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Although Vietnam reopened its door to international tourists over a year ago, small and medium lodging facilities in Ho Chi Minh City are still struggling to recover due to the small number of international visitors. Their largest source market is China while the number of guests from the northern neighbor remains modest, forcing many hotels to use their facilities for other purposes or stop leasing spaces. Shutdown, falling room occupancy In District 1, many hotels which used to be crowded with foreign travelers are now empty or have been replaced by other businesses. On Ly Tu Trong Street, a spacious hotel is being repurposed. The hotel is in a prime site, near Ben Thanh Market, Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, and Le Loi Boulevard, once favored by international tourists. Many 'House for Lease' signboards can also be seen along Bui Vien Walking Street and De Tham Street with many of them being hung in front of small, one- and two-star hotels. The director of a chain of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hotels waiting for int’l guests

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fifth from right, front row) and delegates. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in Hanoi on March 28 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the NA Standing Committee’s Board for People's Aspiration and award it with a second-lass Labour Order. NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits a display of photos on the people's aspiration work (Photo: VNA) NA Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man underlined the Party and State’s special attention to the people's aspiration work. He asked the board to work closely with the Government and its organs, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front to fulfill the assigned tasks and send monthly reports on emerging, complex and prolonged issues to competent agencies. It was assigned to continue improving the quality of its reports; effectively review and monitor the settlement of complaints and denunciations when requested by the NA Standing Committee. The … [Read more...] about Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of NA Standing Committee’s Board for People’s Aspiration