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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Vietnam’s leading tour operator offers 50 tours on National Day
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:32 (GMT+7)
Saigontourist Travel Service has introduced more than 50 inbound and outbound tours nationwide on the occasion of the National Day (September 2).
The company’s tour price has not increased compared to normal days although the number of tourists registering for these tours has risen remarkably and is expected to increase by 15 percent against the same period last year.
Pham Duc Hoa, deputy head of the domestic tourism department under Saigontourist said that the company will offer 35 inbound tours including 12 special tours departing from August 30 to September 2.
According to preliminary statistics, domestic visitors have chosen two to three day tours while most overseas Vietnamese selected five to six day tours.
Ms Pham Thu, head of the overseas tourism department, added that so far more than 800 tourists have booked tours to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong (China) and Cambodia.
This summer, Saigontourist has provided tours to more than 98,500 visitors, up over 30 percent against last summer’s figure. The top destinations are Nha Trang, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Da Nang-Hoi An-Hue, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hongkong (China).
Source: VOV
Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Hai Phong’s tourism week marks Hanoi’s birthday
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:32 (GMT+7)
The northern port city of Hai Phong will organise the first Culture, Sports and Tourism Week from September 28 to October 2 in response to the grand ceremony of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The city’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department said the week, which is expected to be held annually, aims to encourage service and tourism businesses to expand production and diversify and raise the quality of their products.
The week will include the second lion dance contest, a gastronomic festival, an artefacts, drinks and tourism exhibition, water puppet shows, folk games and other traditional art performances, the department said.
Source: VNA
Photo: thongtinthoidai Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Hanoi develops tourism in craft villages
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:34 (GMT+7)
Four pilot tours have been launched in the craft villages of Van Ha Wood, Ha Thai Lacquer, Chuon Ngo Painting, Bat Trang Pottery, Phu Vinh Bamboo and Rattan Weaving and Quat Dong embroidery, according to Mrs Trinh Thi Hong Loan, Head of the Management Office of Craft Industry under the Hanoi Trade and Industry Department.
Earlier, the Hanoi Trade and Industry Department invited lecturers of the Hanoi Open University’s Tourism Faculty to provide training for tourism services and culture preservation to 210 people in these craft villages.
Cooperation among the 244 craft villages in Hanoi is not strong enough, said Nguyen Hoang Luu, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Handicraft and Trade Village Association. In addition, they still lack good tourism services and guides, while the cultural identities in these villages are fading away.
Officials of the city department also worried about the pollution in these villages due to urbanization.
Developing tourism in craft villages will not only help preserve their cultural identities but will also improve the living standards of local residents in these villages.
Source: Tuoi Tre
Translated by Duy Minh Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Minh to face lowly opponents in early rounds of World Champs
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:31 (GMT+7)
Nguyen Tien Minh is set to play low ranking opponents during the first two rounds of the World Badminton Championship.
The draw was announced on August 9 in Paris.
The Vietnamese player, who failed to defend his Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold last week, will play Atrashchenkov of Ukraine, who is not ranked in the world’s top 50, during the first round. In his second match, if Minh defeats Atrashchenkov then he will face the winner of the match between Raul Must from Estonia and Dieter Domke of Germany.
The Vietnamese, who is currently ranked No 6 in the world, will leave for France with the duo Duong Bao Duc and Thai Thi Hong Gam, who will compete in the mixed doubles event. The couple will play Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Ying Suet Tse of Hong Kong in the first round.
The world tournament will start on August 23 and wrap up six days later.
Source: VNA
Photo: tinthethao
Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Vietnam prepares for AFF Cup 2010 and Asian Games
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:34 (GMT+7)
PANO – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and national coach, Calisto, have selected 50 athletes for the national team and U23 team to prepare for the upcoming Asian Games and AFF Cup Football Tournament 2010 to be held at the end of this year. The final list will be announced soon.
Accordingly, the best players are chosen for the national team who will try the best to secure the AFF Championship, while the U23 team will have the younger players to compete at the 16th Asian Games to be held in China.
These selected players will join their respective teams on September 5th. Coach Calisto will train the national team to prepare for the Toyota Cup, an international football tournament, in Hanoi from September 20th to 24th.
The event, part of activities to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi will draw the participation of young national teams from Australia, Kuwait and North Korea.
The U23 team led by Coach Phan Thanh Hung will train at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The young squad will compete at a friendship football tournament from September 28th to October 2rd with Olympic teams from Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Translated by Duy Minh
Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:23 pm
BMI raises VN’s GDP growth forecast to 6 percent
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:32 (GMT+7)
With evidence of a consumer boom emerging, the Business Monitor International (BMI) boosted its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam this year to 6.0 percent, up from 4.4 percent earlier.
The BMI is predicting that the growth will come out at a vigorous annual average of 6.2 percent over the next five years.
In the “Vietnam Shipping Report Quarter 4 2010”, the BMI is projecting an increase in volume at the Port of Ho Chi Minh City (also known as SNP, SaigonNewPort), up by 6.2 percent, after the 5.2 percent contraction during the slump last year. At Da Nang Port (DNP) it sees this year’s volume gaining by 2.3 percent. Container throughput will also be in positive territory at both ports, up by 3.5 percent at SNP and by 6.2 percent at DNP (where container volumes are much smaller).
