Destinations across Vietnam report surges in holiday-maker numbers during Tet
Visitors experience paragliding in Binh Thuan (Photo: VNA)VNA– Tourist attractions across Vietnam have lured large numbers of holiday-markers during the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 20-26.Sa Pa, a famous destination in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, welcomed around 88,000 domestic and foreign travellers during Tet – the largest festival in a year of Vietnamese people. This figure represented a year-on-year rise of 20%.Notably, the occupancy rate reached up to 95% on January 24-26 (or the third to fifth day of the first lunar month).Meanwhile, about 140,000 tourists visited the south central province of Binh Thuan, which is famous for its beautiful beaches, from January 20-25, up 64.7% year-on-year. Revenue from tourism services is estimated at 310 billion VND (13.2 million USD). Binh Thuan , the host of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023, targets 6.5 million visitors, including 200,000 foreigners, and 15.9 trillion VND in revenue from tourist activities this year.The southernmost province of Ca Mau welcomed nearly 164,500 tourists, and pocketed 120.5 billion VND from tourism services during the holiday.The figures represented year-on-year increases of 61% and 145%, respectively, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism./.
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January 26, 2023 17:25 UTC
Vietnam successfully connecting tangible with intangible heritage: UNESCO
UNESCO Representative in Vietnam Christian Manhart (Photo courtesy of UNESCOTwo designs of Ao Dai on display at the Ao Dai festival at the Yen Tu relic site in Quang Ninh in April 2022. (Photo: uongbi.gov.vn)Visitors crowded the ancient city of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a famous tourist destination in the central province of Quang Nam. (Photo: VNA)Bau Truc pottery products in the making by Cham ethnic people in Binh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)Christian Manhart, UNESCO Representative to Vietnam, at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, an UNESCO-recognised global heritage site in central Vietnam. (Photo courtesy of UNESCO)VNA– Christian Manhart, UNESCO Representative to Vietnam, has hailed the nation’s success in connecting its tangible with intangible heritage and affirmed UNESCO’s further close collaboration serving Vietnam’s sustainable development.In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, Manhart presented his view on the Southeast Asian nation’s competitiveness for tourism, which he said lies in its rich and exceptional culture and nature.“At present, Vietnam owns 8 World Heritage sites and 14 Intangible Cultural Heritage Elements, which show the huge potentials,” he added.The UNESCO Representative went on: “Vietnam is very successful in connecting tangible with its intangible heritage. I was so lucky to participate in the festival and got to wear a traditional Vietnamese Ao Dai with the World Heritage logo printed on it.
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January 25, 2023 08:59 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 24
Israel - Vietnam Friendship Association comes into beingThe Israel - Vietnam Friendship Association has been established with a view to increasing people diplomacy between the two countries. That Viet Nam becomes the member of the UN Human Rights Council is a great achievement. It actually shows that Viet Nam is now really recognized at the international level. So international communities are looking at Viet Nam to see what they are doing in terms of human rights. Da Nang to host Miss Vietnam Business 2023The Miss Vietnam Business 2023 pageant is scheduled to take place from March 15 to March 22 in Da Nang City.
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January 24, 2023 23:43 UTC
Thailand launches new guidelines to promote tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has come up with guidelines to launch events and festivals to attract tourists in line with the government’s “5Fs soft power”. (Photo: thaipbsworld)Bangkok (VNA) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has come up with guidelines to launch events and festivals to attract tourists in line with the government’s “5Fs soft power”. The government launched the 5Fs in 2022 with a focus on five key attractions – Food, Film, Fashion, Fighting and Festivals – to promote Thailand internationally. Meanwhile, festivals will also be held throughout the year to promote local traditions, wisdom and culture, such as Lunar New Year and Songkran. These activities will help tourists experience the beauty of Thailand’s attractions and culture, the spokesmen added./.
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January 24, 2023 21:08 UTC
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A strong cold air wave is moving toward northern Vietnam to cause temperatures in the northern region to fall sharply, starting on January 23 evening. Explaining his decision to stay longer in Vietnam, Park.who has been in Vietnam for five consecutive years, stated infrastructure for young football in Vietnam is not good and ‘I want to stay here to help’. On the occasion of Lunar New Year 2023, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) released its first video clip of the year in the media programme “Discover Vietnam”. The arrests came after the police searched this auto testing center in the province’s Bien Hoa City for several days. The HCMC police searched 13 auto testing centers and pressed bribery charges against 89 individuals.
