Cable car at Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province According to Deputy General Director of Saigontourist Tran Quoc Bao, the company launches more than 100 domestic and international tours serving around 30,000 turns of visitors during four-day holidays. Similarly, other travel agencies including Vietravel, Fiditour - Vietluxtour, TSTtourist and so on have massive tours to famous destinations and luxury resorts discovering culture and history in Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces. Among them, the top selected destinations are Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province and so on. Son Tien water park, the biggest water park in Vietnam With its location nearby Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Province is on the top list of numerous visitors, comprising Buu Long Tourism Area in Bien Hoa City, Son Tien water park. It is calculated that Son Tien water park welcomed dozens of thousands of visitors a day and it is expected that numerous tourists will flock to the tourism … [Read more...] about Tours nearly fully booked for National Day holiday
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Buy now, pay later app Kaypay launched in Viet Nam
Kaypay, an application that combines a social commerce platform with a pay-later payment method, is being launched in the Vietnamese market. — Photo courtesy of KMS US software development and consulting company KMS has launched Kaypay, an application that combines social commerce and pay later platforms in the Vietnamese market. Buy now, pay later will become a common way of payment for Vietnamese users over the next three years, according to Kaypay’s research. The market in Viet Nam has a potential of US$4.6 billion, an amazing figure when compared to large countries in the neighbourhood that adopted this method a few years ago such as Indonesia (US$9 billion). Kaypay is committed to implementing a transparent buy now, pay later service and bringing authentic products to users, Le Tran Bao Duy, its CEO, said. It is free for users since the costs are shared with brand partners, he said. Kaypay has tied up with several partners in the fields of e-commerce and payment such … [Read more...] about Buy now, pay later app Kaypay launched in Viet Nam
Vietnam strives to conserve elephants
Wild elephant in Dong Nai province (Photo: VNFOREST) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - In Vietnam, elephants are classified as critically endangered in the Vietnam Red Book , and are included in the group with the highest conservation status, whose exploitation for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Since 2012, August 12 has been recognised as World Elephant Day , which has become an opportunity for people to raise awareness about elephant protection and seek solutions to reduce conflicts between elephants and humans, as well as efforts to preserve the species in the wild. Three species of elephants still exist: the African prairie elephant , the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. Vietnam is one of 13 countries where Asian elephants still live. Apart from conservation regulations, the Government of Vietnam has action plans for conservation activities for each period. A national action plan on elephant conservation in Vietnam for 2023-2032 with a vision … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to conserve elephants
Hanoi – Vientiane bolster economic ties
Cooperation between Hanoi and Vientiane remains an example of the long-standing and special relations Vietnam-Laos. Hanoi and Vientiane have been taking steps to bolster economic ties during the Vietnam-Laos 2022 Solidarity and Friendship Year. Overview of the “Hanoi-Vientiane Cooperation for Development” investment, trade, and tourism conference. Photo: The Hanoi Times At the investment, trade, and tourism conference titled “Hanoi-Vientiane Cooperation for Development” on August 10, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen noted the cooperation between Hanoi and Laos’ provinces in general, and with Vientiane in particular, have been progressing in all spheres, including priority fields of economy, healthcare, education, agriculture, military, and people-to-people exchange. Echoing Quyen’s view, Vice Director of the Hanoi’s Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Ngoc Tu added since 2004, Hanoi has been funding several projects to … [Read more...] about Hanoi – Vientiane bolster economic ties
Four more vaccines to be added to Expanded Immunization Program
Four additional vaccines included in the program from 2022 are a vaccine against Rotavirus, a vaccine against pneumococcal disease from 2025, a vaccine against cervical cancer from 2026, and a vaccine against seasonal flu from 2030. In the resolution, the Government agreed with the Ministry of Health’s roadmap to increase the number of vaccines in the Expanded Immunization Program for the 2021-2030 period. According to the Ministry’s proposal, the vaccine against Rotavirus will be included in the program from 2022, a vaccine against pneumococcal disease in 2025, a vaccine against cervical cancer in 2026, and a vaccine against seasonal flu from 2030. The resolution clearly stated the scope and number of beneficiaries as proposed by the Ministry of Health. In the case of mobilizing domestic aid and support, or supplementing with the state budget, the Ministry of Health may decide whether this roadmap can be implemented sooner. The Government has agreed to allow provinces and … [Read more...] about Four more vaccines to be added to Expanded Immunization Program
Roma squeeze past Salernitana, Immobile fires Lazio to Bologna win
Paulo Dybala and Georginio Wijnaldum both made their league debuts for Jose Mourinho's Roma but it was an older hand in Bryan Cristante who decided the match in the 33rd minute. Roma squeeze past Salernitana, Immobile fires Lazio to Bologna win (source: youtube) Italy international Cristante claimed the points with a drive from the edge of the area which took at least one deflection before nestling in the bottom corner. Roma's margin of victory would have been larger had they capitalised on a series of chances, in particular in the first half. "I would have been happy if we'd won 3-0 or 4-0 but what I liked was that even though we didn't score as many as we should have we had enough maturity to control the game" Mourinho told reporters. Dybala was unlucky not to be on target on an impressive Roma debut in which he immediately struck up an understanding with Nicolo Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham. The Argentina forward struck the post in the dying seconds of the opening … [Read more...] about Roma squeeze past Salernitana, Immobile fires Lazio to Bologna win