The newly launched Heritage Cruises is attracting high end tourists as the first boutique luxury cruise operator offering a three night authentic and unique cruising option in the Gulf of Tonkin. By Linh Nguyen Overnight cruise in Halong Bay Halong Bay is one of the New Wonders of the world and tourists flock to sail on its karst-dotted waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. A few miles away, however, is Lan Ha, another bay that is just as beautiful but with fewer tourists. Heritage Cruises provides guests with a unique twist in the natural wonder of Lan Ha bay in the Cat Ba Archipelago. Already operating in Vietnam’s Nha Trang Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay under the luxury brand Emperor Cruises, Heritage Cruises will launch its first boutique cruise in the unique Cat Ba archipelago. Together with a new website and the first cruise photos on display at heritagecruises.com, the company is promoting itself via various travel trade shows and roadshows in Asia, Europe, North America and … [Read more...] about Overnight cruise in Halong Bay
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M.O.I launches new lipstick shades in Vietnam
Lipstick brand M.O.I, under the creative directorship of Ho Ngoc Ha, continues to launch new lipstick shades in Vietnam. M.O.I is the first professional cosmetics brand developed and operated by Vietnamese people M.O.I (stands for Make Over Image) has recently launched three new lipstick shades for the collection of Love M.O.I Matte Lipstick. The collection has 9 colours with three tones of red, yellow, and pink. This is also the third product line of the brand. The brand is on track to achieve its revenue target of VND60 billion ($2.6 million) in 2019, twice as much as in 2018. Since March 2019, the firm has launched new lipstick colours like red, yellow, and pink every month. In particular, the brand’s newest lipstick products have made a big splash in the market. A thousand red lipsticks were sold after two days and 3,000 yellow lipstick were sold after two hours of launch. In 2019, Ho Ngoc Ha and CEO Lam Thanh Kim will continue to introduce new product lines to … [Read more...] about M.O.I launches new lipstick shades in Vietnam
‘The Third Wife’ stops screening in Việt Nam
A scene from The Third Wife movie, which is controversial now due to sexual shots. It has been stopped sceening in the country. — File Photo HÀ NỘI — Screenings of the recently released movie Vợ Ba (The Third Wife) have been suspended indefinitely over intimate sex scenes featuring a 13-year-old actress. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked the Department of Cinematography to review the procedures that allowed director Nguyễn Phương Anh's movie to be shown. The film has stirred controversy among domestic audiences since it premiered on May 11 due to sexual scenes performed by heroine Nguyễn Phương Trà My, who was only 13 at the time she played the role. Nguyễn Thái Bình, a ministry spokesman, confirmed the ministry had ordered the cinema department to report back by Friday. “The ministry has received a document from Ba Sắc Cầu Vồng LMT … [Read more...] about ‘The Third Wife’ stops screening in Việt Nam
BRG rolls out Sanrio Hello Kitty World Hanoi project
BRG's Sanrio Hello Kitty World Hanoi theme park will open in 2021 The project named Sanrio Hello Kitty World Hanoi by BRG, will not only be the first indoor entertainment park under an international brand in Vietnam but will also be the first Sanrio amusement complex in Southeast Asia. Located at 151-153 Yen Phu Street (Hanoi), right next to the windy West Lake, Sanrio Hello Kitty World Hanoi will cover an area of nearly 30,000 square metres, to be invested and developed by BRG Group in co-operation with Sanrio, the Japanese company that owns the Hello Kitty brand. Hello Kitty – a popular kawaii character from Japan – first appeared in 1974 and has won the hearts of millions of fans of all ages and is now on all kinds of products such as utensils, stationery, fashion accessories, and mobile phones. Besides Hello Kitty, the brand also has a line-up of lovely characters such as My Melody, Pompompurin, Cinnamoroll, Bad Badtz-Maru, Kerokerokeroppi, Gudetama … [Read more...] about BRG rolls out Sanrio Hello Kitty World Hanoi project
ASEAN business women promoting traditional villages and tourism
Taking place thorough 2019 in the main provinces of Vietnam and Laos, Traditional Village Festival – ASEAN Tourism aims to become a space for trade promotion activities, supporting enterprises, and especially activities for the businesswomen and female leaders of the ASEAN. Traditional Village Festival – ASEAN Tourism is part of the ASEAN Business Women 2019 initiative The Traditional Village Festival – ASEAN Tourism 2019 was successfully initiated in Bac Ninh province on May 9-13, gathering provincial and governmental leaders, as well as representatives from ASEAN member countries’ embassies in Vietnam. This event is one of the focal programmes within the scope of the ASEAN Business Women 2019 forum, with exhibitions of local handicrafts, fine art, traditional products; introducing local tourism products, accommodation and tourism models; talk shows introducing partners, local investment policies, exchanging marketing strategies, and most notably … [Read more...] about ASEAN business women promoting traditional villages and tourism