Trips ho chi minh city

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific have reached a code-sharing agreement that aims to offer enhanced connectivity and seamless access for travelers on Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route. Photo for illustration: thethaovanhoa.vn There will be 34 one-way flights a day, with 30 minutes apart, starting from 5h45 to 21h30, on the route. The national flag carrier will offer flights at even hours (such as 6h00) and provide more alternate flights which are 15-30 minutes apart. The move aims to help passengers enjoy the most convenience in terms of personal timing and schedule, said Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Deputy Director of Vietnam Airlines. It will also reduce waiting time of passengers due to flexible flight schedule and higher frequency. Additionally, the new schedule of Vietnam Airlines will be beneficial for those who often go on business trips and return in the course of the day. Flights on wide-bodied planes such as Boeing 787, Boeing 777, … [Read more...] about Airlines to offer more flights on Hanoi – HCM City route

Illustrative image An array of high-altitude fireworks will be set off at the entrance to the Saigon River Tunnel in District 2, in addition to another location at the Landmark 81 skyscraper in Binh Thanh district. The third display will be at a lower height and will be staged in Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11. Each fireworks display will last a total of 15 minutes and will start immediately after the clock hits midnight on January 1, 2020, to mark the beginning of the New Year. Along with the fireworks display, artistic lighting will also adorn the streets of Nguyen Van Troi, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Le Duan, Nguyen Hue, Dong Khoi, and Cach Mang Thang Tam between December 20 and March 20, 2020, in celebration of the International New Year and Lunar New Year. … [Read more...] about Skies above HCM City to light up to welcome in the New Year

  Foreign tourists on a cyclo tour in Chợ Lớn (China town) in HCM City’s District 5. — Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — HCM City welcomed 17 million visitors in the first six months of this year, including 4.3 million foreign visitors, up 10 percent year-on-year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism. It will encourage more farmer households in Cần Giờ and Củ Chi districts to develop eco-tourism and agro-tourism models, Hoa said. Many agro-tourism models attract thousands of visitors, including Green Noen in An Nhơn Tây Commune and Hải Thanh Koi Farm in Trung An Commune in Củ Chi District and Vàm Sát ecological tourist site in Cần Giờ District.  Travel fair The 15th edition of ITE HCMC, the country's largest international travel event, is scheduled to take place from September 5-7 at the Saigon Exhibition Convention Centre. The annual event is a … [Read more...] about HCM City eyes agro-tourism

The event will be held by the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA), HCM City Rubber Plastic Manufacturers Association, and Minh Vi Exhibition & Advertisement Service Co., Ltd (VEAS). Speaking at a press conference to introduce the event in HCM City on December 20, VRA Vice Chairman cum Secretary General Vo Hoang An said the expo aims to support rubber businesses to seek cooperation and investment opportunities as well as expand export markets. The Rubber & Tyre VietNam 2017 is expected to welcome more than 80 businesses and around 2,000 visitors.  On display are various rubber and tyre products, equipment and technologies.  Thematic workshops will be held as part of the event. A highlight of next year’s expo is the establishment of the rubber sourcing fair between Vietnamese rubber and tyre manufacturers and foreign purchasers. The expo will take place in conjunction with the Paper Vietnam 2017 and Coatings Expo Vietnam 2017. In 2015, Vietnam … [Read more...] about HCM City to host 2017 Rubber & Tyre Expo

An American social-ecologist offered her insights into the effects of ocean pollution on fishing communities around the world, including Vietnam, during a panel discussion following a screening of environmental documentary ‘Trashed’ in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday afternoon. The American Center, run by the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, hosted a screening of the feature-length documentary followed by a panel discussion on December 9 as part of an effort to address the global challenge of saving the ailing oceans. First released in May 2012, ‘Trashed’ follows Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons around the world as he explores several destinations that have been hit particularly hard by ocean pollution, including Sidon - the third-largest city in Lebanon, the Gulf of California, and Plymouth - a port city situated on the south coast of Devon in England. In Sidon, a mountain of household garbage towering 40 meters high is wreaking havoc on the Eastern … [Read more...] about US social-ecologist reflects on destruction of world’s oceans at Saigon film screening, panel discussion