Thứ Năm, 31 tháng 12, 2015

Viet Nam becomes attractive destination for Russian tourists



According to the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR), the number of Russian tourists to Viet Nam rose 3.8 percent in November, compared to the previous month.



Together with Viet Nam, Thailand and India also recorded substantial surge in number of Russian holiday-makers.



According to the ATOR, the three countries are among 10 countries seeing the highest rates of tour searching and booking by Russians in November.



Nearly 24,000 Russian tourists arrived in Viet Nam in October, posting a year-on-year surge of 60 percent.




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Hung King worship important to Viet Nam’s spiritual life



Le Hong Ly, Head of the Institute of Cultural Studies under the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences, said the worship of Hung Kings has become a national symbol gathering communities and ethnic groups living across Viet Nam.


It has also been a symbol for community unity in all places in the world where Vietnamese people live, said Ly.


As an intangible world cultural heritage, the values of the Hung King worship rituals should be promoted, said Ta Ngoc Tan, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, asking for State management in preserving the cultural heritage.


Nguyen The Hung, Head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cultural Heritage Department, said the Hung King worship rituals play an especially important role in the formation and development of Viet Nam’s cultural characteristics and identity.


It also helps build up the traditional national cultural value system and the Hung King worship rituals have been and will continue to be the fulcrum of the national unity bloc.


Truong Quoc Binh from the National Culture and Art Institute said the Hung King worship rituals, which develop from the traditional ancestor worship rituals, have been a foundation for unity, love and mutual assistance, and spiritual and cultural features indispensable in modern society.


Binh said on the path of reform and world integration, the Vietnamese people need to continue to preserve and promote precious cultural values and the outstanding global values of the Hung King worship rituals in modern life.


The worship of Hung Kings was included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritages in 2012.




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Art programmes to be staged in Ha Noi to salute New Year



The annual Countdown Party will kick off at Ly Thai To Flower Garden at 8 pm, bringing together local artists from across the country as well as international DJs.


With music and light systems, songs and dances, the out-door event will be arranged into two themes: Cheering 2016 and Youth Welcoming New Year 2016.


Also at 8:00pm the same day and lasting until 0:15 on January 1, 2016, the ‘Thang Long – Ha Noi Spirit’ programme will be staged at August Revolution Square in front of the Ha Noi Opera House.


The event will feature songs honouring the Party, land and people of Ha Noi as well as an exciting display of music and lights by popular bands and DJs.


Hanoians can also go to an arts programme to be held by the Thang Long Song and Dance Theatre at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square from 9:00pm, December 31 to 0:30 the next day.


In addition to melodies on Ha Noi and the spring, the show will also include contemporary dances by the Carmen and Sine dance troupes with the support of DJ Trang Moon.




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Closing ceremony of National Tourism Year 2015 – Thanh Hoa



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The closing ceremony had the attendance of Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Head of the Steering Board of National Tourism Year 2015; Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; relevant leaders of ministries, sectors and localities, visitors and local people.


Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Hoang Tuan Anh highly appreciated contributions of Thanh Hoa and other localities to the success of National Tourism Year 2015. With the theme “Networking World Heritage”, Thanh Hoa Province and other localities cooperated to develop tourism products, attractive destinations and promote special values of cultural heritage in tourism development.


Minister Hoang Tuan Anh suggested in the coming time, Thanh Hoa and other localities should continue to raise public awareness of tourism development, improve effectiveness of destination management, human resources training and service quality; attract strategic investors to develop high-quality tourism products and services…


During the National Tourism Year 2015, 61 large-scale events were organized in Thanh Hoa and other localities.


In 2015, the number of tourists staying overnight at provinces and cities having heritage sites increase averagely 11% over 2014; tourism receipts increased over 13%. Thanh Hoa Province welcomed over 5.5 million tourist arrivals in 2015, increasing by 21.8% over 2014, of which, international arrivals were 127,000, increasing by 26,2%; total tourism receipts reached VND 5,180 billion, up 40.4%.


The event is also an opportunity to promote the beauty of Thanh Hoa’s landscapes and people as well as to enhance linkage in tourism development between Thanh Hoa Province and other localities, utilize tourism potentials and attract tourists…


National Tourism Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong Delta will be held in Kien Giang Province with the theme “Exploring Southern Land”.


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Thứ Hai, 28 tháng 12, 2015

Vietnam ministry rejects rumor of car spanrices surging next year


The Ministry of Finance has denied rumors that retail prices of automobiles will be hiked significantly at the beginning of next year given a new taxation regime, local media reported.


At many dealerships, salespeople have told their customers that a special consumption tax mechanism, which will take effect on January 1, 2016, will trigger a retail price hike of 15-30 percent, news website VietNamNet said.


The rumor has led to a rise in sales of imported automobiles at many dealerships, especially those in Vietnam’s biggest cities Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.


Those who have planned to buy a car are rushing to realize their intention before possibly having to pay the extra amount caused by the new taxation regime.


However, one expert from the Ministry of Finance told VietNamNet that there will be no such price surge.


Regulations on the new taxation regime including very specific guidelines from the finance ministry have been cascaded to all automotive businesses, he said.


Given the new special consumption tax rate, the retail price of imported cars, or CBUs, from the start of 2016 will only be 1.2-5 percent higher the wholesale price, excluding value-added tax, he added.


Automobiles that are built thoroughly in one country and then shipped to other nations are called CBUs.


All of the information is mentioned in Circular 195/2015/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of Government Decree No. 108/2015/ND-CP dated October 28, 2015 and providing detailed regulations and guidelines for the application of the new special consumption tax, he told VietNamNet.


In Article 5 of the section specifying the calculation of the new tax rate in the circular, the Ministry of Finance presented an example of a CBU with a wholesale price of US$20,000.


With an import duty of 70 percent, a special consumption tax rate of 45 percent, and an official foreign exchange rate of VND22,500 to the U.S. dollar, the wholesale price of the CBU in Vietnam will be at VND1.165 billion (US$51,260).


According to an expert from the Ministry of Finance, with the new tax regime, the retail prices of the majority of CBUs will be 1.2-3 percent higher than the wholesale prices for cars with a small engine capacity, and 4-5 percent more expensive for vehicles with a bigger engine capacity.


This will not lead to a 15-30 percent retail price surge as rumored, he added.


In a press conference in October this year, Pham Dinh Thi, head of the Tax Policy Department under the finance ministry, said the price of small imported cars may go down sharply in the next four years given the adjustment in taxes levied on them following the commitments of Vietnam to join multiple regional and international free trade agreements.


The price drop applicable to imported cars with an engine capacity smaller than one liter is due to the exemption of import tax and a dip in special consumption tax, according to news website VnExpress, which cited calculations by the department.


