The 7th international festival of Vietnamese traditional martial arts is scheduled to be held in Quy Nhon City in the southern central province of Binh Dinh in August. The event on August 7-11 is expected to see the participation of 200 instructors and practitioners from 16 delegations of 14 countries along with 800 members from local delegations. The performance of Binh Dinh martial arts The opening ceremony of the festival will be held at 8 pm on August 8 at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square, and broadcast live on VTV8. According to Ta Xuan Chanh, deputy head of the programme’s organising board and director of Binh Dinh Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, performances will feature the development of Vietnamese traditional martial arts which have been widely known across the world. Unlike the previous festival, besides exchange activities among the teams, there will a competition. In 2012, Binh Dinh traditional martial arts were recognised as national … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh to hold int’l traditional martial arts festival
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Traditional martial arts contribute to Vietnam-Algeria ties
Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru (second from left) poses for a group photo with leaders of the Son Long Quyen Thuat league of Algeria (Photo: VNA) Algiers (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria on July 3 held a gathering to honour a team of Algerian athletes for their outstanding performance at the world tournament of the Vietnamese traditional martial arts Son Long Quyen Thuat held recently in France. The martial artists from the Son Long Quyen Thuat league of Algeria recently came third at the world event in Marseille, France, with nine gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals. At the event, President of the league Ait Medjber Rabie thanked the Vietnamese embassy for supporting the Algerian sport team to participate in the tournament, as well as promoting the Vietnamese traditional martial art in Algeria. On the occasion, he informed the embassy that four more forms of Vietnamese traditional martial arts were added to activities of the Son Long … [Read more...] about Traditional martial arts contribute to Vietnam-Algeria ties
Binh Dinh ready for tourism season peak of 2019
The sea off the coast of Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) – Binh Dinh province is preparing for the peak tourism season this year with various activities to lure visitors, stated Ho Quoc Dung, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee. Dung said that in the first quarter of 2019, the south central province welcomed 1.14 million visitors, up 16.1 percent over the same period in 2018, including 96,000 foreigners. Total earnings of the sector in the period reached 981.7 billion VND, up 20.6 percent year on year, he noted. This year, the locality will hold the seventh Vietnam Vovinam Festival 2019 from August 8-11, which is expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors. A marathon held by online newspaper VnExpress will take place in June, while a national boxing championship will be held in September. Noting that the capacity of tourism sector of the province has yet to match visitors’ demand, Dung said the province has designed … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh ready for tourism season peak of 2019
Binh Dinh works to make it more popular among tourists
The sea off the coast of Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) – The central province of Binh Dinh welcomed more than 4 million tourists in 2018, up 10.6 percent from last year, and it is still making efforts to become a destination of more holiday makers in the time ahead. Among visitors to Binh Dinh, there were over 286,400 foreigners and 3.8 million domestic holiday makers, respectively rising by 8.3 percent and 10.8 percent. The province recorded a surge of almost 55 percent in tourism revenue to reach 3.3 trillion VND (142.1 million USD), according to Director of the provincial Tourism Department Nguyen Van Dung. He attributed the tourist number increase partly to the improved infrastructure and services at accommodation facilities. Additionally, many two- or three-star hotels and resorts have been put into operation this year. Binh Dinh is stepping up attracting investment in tourism infrastructure, the official said, noting that provincial … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh works to make it more popular among tourists
Binh Dinh tourism looks towards sustainable development
Awakening potential, promoting advantages Binh Dinh possesses many pristine islands, such as Hon Kho, Eo Gio and Cu Lao Xanh, diverse cultural and historical resources with 13 valuable Cham towers, famous art forms such as bai choi singing (a form of folk singing popular in central Vietnam) and tuong (classical dramas), as well as the Tay Son festival, Binh Dinh martial arts, traditional Cau Ngu (fish worshipping) Festivals, and traditional craft villages, with many delicious specialties and friendly people. These are the advantages for tourism development that the province has exploited and promoted effectively. Vo Ngoc Trien is a young man of 20 years old. Unlike most of his friends, after he graduated from high school, he participated in the tourist sector. The family has restaurants, tramcars and canoes, so he studied and was granted a driver's license. Recently, he has been participating in a tour guide class in Da Nang. Many families in Nhon Ly are also directing their children … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh tourism looks towards sustainable development