Assistance to central agencies for tourism infrastructure development

With his efforts, Phu has built special community tourism products, contributing to preserving ethnic cultural identity. Born in A Roang commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province, Vien Dang Phu is attached to his ethnic group’s songs and dances, familiar with weaving loom sound, and fascinated with local dishes made from ingredients from forest. He has dreamed of raising local people’s living standard and preserving and spreading special cultural values of the ethnic groups. According to Vien Dang Phu, A Roang is a locality bordering A Luoi district and the majority of the population are Ta Oi ethnic people. Since the locality has many traditional cultural features and beautiful natural scenery, it has gradually attracted more tourists. Phu considered it good news for local tourism sector, but he had worries that cultural identity could be affected. Therefore, after graduating from university in Da Nang city, he decided to return to his hometown to develop community … [Read more...] about Vien Dang Phu and his dream of developing local tourism

Press conference on March 28 to announce the organisation of 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair (Photo: qdnd.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair will be held in the southern metropolis from April 6-9, organisers announced on March 28. The annual event will see a wide range of cultural, artistic and sport activities, and this year's edition will be one among the activities in response to the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 hosted by the south-central province of Binh Thuan. Notably, the tourism stimulation space will have nearly 100 booths, including 46 of other cities and provinces. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, deputy director of the municipal Department of Tourism , said that the fair’s activities will seek to improve the quality of tourism services and promotion work./. VNA … [Read more...] about 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair to take place next month

Around 10,000 discounted tours will be offered at Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi next month. The event will be held at Vietnam-Soviet Culture and Labour Friendship Palace on April 13-16, and is expected to attract 600 attendees from inside and outside the country with a total of 450 booths. Mekong Delta localities will set up large-scale stalls. Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 will be organised in April There will be programmes to promote destinations such as Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An Ha Tinh and Thai Nguyen as well as Taiwan, Nepal and Indonesia. The theme of the event is cultural tourism, which encourages enterprises to focus on building new tourism products featuring cultural values and traditions. Vu The Binh, chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, said that a forum on developing Vietnam’s cultural tourism will be organised within the framework of the fair with the participation of … [Read more...] about 10,000 discounted tours to be offered at international tourism fair

He made the request during a working session with the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on March 25, as part of his working trip to the province to attend the fifth National Start-up Festival for students. In the immediate future, he required the locality to pay attention to infrastructure planning and development, considering it a key and priority political task. The province should urgently complete the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050; develop transport infrastructure to ensure smooth provincial, inter-provincial, inter-regional and international connectivity, as well as digital transformation infrastructure while promptly and effectively embarking on a project to build Thua Thien Hue into a centrally-run city. The locality must accelerate economic restructuring in the direction of prioritising resources for green, digital and circular economy, he said. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the province needs to pool all … [Read more...] about Thua Thien Hue must strive to become major cultural, tourism hub: Prime Minister

Han River runs through the central city of Da Nang.  (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The People's Council of Da Nang city has just approved a resolution on the Da Nang city Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 which will be soon submitted to the government for approval. Accordingly, by 2030, the city expects to achieve an average annual economic growth rate of 9.5-10% and a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita of about 200-220 million VND (8,500 – 9,350 USD) per person. By 2030, the city’s economic development will focus on three pillars, namely tourism, knowledge-based economy, and service centre. Under the master plan, the city also strives to have annual budget revenue increase of 9-11%, and total investment capital for social development by 11-12%. Da Nang city expects to have about 32,000-35,000 jobs created yearly by 2030. (Photo: VNA) The city targets to mobilise about 800 trillion VND in investment capital for social … [Read more...] about Da Nang targets annual growth of 9.5-10% by 2030

In 2022, two-way trade between Yunnan (China) and the bordering provinces of Vietnam is expected to reach US$3.25 billion. The provincial authorities of Vietnam's Lao Cai and China's Yunnan agreed on March 28 to take necessary measures to lift their comprehensive ties, especially trade. A truck that links Lao Cai and Yunnan Province passes the Kim Thanh II International Border Gate. Photo: The Hanoi Times "The comprehensive partnership between Lao Cai and Yunnan has improved tremendously in recent years, but it has not reached its full potential," said Hoang Quoc Khanh, permanent vice chairman of the Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee. Khanh suggested that Yunnan authorities further relax regulations and facilitate cross-border trade and travel between the two nations to improve bilateral relations. The Lao Cai official said Chinese authorities should restore trade and travel activities to pre-pandemic levels. He also urged the Chinese government to … [Read more...] about Lao Cai and Yunnan provinces agree to strengthen bilateral ties

Although Vietnam reopened its door to international tourists over a year ago, small and medium lodging facilities in Ho Chi Minh City are still struggling to recover due to the small number of international visitors. Their largest source market is China while the number of guests from the northern neighbor remains modest, forcing many hotels to use their facilities for other purposes or stop leasing spaces. Shutdown, falling room occupancy In District 1, many hotels which used to be crowded with foreign travelers are now empty or have been replaced by other businesses. On Ly Tu Trong Street, a spacious hotel is being repurposed. The hotel is in a prime site, near Ben Thanh Market, Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, and Le Loi Boulevard, once favored by international tourists. Many 'House for Lease' signboards can also be seen along Bui Vien Walking Street and De Tham Street with many of them being hung in front of small, one- and two-star hotels. The director of a chain of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hotels waiting for int’l guests

Vietnam and China share a long border with the busiest border gates serving trade connections. Vietnam’s top leaders including General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh today [March 28] met Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China as part of gestures to strengthen the ties between border areas. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China, at the meeting in Hanoi on Mar 28. Photo: VNA Wang Ning is in Vietnam to co-chair a meeting between party secretaries of Vietnam’s Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien provinces. The meeting is the third of its kind to set goals for cooperation between the localities. At the meeting in Hanoi on March 28, Trong highly appreciated the cooperation and expected Yunnan and Vietnamese border localities to be role models in implementing the consensus … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China enhance border ties

The event, under the framework of the USAID-funded Saving Threatened Wildlife project, was jointly organized by the Management Board for Forestry Projects - MARD, WWF and TRAFFIC in collaboration with the Training Center for Elected Representatives under the Board of Deputy Affairs-Standing Committee of the National Assembly. “The Saving Threatened Wildlife project thrives for comprehensive, systematic and impactful efforts to reduce the demand for illegal wildlife products. We believe the National Assembly to be the most powerful instrument for mass attention and generating high-level communications strategies," said Michelle Owen, Chief of Party - Saving Threatened Wildlife, WWF. The dialogue saw the participation of fifty high-level leaders and officials from relevant ministries, agencies and National Assembly deputies, discussing efforts on wildlife demand reduction across the party and government network. "With one of the strongest legal frameworks on wildlife protection and … [Read more...] about Dialogue discusses wildlife conservation efforts

The Australian Government Trade and Investment Commission cooperated with the Electricity & Renewable Energy Department – Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and Vietnam Electricity Group to organise the Energy Transformation Forum 2023, held in Hanoi on March 28. Participants at the event The event was part of the Australian Energy Mission which comprises a series of activities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from March 27 - 30 to promote cooperation on renewable energy and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Australia and Vietnam’s diplomatic relationship. Like Vietnam, the Australian government has made a commitment to climate action, with a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 and to zero by 2050. The forum will discuss the energy transition of Vietnam and Australia and introduce new energy technologies and solutions from Australia. Speaking at the event, Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Andrew Goledzinowski, said that … [Read more...] about Australian Energy Mission launched in Hanoi