Ha Long city is set to construct an artificial beach at Hon Gai. This is part of a project to expand the coastal road Tran Quoc Nghien in the city to six lanes from four lanes. Tran Quoc Nghien Street to be expanded The project, which uses the city budget, is scheduled for completion in May 2020. Hon Gai Beach, which is at the end of the road, is roughly 900 metres long. Sand will be pumped onto the beach construction and after that trees will be grown on the expanded road. The road has already been zoned. By late November last year, the city started widening Bai Tho Bridge which is also located on Tran Quoc Nghien Street. The VND350-billion (USD152 million) project is slated for operation in November this year. The city will also kick off the 18.6 km Ha Long-Cam Pha road in July. Ha Long is a tourist city, but it lacks beaches for visitors. The city has three beaches, but Tuan Chau and Bai Chay are manmade. To enjoy real beaches, tourists visit Co To or Quan Lan Island which … [Read more...] about Public beach to be built in Ha Long
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Rubbish-covered beach in Ha Long crowded on holiday
Many people continue to swim at a rubbish-strewn man-made beach in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City. After heavy rains on Monday, a great amount of litter which was brought from Ha Long Bay has covered Bai Chay man-made beach. Different kinds of rubbish, including plastic bottles, nylon bags, pieces of sponge and branches of tree float on the water. However, thousands of tourists, including children, still played and swam there during the Reunification Day and May Day holiday. Ha Long is a tourist city, but it lacks beaches for visitors. The city has three beaches, but Tuan Chau and Bai Chay are manmade. To enjoy real beaches, tourists need to come to Co To or Quan Lan Island which is some 1.5 hours from Ha Long City by boat. No workers clean the beach Children exicted to play in the water Young peple taking photo on the beach Children swim in the water full of litter … [Read more...] about Rubbish-covered beach in Ha Long crowded on holiday
HCM City to expand its Cần Giờ Beach Tourist Zone
Viet Nam News HCM CITY -- HCM City authorities have unveiled plans to expand the Cần Giờ Beach Tourist Zone by nearly five times to 2,870ha. It will have a 750.6ha functional area with greenery and parks, tourism facilities and space for transport infrastructure and a 2,119.37ha area with space for infrastructure and land for defence purposes. It will straddle Long Hoà Commune and Cần Thạnh township in Cần Giờ District. It will cost over VNĐ217 trillion (over US$9 billion). In documents sent to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the developer, Cần Giờ Urban and Tourism JSC, said construction would take 11 years. It said there would be no residential areas in the 2,870ha zone but would affect 767 households making a living farming oysters in Long Hoà Commune and Cần Thạnh town and 232 fishing boats. The developer has reached agreement for compensation with the oyster farmers. Cần … [Read more...] about HCM City to expand its Cần Giờ Beach Tourist Zone
Floods fail to dampen tourist spirit
Last week’s heavy rains seriously flooded many areas in and around the cities of Danang and Hoi An. Some visitors attempted to create positives from the situation, and gained interesting experiences while the local authorities and business leaders work to ensure customers are safe during the horrible conditions caused by climate change and rising sea levels. Ngoc Thanh reports. Poor weather can actually enhance the travel experience for some, pushing them towards activities they would not usually spare time for At My Khe, Son Tra, and Danang beaches tourists kept playing in the rain freely, and some even enjoyed the large waves by going surfing. “I still feel satisfied with the fresh and airy atmosphere despite the bad weather and the heavy rain falling all day and night,” said Thai Nguyen, a tourist from Hanoi. Le Hai, a hotel security guard on Vo Nguyen Giap street, shared that the bad downpours and choppy waters could not prevent tourists from swimming … [Read more...] about Floods fail to dampen tourist spirit
Ca Mau Cape to become national tourist site
(VEN) - The prime minister recently approved a master plan to develop Ca Mau Cape, the southernmost point of Vietnam, as a national tourist site by 2030. Ca Mau Cape in Ca Mau Province is one of five national tourist sites slated for development in the Mekong Delta. It is the delta’s second approved national tourist site after the Nui Sam Tourist Site in An Giang Province. Government policy requires that tourism development go hand in hand with protecting the ecosystem and natural resources, improve people’s lives and build up the Vietnam tourism brand. The site will be centered in the villages of Mui, Kinh Dao Tay, Kinh Dao Dong, Rach Tau Dong, Rach Tho, Khai Long and at Dat Mui Commune of Ngoc Hien District, covering a total area of about 2,100ha. This will be the core zone with a focus on the development of services and entertainment centers, plus ecological resorts in the mangrove forest. It includes the Ca Mau Cape cultural and tourist park, sea-and mangrove forest … [Read more...] about Ca Mau Cape to become national tourist site