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January 24, 2023 02:05 UTC
Vietnam’s growth story makes waves worldwide: Indian diplomat
Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya (Photo: The Indian Embassy in VietnamVietnamese products showcased at the 41st India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi on November 2022. (Photo: VNA)Vietnamese Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh (R) review the honour guard of the Vietnam People's Army at the welcome ceremony for the Indian officer in Hanoi on June 8, 2022 (Photo: VNA)Participants at the Namaste Vietnam Festival 2022 in central Khanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA)VNAHigh economic growth rate and fast-moving digital transformation in Vietnam and India have generated huge opportunities for the two countries to take greater strides in economic cooperation, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya has said.In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the diplomat stressed that Vietnam is looked at as one of the fastest growing economies globally, and the country’s economic achievements are extremely impressive. He predicted that Vietnam's economy could grow by 6.8% or something of that kind for 2023.The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam recently reported that the country's GDP expanded by 8.02% in 2022, the fastest pace annually since 1997. He pledged to do his best to make them as part of “successful growth story” between the two countries.As a new-comer, Arya said he is quite excited about what he experiences and witnesses by himself in Vietnam in the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. He took the occasion to extend New Year greetings to the leaders and people of Vietnam, wishing Vietnam a lot of success and prosperity in the year ahead./.
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January 23, 2023 23:02 UTC
Thailand expects tourism revenue of 640 million USD during Lunar New Year holidays
Thailand expects to attract 588,900 foreign arrivals during the coming Lunar New Year celebration which starts this week. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand expects tourism spending during the Lunar New Year holidays will reach 21.3 billion baht (640 million USD), equal to 48% of that in 2019. Of the total, about 322,500 foreign visitors to the country will be from Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, bringing it a revenue of 11 billion baht. Regarding the domestic tourism market, Yuthasak estimated that revenue could reach 81% compared to 2019, equivalent to 4.6 billion baht, a year-on-year increase of 139%. During the festive season, Thailand’s tourism industry expects to serve 1.38 million domestic tourists, accounting for 90% of the figure in 2019./.
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January 19, 2023 20:10 UTC
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Vietnam targets 8 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2023Vietnam’s tourism sector targets to welcome about 8 million foreign tourist arrivals next year. (Photo: VNA)Vietnam’s tourism sector targets to welcome about 8 million foreign tourist arrivals from a total of 110 million next year, according to the General Administration of Vietnam Tourism. Cravinho, who is on Vietnam visit from January 17-19, affirmed that Portugal always considers Vietnam an important partner in the region and expects to further develop all-around ties with the country. The Portuguese FM wished to promote cooperation with Vietnam in the overall policy of Portugal towards the Asia-Pacific region. Ranking third in the list, the magazine called Phu Quoc the “new star of Vietnamese tourism”.
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January 19, 2023 05:14 UTC
Vietnam values development of friendship with Portugal: PM
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Joao Gomes Cravinho (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always values the development of traditional friendship with Portugal, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Joao Gomes Cravinho during a reception in Hanoi on January 18. About economic ties, the host asked Portugal to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese farm produce to navigate the country. Cravinho, who is on Vietnam visit from January 17-19, affirmed that Portugal always considers Vietnam an important partner in the region and expects to further develop all-around ties with the country. The FM vowed to continue realising contents of Vietnam-Portugal tourism cooperation agreement and sharing experience in tourism development, boost sport exchanges, particularly football training and increasing scholarships to students specialised in tourism management, and discuss the signing of labour cooperation deals. Portugal will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese community living in the country, open the market for Vietnamese farm produce and have a say with the EC on the IUU yellow card, he said.
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January 19, 2023 02:48 UTC
Vietnam makes impressive strides: Russian Ambassador
Hanoi (VNA) – Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko has hailed Vietnam for its efforts in economic development amid a host of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns over a global economic recession. Due to some negative factors, including the pandemic and soaring energy prices, the global economy faced a range of challenges, he continued. Vietnam records good economic growth in 2022 although many countries across the world found it hard to go through the year. The country has kept foreign investment inflows, and integrated more intensively and extensively into the global economy, with production and technology potential intensified, he explained. Vietnam's targets of maintaining the annual GDP growth at 7% and raising per capital income at 7,500 USD by 2030 are reachable.
