The “big piece of cake” is available There are about 2.1 billion Muslims globally. The yearly amount of money they spend is estimated at about USD 10 trillion. Most of Muslim tourists to the province come from the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with stable and strong financial resources and willingness to pay. According to experts, Islamic tourism, also known as Halal tourism is shifting to Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam. However, according to Ms. Tran Nu Ngoc Anh, an E.U. project expert, CEO of Dong A Hotel Group Joint Stock Company, to tap Islamic tourism, it requires tourist destinations, accommodation facilities, restaurants to have separate reception space and other facilities that meet their dietary needs, strict religious living habits, respect for different religious rituals, and separate reception times to avoid overlapping with reception times for other guests. Therefore, it needs the synchronicity and accuracy in … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh seeks ways to attract Muslim tourists
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Typical Hanoian autumn snacks
Vong Village's green rice flakes or egg coffee are among snacks that make autumn in Hanoi even more unforgettable for its dwellers. Hanoi in Autumn is known for its poetic beauty and unique culinary specialties, such as ripe dragon plums or dried beef salad. Here are some typical dishes to help readers explore the capital's most enchanting season. Vong Village’s Com The best green sticky rice in Vietnam is said to come from Vong Village in Hanoi. Photo: Com Vong Ha Noi Autumn in Hanoi is associated with com , or green rice flakes, which seems to have become a hallmark of Hanoi cuisine. Com is made from young glutinous rice grains that are carefully selected, roasted, and winnowed to remove all the husks. Vong Village in Dich Vong Hau Ward , Cau Giay District, is the cradle of Hanoi Com . Over time, Hanoi dwellers have come up with tasty variations on the rustic original: Com sweet dessert soup, fried com , roasted com , sticky … [Read more...] about Typical Hanoian autumn snacks
Korean tennis star’s racket-smashing tantrum goes viral
Kwon, currently 112th in the world rankings, lost to Thailand's Kasidit Samrej, who is ranked 500 places below him. The match in Hangzhou, China saw Kwon lose 3-6 in the first set before winning 7-5 in the second. He then lost the match by losing the third set 4-6. When the match ended, Kwon smashed his racquet to pieces and refused to shake hands with both Samrej and the referee. A video of the incident garnered over six million views on Chinese social media. Many said the 25-year-old went into a rage because he missed the chance to be exempted from military service. Any male South Korean athlete that wins an Asian Games gold medal is exempted from military service. Tennis player Chung Hyeon and football star Son Heung-min have both won the privilege in recent years. Kwon's defeat has been the biggest surprise of Asian Games men's tennis so far. He was seeded fourth among 16 seeds. Chinese news site Sohu said Kwon’s rage was also provoked by Samrej’s style of play. The … [Read more...] about Korean tennis star’s racket-smashing tantrum goes viral
Man caught stealing lottery tickets from disabled woman
Pham Ngoc Vinh, 52, was arrested by Bien Hoa City police on Tuesday for obtaining property by fraud. Vinh said he rode to Bien Hoa from Ho Chi Minh City's District 12 on Saturday, bringing with him 470 expired lottery tickets, aiming to swap them out for valid tickets and sell them. When he reached Duong Tu Giang Street, he saw Le Thi Thuan, a woman in a wheelchair with no arms and legs, selling lottery tickets. He then pretended to buy tickets from her. Thuan brought out a pack of 530 tickets to pick out eight for Vinh. While she was distracted, Vinh swapped the pack of valid tickets with the expired ones and left. When Thuan found out what happened, she tried to call for help, but Vinh had already gone. Thuan then reported what happened to the police. Officers suspected that the perpetrator may try to pull the same stunt in other places, so they dispatched police to lay low in areas where disabled people often sell lottery tickets. When Vinh tried to repeat a similar … [Read more...] about Man caught stealing lottery tickets from disabled woman
Soft momentum likely for Q3: UOB
According to the latest report of UOB, after starting off the year at a sluggish pace, with real GDP growth in Q1 decelerating to 3.28 per cent on-year, from 5.92 per cent in the previous quarter, growth momentum in Vietnam remained lethargic, largely due to weak external demand coupled with an underperforming manufacturing sector. As a result, economic growth in Q2 expanded just 4.14 per cent on-year, for a cumulative growth rate of 3.72 per cent on-year in H1, well below the official growth target of 6.5 per cent. In terms of sectoral performance, manufacturing (including construction), which accounts for about 34 per cent share of the economy, managed to gain about 1.1 per cent on-year in Q2 with a positive contribution in H1. Meanwhile, the services sector (43 per cent share) managed to cushion some of the weaknesses from the external sector, rising 6.1 per cent on-year in Q2 following the 6.6 per cent on-year run in Q1. The services sector contributed 2.7 percentage points, … [Read more...] about Soft momentum likely for Q3: UOB
