Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. - Vietnam pledges to actively participate in and contribute to the building of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) to promote the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, a Vietnamese representative told the first Informal Consultations on GDC in New York on January 30. The building of the compact is necessary to promote a safer, fairer and more developed digital world for all. Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said at the event. Read full story - Vietnam will participate in ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2023 themed “ASEAN: A Journey to Wonderful Destinations”, and the Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) trade fair in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from February 2 – 5, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). At the forum, Vietnam will introduce tourism development, mechanisms and policies, tourism products and … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on January 31
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18,000 tourists spend USD 18.3 mln on outbound tours during Tet
The number of tourists choosing outbound tours accounted for 55% - 65% of the total domestic and foreign tours. This is an unexpected growth, according to tourism businesses. Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, director of Vietravel's marketing department, said that the company recorded a total of more than 47,000 tourists registered for Tet tourism, much higher than last year. This year, despite the effects of the pandemic, tourists are still excited about their plans to travel abroad because their favorite destinations have almost returned to normal and visa policies are also more convenient. Destinations such as Thailand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Europe and the U.S. always attract many tourists. Some tourists even choose to pre-book foreign tours in March and April 2023. Similarly, travel companies such as Saigontourist, TST Tourist and Benthanh Tourist have had dozens of tourists going abroad during this Tet holiday. Tran Quoc Bao, Deputy General Director of Saigontourist … [Read more...] about 18,000 tourists spend USD 18.3 mln on outbound tours during Tet
18,000 tourists spend 18.3 mln USD on outbound tours during Tet
About 18,000 people in HCM City chose to travel aboard during Tet. (Photo: danviet.vn) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Around 18,000 Vietnamese tourists chose outbound tours through travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday this year, spending a total of 430 billion VND (18.3 million USD), according to a report from the city's Department of Tourism. The number of tourists choosing outbound tours accounted for 55-65% of the total domestic and foreign tours. This is an unexpected growth, according to tourism businesses. Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, director of Vietravel 's marketing department, said that the company recorded a total of more than 47,000 tourists registered for Tet tourism, much higher than last year. This year, despite the effects of the pandemic, tourists are still excited about their plans to travel abroad because their favourite destinations have almost returned to normal and visa policies are also more convenient. … [Read more...] about 18,000 tourists spend 18.3 mln USD on outbound tours during Tet
Internet slows as four out of five submarine cables suffer disruptions in unprecedented incident
Vietnamese internet service providers have confirmed that four out of five submarine internet cables that connect the country to the world are experiencing issues, seriously affecting performance and reliability. Two lines, Asia-America Gateway (AAG) and Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), are completely offline at the moment, and the Asia Africa Europe 1 (AAE-1) line is seeing disruptions towards the Hong Kong hub, while the Intra Asia (IA) line cable is seeing problems near the Singapore hub. This is the first time such incidents have happened at the same time, and even more unfortunately, during the Lunar New Year holiday. Many internet users have complained of slow and unreliable internet connections in recent times, ISPs have said. Stressing that this was an unfortunate ‘force majeure’, a representative from Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) said the provider was actively deploying measures to ensure international internet connections to its consumers, including … [Read more...] about Internet slows as four out of five submarine cables suffer disruptions in unprecedented incident