Thua thien hue province

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is seeking to promote tourism amid the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19). At a working session with local departments on February 20, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan Ngoc Tho said the locality has recorded no COVID-19 cases. This is the challenging time for the tourism sector but also an occasion to promote the province as a safe and friendly destination, he said. The official suggested promoting tourism in popular sites including Hue ancient citadel relic complex – a UNESCO world cultural heritage site, and developing potential markets such as Europe, North America and Japan. In February, the number of tourists from China’s Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Germany and Italy increased remarkably, while that from mainland China, the Republic of Korea and Malaysia fell. Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Le Huu Minh said in … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue promotes tourism amid COVID-19 outbreak

The festival is scheduled to run until September 2 with a total of 20 art troops from the Republic of Korea, Japan, Israel, Singapore, the Philippines, China, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Denmark, Hungary, the United States, Mexico, and Austria set to participate in the event. … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2020 moved to August 28

Earlier, authorities in Quang Ninh had been reprimanded by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam for denying Italian vessel Aida Vita over Covid-19 concerns. Following Quang Ninh’s refusal, the cruise ship decided to cancel its entire trip to Vietnam, which would have started last Thursday and taken it to Ha Long, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about Two luxury cruises dock in central Vietnam

At present, 85 divisions are responsible for handling online feedback to send to the center. They are all the functional agencies under the provincial People’s Committee, all district People’s Committees, and all the wards in Hue city. Besides, they also include a number of central agencies located in the province and important agencies of the provincial People’s Committee. … [Read more...] about First provincial-level smart city monitoring and operating center debuted in Vietnam

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Transport to explain reports of delays to the construction of the North-South Expressway. Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on February 11 reported that the land clearance progress of the expressway’s eastern section had been delayed. The Ministry of Transport has warned that the whole project would be delayed if land clearance continued to lag behind schedule. According to the Transport Project Quality and Construction Management Department, only 166 out of 653.6km of roads in 13 localities which the expressway’s eastern section runs through have been transferred to investors and the project’s management board. Agricultural land was expected to be fully transferred before the end of 2019. Localities must complete land clearance by the second quarter this year. If local authorities do not accelerate progress, land clearance will not be completed by the middle of … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry asked to explain North-South Expressway delay