The prices of such small cars may plunge 42 percent compared to the current rates, Thi said.


As seen in the roadmap on excise tax reduction for imported cars with nine seats or fewer, the special consumption tax rates will drop from 45 percent to 40 percent, 30 percent and 20 percent by June 2016 to 2017-end, 2018, and 2019, for vehicles with engines of one liter and below.


The rates for 1-to-1.5-liter cars will also drop from 45 percent to 40 percent, 35 percent and 25 percent from June 2016 to 2017-end, 2018, and 2019, respectively.


Meanwhile, the duties slapped on 1.5-to-2-liter automobiles will be cut from 45 percent to 40 percent, falling to 30 percent by 2018 and 2019.


According to the Vietnam Association of Automobile Manufacturers (VAMA), total sales in the first 11 months reached 215,517 vehicles, up 57 percent over the same period last year.


Particularly in November, turnover rose 86 percent year on year.


The VAMA forecast that total sales would meet or exceed the record level of 220,000 vehicles sold by the end of this year.


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Vietnam’s foreign caspanital sees double-digit sspanike in 2015


Double-digit growth has been forecast for both committed and disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) by the end of 2015, according to new figures released by the General Statistics Office.


Total newly-registered and additional FDI in Vietnam has reached US$22.76 billion so far this year, up 12.5 percent ​​compared with 2014, the GSO said.


As of December 15, the Southeast Asian country had attracted 2,013 FDI projects with a combined registered capital of $15.58 billion, a 26.8 percent rise in terms of volume but down 0.4 percent in value against the same period last year.


Meanwhile, disbursed FDI is estimated to be $14.5 billion, up 17.4 percent over the previous year.


Processing and manufacturing are the largest contributors with investment totaling $15.23 billion, accounting for 66.9 percent of the registered capital.


They are followed by electricity and gas with $2.81 billion (12.4 percent), real estate with $2.39 billion (10.5 percent), and other industries with $2.32 billion (10.2 percent).


Ho Chi Minh City takes the lead among 48 localities in attracting new FDI, with a registered capital of $2.81 billion, making up 18 percent of the total.


The southern economic hub is followed by the southern province of Tra Vinh with $2.52 billion (16.2 percent), the southern province of Binh Duong with $2.46 billion (15.8 percent), and its neighbor Dong Nai Province with $1.47 billion (9.4 percent).


Of the 58 countries and territories that have carried out new investment projects in Vietnam this year, South Korea is the biggest with $2.68 billion, accounting for 17.2 percent of the total newly-registered capital.


Followers are Malaysia with $2.45 billion (15.7 percent), Japan with $1.28 billion (8.2 percent), the United Kingdom with $1.26 billion (8.1 percent), and Singapore with $1.03 billion (6.6 percent).


Earlier this month, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh told Bloomberg that FDI disbursement would reach about $14 billion by the end of the year, an annual surge of 12 percent.


Bloomberg quoted Minister Vinh as saying that total capital commitments in 2015 are also forecast to be higher than the previous year"s figure of $21.9 billion.


“Our improving investment environment and trade agreements help attract more companies to move from China and other regional countries to Vietnam,” Vinh told Bloomberg.


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Vietnam to set negative interest for dollar despanosits: cbank governor


The State Bank of Vietnam may slash interest on deposits in U.S. dollars to even below the current rate of zero to continue its de-dollarization drive, particularly after the FED rate hike, the central bank’s governor has said.


On December 17, the SBV abolished the cap on individual dollar deposit rates after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but Governor Nguyen Van Binh said more measures will be taken to de-dollarize the economy.


FED raised the range of its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between 0.25 percent and 0.50 percent, according to Reuters.


“We respect the right to keep foreign currencies of the public and businesses, but when it comes to doing transactions in Vietnam, the dong must be used,” he told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper in an interview published Monday.


“The ultimate goal of [our] de-dollarization plan is that everyone has to withdraw the Vietnamese dong for use, even though they have a legal source of foreign currencies.”


Binh said the measures to be taken with the U.S. dollar will be similar to what the central bank has done to discourage local residents from keeping and using gold in the last few years.


“People used to be able to enjoy an interest rate for their gold savings, but they currently have to pay fees to keep their precious metal at credit institutions,” he said.


Vietnamese banks have stopped mobilizing gold deposits since late 2012, and began charging ‘gold keeping fees’ the following year.


“We may do the same with savings in dollars in the coming time,” Binh said.


Prior to the removal of the cap on individual dollar deposit rates, the central bank also scrapped the ceiling for dollar deposits offered by banks to organizations and companies.


“We do not rule out the possibility that a negative interest rate will be applied to both of the deposits,” Binh said.


This means that instead of paying interest to depositors, lenders will charge them for dollar-denominated savings, according to the governor.


The U.S. dollar is currently able to be traded in Vietnam within a band of VND21,233 and VND22,547, following the latest forex rate adjustment by the State Bank of Vietnam in August.


Despite the zero interest rate for dollar deposits, the greenback is still being exchanged near its ceiling, which the SBV governor attributed to ‘psychological factors.’


“The coming measures will all target such factors, and once there is no longer dollar hoarding in the economy, the interest rate for dollar deposits can be increased,” Binh asserted.


The governor added the central bank is taking steps to apply a new management mechanism to the interbank trading band, which determines the official dollar/dong exchange rate.


The trading band for VND-USD transactions is currently set at three percent, which Binh said “still allows dollar speculators to make profits.”


“But in the future we will consider changing the interbank rate frequently, even on a daily basis, so there are risks for those speculating on the foreign currency,” he said.


“The dollar you buy today will bring losses the following day, when the central bank changes the interbank trading rate, so it is more risky for the hoarders.”


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Vietnam launches safeguard investigation as domestic steelmakers hurt by Chinese imspanorts


The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a safeguard investigation into imports of steel billets and bars, at a time when domestic steelmakers are hurt by imported products, particularly from China.


The probe is carried out to determine whether Vietnam should take a safeguard action, such as levying higher duties on the imports, according to the directive signed by Minister Vu Huy Hoang.


Safeguard action is among three trade remedies as per international law, besides anti-dumping action and countervailing duty measures, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the ministry.


The investigation has been initiated in the wake of a complaint lodged by a group of four domestic steelmakers, which collectively account for 34.2 percent of the country’s supply of the said products.


The companies, including Hoa Phat Steel JSC, Southern Steel Corp., Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel JSC and Vietnam Italy Steel, demanded that the trade ministry review the material injury imported products had caused to the domestic industry between January 1, 2012 and September 30, 2015.


While only 468,000 metric tons of steel billets were imported into Vietnam in 2012, the volume is expected to rise to 1.5 million metric tons by the end of this year, the steelmakers said in the petition sent to the VCA.


