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A fruit festival will kick off in Ninh Son District in Ninh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam for the first time on June 16 in an attempt to woo local and international tourists. The two-day fruit fest will be held along a section of Anh Dung Street in Tay Son Town by the Ninh Son District administration in collaboration with Charm Group. As part of a series of unique and attractive sport, cultural and tourism activities in the province to respond to UNESCO’s recognition of the pottery art of Vietnam’s Cham ethnic group as intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection, the fest is expected to delight visitors with a variety of local fruits. A ceremony to receive the UNESCO certificate and the Ninh Thuan Grape – Wine Festival 2023 will be organized between June 13 and 18. To introduce the fruit-growing hub in Ninh Thuan Province, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper will team up with the Ninh Son District People’s Committee to hold a seminar themed “Ninh Son – Land for … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan ready to welcome tourists to first fruit festival

Many households and cooperatives in Ninh Thuan have invested in technologies to raise productivity and boost agro-ecotourism. (Photo: VNA) Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The south-central province of Ninh Thuan has supported production facilities and cooperatives in applying science and technology to production, aiming to create breakthroughs in productivity and quality, and promote sustainable agriculture. Many local households and cooperatives have invested in technologies to raise productivity and boost agro-ecotourism . The Thai An General Agriculture Service Cooperative in Vinh Hai commune, Ninh Hai district, for example, has produced high-quality seedless grape thanks to high-tech application , with each hectare creating up to 600 million VND (25,545 USD) per crop. Its orchards have also lured crowds of tourists who buy fresh grape and its processed products right in the gardens, said director of the cooperative Nguyen Khac Phong. The provincial Department of … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuan turning high-tech agriculture into economic spearhead

The tourism week this year featured activities such as the “Golden Season of Tam Coc - Trang An” tour, introducing the beauty of ripened rice fields, and another showing tourists cultural items in the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex relating to the Tran Dynasty. Some 173,000 people visited Ninh Binh during the tourism week, or more than double the number last year and including 30,000 foreigners. Ninh Binh ’s tourism sector hopes that such events will give visitors, especially foreigners, a more detailed look at the nature, culture, and people of the province. Ninh Binh is working to make Tam Coc - Trang An a “golden destination” during all four seasons in the eyes of tourists. The province has set a target of attracting 5.35 million visitors this year./. VNA … [Read more...] about Ninh Binh offers attractive tourism product

The fair at AEON Ha Dong will last until June 11 and is part of a number of trade, investment, and tourism promotion activities held by the Hanoi Centre for Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion (HPA) in 2023. The opening ceremony of Hanoi Agriculture Fair 2023 on June 8 Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Anh Duong, director of the HPA said, “2023 is a very meaningful year, marking the important milestone of the 50 th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (1973-2023). I believe that the Fair in 2023, and those in the following years, will continue to make an important contribution to intensifying the cooperation relationship between Hanoi and AEON in particular and between Vietnam and Japan in general.” The event features about 70 booths and the participation of around 60 organisations and businesses from 20 provinces and cities. The key displays highlight over 1000 agricultural and processed products such as cordyceps, … [Read more...] about Hanoi Agriculture Fair 2023 opens at AEON Ha Dong

The bus system in central Da Nang City was suspended as drivers and driving assistants were going on a strike on Thursday to demand their unpaid salaries for four months. Up to 103 out of the 120 employees of Quang An 1 JSC, which operates public bus services in the city, were on strike. Nguyen Van Dung, a bus driver of the company, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that they have yet to receive their salaries since February this year, so their life is full of hardships. “We have worked hard and seriously to contribute to serving local residents’ travel demand. “However, Quang An 1 JSC fails to fulfill its responsibility to employees. It pays neither our salaries for a long time nor social as well as health insurance premiums,” Dung added. Buses in Da Nang City are left idle as drivers and driving assistants go on a strike. Photo : Truong Trung / Tuoi Tre Many other drivers agreed that the company often fails to pay employees’ salaries as scheduled. Once … [Read more...] about Staff strike paralyses bus services in Da Nang

