Tourists at Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist area (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – A series of international festival s have been being organised at Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist site in Da Nang to attract the attention of new holidaymakers visiting the central beach city in this summer. According to Deputy General Director of Sun World and Director of Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist site Nguyen Lam An, festivals of many countries such as Germany, the Republic of Korea, and France have brought new and impressive experiences for visitors of all ages. A food and beer festival named B'estival – a new brand name owned by Sun World Ba Na Hills, kicked off in May, offering a chance for visitors to taste the flavour of German beer and famous dishes from many countries around the world, immerse themselves in lively music melodies and enjoy entertainment activities. The festival will run until late August. Dance performance at the food and beer festival in Sun World Ba Na … [Read more...] about International summer festivals help Da Nang draw in tourism
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At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India
The death toll is expected to increase, state Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said in a tweet. Sudhanshu Sarangi, the director general of the fire department in Odisha, told Reuters that 207 bodies had been recovered so far. Images from the scene showed rescuers climbing up the mangled wreck of one of the trains to find survivors. Videos shared on social media showed the arrival of several ambulances and people being pulled out of the upturned train coaches. "I was there at the site and I can see blood, broken limbs and people dying around me," an eyewitness told Reuters by phone. Hundreds of young people lined up outside a government hospital in Odisha's Soro to donate blood. Rescue teams have been mobilized from Odisha's Bhubaneswar and Kolkata in West Bengal, federal Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a tweet late on Friday. Three National Disaster Response Force teams are at the site of the accident, and six more teams are being mobilized, the country's … [Read more...] about At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India
Softer exchange rate loom in H2
The exchange rate in the interbank market has been stable in May, hovering in a tight range around the State Bank of Vietnam's (SBV) reference dollar buying price. In the global market, the greenback is forecast to continue to weaken. Accordingly, the US Federal Reserve raised the base rate by a quarter of a percentage point in the early May meeting, but many forecasts believe that this might be the last base rate hike before it trends sideways, and that it is likely that the Fed will start cutting the rate in the second half of this year. Accordingly, the SBV reduced the diverse regulatory rate by 0.5 per cent from May 25. Commenting on the impact of the rate change, Nguyen Hung, CEO of tech-driven TPBank, said that although it might go counter to the world trends, there were positive signs supporting the move, such as the Fed or several central banks might stop adjusting interest rates, and the local economy had acquired enough resources to control the situation. … [Read more...] about Softer exchange rate loom in H2