Beautiful Vietnam

The MGallery Hotel de la Coupole has just been opened in the tourist town of Sapa in the northern province of Lao Cai. Over view of the MGallery Hotel de la Coupole The newly opened hotel integrates the vibrant colours, patterns and textures of the region’s minority tribes with the sophistication of haute couture in the 1920s and 1930s French Indochine era. The hotel features 249 modern rooms and suites with six room types that overlook the legendary Sapa valley, mountain views and town square. According to Chief Operating Officer for AccorHotels Upper Southeast and Northeast Asia, Patrick Basset, the launch of Hotel de la Coupole is their latest addition in the luxury and upscale segment. "Our first MGallery hotel in Vietnam opened in 2009 and this new opening adds to our existing portfolio of six MGallery properties in Vietnam, which signifies our continuous growth in the country,” he said. The resort has one restaurant, a bar and a patisserie. … [Read more...] about MGallery Hotel De La Coupole debuts in Sapa

Nguyen Hue Flower Street will again be organised for Lunar New Year. HCM City People’s Committee have assigned SaigonTourist to make preparations for the 720 metres long Nguyen Hue Flower Street.  The flower street will be some 720 metres long Nguyen Hue will be decorated with flowers from February 2 to 8, 2019.  The street starts with three welcoming gates, displaying 15 different animals.  At the middle of street, there will be a family of pigs wearing traditional clothes on the way to Ben Thanh Market. Six piggy banks are put along the street to call for donations which will be used to help poor city students. The smart city model will be showcased at the crossroad of Huynh Thuc Khang and Nguyen Hue streets with decorations of smart trees and friendly robots. The street will include installations themed green ocean, creative urban area as well as decorations showing the period of Industry 4.0.  The green ocean decoration at the flower street Since … [Read more...] about HCM City prepares for Lunar New Year flower street

Hanoi authorities have successfully planted one million trees in the past three years in a project that cost VND256bn (USD11m), said Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung. New trees planted on Vo Nguyen Giap Street The figures were announced during the review meeting on civic campaigns during 2018 on December 10. Hanoi will continue to plant 600,000 more trees. District and ward authorities were asked to make annual tree planting plans. "Hanoi will plant 300,000 more trees each year so that we'll have 600,000 new trees by 2020," Chung said. Hanoi authorities also spent VND187bn (USD8m) on tree trimming from 2016 to 2018. The one million tree planting project for 2016-2020 period was proposed by Nguyen Duc Chung in 2016. More trees have been quickly planted on streets that lacked green space like Vo Nguyen Giap and Vo Van Kiet. They also replaced the trees on several streets including Xa Dan, Giai Phong and Vo Chi Cong. Flowers and bushes have been added or replaced on 120 central … [Read more...] about Hanoi spends USD11m on million tree project

HCM City welcomed its seven millionth international visitor this year at Tan Son Nhat International Airport today, December 10. The seven millionth international tourist was Jean Claude Tissot from France who was on Vietnam Airlines’ flight from France to HCM City.  HCM City welcomes seven millionth international visitor These three people were granted with gifts from the municipal Department of Tourism and Vietnam Airlines. Vice chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Thanh Niem said that this was the first time the city had welcomed the seven millionth foreign traveller. The city had welcomed a six millionth visitor at the same time last year. On this occasion, the Department of Tourism introduced eight special tours, featuring the city’s 320-year history. In the first 11 months of this year, the city served 6.79 million international visitors, up 19.6% on-year. The figure is expected to rise to 8.5 million next year. … [Read more...] about HCM City welcomes 7 millionth int’l visitor

The authorities in Truong Loc Commune in the central province of Ha Tinh are trying to preserve 10 old houses which were built hundreds of years ago. Besides the Phuc Giang School Woodblocks and the Envoy’s Journey to China which were recognised as documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, Truong Loc Commune is also known for 10 houses which are built hundreds of years ago. Most houses have a garden and are well-kept by generations in the families. The wooden houses are famous for the beams and pillars made from the ironwood. The carvings are delicate and an attraction of the houses. In old traditions, the houses also have an odd number of rooms. The oldest house is built 400 years ago and belongs to Nguyen Huy Than in Phuong Son Village. According to the locals, the houses in the old times must not be higher than pagodas and temples. Than's house is located in prime location with its back to the forest while facing … [Read more...] about A visit to Ha Tinh hundreds-year-old houses