Ho chi minh mekong delta tour

Sa Dec village gate (Photo: Ngoc Anh) Founded in the early 20th century, Sa Dec initially had a only few households to plant flowers for traditional Lunar New Year or Tet decorations. The number of households engaging in horticulture  gradually increased after the locals realized the terrain was suitable for growing flowers. Flower trade slowly took shape. Today,  the village is home to about 3,000 households, most of them  earning a living primarily by growing flowers and ornamental trees for sale. The flower cultivation area in Sa Dec is about 500 hectares, numbering hundreds of species. Cao Van Hai, the owner of the Hai Cao flower garden  Sa Dec village, said, “Ornamental plants are cultivated all year-round to supply the whole country and for export to Cambodia, Laos, China, and Taiwan (China). During Tet holidays, different kinds of flowers are grown to ornament festivals and flower streets. My family has 8,000 m2 of land for cultivation. … [Read more...] about Sa Dec village, flower capital of the Mekong Delta

Sa Dec flower village Dong Thap province has two large towns – Cao Lanh and Sa Dec. The Tien and  Hau river and connecting canals enable river transport from Dong Thap to Ho Chi Minh City, adjacent provinces, and Cambodia. Dong Thap has been called the “land of pink lotus”. There are vast lotus ponds in My Hoa commune, about 40 km from Cao Lanh, where visitors can enjoy the cool atmosphere of the lotus ponds while tasting special dishes made from lotus flowers and seeds, such as lotus sweet soup, lotus steamed sticky rice, and grilled fish wrapped in lotus leaves. A complex in Dong Thap honoring Nguyen Sinh Sac – the father of President Ho Chi Minh – was recognized as a national relic site. Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site Tour guide Huynh Nhu said, “When the complex was inaugurated in 1977, it consisted of a tomb and an octagonal exhibition house. A stilt house dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh was built in 1990. The complex was … [Read more...] about Famous sites in Dong Thap province

Read what is in the news today. Society -- Local authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has approved a plan to install 114 more cameras to the current 6,100 and add three operations management centers, with a total investment of nearly VND200 billion (US$8.6 million) mainly allocated from the state budget in 2019-2023. -- Two young men in the southern province of Dong Nai were killed as they rode a motorbike against traffic into the Tam Hiep Tunnel located in Bien Hoa, the province’s capital city, and had a head-on collision with a passenger bus on Friday night. -- The Vietnam Environmental Incident Response Center on Friday installed 21 filters on the Da (Black) River canal that flows into tanks of a local water treatment plant serving a million people living in Hanoi in an attempt to deal with an oil spill happening in the river on Tuesday last week. -- Police in the central city of Da Nang said on Friday they have successfully arrested a … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – October 19

Rice export volume up but value falls The ministry said the total rice export volume and value in the first nine months of this year reached 5.2 million tonnes and $2.24 billion, respectively. The figures represented a rise of 5.9 per cent in volume and a drop of 9.8 per cent in value compared to the same period in 2018. Of which, Viet Nam shipped abroad 586,000 tonnes of rice in September for $251 million. The Philippines was the top market for Vietnamese rice in the first eight months of this year, consuming 1.76 million tonnes worth $720 million, 2.9 times higher in volume and 2.6 times in value over the same period last year. Strong growth was also seen in other markets, including Australia (75 per cent), Ivory Coast (nearly 35 per cent) and Hong Kong (nearly 35 per cent). The average rice price in the first eight months fell 13.8 per cent year on year to $435 per tonne. White rice led the way in the period, accounting for 47 per cent of total revenue, followed by Jasmine rice … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 14

Promoting cultural heritage values while developing tourism Thai Nguyen province is home to 17 intangible culture heritages. Local authorities and ethnic minority groups are exerting efforts to promote heritage values in combination with tourism development. The San Chay people of Phú Lương district traditionally celebrate Spring with the Tắc Xình dance. In 2018, the Tac Xinh dance was recognized as national Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourisms. To uphold the cultural values of the heritage, Thai Nguyen’s provincial culture and tourism sector have taken measures to introduce the dance to visitors through festivals, turning it into an attractive tourism product. Currently in Thai Nguyen province, there are more than 800 historical and scenic sites, along with 17 intangible cultural heritage elements at a national level. Many of which have become tourist attraction, contributing to promoting their values such as the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 14