A view of Hue ancient citadel by night (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 2.11 million visitors in the first five months of 2019, including more than 1 million foreigners, up 14.46 percent year-on-year. The Republic of Korea was the largest market of the provincial tourism sector in the period, accounting for 27-29 percent of the total visitors to the province, followed by France, Thailand, the UK, and Germany. Total earnings of the sector in five months reached over 1.93 trillion VND (82.99 million USD). According to the provincial Department of Tourism, the rise in the number of tourists to the locality in the period was due to a number of special cultural and tourism events, including a Hue Traditional Craft Village Festival; a Lang Co Bay festival; and a cultural, sports, and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups along the Vietnam-Laos border, in the central and Central Highlands regions in 2019. The Hue Traditional … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue attracts over 2 million visitors in five months
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Babies for sale: poverty in Vietnam, desperation in China – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments News - March 5, 2019 | 10:13 am GMT+7 An insidious cocktail of abject poverty in Vietnam and desperation for progeny in China turns babies into commodities. Over the past three years, Ky Son District in the central province of Nghe An, one of the most underprivileged mountainous districts in Vietnam, has seen a boom in the business of selling newborns, mainly in Huu Kiem Commune.An initial estimate by local authorities is that 22 pregnant women, mainly belonging to the Kho Mu ethnic minority residents of the commune, have gone to China in order to sell their newborn babies to strangers for VND40 million to VND80 million ($1,720 to $3,450).Unforgettable memoriesSitting in a three-story stilt house, Moong Thi Tho, 26, recalled a journey she went on more than a year ago, returning home with VND40 million, the largest sum of money she’d ever had in her life.In 2017, Tho was pregnant with her third child. When she came to a local clinic for a prenatal … [Read more...] about Babies for sale: poverty in Vietnam, desperation in China – VnExpress International
Brand building in Central Highlands
Bidoup Nui Ba could be integral for the Central Highlands The region is one of six major economic zones in Vietnam, including the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong, covering a natural area of 54,474 square kilometres and accounting for 16.8 per cent of the nation’s natural area. The region is famous for its reserves of mineral resources and industrial cultivation of crops currently accounting for a large proportion of Vietnam’s agricultural exports such as coffee, rubber trees, and pepper. However the tourism sector, another precious resource for the Central Highlands, has not yet been fully tapped into. With diverse terrain from high mountains to large valleys, the region enjoys a cool climate all year round, has many attractive natural landscapes with high biological value, and is also home to 47 ethnic minority groups with unique local cultures. In 2017, provinces in the region attracted around 1.9 million visitors, an increase of 9 … [Read more...] about Brand building in Central Highlands
3,400 runners to compete in Vietnam Mountain Marathon
The Hanoitimes - The organizing board hoped to welcome more than runners from Vietnam and around the world. Some 3,400 runners from 54 countries will compete in the 2018 Vietnam Mountain Marathon, which is organized by Topas Travel and will take place in Sapa, Lao Cai province from September 22 to 23. 3,400 runners to compete in the 2018 Vietnam Mountain Marathon. All runners will race distances ranging from 10 to 100km in Sapa, Lao Cai province. The race will kick off with an expo in Sapa Square on Friday September 21 with live music, talks by experts. The 100km race will begin at 10pm on September 21, with the participants running through the night up some of the highest peaks in Vietnam. On September 22, the runners in the 70km, 42km and 21km contests will join them for a race through spectacular rice terraces and ethnic minority villages. The race finish line is the Topas Ecolodge. In 2017, National Geographic, a US magazine named Topas Ecolodge the number one place … [Read more...] about 3,400 runners to compete in Vietnam Mountain Marathon
Thua Thien Hue provided with EUR25,000 to develop traditional crafts
Victoria Elizabeth Ho from the UK has provided a financial aid package of EUR25,000 for Thua Thien - Hue province to help develop its traditional craft products. Zeng weaving products by Co Tu ethnic minority people in A Luoi district - Photo: baothuathienhue.vn On May 28, Head of the Office of Thua Thien - Hue province's Peoples' Committee, Hoang Ngoc Khanh, said that the province has received the aid and delivered it to the Hue Center for Economic Development and Cultural Preservation (CPED). He noted that the aid will be used to carry out marketing activities and to develop products created by craftspeople and traditional craft villages in the province in addition to maintaining the exhibition of craft products at the CPED's office. Thua Thien - Hue province plans to invest VND144.3 trillion (US$6.35 billion) in developing craft villages by 2020 with a focus on vocational training, developing new crafts, and expanding consumption markets for craft products. The province … [Read more...] about Thua Thien Hue provided with EUR25,000 to develop traditional crafts