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In addition to textiles, footwear, furniture, electronics, and agricultural and fishery products, Vietnam will have opportunities to attract investment to the retail sector, tourism, entertainment, education, health care, support industry, and logistics services, Loc said. Phan Duc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), affirmed that the Government has made great efforts to improve the business environment. … [Read more...] about Vietnam among top destinations for investment

Last year, the Vietnam Tourism Stock Company (Vitours) began operating a bus route to shuttle tourists to the resort from downtown Da Nang and back between 7am and 6pm daily. A return ticket costs 110,000 VND (5.20 USD). … [Read more...] about Ba Na Hill finishes world’s longest cable car route

Hanoi (VNA) – The Malaysian government said on January 20 that the country will send back an additional 110 containers of plastic waste to source nations after having successfully returned 150. According to the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change, 150 containers with estimated 3,737 metric tonnes of plastic waste had been returned to the source countries, mostly developed countries such as the US, the UK, Japan, Canada, Spain and France. Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Yeo Bee Yin said at a press conference at Butterworth Port in Penang state that the additional 110 containers to be sent back include 60 from the US, 15 from Canada and 14 from Japan, while others came from the UK, Belgium, Mexico, Hungary, France and Jamaica. The Minister said the containers had been sent back without the government incurring any costs, which had been borne by the companies responsible for importing the plastic waste … [Read more...] about Malaysia to send containers of plastic waste back to source countries

Hanoi (VNA) - Muong Thanh Hospitality has been announced as the only Vietnamese brand to take part in the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) 2019. Muong Thanh Hospitality will compete with world brands such as Dusit International, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Hotels & Resorts at the category of Asia’s Leading Hotel Brand of the year 2019. People can vote for the nominees until August 11. The awards ceremony will take place on October 12. Last year, Vietnam beat the Republic of Korea, Thailand, China and Malaysia to be named Asia’s Leading Destination. The WTA, launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry, is called ‘the Oscars of the travel industry’ by Wall Street magazine. The awards are held annually to honour the best service providers in the fields of travel and tourism. The winners are chosen after voting by the public and travel professionals worldwide.-VNA … [Read more...] about Muong Thanh Hospitality to represent Vietnamese brands at WTA

Hanoi (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited some northern areas of this country on April 2 to examine local air pollution. He visited the city of Chiang Mai, a renowned tourist destination that has been hit by prolonged smog recently, and the city of Chiang Rai, the venue of the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting this week. The PM said he had ordered relevant agencies to alleviate the problem within seven days, starting with 1,900 targeted areas across nine provinces. He added that the government has given out nearly 2 million masks to residents in the area. Government data shows that the air quality index in Chiang Rai reached levels considered unhealthy at 240 to 250. The Climate Change Data Centre at Chiang Mai University said the smog problem in the nine northern provinces is due to drought and more illegal burning in forests. About 300 officials are expected to attend the ASEAN meeting in Chiang Rai this week. A … [Read more...] about Thai PM requests air pollution be alleviated in seven days