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The Hanoitimes - This year will be a good opportunity for Vietnam’s wellness tourism market, especially the country is emerging as a safe destination for pandemic control. Islands, beach cities and famous tourist cities are expected to come on top of mind of Vietnamese travelers in 2021 as Covid-19 is being rolled back. Phu Quoc Island is one of the most favorite destinations among Vietnamese travelers. Photo: Sun Group Vietnamese tourists often opt for a two-to-three-day tour when they have a long weekend or short holidays. Their preferred destinations are those in the proximity of their cities and easily accessible by road, according to a recent report conducted by Outbox Consulting, a research & consulting firm in Vietnam. Regarding beach cities, Vung Tau in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Nha Trang in the southern province of Khanh Hoa are among popular destinations that domestic travelers would visit at their convenience. Ha Long in the northern province Quang Ninh, Sapa in the northern province of Lao Cai, Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang or Da Lat in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highland) province of Lam Dong are expected enjoy a high number of tourist arrivals this year. Four trend groups in 2021 In 2020, the four factors that affected Vietnam tourism sector include vaccine, the government’s policies, economy and environment, according to Outbox Consulting. The number of Covid-19 infections continues to increase and WHO officials warn that health systems are collapsing under coronavirus. The availability of Covid-19 vaccines and tourism policies of each country are prerequisites for boosting travel demand. Finance also has a part to play in consumers’ travel motivation. Given income contraction, travelers start to vote with their wallets when weighing destinations. The pandemic was not the only tragedy in 2020 as many people were killed but also natural disasters as the …

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Minister of National Defense General Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan, Deputy Defense Ministers Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and Lieutenant General Tran Don, and other senior officers joined the events. 40 years ago, with the great assistance from the Vietnam's Party, State and army, particularly the Military Region 7 armed force and people of Dong Nai province, Cambodian troops and people under the commandership of Hun Sen established Division 125, the predecessor of Cambodia’s united armed forces for national salvation, in the Long Giao relic site. The relic site has become the symbol for the beginning of the Cambodian revolution, which then overthrew the Cambodian genocidal regime and liberated the Cambodian people. During the visit, PM Hun Sen and delegates offered incense and observed a minute of silence at the cemetery of 49 fallen Cambodian soldiers, who had laid down their lives during the fight against the Khmer Rouge. Speaking to Vietnamese voluntary veterans, who used to work and fight in Cambodia, at the Military Region 7 meeting hall, PM Hun Sen appreciated the Vietnamese Party, State and Government for their support for the Cambodian people over the past time and hoped that the two countries will continue promoting their close brotherhood, contributing to maintaining peace, stability and development in the region. Earlier, PM Hun Sen held talk with Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang at the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. At the talk, City Party Committee’s Secretary Thang stressed that the city's authorities would continue boosting cooperation with Cambodian localities, especially Phnom Penh, contributing to strengthening the two countries' friendship. For his part, PM Hun Sen lauded the city's socio-economic achievements and its effective cooperation with Cambodian localities, which help increasingly enhance the good neighborhood and the …

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The scholar Durand from the French School of the Far East was an expert of history, culture and art. He left behind many excellent scientific works on Vietnam such as “Shrine and practice of hau dong (spirit mediumship)”, “Introduction to Vietnamese literature", "Knowledge of 'Vietnam", “The history of the Tay Son period” and “Vietnam’s Nom script stories”. In 2017, M. Durand’s book “Vietnamese folk paintings” was translated into Vietnamese and published by the French School of the Far East and Ho Chi Minh City Culture and Arts Publishing House. It was warmly received and reprinted in 2020. M. Durand was good at Vietnamese and Sino-Nom (ancient Vietnamese scripts) and had a great passion on studying Vietnam. His father was Professor Gustave Durand, an expert in Chinese and Sino-Nom scripts. His mother was Vietnamese, Nguyen Thi Binh, from Kien An district of Hai Phong City. Born in 1914 in Hanoi and educated at the Sorbonne University in France, M. Durand returned to Vietnam to teaching and work in the French School of the Far East when he was 32 years old. He soon realised the unique beauty of Vietnamese folk paintings; thereafter he travelled around Hanoi and the neighbouring provinces to collect them. French scholars, such as P.Levy and L. Bezacier, as well as Vietnamese ones such as Tran Van Giap and Tran Huy Ba enthusiastically helped him and kept them at the French School of the Far East. At that time, folk paintings were very popular. His collection was exhibited in Hanoi in 1949 and then introduced to international friends at the Guimet Museum in France in 1960. In the introduction of the book, Durand wrote: “Vietnamese folk paintings allow us to draw conclusions about the cultural background of the Vietnamese people". The statement showed his careful study about the paintings’ symbols throughout the decodes and their semantics. The sino-Nom illustrations highlighted Vietnamese people’s aspirations for prosperity, a spirit of study, production, …

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