Similarly, steel bar imports this year are forecast to be more than 1.12 million metric tons, compared to only 389,000 metric tons three years ago.


Such an increase of imported products has eaten into the market share of the domestic steelmakers, forcing them to cut production over poor sales.


The steel billet market share of domestic players dropped from 100 percent to 86 percent in 2015, and from 100 percent to 98 percent in the case of steel bars, according to the four companies.


In the meantime, the market share of imported steel billets and bars has jumped 250 percent and 117 percent, respectively, in 2012-15.


Nguyen Van Sua, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association, said domestic steel billet and bar makers have had to operate at only half of their full capacity in the past year.


“Their sales only rose 10 to 15 percent, whereas the growth of imported products was as strong as 150 percent,” he added.


The four firms demanded that a 45 percent and 33 percent import duty be levied on imports of steel billets and bars, respectively.


The tariffs should be immediately imposed for 200 days, before the trade ministry releases the final conclusion of its safeguard investigation, according to the petition.


“The proposed import duties are justified, given the difficulty the domestic steel industry is facing,” said Le Sy Giang, a trade remedy expert.


“While the decision to call for the safeguard investigation came quite late, it still indicates that Vietnamese businesses have known how to make use of trade regulations as per international law.”


Imports are mostly Chinese


Most of the steel products that will be inspected by the Vietnamese trade ministry were imported from China, according to sources close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.


As of the end of November, Vietnam had spent US$6.79 billion importing 13.85 million metric tons of steel of all kinds, with Chinese products making up 61 percent and 55 percent of the volume and value, respectively, according to customs data.


Vietnamese steelmakers are also hurt by a trick local steel importers employ to dodge import duties.


Vietnam currently slaps a zero tariff on imports of steel alloyed with chromium, whereas the non-alloy products are subject to a nine percent tax.


Many businesses therefore import alloy steel billets with a very small content of chromium to enjoy the tariff exemption.


With the small content of chromium not affecting the quality of the steel billets, businesses can turn them into steel products used for construction, instead of importing the highly-taxed non-alloy steel billets.


“This is in fact a trick to evade taxes, which causes huge damage to the state revenue,” a steel expert said.


Steel bars and billets are the fourth commodity, following float glass, cooking oil and monosodium glutamate, to undergo safeguard investigation since 2009.


No action was taken following a probe into imports of float glass, while the sodium glutamate investigation is still ongoing.


Cooking oil is the only product to be taxed following the safeguard investigation, with an import duty of five percent, applicable to the period from May 7, 2013 to May 6, 2014.


The rate, however, will be lowered to two percent for May 7, 2016 – May 6, 2017.


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Chủ Nhật, 27 tháng 12, 2015

"Xoi vo" - a popular sticky rice in Vietnam


VietNamNet Bridge – Although it is one of the most popular ways of preparing sticky rice, ‘Xoi vo’ (mung bean coated sticky rice) does not actually possess the very characteristic stickiness that usually seen in other types of Xoi. In contrast, the kernels are rathery crumbly, fully coated with well-kneaded yellow mung bean





‘Xoi vo’ is special even starting with its very name. ‘Vo’ in Vietnamese means squeezing hard, and that is exactly how one describes the process of making this “squeezed sticky rice” dish. This sweet delicacy is not easy to cook, but its wonderful taste will truly reward the effort.


As a kind of ‘Xoi’, the main ingredient of ‘Xoi vo’ is glutinous rice, but we also need mung bean, some salt, sugar and vegetable oil to complete the dish. Because the flavor can be ruined by one unqualified grain, so rice and dehusked bean need to be picked carefully. Afterwards they will get soaked separately for up to 12 hours.


Just like ‘Xoi xeo’, mung beans for ‘Xoi vo’ are also steamed and mashed until it becomes powdery. Subsequently, the beans and rice are well mixed together, with a helping hand of salt and vegetable oil; the grain will be covered entirely with granular bean. Well-squeezed steamed mung bean adds a creamy texture and sweet nutty flavor to the rice. Afterwards, everything will be steamed again!


20 minutes in the steamer will make the rice tender, but it is not the end of this complicated and time-consuming process. The cook has to wait for the mung bean glutinous rice to cool off; then roll it between his hands with some sugar. Let it cool, and one can now enjoy his just reward


        



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Teachers, students take test together





The public paid atten-tion to a competition for gifted and talented ninth grade students organised by Hong Linh Town’s Department of Education and Training in central Ha Tinh Province last week as over 70 local teachers were also seated for the same test with the students.


The competition was expected to find the best students in subjects like History, Biology, Chemistry and Geography and rate the teachers, too.


Some people disagreed with the department on the testing, saying that the same test for students and teachers means an underestimation or no respect for teachers.


Meanwhile, the head of the town’s education department, Le Ba Thiem, said this school year saw the first time such a kind of competition was organised in the town.


Since the beginning of this school year, the department informed teachers about the competition and encouraged them to join as the competition results were used to select teachers for nursing the town’s gifted and talented team.


“We expected that the testing made teachers review their knowledge, pay more attention to their work, at least on what they are delivering to students,” Thiem said.


He told an online newspaper tamnhin.net on Sunday that when he inspected classes in the town, he was sad to see some teachers inattentive to maintain and enrich their knowledge.


The laziness and neglect caused mistakes that were possibly avoidable and they disappointed students, Thiem said.


Vice director of Ha Tinh Province’s Education and Training Department, Nguyen Quoc Anh said that the testing for both students and teachers in Hong Linh Town was not a good way to rate teachers.


For teachers, besides knowledge and exam-taking skill, methods to deliver knowledge, to help students obtain knowledge and use it or dig for more information were more important, Anh said.


“I guess that few normal teachers could do exams designed for gifted and talented students because their typical features are expected to find and promote talent and innovation,” he said.


Tran Nhu, a white collar worker in Ha Noi, said that she would not be surprised if a teacher could not answer a question that was designed to challenge fifth graders like her son.


“I sometimes fail to help my son with his math problems. I have a teacher study with him at home weekly and the tutor, who is working for a private school in Ha Noi, is also stuck on questions, particular those at a high level for talented students,” she said.


The teacher, in that case, told her son that she would give him answers later after she reviewed books, Nhu said.


“I expect teachers keep studying, enriching their knowledge and skills so that they could instruct students,” she said.


“I find nothing wrong if teachers and students are seated for the same exam,” Nhu said.


“There is a problem for education managers to solve if teachers cannot pass the exam. We want qualified teachers for our children,” she said.


In 2013, the principal of Cao Thang High school in central Thua Thien Hue Province asked teachers to do the same final tests with twelfth graders.


The move aimed to help the teachers to assess the difficulty of examination questions more exactly, then predict the students’ ability to deal with such questions and the ability of teachers themselves as well.


