Province quang ninh

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a written request to the People's Committee of Quang Ninh Province urging local agencies to strictly handle violations in Ha Long Bay. Ha Long Bay’s water under threats Wastewater ruining Ha Long Bay A view of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has instructed Quang Ninh Province to deal with projects that have had a negative impact on the bay. — VNA/VNS Photo The ministry said media and local residents have recently reported projects built in the city of Ha Long that have affected the environment of the bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, online newspaper vietnamplus.vn reported. The projects – including Tuan Chau tourism area, cruise docks at Me Cung and Tien Ong caves – have violated environmental protection rules. The local government was also instructed to review new proposals as well as ongoing projects. Quang Ninh Province also needs to … [Read more...] about Ministry tells Quang Ninh to handle environmental violations in Ha Long Bay

The 19th Meeting of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) Standing Committee took place in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 27. At the meeting The event gathered representatives from eight EATOF member provinces, including Sarawak of Malaysia, Luang Prabang of Laos, Siem Reap of Cambodia, Tottori of Japan, Yogyakarta of Indonesia, Jilin of China, Gangwon of the Republic of Korea and Quang Ninh of Vietnam. With the theme related to green tourism, EATOF Secretary-General IlSub Jeong affirmed the importance of developing green tourism and providing principles for sustainable tourism development. Director of the Quang Ninh provincial Tourism Department Pham Ngoc Thuy said the effectiveness of EATOF activities contributes to cultural, artistic and economic development of each locality and country in the forum. Namjo Kim from the RoK’s Hanyang University said sustainable tourism development needs to rely on the community. Accordingly, sustainable … [Read more...] about East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum convenes meeting in Quang Ninh

Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northeastern province of Quang Ninh recorded economic growth of 10.16 percent in the first six months of 2018, the highest level in the last six years. The figure was released at the eighth session of the 13th tenure of the provincial People’s Council on July 12. Budget collection exceeded the same period last year to top 20.9 trillion VND (907.7 million USD). Domestic revenue made up more than 75 percent of the total budget collection. Total social investment was estimated at more than 23.3 trillion VND, a year-on-year rise of 11.6 percent.  The number of visitors increased 26 percent to 7.5 million in the first half of the year, while tourism revenue rose by 31 percent. Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Nguyen Van Doc said the January-June growth is expected to fuel development in the last six months of the year. At the … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh records highest economic growth in six months

Cheap and low-quality tours have negatively affected the tourism sector, so Quang Ninh Province’s Halong City has proposed and adopted effective solutions to improve the management of travel activities and tour operations. A cruise ship comes to Halong Bay. Quang Ninh Province’s Halong City has proposed effective solutions to improve the management of travel activities and tour operations The authority of Halong City, in its Document 8244, proposed the Quang Ninh government approve and adopt a plan to review the earnings of firms with a high tax risk, such as hotels, restaurants, food stalls and tourism service suppliers, as soon as possible, VietnamPlus news site reported. The competent agencies were asked to establish working teams and appoint staff members to regularly supervise catering and lodging service facilities to collect information for determining tax levels, besides asking these service facilities to submit their monthly and quarterly operation reports … [Read more...] about Ha Long presents solutions to block cheap, low-quality tours

A corner of Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is scheduled to receive the first flight in December this year, according to the investor – Sun Group. The group said it will submit to the Prime Minister for approval the plan on the airport opening schedule in July. Construction on the airport started in 2015 with total investment of 7.5 trillion VND (330 million USD). It is the first airport in the country built with capital mobilized by local authorities. Under Decision No. 497/QD-BGTVT dated March 15, 2018 by the Ministry of Transport, Van Don will be an international airport, serving both civil and military flights. As of 2020, it will house a level-4E airport and a level-II military airport, and a 3.6km long runway, capable of receive Boeing 777/787/747-400, Airbus A350 and similar aircraft. The airport has an annual capacity of 2-2.5 million passengers by 2020, which … [Read more...] about Van Don International Airport to receive first flight in December