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Local residents said that they had heard sound of guns, and when arrived at the scene, four men were already dead. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. … [Read more...] about Four shot dead at illegal cockfight

Cao Bang (VNS/VNA) - The image of Tay women sitting beside looms to weave brocade used to be a familiar sight in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. The group was well-known for the colourful patterns which were passed down from generation to generation.  But now, Luong Noi is the only village in Ha Quang district that preserves its ancient weaving techniques and tools, and the only area that still retains this traditional brocade weaving of the Tay people. The village is part of a cultural heritage site in the Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark. This area allows tourists to learn about the culture, history, faith and traditional practices of local people. Deep passion for the craft We visited the house of Tay artisan Nong Thi Thuoc in Luong Noi village on a morning when bright sunlight was dancing everywhere. Thuoc is the fourth generation of her family to carry forward … [Read more...] about Efforts to keep Tay brocade alive

Hanoi (VNA) - Nearly 400,000 cars were sold in the Vietnamese market in 2019 thanks to valuable gift and discount programmes, which were launched at the beginning of the year, said the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). Of the figure, more than 320,300 units were sold by VAMA members, marking a year-on-year increase of 12 percent. The other nearly 80,000 units came from TC Motors. VAMA said that the above sales did not fully reflect the overall figures for the automobile market, because there was also the presence of Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes- Benz, Subaru, Volkswagen, Volvo and Vietnamese automaker VinFast. To achieve the above sales, businesses offered promotions, incentives, discounted car sales and valuable accessories for car buyers. Toyota Motors Vietnam offers up to 100 million VND (4,300 USD) for customers buying Corolla Altis, Vios, Innova and Fortuner cars. VinFast also offers a discount of 100 million VND to buyers of Trailblazer SUVs. … [Read more...] about Discounts drive car sales in Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 29 asked tourism sectors of localities nationwide to pay special heed to well controlling and keeping close watch on the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus originated from Wuhan, China (2019-nCoV). In an urgent telegram issued on the same day, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien requested authorities of provinces and cities across the country to direct local tourism departments and grassroots authorities to do this work effectively. The telegram said localities need to ask international travel businesses to suspend tours for visitors from localities that reported cases of nCoV, and do not bring tourists from affected areas in China into Vietnam. Synchronous management measures should be devised to closely monitor  health situation of Chinese tourists who are on their tours of Vietnam and their schedule, it stressed. Travel agencies, accommodation establishments and … [Read more...] about Tourism sector focuses on effectively controlling nCoV