According to the BMI, Vietnam’s total imports and exports would see a recovery this year with 5.4 percent growth, followed by a slightly stronger pick-up in 2011, with 6.2 percent growth. Over the next five years, total foreign trade will expand at an annual average rate of 6.5 percent, the BMI calculated, adding that over this period, exports will grow at an average per annum rate of 7.3 percent, ahead of imports at 5.9 percent.
The BMI’s latest report on Vietnam wrote that though the possibility of the trade deficit and inflation both rising too sharply in the time to come, strong inflows of foreign direct investment would help as a counterweight on the foreign payments front, and also play a role in improving the country’s stretched infrastructure.
The BMI was in the opinion that in the second half of 2010 there are further signs of catch-up investment in Vietnam’s ports after a contract signed in June between the Gemalink Joint Stock Company and the Republic of Korea alliance Dealim-SAMWHA to develop the Gemalink Cai Mep Container Terminal and announcement in October 2009 by Japan’s largest shipping company, Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) of its plan to set up a terminal operation company to build and manage a new container terminal at Cai Mep.
Source: VNA
Photo: vinashinsoutheast
Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:23 pm
HSBC takes part in reforestation in Cat Tien National Park
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:34 (GMT+7)
HSBC Bank (Vietnam) in a joint effort with Cat Tien National Park will launch a long-term reforestation project to cope with climate change.
Accordingly, within the next three years, HSBC Vietnam will invest nearly VND900 million to plant around 10,000 trees within the 22.5 hectares area. HSBC credit card holders can also take part in the program from August 15th.
The bank will coordinate with the Management Board of the Cat Tien National Park to plant trees for the credit card holders and hang tags with the donors’ names on the trees as recognition of their contribution to the preservation of ecosystem at the Cat Tien National Park.
The project is part of the Climate Camp project jointly held by HSBC and the Wolrd Wild for Nature (WWF) since early 2010.
Source: NLD/ Photo: agro
Translated by Vu Hung Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Students build water system for ethnic people
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:34 (GMT+7)
Phu Yen Province Youth Union Committee has completed providing fresh water supply system into operation for local ethnic people in Son Hoa district.
The facility, with the investment of VND 86 million funded by Vietnam KCP Company Ltd, was built by volunteer students from the Banking University’s sub-institute in Phu Yen province and members of the Son Hoa district’s Youth Union during the voluntary summer campaign.
Thanks to the facility, water from a dam in the Hon Coi Mountain will flow through a filtering system to a 10 cubic meter tank before coming to each house. Thanks to this system, 53 households with 267 ethnic people in Tan Hoa hamlet, Son Hoi mountainous commune in the district, will have safe drinking water all around year.
Mr. Tran Huu The, Secretary to the province’s Youth Union, said that it took a long time for local residents to get fresh water during the dry season. The facility is one of the meaningful projects which young people have provided for people in remote areas.
Source: Tuoi Tre
Translated by Duy Minh
Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Hanoi to provide jobs to 135,000 people in 2010
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:34 (GMT+7)
485,083 people in Hanoi were provided jobs from 2006 to 2009, according to the latest statistics released by the Hanoi Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Department. About 121,207 people found jobs every year, accounting for achieving 104.49% of the city’s target.
Thanks to the new socio-economic development programs launched during the period, 75.3% of the total number of people of working age in the city got new jobs every year, while 24.7% benefited from loan programs and labour exports.
As a result, the unemployment rate in the city decreased from 6.2% in 2005 to 5% in 2010, said the city’s Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Department.
Hanoi has also sent 15,368 labourers to work in foreign countries. On an average, 3,117 workers are sent abroad every year.
This year, the city is expected to provide further 135,000 workers and sending 4,000 other abroad.
Source: HNM/ Photo: Vnexpress
Translated by Duy Minh
Source: QDND
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In Uncategorized on August 12, 2010 at 7:22 pm
16 disadvantaged students to enjoy summer camp
QĐND – Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:34 (GMT+7)
PANO – The US Embassy in Hanoi is organizing a summer camp for the recipients of the English Access Microscholarship Program in Cat Ba, Hai Phong city from August 13th to 16th.
The Access Summer Camp 2010 will bring together 16 current participants in the English Access Microscholarship Program in a series of academic workshops designed to develop the students’ English skills, social skills and volunteerism.
Several English teachers in Vietnam on the Fulbright Scholarship Program, along with NGO leaders and Vietnamese university students who have participated in other US Government-sponsored exchange programs will also join the summer camp.
The current 16 Access students are talented students from the lower secondary schools in the suburban districts of Hanoi.
This is Vietnam’s first group of Access students since the scholarship program was inaugurated in Vietnam in 2009.
The students were selected from 40 applicants via a competitive and fair selection process that included nominations by applicants’ schools, clearance by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, as well as interviews by the US Embassy in Hanoi.
Funded by the US Government, the English Access Microscholarship Program provides a foundation of English language skills to talents aged 14 to 18 years who come from disadvantaged sectors through after school classes and intensive sessions. The program also provides participants the opportunity to increase their ability to participate successfully in the socio-economic development of their countries, and to improve their chances of participating in US educational exchange programs in the future.
Mai Huong
Photo: 60s
Source: QDND
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