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Da Nang authorities announced on Sunday that the Han River Bridge will be closed to all types of vehicles at night for 15 days to complete routine maintenance. People are advised to make detours via the Thuan Phuoc and Dragon Bridges to travel between Hai Chau and Son Tra Districts during the closures, which will take place between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am every day, except Fridays through Sundays. The municipal Department of Transport joined forces with the city’s Management Board of Transport Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance Projects to ensure traffic safety during the 15-day suspension. Inaugurated in 2000, the Han River Bridge is the first cable-stayed swing bridge in Vietnam and an iconic structure in Da Nang. The bridge is 487.7 meters long and 12.9 meters wide, including 11 spans connecting two central roads between Hai Chau and Son Tra Districts. It was built at a cost of more than VND100 billion (US$4.27 million) from many sources, including huge … [Read more...] about Temporary vehicle ban on Han River Bridge in Da Nang for maintenance

An apartment building on Da Nang Street in Van My Ward of Ngo Quyen District comprises 1,288 apartments housing more than 4,200 people. Built between 1975 and 1980, the building has been seriously downgraded. Every time there is a storm, local authorities must evacuate residents. Hai Phong has 178 apartment buildings, hosting 7,000 households, that are in so poor conditions that they need to be demolished. The city's Department of Planning and Investment earlier this month invited bidding into 10 new apartment blocks that are expected to accomodate nearly 4,500 households from the dilapidated buildings. The walls of one building have grown mossy and peeled. Of the 10 buildings, each rising five stories, some blocks have been classified as dangerous, which means residents must be moved out. An iron pillar is put in place to support the balcony roof of an apartment on the fourth floor. … [Read more...] about Apartment buildings near collapse in northern Vietnam city

The network, founded in 2004, aims to enhance cooperation among cities internationally recognised, with creativity considered a strategic factor of sustainable development. Its membership has reached 246 at present. In 2019, the capital city of Hanoi became a member of the network in the field of design. According to Ton Thien San, Chairman of the Da Lat People’s Committee, for the membership, the city has evaluated its current conditions, potential, strength and advantages in the seven sectors of craft-folk arts, media arts, cinema, design, gastronomy, culture, and music. Finally, music has been chosen as a field with outstanding potential and a highlight of cultural and artistic creation, forming a strong driving force for the city’s sustainable socio-economic development. The date for the submission of the dossier is April 2023, part of the activities marking the city’s 130th founding anniversary (1893-2023). Located on Lam Vien Plateau at an altitude of 1,500m above sea … [Read more...] about Da Lat to build dossier for becoming UNESCO creative city of music

Two Vietnamese scuba instructors based in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province are well known among international tourists coming to Vietnam to take up diving lessons. They emphasize protecting marine life during their training sessions. Nguyen Van Loc and Nguyen Tan Thanh are members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). With certificates of diving competence, they are qualified to provide PADI-accredited diving courses. Twenty years ago, Loc had a life-changing experience diving with a foreign visitor in Hon Mun Marine Reserve, Khanh Hoa Province. The coach spotted an unsuspecting squid, which he grabbed and later cooked it. To this his foreign student objected, saying that the payment he made was for him to witness wildlife, not the barbaric habits of his coach. “If you catch and cook it, you get one meal for yourself. But if you take care of it, you are to be commended to my fellows back home,” said the student. “When more tourists come here for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scuba instructors popular with international students

Specifically, Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) will provide millions of seats on their domestic and international flights in the period from January 6 to February 5 of 2023 (from the 15th day of the last lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month of 2023). The carriers will increase the frequency of domestic flights on airline routes connecting the capital city of Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Quy Nhon, Quang Nam, Pleiku, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and so on to satisfy traveling needs of passengers. Regarding international flight routes, the airlines will focus on increasing flights from Vietnam to Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, South Korea and Australia. According to Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier will double its flights to many countries over ordinary days as many countries are increasingly loosening entry procedures. On this occasion, the airlines offered … [Read more...] about Airlines start opening ticket sales for upcoming Tet holiday