However, the testing also faced objection by teachers and principals of other local high schools with an argument that it underestimated teachers. — VNS





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The 4th meeting session of Executive Board of PATA Viet Nam Chapter



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In 2015, many activities of PATA Viet Nam Chapter attracted the enthusiastic participation of tourism businesses. The Chapter also focused on supporting tourism businesses and promoting Viet Nam tourism’s image.


PATA Viet Nam Chapter had informed timely to members about annual events of PATA such as forums, workshops, trade fairs…. In addition, PATA Viet Nam Chapter also coordinated with Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to hold important tourism events to introduce Viet Nam to the world.


At the session, delegates suggested PATA Viet Nam Chapter should foster the support of members in areas of overseas tourism promotion; strengthening the connection between PATA and members; suggesting PATA to support marketing and promotion training…


Speaking at the session, Director General Nguyen Van Tuan emphasized Law on Tourism is an important legal foundation affecting directly to tourism businesses. Therefore, PATA Viet Nam Chapter and Viet Nam Society of Travel Agents (VISTA) should hold workshops to contribute ideas for revision of the Law; discussing policies on visa exemption for package-tour travelers to Viet Nam; strengthening the connection with PATA; welcoming international famtrips and presstrips to Viet Nam…


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VNAT works with PATA’s CEO



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According to Mr. Mario Hardy, tourists more and more tend to travel to the Asia- Pacific countries, which is considered as big chance for this region. However, over density of tourists in popular destinations may cause overload of electric power and water supply, waste disposal…Therefore, he suggested Viet Nam should develop theme tourism products, festivals…at unknown destinations. Besides tourism products diversification, Viet Nam tourism should also diversify tourist source markets.


In the coming time, PATA will focus on 5 main contents: tourists allocation to destinations; recommendation of visa waiver for visitors; training human resources; sustainable development (environment, human and community); dealing with crises in the future.


Highly appreciated the suggestion of Mr. Mario Hardy, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan hoped PATA will continue to inform Viet Nam about international tourist market trends; invite famous bloggers to Viet Nam to introduce the country’s image; support human resource training, crisis management, e-marketing….


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VNAT organizes Viet Nam Tourism Roadshow in Hong Kong



Deputy Director General of VNAT Ha Van Sieu speaks at the Viet Nam Tourism Roadshow


The roadshow attracted the participation of 35 tourism enterprises of Hong Kong including reputable names such as Hong Thai Travel, Wing On Travel, Zuji.com.


In his opening speech, Mr. Ha Van Sieu – Deputy Director General of VNAT introduced new policies facilitating international travels to Viet Nam, including visa waiver policy for citizens of UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. The roadshow aims to attract citizens of these 5 Western European countries who are residing in Hong Kong traveling to Viet Nam. The number of Hong Kong tourists and other nationals in Hong Kong to Viet Nam has increased in recent years.


On the same day, VNAT’s delegation participated in the 2nd ASEAN Development Forum. The first ASEAN Development Forum held by Xinhua News Agency in December 2014 in Hong Kong with the theme of “Building a mutually trusted community with common destiny” was attended by ASEAN Secretariat, government officials, experts, scholars, and business people from ASEAN countries. Following the success of the first edition, the 2nd ASEAN Development Forum was organized in Hong Kong to build post-2015 development strategy of ASEAN and discuss about opportunities and challenges in promoting the initiative of "cohesion and development path". At the forum, officials, scholars and business representatives of ASEAN countries, Hong Kong and mainland China discussed the contents of tourism cooperation, tourism development…


At the forum, Mr. Ha Van Sieu delivered a speech on enhancing tourism information exchange between China and ASEAN.


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Boosting tourism promotion via cinema



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Speaking at the seminar, Ms. Preeti Saran – Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam affirmed that India and Viet Nam has maintained good relations in various fields, including culture, sports and tourism. According to Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam, film industry has a significant impact on tourism. A famous film which attracts many viewers is able to facilitate luring visitors to destinations appeared in the film. She emphasized that Viet Nam is endowed with many wonderful destinations and if Indian films about Viet Nam are produced, more Indian people will travel to Viet Nam. She hoped that the seminar would provide opportunity for Indian and Vietnamese film makers to exchange information, share experiences and cooperate in the future to offer viewers unique and attractive films, contributing to tourism development of the two countries.




Deputy Director General of VNAT Ha Van Sieu speaks at the seminar (Photo: Huong Le / TITC)



Mr. Ha Van Sieu – Deputy Director General of VNAT appreciated her initiative of tourism promotion via cinema. He affirmed that Viet Nam, a beautiful country with many stunning landscapes, will inspire Indian film makers to produce films. VNAT is ready to cooperate, provide information and create conditions favorable for Indian film producers.



At the seminar, filmmakers of the two countries discussed about human resources, film scenes, technical conditions, participation in film festivals of the two countries…



On this occasion, Indian film makers will explore some famous destinations in Viet Nam to develop ideas for co-production of films.


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Thanh Hoa aims to become key tourism site by 2020



The Sam Son beach draws crowds of tourists in summer (Source: VNA)



He said the hosting of the National Tourism Year 2015 has given the province useful lessons and new motivation towards new breakthrough development in the tourism sector.




In the 2016-2020 period, the locality targets to welcome 200,000 – 250,000 international tourists and serve 8-9 million domestic guests per year.




The sector is expected to generate more than 403 million USD by 2020, from the current 158.6 million USD.




It plans to develop typical tourism products while focusing on upholding traditional local culture.




Tourism promotion campaigns will be expanded in a bid to enhance awareness of tourism development among the local community and enterprises.




Priorities will also be given to training tourism staff and improving connections with regional localities and key national tourism sites, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Ninh Binh.




Resources will be mobilised for developing and upgrading infrastructure.




In the first 11 months of this year, Thanh Hoa received about 5.11 million visitors, up 15.7 percent compared to the same period last year, and reaching 92.9 percent of the annual target.




Of the figure, 119,000 were foreigners, a year-on-year increase of 31.2 percent.




Total revenue from tourism reached nearly 4.9 trillion VND (220 million USD), up 34.9 percent.




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Quang Tri’s tourism revenue surges 11 percent




Vinh Moc tunnel in Quang Tri province (Source: vietnamtourism.com)



Over 1.6 million domestic and foreign visitors have visited tourist destinations in the province from the beginning of the year.



In addition to a myriad of festive activities, the province is also enhancing tourism promotions and investments with Savannakhet Province (Laos) and Mukdahan (Thailand), which is helping to lure visitors to the locality, according to Nguyen Van Chien, vice director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.



In response to the programme themed “Vietnamese people travel across Viet Nam”, the local tourism sector has launched historical and spiritual tours to Truong Son National Cemetery, Quang Tri’s ancient citadel and the Hien Luong bridge across the Ben Hai river, among others.



