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Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco) will run extra passenger trains on the Hanoi – Lao Cai route, starting from September, to meet the rising travel demand to the resort town of Sa Pa. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco) has said that it will run extra passenger trains on the Hanoi – Lao Cai route, starting from September, to meet the rising travel demand to the resort town of Sa Pa. There are currently only passenger trains running at weekends. From September 5, services from Hanoi to Lao Cai will be available on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Trains will depart from Hanoi Railway Station at 10pm and arrive at Lao Cai Railway Station at 5:55am. From Lao Cai to Hanoi, services will be available on Wednesdays and Sundays, starting from September 7. Trains will leave Lao Cai at 9:30pm and drop off passengers at Hanoi Station at 5:25am. Fares range from 330,000 to 350,000 VND (14.11 – 14.96 USD) per person per trip. Haraco has also … [Read more...] about More trains to be added on Hanoi – Lao Cai rail route

Jointly hosted by the Indian Embassy in Vietnam, the provincial People’s Committee, the Indian tourist office in Singapore, the Travel Agents Association of India, and the Lao Cai Tourism Association, the event offered a venue for tour operators of Lao Cai and India to discuss and exchange information, thus boosting tourism cooperation as well as setting up partnerships. Addressing the event, Mini Kumam, Chargé d'Affaires of the Indian Embassy, said post-COVID-19 tourism recovery is becoming an important goal for both countries as tourism has been identified as one of the key industries that are needed to be promoted. The aviation system restored after the pandemic has contributed to increasing the efficiency of various commitments between the two countries, including tourism, she said. She highlighted the potential for the two sides to expand cooperation in tourism, saying that tour operators from both nations are looking for new opportunities to offer attractive tours to … [Read more...] about Workshop promotes Lao Cai – India tourism cooperation

A scene in the MV Joseph Kwon is known as a multi-talented artist. He works as a musician, composer, singer, and producer in Korea and the K-pop market. He is known as one of the music therapists of the Well Hospital Voice Center and SBS Choir Radio Conductor. Joseph Kwon said that his love for Vietnam is very natural. Since childhood, he has loved and always learned about Vietnam; subsequently, he takes every opportunity to come to Vietnam to live and work. His Vietnamese friends called him Joseph Quyen. Joseph Quyen has lived in Vietnam for more than three years and learned a lot about Vietnamese life and people. During the outbreaks of the Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam, he spent a lot of time composing and performing songs praising the friendship between Vietnam and Korea, and songs about love for Vietnam and Vietnamese food. A scene in the MV Joseph Kwon said that MV Waiting for you, 5000 years - I'm still waiting for you 5000 years was made from May 17 to July 12, … [Read more...] about Korean singer travels to 19 provinces, cities in Vietnam to make music videos

Officers in Lao Cai that borders China on Tuesday caught two people on a motorbike following suspicious behavior, Vietnam News Agency reported. Nguyen Hoang Minh Duc, 19, and passenger Cao Hoang Vu, 18, both locals, said they had joined four other men late Monday night to collect two Chinese men near the border in Bat Xat District. The other four were found to be Hoang Ba Duoc, 19, Tran Nguyen Hung, 22, Ly Van Mong, 35, and Do Van Tiep, 34, police announced Wednesday. Using car tires, some had swam across the Red River, transporting two Chinese individuals into Vietnam during the first hours of Tuesday. The two Chinese are Duan Xi Pi, 22, from Xiamen in Fujian Province and Zhu Lin, 33, from Jiangsu Province. The six Vietnamese had planned to drop the two Chinese with another contact en route to Hanoi when they were caught at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The case is under investigation. For "organizing illegal entry into Vietnam" one could face jail terms ranging from one … [Read more...] about 6 arrested for smuggling Chinese into Vietnam

Multiple streets and houses in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam were severely inundated following a heavy downpour on Thursday evening. The provincial steering committee for natural disaster prevention and rescue told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Friday that local authorities were dealing with the aftermath of the rain and calculating the total damage it had done. The downpour that lasted for over an hour started battering Lao Cai City, which is the provincial capital, and several districts in Lao Cai Province at around 8:00 pm on Thursday. A tree is uprooted during the downpour in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam, August 4, 2022. Photo: L.Cai / Tuoi Tre Many streets including Tran Phu, Tran Hung Dao, Le Thanh, Nhac Son, An Duong Vuong, and Pho Moi were submerged by rainwater, while numerous cars and motorbikes broke down as well. Uprooted trees were recorded on Ham Nghi Street and at Goc Mit Market and Thang Binh Park. Flooding in local neighborhoods occurred … [Read more...] about Torrential rain sinks streets, houses in northern Vietnamese province

