Bùi Tá Hòang Vũ, director of HCM City’s Department of Tourism. Photo nld.com.vnViet Nam News Bùi Tá Hòang Vũ, director of the HCM City’s Department of Tourism, talks to Người Lao Động (The Labourer) newspaper about HCM City’s efforts to improve its tourism environment to meet the target of 8.5 million foreign visitors and 32 million domestic visitors this year. What will you focus on to attract more tourists to HCM City? We will improve the quality of existing tourism programs, diversify more tourism products and organise a series of tourism events throughout the year to attract visitors, such as waterway tourism. The department will add more types of waterway vehicles and more waterway activities. It will also devise marketing strategies and organise promotional activities abroad to attract international tourists. HCM City’s tourism is developing seven main tourism products: cultural – … [Read more...] about HCM City takes steps to meet tourism goals
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Pets the latest addition to HCM City coffee shops
Feathered friends: Parrots at Pet Me. The shop attracts many young customers. Photo courtesy of Pet Me Viet Nam News by Thu Ngân You cannot talk about Hồ Chí Minh City without mentioning coffee. Coffee drinking has become an intrinsic part of the culture of this economic hub. For people visiting this bustling city for the first time, a visit to a coffee shop is mandatory. All this means coffee shops are mushrooming all over the place to cater to the ever-rising demand. Not only that, to stand out in the crowd, they constantly strive to be different. ‘Pet coffee shops’ are one such attempt at differentiation, with dozens of them now open. Pet Me coffee is among them. I came to know about the place after chatting with my friend once about parrots. She is a parrot lover and mentioned Pet Me and suggested I should visit it with my children. So there we were one morning at 198B Nguyễn Văn Hưởng in District 2. Not particularly … [Read more...] about Pets the latest addition to HCM City coffee shops
HCM City to study foreign policies on smart cities
HCM City should learn from other cities’s experiences in building a smart city, experts said at a seminar on Friday. — Photo kienviet.net Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City should learn lessons from major cities in developed countries on how to become a smart city, speakers said at an international conference held on Friday in the city. Nearly 200 delegates, including those from the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, discussed ways to help HCM City build a smart city. David Koh, Singaporean researcher at the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, said the Singaporean approach could be adopted by HCM City. “Open your door to technologies that can help you build a smart city,” he said. “A smart city is desired all over the world because of a few imperatives: greenness, competition, and efficiency.” The process to achieve a smart city can take many years. However, even though a smart city will rely heavily on … [Read more...] about HCM City to study foreign policies on smart cities
Photographer to talk about her 25 years documenting Việt Nam
The Việt Nam’s Documenting 25 years of changing country will be held from 5.30pm on October 3 at The American Center in 34 Lê Duẩn Street, HCM City’s District 1.Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The "Việt Nam: 25 Years of Documenting a Changing Country" photography exhibition and talk will be held at 5.30pm on October 3 at The American Center on 34 Lê Duẩn Street in HCM City’s District 1. National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow will display her work and talk about the changes she has witnessed in Việt Nam from 1990 to the present day. A celebrated photographer in Việt Nam, Catherine’s images and stories go under the surface to reveal surprising truths. Her images chronicle the early 1990s to Việt Nam’s opening to the world in the mid-nineties, to modern-day Việt nam and its frenetic fast-forward pace toward the future. Only people aged 16 years old and older are allowed admission … [Read more...] about Photographer to talk about her 25 years documenting Việt Nam
HCM City’s voters keep good impression of President Tran Dai Quang
President Tran Dai Quang (first, left) meets with voters of Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – As a National Assembly deputy of the Ho Chi Minh City delegation, President Tran Dai Quang left good impression on local voters as a leader who was close to the people. Do Van Minh, head of the pensioners’ club of District 3, who met the President for several times during his meetings with voters, said that despite his busy schedule, President Tran Dai Quang spent much time to listen to the voice of voters in the district and the city in general. “He always listened to us and took note of our ideas, then directed municipal authorities to properly deal with many problems, reinforcing out trust in the Party and State during the national reform and construction,” said Minh. For Minh, the President was a straightforward person who always thought about the people and the nation, he said, sharing his sadness that the President no longer … [Read more...] about HCM City’s voters keep good impression of President Tran Dai Quang