Tourism in southeast asia

In a recently-issued telegram, the MOLISA asked its Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) to instruct businesses involved in labour exports to temporarily suspend sending labourers abroad till the end of April. The management board of Vietnamese labourers abroad was required to encourage Vietnamese labourers to stay calm, strictly obey regulations of their host countries and restrict travel to epidemic-hit areas. It will closely watch the situation, enhance management and guarantee labourers’ interests in case of emergency. … [Read more...] about Labour exports suspended as COVID-19 expands globally

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s new economic package to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be worth about 10 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has said. Deputy PM Somkid stated that the package will cover all economic sectors for at least the next six months. If possible, final approval will be sought from the cabinet on April 7, he added. He did not give a specific value for the package, but the GDP of Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy last year was 16.88 trillion baht (512.76 billion USD). The measures will be partly financed by the fiscal budget and borrowing, he said. The latest package follows last month’s two sets of stimulus measures together worth more than 500 billion baht. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) expects the country’s economy to contract 5.3 percent this year, the worst since the 1998 Asian financial crisis./. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Thailand’s new economic package to be worth 10 percent of GDP

The red berry field at Son Xuan commune has been a must-see tourist destination for the red bouncy berries. However, this year, due to reduced yield in the number of red berries, many tourists and visitors are left with dissatisfaction and unpleasant tourism experience. … [Read more...] about Sustainable tourism draws visitors to Phu Yen province

Located three kilometres from the foot of Hải Vân Pass, Nam Ô is one of Việt Nam’s oldest and most famous fish-sauce making villages, with a history of more than 400 years. … [Read more...] about 400-year-old fish sauce craft village in Đà Nẵng still thriving

The localities include the northern provinces of Lang Son, Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, the central province of Quang Binh, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and the southernmost province of Ca Mau. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said that this is a practical project that contributes to developing the reading culture in the society as part of a project on the reading culture development approved by the Prime Minister. He asked the provinces to supplement more books to these mobile libraries in order to better serve locals. Each bookmobile is equipped with more than 4,000 books, six computers, one server, one projector, and one television. In addition, the ministry’s Library Department also called for donation to provide the mobile libraries with electronic library and document management software, and books for the disabled. The multi-media bookmobile project has been carried out since late 2015. In October 2016, the … [Read more...] about Bookmobiles granted to people in remote areas