Tieu Vy, who was a Top 30 finisher at Miss World 2018, will be present for a number of activities during the festival in famous locations throughout the central province of Quang Binh including Tu Lan cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park, and Da Nhay beach. The Quang Nam native will take part in an art performance to mark the opening of the festival on July 20 alongside celebrities such as singers My Tam and Tung Duong, as well as acrobatic brothers Quoc Co and Quoc Nghiep. The Quang Binh Cave Festival 2019 is set to feature a wide range of tourism, cultural, and art activities. A ceremony which will announce plans to develop Phong Nha-Ke Bang national tourism area is due to be held on July 20, before the festival’s opening ceremony which will take place on Bao Ninh beach between 7:30 and 10:30 pm on the same day. A programme aimed at stimulating domestic tourism in the region is proposed to take place from July 20 to August 20. In addition, a joint programme to promote tourism … [Read more...] about Tieu Vy to serve as ambassador for Quang Binh Cave Festival
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Quang Binh cave festival offers myriad activities in July
Inside a cave in Phong Nha - Ke Bang (Photo: VNA) Quang Binh (VNA) – The annual cave festival of the central province of Quang Binh is scheduled to kick off with music-arts events on July 20, followed by a series of tourism promotion activities at home and overseas. The opening events, broadcast live on VTV1 and social media, will take place simultaneously at the Bao Ninh coastal square, Dong Hoi City, and at the Thien Duong cave eco-tourism site in Bo Trach district. The same day, another ceremony will be held to announce a master plan for the development of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang national tourism site. Between July 20 and August 20, a domestic tourism promotion campaign is scheduled, offering visitors 10-20 percent discounts of all local services and products. In particular, on July 20, tourists will be treated to a 50 percent discount or free of charge entrance fee to Phong Nha and Thien Duong caves. Also during July 20 and August 20, a new sightseeing helicopter … [Read more...] about Quang Binh cave festival offers myriad activities in July
Quang Ninh’s Van Don airport welcomes first international flight
The Van Don International Airport welcomes first international flight (Source: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The Van Don International Airport in the northern Quang Ninh province – Vietnam’s first private airport – welcomed its first international flight on May 27 morning. The charter flight, conducted by Donghai Airlines, departed from Bao’an airport in China’s Shenzhen city at 11:05 pm on May 26 and arrived in Van Don airport at 1:30 am on May 27. It departed Van Don on the return leg to the Chinese city at 3:00 am the same day. Speaking at a ceremony to welcome the flight, Director of Van Don International Airport Pham Ngoc Sau said that the airport will create the best conditions for the operation of Donghai Airlines, and make efforts to promote Quang Ninh’s tourist attractions, such as Van Don and Ha Long Bay, to Shenzhen and the entire Chinese market. The launch of the Van Don-Shenzhen air route marks the first step in the airport’s … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh’s Van Don airport welcomes first international flight
Banana crops in Quang Tri damaged by monkeys
Banana crops in the central province of Quang Tri have been harmed by a group of monkeys in recent days. According Ho Thi Xuan in Lao Bao Town, Huong Hoa District, said around 50 monkeys had congregated at her banana garden, damaging up to 350 banana trees. A banana tree harmed by the monkeys The forest management board of the district said that each monkey weighs 5-10 kilos. They often appear in Huong Phung Commune area from 10 am to 4 pm. The board called on local people to tighten control over their banana gardens from monkeys, and not trap the animals. At present, people have put dummies near banana crops to scare off the monkeys. Farmers in Ninh Thuan Province previously complained about being attacked by wild monkeys that had been destroying their vineyards. … [Read more...] about Banana crops in Quang Tri damaged by monkeys
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 16/10
Vietnam’s Macroeconomic Policies-Third Quarter 2018 under scrutiny HCM City Securities Corp tops derivatives market share HCM City Securities Corporation (HSC) had the biggest market share on the derivatives market in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Ha Noi Stock Exchange. Of the 11 securities companies that are allowed to operate in the derivatives market, HSC held a 25.35 per cent market share. HSC was followed by VNDirect Securities JSC (23.98 per cent), MB Securities JSC (15.88 per cent) and Saigon Securities Inc (15.40 per cent). Other securities firms with less than 10 per cent market share included VPBank Securities JSC (9.87 per cent), BIDV Securities JSC (4.65 per cent) and Viet Capital Securities Co (2.84 per cent). The three new securities companies whose operation on the derivatives market had been accepted earlier by the HNX were Viet Dragon Securities JSC, KIS Vietnam Securities Co and Vietcombank Securities Co Ltd. Those three … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 16/10