Chien said that the tourism sector wants tourist numbers to grow by 3.4 percent in 2016.



To realise this goal, the province is promoting tourism, constructing facilities and completing a master plan for the Cua Tung and Cua Viet tourism sites, while attracting investors and promoting sea and island tourism as well as tours to the La Lay and Lao Bao border gates, he added.





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Various cultural activities to be held next year in Da Nang



A street music performance


Exciting entertainment programmes and cultural activities along the banks of the Han River will include a street music programme on the Bach Dang Street riverside walk every Saturday evening, and Dragon"s head breathing fire and squirting water at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00pm.


A pilot steam musical performance will take place at the western end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge every Sunday from 7:30am to 8:30am. In addition, the Tuong (classical drama) street performance will be held alternately at the eastern end of the Han River Bridge and the western end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge every Sunday evening.


Organised by the municipal Youth Union Organisation, a fascinating event entitled ‘Weekend Playground’ will be held at a park near the Novotel Danang Premier Han River every Sunday from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. The event will feature various interesting activities, including funny games, along with hip-hop and dancing contests.


In addition, various festive and cultural activities will take place throughout the city over public holiday period and Tet festival, and during the period of international events in the city.


In particular, local audience will be treated to an exciting musical programme to welcome in the Tet Festival 2016 at a park near the eastern end of the Han River Bridge on Lunar New Year"s Eve (7 February). Another musical show to celebrate Tet will be held at a section of Bach Dang street riverside walk, opposite to the Han Market, on 13 February.


Between 17 and 20 February, some fascinating programmes will be held to welcome the participating teams of the 2015 – 2016 Clipper Round the World Race during their stay in Da Nang. They include a ceremony to welcome the Clipper Race fleet to the city, an arts exchange programme between participating teams, a cuisine and cultural exchange fair, and a photo exhibition.


A wide range of cultural and sporting activities will be held across the city to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the city"s liberation (29 March). In particular, local residents and visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy various musical programmes at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge, and a photo exhibition featuring traditional cultural values of Cotu people at the Da Nang Museum.


From April to late 2016, some large festive and cultural programmes in the city will include the Da Nang Book Festival, the Open Traditional Boat Race for the VTV Da Nang Branch Cup and an exhibition on news and arts photos.


Various exciting sporting activities will be also be held during the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG 5) which will take place in the city from 24 September to 3 October 2016.




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Seminar promotes Da Nang tourism in Sydney



Ambassador to Australia Luong Thanh Nghi speaks at the seminar (Source: VNA)




It was the first seminar co-hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia and Da Nang municipal authorities as the Da Nang – Viet Nam team in the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race has landed in Sydney port from December 12-26.




Ambassador to Australia Luong Thanh Nghi, in his speech, praised efforts made by Australian captain Wendy Tuck and Vietnamese crew on the Da Nang-Viet Nam yacht, which he said, has fostered friendship and cooperation between Viet Nam and Australia.




He said Da Nang is gaining popularity among Australian tourists and through the yacht race, more and more Australians will learn more about Viet Nam and Da Nang in particular.




Tran Chi Cuong, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, highlighted Da Nang as a destination for investment and vacation, adding that the seminar is to give foreigners an insight into its culture, services and development.




The 2015-16 Clipper Race marks the first time in its nineteen-year history that Da Nang is featured as a team and a host port on the race"s global circuit.




The race started in London in August and takes 11 months to complete. Its 40,000 mile circumnavigation is divided into shorter legs so crew can choose to take part in either the whole race or one or more legs.




Up to 24 crew members, aged 18 to over 70 of various nationalities and backgrounds, live together on board each of the fleet"s twelve 70-foot racing yachts. This means crew have to quickly adapt to being part of a diverse team which eats, sleeps and races together in close quarters.




The race participants are expected to arrive in Da Nang between February 17 and 21.




The twelve Clipper Race yachts with over 250 international crew and supporters will stay in the city until the next leg to Qingdao, China, departing on February 27.




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New Year atmosphere overwhelms Hoi An ancient town




A gala night will take place at the An Hoi statue garden on December 31, featuring a lantern festival and a wedding photo contest.




Winners of a video-producing contest on Hoi An tourism will be awarded at a ceremony on the same day.




Locals and visitors will enjoy songs and dances celebrating the New Year, with hope for a peaceful world.




A progmamme to welcome the first guests of the ancient town in the New Year will be arranged on January 1, 2016.




According to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Son, Hoi An was a renowned international trade port in the 17th century where ships from Japan, China, and European countries docked to exchange wares. Cultural exchange also took place in the port, influencing the town in ways that remain visible today.




The events will leave deep impressions on holidaymakers who want to discover Hoi An, he said.




Covering 60 square kilometres, Hoi An has 22.5 square kilometres of agriculture and forest land and 11 square kilometres of lakes and channels.




In 2012, it was shortlisted for the top ten Asian cities in the US-magazine Conde Nast"s Traveler"s Readers Choice Awards. The following year, the UNESCO-recognised world heritage was chosen for the Townscape Award by the UN-Habitat Regional Office in Asia.




According to the latest report, Hoi An hosted more than 1.7 million tourists, of which 740,000 were foreigners, over the past nine months.




In 2014, a survey showed that 11.2 percent of total international tourists returned to the city on their second visit.




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Ancient structures of Champa’s capital found in Binh Dinh



The bottom layer was a square-structured shrine covering 64.78 square metres, which was assumed to date back between the 4 th and 10 th centuries when Vijaya was still a county of Champa Kingdom.


The second layer extended a larger area of 289.59square metres, where archaeologists found a drain, four sections of brick walls and three separate brick floors.


The third layer on top was a system of holes containing brick pieces resembling the Vietnamese ancient method to strengthen the foundation.


The last two structures were estimated to be built between the 11 th and 15 th centuries when Vijaya became the capital of Champa.


The findings, announced on December 18, were results of an excavation carried out by the Center for Imperial City Research under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.


The excavation also found 6,691 artifacts including pieces of Ying Yang roof tiles, basins, bowls and Sa Huynh pottery.




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Culture of HCMC reflected in art



Sai Gon 9.000m2 Phan Chieu (Reflection of Sai Gon in 9,000sq.m) showcases photos around the 9,000 sq.m area around Notre Dame Cathedral.


The exhibition reflects a miniature picture of the city"s lifestyle through images of luxury automobiles parked along streets, from vendors to lottery sellers to old cyclists.


It also features entertaining activities that young people and foreign visitors take part in at the cathedral, the April 30 Park and the city"s Post Office, including taking photos, painting or enjoying street coffee.


