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Belarusian Culture Days set for May 23-29 in Hanoi
05/05/2017 10:21
This year, the works by top Belarusian artists and sculptors will go on display at the Vietnam Cultural and Art Exhibition Centre including works by prominent painter Vasili Yasiuk who will also hold several dialogues with students and art lovers. Events will also be held in Hanoi to...
Plan for Dong Van geopark development approved
14/04/2017 06:43
The UNESCO global geopark covers 232,606 hectares in the districts of Dong Van, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Quan Ba. It was home to a population of about 283,000 in 2014, which is forecast to reach 320,000 - 325,000 by 2020 and 370,000 - 375,000 by 2030. It welcomed 600,000 tourists in 2014. The...
Beginning first river bus route in Ho Chi Minh City in June
10/04/2017 06:25
The investor, Thuong Nhat Co. Ltd., plans to open the two river bus routes in June. Besides, chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong asked officials to hand over piers for the investor to use as river bus stations by April 10. Binh Trieu Pier in Thu Duc District’s Hiep Binh...
Vietnam set to become a MICE ‘tiger’ of Southeast Asia
04/04/2017 08:03
The MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) and luxury travel business are two sectors of tourism that are becoming increasingly important and are beginning to operate in tandem. With the opinion widely held amongst experts that the MICE ‘tigers’ of Southeast Asia,...
Many students in Japan are in danger after snowslide
27/03/2017 07:26
The snowslide was in a family-ski-area named Nasu Onsen in Tochigi province, Tokyo. As news provided, about 50 middle-school students and teachers were in the area at the time snowslide appeared. Rescuer force said they received notification at 9:20 a.m (local time). According to The...
Automated street parking piloted in Hanoi
20/03/2017 06:50
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has instructed the city’s Department of Transport to pilot the iParking technology for car parking management on Ly Thuong Kiet Street and Tran Hung Dao Street. The project is part of efforts to improve urban order by...
USAID supports Vietnam to fight wildlife smuggling
14/03/2017 07:46
The project, just approved by the Prime Minister, has counterpart capital of VND 11.125 billion (nearly $500,000) funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The project includes completing the legal framework related to wildlife, enforcing the implementation of legal...