Festival preserves values of Vietnamese craft villages
At the press conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Craft Villages Festival 2023 will take place in Hanoi from October to November to preserve and promote the values of traditional craft villages, the organising board said at a press conference on September 26. The event will be co-organised by the Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. A wide range of activities are on schedule, including a ceremony to honour excellent craftsmen, an opening ceremony, an art programme, an international exhibition introducing craft products and those under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme, and an international workshop on preservation and development of craft villages. Thang Long Imperial Citadel will host major events on November 9-12. Particularly, the MARD will organise a Vietnamese handicraft product contest to encourage … [Read more...] about Festival preserves values of Vietnamese craft villages
Vinh Long’s pottery village – kingdom of red ceramics
Vinh Long’s pottery village along Co Chien river (Photo: VNA) Vinh Long (VNA) – The southern province of Vinh Long is located between the two big branches of the Mekong River - Tien Giang and Hau Giang. For thousands of years, under the alluvial layer of the two rivers, deposits of rare and precious clay have been formed. They clay is the raw material to make red ceramic products, which Vinh Long is famous for. The pottery village along Co Chien river is known as the kingdom of red ceramics with more than 1,000 mushroom-shaped pottery kilns, some of them are up to 12 metres high. At first glance, the village looks like an ancient city with red castles under the sun. The village has become a popular destination for tourists. Red clay is only found in Vinh Long, mostly in its two districts of Long Ho and Mang Thit. More than a century ago, Vinh Long people began to exploit clay mines on the banks of the Co Chien River to make brick, and from then the largest brick and … [Read more...] about Vinh Long’s pottery village – kingdom of red ceramics
Hanoi moves to tap riverside agri-tourism potential
An ornamental craft village tourist site in Hong Van commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi (Photo: https://hanoimoi.vn/) Hanoi (VNA) – With its great potential for ecological agriculture and tourism, especially in riverbank area s, Hanoi has paid attention to developing riverside agri-tourism models. In Vietnam's tourism development strategy , ecotourism associated with agriculture and rural areas is one of the five key products. Visiting fruit and flower gardens, and agricultural farms, taking time to check in there, enjoying local specialties, and listening to historical stories at relic sites are activities visitors can experience at Hong Van commune, Thuong Tin district. Hong Van commune's ornamental craft village tourist site is one of the two OCOP (One commune, One Product) products of Hanoi. Located along the Hong (Red) River, in recent years, Hong Van commune has become an eco-tourism and agri-tourism attraction in the capital city. According to … [Read more...] about Hanoi moves to tap riverside agri-tourism potential
Hanoi Autumn Festival 2023 promotes unique cultural, tourism values
The Hanoi Autumn Festival will take place from September 29 to October 1. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Autumn Festival will be held for the first time, aiming to promote the capital city’s destinations and tourism products, and attract travelers to the locality, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Promotion Agency , said at a press conference on September 20. The festival, themed “Come to fall in Love in 2023”, will take place from September 29 to October 1, she said. The Hanoi Culinary Space 2023 entitled "The quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine” will also be held at the Hanoi Children’s Palace from September 29 to October 1. The event is intended to promote the city’s culinary value as a unique tourism product to visitors. VNA … [Read more...] about Hanoi Autumn Festival 2023 promotes unique cultural, tourism values
Vietnam, Australia enhance cooperation in drug combat
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Vien, Director of the Police Department for Drug Related Crime Investigation, speaks at the conference on September 26. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The first Vietnam - Australia conference on cooperation in drug prevention and control took place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on September 26. Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Vien, Director of the Police Department for Drug Related Crime Investigation (C04) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, and Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Lesa Gale co-chaired the event. Vien said Vietnam is facing great pressure from the trafficking of drugs from the Golden Triangle. Besides, amid international integration and globalisation, drug related crimes in other regions in the world have also had certain impacts on Vietnam, making the drug crime situation more complicated. This fact requires closer and more effective coordination among … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Australia enhance cooperation in drug combat