"As a photographer, I want to take photos of the city"s lifestyle as a way of keeping memories of my time living in this 9,000-sq m area," said the 63-year-old Thai.


On display are photos that appear in Thai"s 520-page book 150 Nam Hinh Bong Sai Gon (Reflection of Sai Gon over 150 Years), which was released at the exhibition.


The book, published by the Tre (Youth) Publishing House, features 900 documents and photos from 1986 to 2013, which were taken or collected by Thai.


The work consists of three parts. The first part includes 600 photos and documents on Sai Gon from 1863 to 1953, with popular works taken 150 years ago as well as unseen works.


The second part includes 150 photos of the city in the 1950s, which have never been seen or published. They were printed from celluloid film. The last part features 120 photos taken by Thai during the 1980s and 2010s.


"I have spent dozens of years compiling and completing the book," he said.


The book priced at VND550,000 (US$25) is available at bookstores across the country.


Born in Quang Nam Province, Thai moved to HCM City to pursue his studies in 1972. Three years later, he returned to Quang Nam.


In 1976, he returned to HCM City, and has worked for the Department of Education and Training, Tuoi Tre (Youth) and Khoa Hoc Pho Thong (General Science) magazines. He is now a freelance photographer and journalist.


Thai has had three solo exhibitions, and has released four photo books. His book titled Ky Uc Mien Que (Memories of My Native Land) in 1997 brought him a VAPA Cup from the Viet Nam Photographic Artists Association. It was republished in 2011.


He plans to sell his photos on December 19 and 20. Profits will be used to buy bicycles for poor students in rural areas.


The exhibition will be open until December 28 at 122 Suong Nguyet Anh Street in District 1.




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Flower street in HCM City to open next month



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The festival, the 13th of its kind, will last eight days until 10:00 pm on February 12, one day longer than the previous events.


Themed “HCM City: Peace, Prosperity and Development”, the flower street along Nguyen Hue Street will spread from Le Thanh Tong to Ton Duc Thang with a total length of 720 metres. The Le Loi-Nguyen Hue intersection will be divided into three sections featuring different sub-themes: “Solidarity-Peace”, “ Dynamic-Creative” and “ Integration-Prosperity”.


The area around Statue of late President Ho Chi Minh will be filled with 36 giant pots of yellow apricot blossom trees.


According to Saigontourist, the festival this year will manifest an optimistic spirit and the belief in a bright future.


For the construction of the flower road, the organisers will use a number of natural materials including rattan and bamboo as well as recycled products to shoe their respect for a friendly environment.


The Flower Street Festival is held annually on the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year) featuring the art of arranging flowers and ornamental plants and honour the values and beauty of HCM City.


Early this year, the city was upgrading Nguyen Hue into a central square for pedestrians only, so the Flower Street was organised on the adjacent Ham Nghi Boulevard .




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Early Tet atmosphere at Nhat Tan flower village



Peach blossoms (Photo: VNA)


This year, the Tet holiday falls in early February. Gardeners are plucking peach leaves now so that the trees will have young green leaves, buds and blossoms for Tet, local gardener Nguyen Van Sang said.




Sang said that he usually spends most of the day in his four “sao” (each “sao” is equal to 360 sq.m) peach garden.




"We are so familiar with the farming but always excited and anxious when Tet is coming because the trees are easily affected by weather," Sang said.




The weather this year is unusually hotter than previous years but it will not be a big problem, he said, adding that they are experienced enough to have blossoms for Tet.




Tran Thi Minh, another peach garden owner said that her family is at the garden all the time to nurse the trees and to protect them from thieves.




Some people have already visited the peach gardens to choose trees with unique or nice shapes.


The time before and after Tet in Nhat Tan village is particularly busy.




Before Tet, you can see colourful bossoms, crowds or even traffic jams and gadeners" working. After Tet, the garden became quiet, with few peach trees left but still beautiful with some buds.




Nhat Tan flower village and neighbouring villages like Nghi Tam, Tu Lien, Phu Thuong that are well known for ornamental plants have become more crowded in the last few years as visitors, particular young people, come to take photos with flowers.




Flower branding




Nhat Tan flower village in Nhat Tan Ward, Tay Ho District is famous for peach flowers. Most of the 140 ha of farming land in the ward is used to grow peach flowers. About 690 local households grow peach flowers there.




In 2008, the National Office of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Sciences and Technology granted a patent for the peach flowers grown in Nhat Tan village.




On December 22, Ha Noi"s People"s Committee granted the village the title "Ha Noi Traditional Trade Village 2015" which is expected to promote the image of the flower village.




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Winners of photo contest of National Tourism 2015 honoured



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Seven months after launching, the contest’s organising board received more than 300 photos by nearly 40 photographers from around the country.


At the awards ceremony, one first, two second, three third and 10 consolation prizes were presented to the best entries.


Sixty-five of the most outstanding photos were selected to be displayed at an exhibition which officially kicked off on the same day.


The entries were divided into four main themes: the National Tourism Year 2015; historical and cultural relic sites, landscapes and traditional festivals; traditional handicrafts and trade villages; and portraits of people.


Works submitted to the contest are unpublished photos reflecting activities during the Tourism Year, the beauty of world heritage sites in Viet Nam as well as the land and people of Thanh Hoa Province.


The closing ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2015 will be held on December 26 at Lam Son square in Thanh Hoa City.


The National Tourism Year 2015, themed "Connecting World Heritages", was officially launched in April and featured a wide variety of practical events that have significantly contributed to promoting the value of world heritages in Viet Nam as well as introducing cultural traditions of Viet Nam, particularly of Thanh Hoa Province.





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Kon Tum struggles to save fading gong culture



The provincial authorities and local gong artisans have organised many classes to teach the gong-performing art to ethnic minority residents, especially young people.




Artisan A Thak in Pa Cheng Hamlet, Dak Long Commune, Dak Ha District said he had no gongs to teach local youth the art.




Enthusiastic artisans borrow gong sets from other communes for the teaching, but new learners will soon forget how to play if they do not have the instrument for regular practice.




According to Phan Thanh Hoang, Deputy Director of Kon Tum’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the province currently has 1,900 sets of gongs of various types.




Kon Tum so far has opened 26 classes to teach forms of art and culture to nearly 600 people. The province has 300 groups of gong artists who perform at local rituals and festivals.




The cultural space of gongs was recognised as an Oral Masterpiece and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.




Gongs, considered the most sacred and valuable asset in every ethnic family in the Central Highlands, have historically been widely played at ethnic minority groups’ traditional rituals and festivals.




Ethnic families in the Central Highlands region are keeping more than 9,880 sets of gongs with over 5,650 sets in Gia Lai and another 2,307 in Dak Lak. Most of the gongs belong to the Jarai, Bahnar, Ede and M’nong groups.




