Hanoi (VNA) – The resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong aims to welcome more than 4 million visitors, including 150,000 foreigners in 2021, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In 2020, the city’s tourism sector was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and it failed to meet its goal of serving 7.8 million visitors, including over 580,000 international tourists. Only 4 million vacationers, including 120,000 foreigners, visited Da Lat last year, down 44 percent from 2019. The city saw the arrival of around 70,000 holiday-makers during the three-day New Year 2021 holiday, signalling positive signs for the city’s tourism sector in the coming year. Lam Dong province now has more than 2,540 accommodation facilities with over 29,400 rooms, 47 travel companies and transport providers./. … [Read more...] about Da Lat aims to welcome more than 4 million visitors in 2021
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A mangrove forest in Ca Mau province - Illustrative image An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM) in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland and the Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD). … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18
Preserving and promoting Cham ethnic culture
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in 2004 issued a directive coded 06/2004/CT-TTg on boosting their socio-economic development and ensuring security and order among the group in the new context. After 15 years of implementing the directive, Cham people’s material and spiritual life has been significantly improved. … [Read more...] about Preserving and promoting Cham ethnic culture
BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 19
Vicofa Chairman Luong Van Tu cited experts as forecasting that the coffee market may recover in the time ahead but very slowly because the COVID-19 pandemic remains complicated and many regions around the world have yet to resume tourism activities. Domestic consumption still falls short of expectations as many coffee shops have had to shut down due to the lack of customers. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 19