Trang An scenic landscape complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh. After three years of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam's tourism industry is accelerating its recovery. — VNA/VNS Photo Experts forecast a positive outlook for travel stocks after two years of being battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Vietnamese tourism businesses still have to face many difficulties and challenges. Positive first quarter After three years of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam's tourism industry is accelerating its recovery. According to the General Statistics Office, in the first five months of this year, the number of international visitors to Viet Nam was estimated at nearly 4.6 million, 12.6 times higher than the same period last year. Of the total of nearly 4.6 million international visitors to Viet Nam in the past five months, visitors coming by air accounted for 88 per cent; by road accounted for 10.9 per cent; by sea 1.1 per cent. With the … [Read more...] about Travel companies see positive outlook but challenges lie ahead

A Korean student joins an exchange with Vietnamese school students in a Korean business-funded Corporate Society Responsibility programme in central Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of Doosan Vina Although accounting for a 10 per cent share of total South Korean investment capital in Viet Nam, the Korean business community has been positively promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes to contribute to socio-economic development in central Viet Nam over the past decades. The Consul General of South Korea in Da Nang, Kang Boo Sung, spoke at the CSR Forum among South Korean businesses operating in the central region, emphasising the satisfaction among 250 enterprises working in the region over the past years. More new Korean investors are turning their attention to this destination. "South Korea is seen as the largest investor in Viet Nam with an accumulated US$81 billion since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1992, and an amount of $4.88 billion in newly … [Read more...] about South Korean investors share social support in central Viet Nam

Many students are confident and comfortable when taking part in high school exams on the first day, though the entrance exam in Hanoi is a fierce competition. More than 116,000 ninth graders in Hanoi take three tests in their high school entrance exams for the 2023-2024 school year on June 10 and 11. The Hanoi Education Department has prepared nearly 5,000 examination rooms in 201 venues while mobilizing some 20,000 officials, teachers, and staff to supervise the exams. The municipal People's Committee has asked those in charge of all 201 examination venues to ensure the availability of disinfectants, provide guidance to students, and maintain contact with parents on exam days. Students will be tested in mathematics, literature, and foreign language, with a choice of either English, French, German, Japanese, or South Korean. The math and literature tests are written in 120 minutes, while the foreign language test is a combination of multiple choice and writing in 60 … [Read more...] about Students in Hanoi sit for the 10th grade entrance exam

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on Thursday to mark the 50th establishment anniversary of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and the 35th anniversary of the joint operation to search for U.S. soldiers who were reported missing in action (MIA) during the Vietnam War. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said VNOSMP has been fulfilling its assigned political missions, contributing to the healing of the wounds of war as well as to the normalization and promotion of the Vietnam - U.S. relations over the past decades. With the relentless efforts of the two sides, the Vietnam - U.S. MIA cooperation will continue to achieve positive outcomes and fulfill its humanitarian mission, helping to lift the Vietnam - U.S. comprehensive partnership to a new height, Ngoc stated. Vietnam established the VNOSMP in March 1973, not long after the signing of the Paris Agreement, with the goal of searching for Americans missing during the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons celebrates 50th founding anniversary

Several hydropower plants in the northern region have suspended generating electricity due to the shortage of water amid massive power outages. The water level at the Thac Ba Reservoir has gone below the dead level Seven large dams in the north including Son La, Lai Chau, Huoi Quang, Thac Ba, Tuyen Quang, Ban Ve and Hua Na had reached dead storage levels, forcing them to suspend generating power. Only Hoa Binh hydropower dam has water and could maintain power generation until June 13, said Tran Viet Hoa, director of the Electricity Regulatory Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. “The electricity supply situation in the north is facing major challenges because hydroelectricity accounts 43.6 percent of output,” he said at a meeting on Wednesday. As of Tuesday, available capacity of hydroelectricity reached 3,110 MW, only 23.70 percent of installed capacity. The total available capacity of the northern power network is 17,500-17,900 MW, or just … [Read more...] about Hydropower plants stop electricity generation due to lack of water