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January 19, 2023 01:57 UTC
Activities in pedestrian space in Hanoi's heart suspended during Tet
Society New Year wishes to residents, soldiers in Truong Sa Lunar New Year (Tet) wishes were extended to residents and soldiers in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district via a live television programme organised by authorities of the central province of Khanh Hoa on January 17. Festival Overseas Vietnamese in Netherlands celebrate the Tet festival Nearly 500 overseas Vietnamese in the Netherlands and those evacuated from Ukraine on January 15 gathered at Vietnam Embassy in the Netherlands for a celebration of the Lunar New Year, the biggest traditional festival in a year for Vietnamese. Society Ministry proposes issuing chip-based citizen identification card for children under 6 The Ministry of Public Security has proposed that children under the age of six, can receive both birth certificate and chip-based citizen identification card at the same time when their birth is registered. Society Nearly 4,000 traverse Mong Cai int’l border gate Nearly 4,000 people have undergone immigration procedures via Mong Cai international border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh in 10 days after resuming entry-exit regulations.
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January 18, 2023 03:19 UTC
Indian newspaper: Vietnam could be Asia’s next industrial hotspot
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has increasingly become a burgeoning industrial hub, especially for tech and apparel, wrote an article published by India’s stattimes.com on January 14. Explaining the boom of Vietnam’s industry, it said part of the reason is the disruption to supply chains on the Chinese mainland, Asia’s largest manufacturing hub, as factories were subject to shutdowns during COVID-19. Google’s newest Pixel phone, too, will be made in Vietnam, while Microsoft started shipping Xbox game consoles from Ho Chi Minh City in 2022. Additionally, the Vietnamese government has been making strong efforts to make trade easier between Vietnam and the rest of the world. Another strong driver of trade is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal to which Vietnam is a member, the article said./.
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January 18, 2023 00:11 UTC
Cuba remains by Vietnam's side under all circumstances: Counsellor
(Photo: VNA)Joi described the agreement as a great source of encouragement for leftist movements as well as national liberation movements of peace-loving forces worldwide. Recalling the establishment of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cuba on December 2, 1960, he emphasised that Cuba became the first country in the western hemisphere to establish full diplomatic relations with the Southeast Asian nation. On March 4, 1969, Cuba was also the first to recognise the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam and the only to open an embassy in the liberated zone. Cuban leader Fidel Castro's saying “For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to shed its blood” has been seen as a symbol of the Cuban people’s readiness to offer sacrifice to Vietnam during the struggle. The Committee created a worldwide united movement in support of the Vietnamese people's anti-US struggle, he added.
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January 17, 2023 05:34 UTC
Vietnamnews Hyundai conquers Vietnam’s city car market
The Hyundai i10 was the best-selling A-segment car in Vietnam in 2022. Photo courtesy of TC MotorSouth Korea’s Hyundai dominated Vietnam’s small urban car market last year after Vietnamese and Japanese manufacturers stopped selling A-segment models in the country. Last year in Vietnam, Hyundai sold 10,752 units of its i10 model, while local Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast sold 10,661 Fadils, its most popular model. The 2022 car market in Vietnam also saw Kia sell 3,979 of its Morning models, while 1,953 Honda Brios and 488 Toyota Wigos were also sold in the country. Brio had been on the Vietnamese market for more than 3 years, but the model hadn’t changed since a facelift in 2020.
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January 17, 2023 03:02 UTC
Indonesia to limit construction of nickel smelters: Investment Minister
(Photo: thejakartapost.com)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia will limit the construction of nickel smelters to ensure new plants to produce high-value products and follow green principles in the production process, Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia said on January 13. Noting many existing smelters already produce nickel pig iron or ferronickel, the minister said that Indonesia needs to prioritise using ore reserves to create higher value materials, including input for batteries for electric vehicles. As of 2021, Southeast Asia's biggest economy had 15 nickel smelters, according to a government official. In early 2020, Indonesia banned the export of unprocessed nickel ore to promote the local nickel smelting industry. The government has said that the export value of processed nickel products last year was estimated at 30 billion USD, 10 times higher than the export value of nickel four years ago.
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January 16, 2023 13:04 UTC