The capital city's cultural industry will become a major economic sector. The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan on Developing the Cultural Industry in the capital city for the period of 2021-2025, with an orientation to 2030 and a vision to 2045, in which, the industry would contribute around 5% of the city's GRDP. The plan defines specific responsibilities and mechanism for closer cooperation among departments, agencies, people's committees of districts and relevant units to fulfill the target. Dragon dance on Hanoi street. Photo: The Hanoi Times Hanoi aims that by 2025, the capital city's cultural industry will become an important economic sector, creating a new driving force for economic, cultural and social development; honoring and developing the brand "City for Peace" or "Creative City". Therefore, Hanoi will focus on developing a number of sectors that have advantages and potentials, including cultural tourism, handicrafts, performing … [Read more...] about Cultural industry to contribute 5% of Hanoi’s GRDP by 2025

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi last weekend shared a video on its Facebook page, showing the U.S. ambassador and food blogger Thuyen Vo trying the broken rice dish with grilled pork, bi (shredded pork skin) and cha (Vietnamese meatloaf with steamed pork, egg and other ingredients inside) at Moc's Restaurant in District 1. After trying the rice and the bi and the cha in his plate, using a pair of chopsticks, Knapper said in Vietnamese: "Rat la ngon!" ("Very delicious!") He said later in an embassy's statement: "It was great to have real com tam right here in Ho Chi Minh City with food blogger Thuyen Vo. She introduced me to one of her favorite com tam restaurants and told me how they make it. I hope to find some good com tam restaurants back home in Hanoi too." Com tam , usually garnished with pickled vegetables like daikon radish and carrot, is a popular breakfast in HCMC and southern provinces. The broken rice dish was also featured in a Netflix documentary series … [Read more...] about US envoy tastes Saigon’s broken rice

The group has prepared pilots, flight attendants, aircraft as well as personnel and equipment as early as possible to ensure the best quality of service for passengers during the peak time of Tet holiday. Vietnam Airlines Group, including National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), is preparing to cater to millions of passengers from January 6 to February 5, 2023 in anticipation of increasing travel demands during peak season of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. The group will increase the frequency of domestic flights between major cities of Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City with cities and provinces across the country such as Haiphong, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Quy Nhon, Quang Nam, Pleiku, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, among others. The airlines have prepared pilots, flight attendants, aircraft as well as personnel and equipment as early as possible to ensure the best quality of service for passengers. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines Group to increase service in upcoming Tet

Foreign experts learn from Vietnam’s biphasic in vitro maturation technology. (Photo: VOV) The Australian delegation was headed by Prof. William Ledger, head of the Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the School of Women's & Children's Health and head of the Fertility and Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. The doctors and experts are scheduled to conduct the first cases of CAPA-IVM, in which Vietnam is taking the lead worldwide, in Australia in September. The Vietnamese research group, led by Associate Prof. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan from HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Ho Manh Tuong, General Secretary of the HCM City Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Association (HOSREM) and head of the HOPE Research Centre at My Duc Hospital, has 12 articles on IVM, especially CAPA-IVM, published internationally. IVM is a technique to obtain oocytes that are developed in vitro prior to fertilisation with sperm in a laboratory with an … [Read more...] about Foreign experts learn from Vietnam’s biphasic in vitro maturation technology

Functional forces in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Sunday inspected several tourist bungalows built without permission in Ham Ninh Commune of Phu Quoc Island City, where tourism is booming. The inspection came following Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s report on the illegal constructions that have become commonplace in the popular resort island off southern Vietnam. The illicitly-built tourist bungalows encroached on the Phu Quoc marine protected areas. They were constructed on concrete pillars firmly planted into the ground below the water and connected to the shore via a wooden boardwalk. Local authorities have granted construction certificates to none of these tourist bungalows, some of the owners of the structures admitted. The Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and related agencies have pledged to thoroughly handle these violations in accordance with the law and ensure the violators will return the seabed of the affected marine … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc probes illegal constructions in protected maritime areas