The long queue of vehicles on Noi Bai- Lao Cai expressway Of which, the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressway confirmed over 37,500 errors; Da Nang – Quang Ngai recorded nearly 1,800 errors; Noi Bai – Lao Cai had over 6,200 errors, Cau Gie – Ninh Binh confirmed over 33,600 ones. The rate of transactions having errors accounted for around 20 percent of the total ones. Statistics of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam also showed that the most popular error was insufficient balance on accounts with a proportion of over 80 percent, followed by invalid accounts, inactivated cards, and so on. Although the errors are in the drill and plan, the units still got troubled and could not deal with actual situations causing traffic congestion. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the ETC system and create favorable conditions for vehicles traveling through toll gates, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam required the service providers to strengthen experienced staff at … [Read more...] about ETC system: insufficient balance accounts occupy 80 percent of transaction error

Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam Sasaki Shohei (first, right), Country Representative of UN Women Vietnam Elisa Fernandez Saenz (centre), and Chairwoman of the Da Nang Women’s Union Hoang Thi Thu Huong pose for a photo at the launch of the project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Hanoi on August 2. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – UN Women Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan on August 2 announced a one-year project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls . The project aims to support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai. The priority targets are women at risk of violence, those with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector and those living in disaster-prone areas. Apart from receiving the COVD-19 … [Read more...] about UN Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls

Evidence over the past year confirmed that the pandemic had a regressive effect on gender equality. As many as 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in Vietnam would benefit from a one-year project against the Covid-19 impact launched on August 2 by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Government of Japan. Representatives at the launch of the project supported by UN Women and the Government of Japan. Photo: UN Women The project “Gender-Responsive Covid-19 Prevention and Response” is aimed to reduce the risks and negative impacts of Covid-19 on women and girls with a priority given to migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector, and those living in disaster-prone areas in 9 provinces and cities including Hanoi, Danang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh, and Lao Cai. Apart from receiving the Covid-19 prevention kits, which include test kits, … [Read more...] about UN Women, Japan join hands to mitigate Covid-19 impact on Vietnamese women

Illustrative photo: SGGP According to the VEC, after nearly a week of putting the ETC system into exploitation , the fact that vehicles without ETC cards or insufficient balance on account is still being happening, causing high pressure for the management and exploitation and triggering congestion at non-stop toll collection stations. To handle the situation, the VEC issued an official letter to require vehicle owners and drivers to maintain minimum balance when traveling to non-stop toll collection stations. Accordingly, drivers have to maintain a balance amount of VND150,000 (US$6.4) when traveling to Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway, VND100,000 (US$4.3) to Da Nang – Quang Ngai Expressway, VND40,000 (US$1.7) in  Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay and VND35,000 (US$1.5) in Cau Gie – Ninh Binh Expressway. As this requirement, many drivers were refused to enter expressways managed by VEC due to insufficient balance on the ETC account . At Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway, … [Read more...] about VEC removes minimum balance regulation in expressways

Visitors experience the tranquility in Lang Chua village, Lang Can town, Lam Binh district. (Photo: VietnamPlus) The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, bestowed with breathtaking landscapes coupled with a kaleidoscope of culture and cuisine, needs to diversify to better tap into the tourism market to increase revenues, insiders have said. tourism development , according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Hoang Viet Phuong. forum “Promotion of Investment, Trade and Tourism in Tuyen Quang province ”, held the morning of April 3. Tuyen Quang – a land of cultural festivals Tuyen Quang’s cultural festivals, cuisine, and spectacular landscapes can draw a lot of tourism if developed correctly, said Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu. Visitors explore Tuyen Quang province. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Photo: Inside Khuoi Pin cave (Photo: VietnamPlus) Nhay lua is a harvest festival … [Read more...] about Forum looks to boost tourism development in Tuyen Quang