Photo for illustration. (Source: qtv.vn)2017 witnessed strong and comprehensive development of the locality’s tourism industry. Together with intensifying tourism promotion activities, Quang Ninh focused on renewing state management on tourism, creating open and attractive tourism business environment, improving the quality of services, and building special tourism products to attract more tourists. A number of tourism projects beginning operation contributed to increasing attractiveness to keep visitors stay longer. Specifically, some high-end tourism products have been put into use in Ha Long such as Sunworld Ha Long Park, Ha Long Water Park and Flower Park. This year, the coastal locality is expected to receive 4.28 million foreign tourists, a 23% rise over a year earlier. Budget collection from tourism is estimated at VND2.1 trillion, accounting for 7.62% of domestic collection, a 30% increase against the same period last year./. BTA … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh earns nearly VND18 trillion in tourism turnover
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Quang Ninh, Ha Tinh cooperate to promote tourism
The Quang Ninh delegation is surveying tourism at the national relic site for great poet Nguyen Du in Ha Tinh. (Photo: baoquangninh.com.vn)Accordingly, the two localities agreed on exchanging annual tourism promotion programs, updating information quarterly and yearly, supporting promotion of the images through connection with tourism information centres and offices, assisting to put information on travel websites and fan-pages, and exchanging professional expertise on tourism. Tourism promotion centres of the two sides will attach importance to the intermediary role, connecting tourism businesses of each side to jointly build tours and routes. In addition, the agencies agreed to associate and create conditions to jointly participate in annual tourism promotion programs in domestic localities and abroad, and actively support each other in major tourism events./. BTA … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh, Ha Tinh cooperate to promote tourism
Quang Ninh province to expand sexual and reproductive health care
Over the past few years, Quang Ninh province has paid much attention to making sure that all citizens from rural to urban areas receive appropriate medical services for sexual and reproductive health. Its progress has caught the attention of the UN agency, which promotes health and equal opportunities for all people. VOV reporter followed UNFPA’s delegation to visit health centers in Van Don district, Quang Ninh province.Our first stop was 26-year-old Lieu Thi Tan’s small house near the river that she borrowed from a relative. Since Tan got married to her husband, who is a fisherman, they have been living and going fishing every day on their boat. She has been staying at her relative’s house since she gave birth to her second child two months ago. During her pregnancy with both children, she only went on shore when it was time for her regular prenatal check-up. “The medical staff from the communal health center have taken very good care of me," Tan … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh province to expand sexual and reproductive health care
Quang Ninh province holds defensive area exercise
Troops opens fire at the targets.Present at the eventwere Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Deputy Chief of the GeneralStaff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Major General Vu Hai San, Commander ofMilitary Region 3. According to theorganizing panel, the two-day defensive area exercise met all requirements and reached all targets. During the exercise, the participants firmly grasped the guidelines and strategy on defense-security of the Party and the State in thecurrent context and ensured safety for all equipment, showing capabilities and collaboration capacity among forces in order to fully execute alldefense-security contents in the exercise. The exercise alsooffered an opportunity to improve the leadership of the province’s Party Organization and the management of local authorities over defense and securityissues. Speaking at the event,General Nam acknowledged the Quang Ninh provincial authorities' efforts onpreparation for the defensive area exercise. He … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh province holds defensive area exercise
VN-China tourism fair opens in Quang Ninh
The Viet Nam-China International Tourism Fair 2017 kicked off on Friday in Mong Cai City of the northern province of Quang Ninh.The fair has attracted more than 450 booths, including over 300 firms from Viet Nam, 122 from China and 16 enterprises from Thailand.It will showcase major products such as fruit, agro-forestry-fishery products, machinery and electronic devices, as well as handicrafts and wood products.The fair is divided into five sections, which introduce the socio-economic achievements of Mong Cai City, other localities and businesses of Viet Nam and China. Besides displaying tourism products and services of the two countries, a new activity for this year’s event is displaying speciality fruit and agricultural and seafood products of both Viet Nam and China. Many booths will also introduce commodities made under the “One village, one product” programme in Viet Nam.Along with an investment, trade and tourism promotion conference, a forum will be held to … [Read more...] about VN-China tourism fair opens in Quang Ninh