Ha long bay history

A Vietjet flight attendant. — Photo courtesy of the airline Vietjet has opened sales on the direct route connecting Can Tho City and Van Don in Quang Ninh Province, contributing to promoting trade, economy and tourism between two provinces and two key economic regions. The new route will officially serve people and tourists from April 25, 2023 with three return flights every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Vietjet said in a statement. Can Tho is the centre of the Mekong Delta, the gateway to the rich Southwest region with many typical cultural and economic features, while Quang Ninh is also the leading development province in the Northeast economic region and has the world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay, according to the airline. With Vietjet’s tickets priced from only zero dong, people and tourists can easily and comfortably start discovering the West and the world-famous Ha Long Bay, it said. Especially, from now until May 5, 2023, Vietjet offers a promotion of 50 per … [Read more...] about Vietjet opens Can Tho-Van Don route

On March 29, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision No.318/QD-TTg approving Khanh Hoa's master planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. Accordingly, by 2030, the south central coastal province will fall directly under the central government as an international sea tourism and service centre, serving as the growth pole in the central coastal region, the Central Highlands, and the whole country in terms of the marine economy, high-tech industry, sci-tech, innovation, human resource training, and high-quality healthcare services. The province’s GRDP growth rate for the 2021-2030 period is set to average 8.3 per cent per year. Having been named as one of the leading coastal cities with the most liveable environment in Asia, Khanh Hoa aims to become a major marine hub for the country and a smart, environmentally friendly city that is on par with its regional peers in Asia. Khanh Hoa’s master planning for this period identifies four pillars for … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa aims to become leading liveable coastal city in Asia

Core5 Vietnam breaks ground on its second world-class industrial project in Quang Ninh Indochina Kajima, a joint venture between Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation (Japan), held the ground-breaking ceremony for the Core5 project in DEEP C Quang Ninh 2 in the Quang Yen Coastal Economic Zone on March 29. Given its prime and strategic location, Core5 Quang Ninh offers convenient accessibility to its tenants. The site is only a two-hour drive to the Mong Cai International Border with China, 14km to the Lach Huyen International Deepwater Port, 20km to Cat Bi International Airport, and has direct accessibility to Hanoi via the Haiphong motorway. The project provides ready-built factories for lease with a terraced design and workshop and warehouse areas ranging from around 2,800sq.m up to 18,200sq.m. Each unit will be equipped with the Core5 Vietnam signature curved curtain-wall office, necessary utilities, a firefighting and protection system in the factory area, dry … [Read more...] about Core5 Vietnam breaks ground on second industrial project in Quang Ninh

Speaking at the meeting, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Bao, Director of the Political Academy, noted that in 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, the school has well performed their assigned tasks in the fields of scientific research, military history, application of information technology, and building of e-government and digital transformation in the Ministry of National Defense (MND)’s e-government development plan towards a digital government in 2022 and 2023, in line with the unit’s situation. Reportedly, the scientific research and the application of information technology, as well as e-government building and digital transformation at the academy have been comprehensively, synchronously and effectively implemented. Meanwhile, its troops’ awareness of the importance of the tasks has also been raised considerably, so as to promote digital transformation in the following years. Regarding the military history research, in 2022, the academy was honored with the State-level Science … [Read more...] about Defense leader inspects digital transformation at Political Academy

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIT) and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have organized a ceremony to launch a set of postage stamps to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967-2017). Addressing the launching ceremony, Deputy Minister of  MoIT Nguyen Minh Hong highlighted the achievements that ASEAN has gained over the past a half century to become a strong and united community with rules-based operation and comprehensive and extensive connectivity across the fields, contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region. The launching ceremony To increase cooperation in the field of postage stamps as well as promoting stamp collections, contributing to enhance public awareness of culture, history and life-style of the ASEAN community, the ASEAN member countries agreed to issue a common stamp every two years from … [Read more...] about Postage stamp on ASEAN’s 50th founding anniversary launched in Hanoi