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Khanh Hoa Province welcomes 4 millionth visitor



The lucky man – Vlasenko Stanislav becomes the four-millionth visitor to Khanh Hoa province (Source: VNA)




The lucky man – Vlasenko Stanislav, who arrived on Vietnam Airlines’ flight No.1362 from Ho Chi Minh City, was presented special gifts including free-of-charge services during his stay in Nha Trang City, including mud-bathing, diving tour and top-notch accommodation.




He said that the prizes came as a surprise to him, believing that this will be a fascinating winter holiday.




According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the province expected to receive 4.15 million holiday-makers in 2015, comprising 974,000 foreigners.




The province set target to greet 4.5 million vacationers next year.




Khanh Hoa has become an ideal destination for both domestic and foreign travellers thanks to its intriguing sea and island tourism, gentle climate, stable price and quality services.




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Viet Nam’s first wildlife park launched in Phu Quoc



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The event is part of activities to celebrate the National Tourism Year 2016 – Phu Quoc-Mekong Delta hosted by Kien Giang.




Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc, the first-ever safari park in Vietnam, covers nearly 500 hectares of land in the Ganh Dau District.




The first phase of the park spans 380 hectares, consisting of two main parts: an Open Zoo and a Safari Park.




It is currently accommodating more than 3,000 domestic and foreign animals of 150 species, including African zebras, camels, antelopes, Bengali tigers, African lions, and black-and-white ruffed lemurs.




More rare animals will be added to the zoo in the near future, including flamingos, rhinos, and giraffes.




Aside from the two main parts, the Vinpearl Safari also includes the largest veterinary hospital in the Southeast Asian region.




Vingroup aims to turn the park into the second largest zoo park in the world, creating the best spaces for wildlife animals as well as enhancing public awareness in wildlife conservation and helping develop nature tourism in the locality.




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Ambassadors to Viet Nam invited to visit largest cave in Quang Binh



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The tour is a cultural diplomatic activity co-held by the Foreign Ministry, the Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO and the provincial authorities.


Son Doong cave, hidden in the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, is more than 200m wide, 150m high, and approximately 9km long.


Within its caverns lie a jungle and a river, and the cave is large enough to fit a 40-storey skyscraper inside. The cave was classified as the largest cave in the world by the British Cave Research Association.


The American news website Huffingtonpost.com declared the cave as an absolute must-see. Son Doong cave was also listed among the "52 Places to Go in 2014" by The New York Times Travel.


The usual tour, operated by Oxalis Adventure Tours since early August, offers five-day and four-night service at the cost of 66 million VND (roughly 3,000 USD) per person during the January–August period.


Each tour requires a team of more than 25 porters and cooks, a tour guide, two cave experts and two park rangers.


This year, Son Doong welcomed over 500 visitors.




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National Tourism Year creates new image for Thanh Hoa



The province was selected to host the national event, which is expected to help it welcome 5.5 million domestic and foreign travellers this year.


Over the past five years, the locality has been making great efforts to improve its infrastructure and accommodation services with the aim of contributing to a successful National Tourism Year.


The province has focused on developing local accommodation with 672 facilities offering over 20,000 rooms, including 121 hotels. The beach town of Sam Son is currently home to over 400 accommodation facilities with 12,000 rooms, including 600 five-star apartments.


Eleven new tours linked with a variety of local tourist attractions have been launched, including tours on the Ma River, Ma Hao waterfalls and Nang Cat Community Village.


The province has cooperated with neighbouring Ninh Binh Province and other central provinces to create new tours and tourism products.


The province has also put into operation a number of social and cultural facilities since the beginning of this year, such as Lam Son theatre, a modern library, an exhibition centre and a temple to commemorate heroic mothers and martyrs.


Thanks to these efforts, Thanh Hoa received about 5.11 million visitors in the first 11 months of this year, up 15.7% compared to the same period last year and reaching 92.9% of the annual target.


Of the figure, 119,000 were foreigners, a year-on-year increase of 31.2%.


Total revenue from tourism reached nearly VND4.9 trillion (US$220 million), up 34.9%.


The closing week for the National Tourism Year 2015 will be held from December 15-26 with highlights including a festival of Viet Nam"s intangible cultural heritage and a contest featuring the beauty of Thanh Hoa’s landscapes and people, according to Vuong Thi Hai Yen, deputy head of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.




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Over 60 foreign art troupes to attend Hue Festival 2016



The figures are much more than those of 2000 – 15 domestic troupes and seven foreign ones.


Speaking at a press conference in Ha Noi on December 17, deputy head of the event’s organisation board Che Cong Chung said the festival’s activities will feature the province’s historical and cultural events, including celebrations marking the 710 years since the founding of Thuan Hoa-Phu Xuan (now Thua Thien-Hue) and 380 years of Hue City.


Within the festival, mayors of cities in East Asia and Latin America will gather together in a conference during which Hue will receive a certificate recognising it as a cultural city, he added.


Chung said the Hue Festival is the first modern festival organised in Viet Nam following the models of famous cities all over the world. The success of the biennial event has boosted Hue’s determination to build the first festival city in the country.


Vietnamese and foreign artists will join together in art performances in the Hue Citadel, An Dinh Palace and other places in the Complex of Hue Monuments.


The “Dem Hoang Cung” (Royal Night) and “Huyen thoai Phuong Dong” (Orient legendary) will be held in the Ngo Mon-Ky Dai Square, enacting original royal activities.


There will also be exhibitions, kite and calligraphy displays, scientific workshops, street music and arts performances, together with sports, cuisine and tourism promotion events.




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Antique items portraying old Da Lat on display



The exhibition is among a series of events to celebrate the 2015 Da Lat Flower Festival from December 29, 2015 to January 2, 2016.


The items are displayed at an old villa, which was once the official residence of the mayor of Da Lat and also head of Tuyen Duc Province, in a pine hill looking the city’s downtown.


They include vintage cameras and cinema equipment, cassette players, televisions, paintings, photos and clothing of local people from the old times. The majority of them were donated.


Nguyen Vu Hoang, Director of the Lam Dong Culture Centre, said the exhibition will be a place for visitors who love to explore the old resort city.


Admission is free to all, he added.


The Culture Centre also opens art concerts every night where songs and poems by well-known classical composers – Trinh Cong Son, Ngo Thuy Mien, Vu Thanh An and Pham Duy – are performed.




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Relic site of first female doctoral laureate receives national status



The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued the decision recognising the national relic site status in mid-2014.


Nguyen Thi Due, also known as Nguyen Ngoc Toan or Dieu Huyen, was born on March 14, 1574, in the place which is now Van An Ward.


At the age of 20, Due disguised herself as a man to take an examination held by King Mac Kinh Cung and won the top position. Though her ruse was discovered, the King forgave her, gave her the name “Tinh Phi”(Descended Star) and married her. He later assigned her to teach his other wives and concubines.


