have been hundreds of times I’ve cringed here in Vietnam watching parents helping their children, or worse, unattended kids, who were learning to ride horrifyingly close to the passing madhouse traffic. They’re wobbling, stumbling, jumping off, and trying again. It’s even worse sometimes when I see a six-year-old zapping around with a four-year-old giggling on the back on the tiny trainer bike with no apparent sense of danger. … [Read more...] about It’s all just a ride in Vietnam