Representatives of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) and the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) at the signing ceremony. — Photo courtesy of Vietcombank The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) and the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) signed a contract to finance a capital of US$300 million to support renewable energy projects in Ha Noi on Wednesday. After successfully implementing a $200 million credit package signed in June 2019, that JBIC and major Japanese banks continue to provide a second loan worth $300 million to Vietcombank further affirms the bank's prestige to international financial institutions; at the same time, affirming the close co-operation relationship between JBIC and Vietcombank in contributing to sustainable economic development, promoting regional integration and environmental protection in Viet Nam. Speaking at the ceremony, Nguyen Thanh Tung, … [Read more...] about Vietcombank and JBIC sign $300 million credit contract to finance renewable energy projects

Hanoi is calling on agencies, units, businesses, religious organizations, and individuals to contribute to the Fund for Vietnam’s Sea and Islands of the city in 2023. The Hanoi Fund for Vietnam's Sea and Islands received approximately VND30.8 billion (US$1.3 million) from 34 Hanoi agencies this year. The launching ceremony of the event is held with the attendance of Hanoi's leaders. Photos: The Hanoi Times The figures were revealed on March 30 by the Hanoi Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the launch of this year's donation drive to raise money for the Fund. The Fund seeks to assist officers, soldiers, and island residents nationwide. People and public employees in Dong Da and Hoang Mai districts gave VND2 billion ($28,217) each, those in Long Bien and Cau Giay districts contributed VND1.8 billion ($76,615) each, and in Hai Ba Trung District, VND1.4 billion ($59,589) were raised. Nguyen Lan Huong, Chairwoman of the Hanoi Committee … [Read more...] about Hanoi raised US$1.3 million for Sea and Islands Fund

The government of Vietnam has given the green light to the development of Tam Anh University in Long An Province, which borders Ho Chi Minh City, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Wednesday. The Ministry of Education and Training was told to team up with relevant agencies to appraise a plan to develop the university as per prevailing regulations and report to the government for consideration. Tam Anh University, whose investor is Tam Anh General Hospital JSC, is slated to get off the ground in 2024, requiring an estimated VND2 trillion (US$85 million) in investment. The university will offer a range of courses across various disciplines, with a focus on medicine and healthcare. Tam Anh General Hospital JSC’s current partnership with many major global pharmaceutical firms is expected to pave the way for the university to facilitate international cooperation in training and scientific research. The university is expected to contribute to … [Read more...] about Gov’t approves establishment of $85mn new university in Ho Chi Minh City neighbor

He portrays street vendors selling the humble but ubiquitous baguette that can be found at every street corner in large-sized works even as the country’s first banh mi festival begins on March 30 at the Youth Cultural House in HCMC’s District 1. The festival, which has 120 pavilions set up by restaurants, bakeries and domestic and foreign suppliers, is organized by the Vietnam Tourism Association and the HCMC Department of Tourism. Along with the traditional banh mi, other types of breads such as banh mi que (breadsticks) and French baguettes are also showcased. Free loaves of banh mi being delivered to the poor during the Covid social distancing campaign in 2021. A man delivers free banh mi to people during the pandemic as tens of thousands of people lost their jobs and had their incomes reduced due to lockdowns. Many stories have become sad memories for the artist. One rainy … [Read more...] about Artist’s paintings honor the humble banh mi

With a CPI increase of 3.4% in 2022, Hanoi stays the most expensive place in Vietnam. The capital city of Hanoi had the highest living expense among Vietnam's 63 provinces and cities, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) on March 29. Food shopping at a local store in Hanoi. Photo: The Hanoi Times Hanoi scored 100 on the Spatial Cost of Living Index 2022 (SCOLI 2022). The Hanoi Statistics Office stated in late December 2022 that the capital city's Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.15% month on month but increased by 2.83% year on year. The figure raised Hanoi's CPI by 3.4% year on year in 2022, falling short of the city's 4% goal. Hanoi was also one of the eight provinces and cities where living expenses remained unchanged from the previous year. The capital city was followed by Quang Ninh Province, HCM City, Danang, the central coastal metropolis, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. The four municipalities received 99.89, 96.20, 95.89, and … [Read more...] about Hanoi topped the list of the highest expense of living in Vietnam