After the Mac dynasty was overthrown, she was still respected and entrusted with the educating of the palace women by the Le Kings and Trinh Lords.


She lived the last days of her life in her hometown and passed away when she was over 80 years old.


The tomb and temple of Nguyen Thi Due in Van An ward of Chi Linh township is among “Chi Linh bat co” – the eight renowned ancient relic sites in Chi Linh township.




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US rock band raises funds for poor children


VietNamNet Bridge – The Empty Pockets, a four-piece rock band from Chicago, will perform in HCM City on December 24, 25 and 26 to raise funds to support nutrition for poor children in Viet Nam.








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Formed in 2006, the band has released two albums and two extended plays – one of which features holiday songs. They have toured in the US, Mexico and Canada.


Vietnamese rock band WhiteNoiz will appear with the band on December 24 at Saigon Ranger, and veteran singers Cam Van and Khac Trieu and young band The Minor Triad will play on December 25 at Van’s Unforgettable.


A free concert will be held at MPU Music School on December 26 accompanied by the school’s musicians and singer Thuy Long.


All ticket sales will be donated to the Aid for Kids’ nutrition project in Viet Nam.


Tickets cost VND200,000-500,000 and are available at http://festizen.com.


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Hanoi to host Happiness Concert


VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSC) will coordinate with the Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company to put on two arts programmes entitled “Happiness Concert”, which will be held at the Ha Noi Opera House on January 13-14.








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The Vietnamese artists will perform symphonic music under the leadership of renowned Japanese conductor Tetsuji Honna.


Immortal works by famous composers will be performed, including William Tell by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Bugler’s Holiday and The Syncopated Clock by Leroy Anderson, and the Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67 by Ludwig van Beethoven.


Through the programme, the organisers hope to bring an exquisite taste of chamber music closer to art lovers in Viet Nam, especially the young.


“We will give the audience a very abundant and close concert by skillful persons and quality in the professional field,” said Nguyen Tri Dung, the director of VNSC. “The programme’s content is carefully selected from the canonical classical pieces in the world with familiar melodies that we’ve known for a long time.”


The concert’s organising board will raise over VND50 million (US$2,220) from selling 200 tickets for the “Compassionate Heart Fund” to support individuals living in difficult circumstances and people with disabilities, as well as contribute to the development of community cultural and arts activities.


    



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Big C Vietnam revenue negligible, won’t be retained: Casino Grouspan respanorts


Despite a sustainable growth rate, earnings from the Vietnamese arm are miniscule in comparison to other foreign businesses of the French retailing chain Big C, which is owned by Casino Group.


On December 15 the French retailer issued a memorandum stating that it may seek a new owner for its supermarket chain Big C in Vietnam, as the company plans to strengthen its financial flexibility by selling assets in the country, as well as Thailand and Colombia.


In 2016 Casino Group is expected to enact what it calls a ‘deleveraging plan’ of more than two billion euros (US$2.2 billion), mainly through real estate transactions and the disposal of non-core assets, according to the memo.


The French group currently owns 10 retail brands across the globe, with a concentration in Asia. The Big C brand is used for the supermarket chain in Vietnam and Thailand.


In multiple annual reports, Casino Group has assessed Vietnam as a market with high potential for growth in the future, once the economic slowdown is over and consumption begins to grow again.


However, given the minor contribution of Big C Vietnam and the small market size, especially compared to neighboring country Thailand, the chain is now on the priority list to change hands.


The contribution of Big C Vietnam in 2014 was just over one percent of the French parent company’s total revenue, much smaller than Big C Thailand during the same period.


In 2014, revenue from the Asian operations of Casino Group reached 3.5 billion euros ($3.83 billion), accounting for seven percent of the total turnover of Casino Group. Breaking it down further, 98 percent of this figure was contributed by Big C Thailand, and less than two percent by Big C Vietnam.


The revenue of Big C Vietnam last year was about $546 million, a seven percent year-on-year increase, according to data published by Retail Asia magazine using statistics compiled by London-based market research firm Euromonitor.


In the first six months of this year, Big C Vietnam recorded a total turnover of 312 million euros ($340.66 million), up 26 percent over the same period last year, higher than the group"s total average growth rate in Asia, which was around 23 percent.


Size that matters


The revenue of the French retailer grossed from the Asian market is also small compared to other markets worldwide.


Revenue from Asia accounted for less than 10 percent of its total global sales in the first six months, reaching more than 2 billion euros ($2.12 billion), 98 percent of which was generated by Big C Thailand, according to the group’s financial reports.


In particular, revenues generated in Thailand in the first half of 2015 were 1.8 billion euros ($1.97 billion), nearly six times the earnings of Vietnam with 312 million euros ($341.46 million), a big gap between the two Southeast Asian neighbors that has been stable for the last five years.


In terms of networks, through 2014, Big C Thailand had 123 large stores (Big C Supercenter, Extra, and Jumbo), 37 Big C markets, 324 Mini Big C convenience stores and 152 drug stores.


Meanwhile, Big C Vietnam has 32 supermarkets and 10 convenience stores.


In addition, the number of employees working at Big C Thailand was more than 26,600, three times the number of employees in Vietnam.


In particular, Big C Supercenter Public Co. Ltd., the firm established to run Big C Thailand, was already listed on the stock exchange with a market capitalization of nearly 4.3 billion euros ($4.7 billion).


On December 15, when Casino Group issued the memo in a document submitted to the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Big C Supercenter Public outlined its growth strategy next year, in which the emphasis will be on continuing to expand its network.


In 2015, the company has opened 108 new stores, including two hypermarkets, and continues overhauling its supply chain. In 2016, it will keep enhancing its performance plan with the opening of six hypermarkets, three Big C Markets and 75 Mini Big C convenience stores.


In addition, the global e-commerce segment, though newly developed, is yielding positive results with revenue equal to that of the Asian retail market.


The sale of the Vietnam business could raise 750 million euros ($813.86 million), while setting up real estate investment trusts in Thailand and Colombia could net 550 million euros ($596.8 million) and 200 million euros ($216.98 million), respectively, Bloomberg reported on December 16, citing Bruno Monteyne, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein.


The decision is consistent with what Casino Group shared in the memo, stating that the sale of Asian assets is a strategic move to help the French group focus on its core markets such as France with 18.8 billion euros ($20.57 billion) (38.76 percent) and Latin American with 22.6 billion euros ($24.73 billion) (46.6 percent).


Casino Group, which is active in many other areas including e-commerce, finance and real estate, was founded in 1898 and is now one of the world"s leading retailers, with total assets of over 42 billion euros ($45.97 billion) at the end of June 2015.


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