April 2009, Bao Dai tourist site officially opened the gallery material and photography gallery and artifacts related to the last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty - Bao Dai King. This has led attractiveness of tourists site significantly increasing. In just two months, the gallery has attracted over 12,000 visitors ... Showroom located in Nghinh Phong villa- the most beautiful villa in 5 villas in Bao Dai that people still known as the Bao Dai Floor. Tourist zone is built on three hills of the Canh Long Mount- one of four famous mountains in Nha Trang. Bao Dai floor lies at an altitude of nearly 50 meters above the sea. From here, visitors can easily overlook the four directions to admire the Nha Trang Bay. According to old documents, in 1923, French scientist (original German), Mr A. Crem-Dr. Oceanography Institute has five projects designed mansion on the hilltop and three houses at the hillfoot as a place for staying and science research of Oceanography Institute. The French named … [Read more...] about Art Gallery at the Bao Dai (Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa): interesting sights
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Valentine’s Day offers bouquet of options
VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses are gearing up for Valentine's Day which falls on Monday. The demand for flowers and gifts to express love will be higher than usual, says the managing director of The Gioi Hoa Tuoi (Flower World), Nguyen Thi Thuy Vu. "We don't have enough roses to meet demand," Vu said. The prices of flowers at gardens in Da Lat remain high, with a rose in HCM City selling for VND4,000-6,000, double the usual price. Prices are expected to rise to as high as VND10,000 (US$0.5) for a single rose this weekend. … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day offers bouquet of options
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Northern region swarmed by mosquitoes Mosquitoes have swarmed several parts of the northern region for the last few weeks, causing a great deal of discomfort to residents. Hanoi City and Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces are some of the areas were mosquitoes are swarming homes after dusk. Mr. Thanh from Ha Dong District of Hanoi said that if he travelled on the streets by motorcycle around dusk without a muffler or sunglass, he found it near impossible to open his eyes as the mosquitoes continuously plunged onto his face. … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 5/5
Developing strengths in industry and trade
(VEN) - With advantages in developing agriculture including tea, coffee, vegetables, fruit and animals, the Lam Dong Province Department of Industry and Trade has launched programs to ally with other provinces in the Central Highlands and Ho Chi Minh City and to increase business-farmer links to make the most of its potential to boost economic growth and industrial production. … [Read more...] about Developing strengths in industry and trade
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Vietnam eager to develop Lien Chieu deep seaport The government has been urging the authorities to appraise Lien Chieu Seaport, showing strong support and promising smoother sailing for the project. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung recently urged the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to appraise the capital sources and mobilisation methods of investment capital at Lien Chieu port. Besides, the DPM assigned the Danang People’s Committee to complete the pre-feasibility report for the project after the city studied MPI’ appraisal. Based on reports of MPI and Danang city, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) was asked to build the investment planning evaluation report to submit the prime minister for approval. The assignment of the DPM shows Vietnam’s eagerness to develop the Lien Chieu Seaport project, which is considered one of two key projects that aim to boost the central city as a main logistics centre in the ASEAN and the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/6