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A view of part of Bai Tu Long Bay (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – With a convenient location in Bai Tu Long Bay and adjacent to the world natural heritage site of Ha Long Bay, Van Don island district in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh has many advantages to develop tourism, especially sea and island tourism. The island district boasts diverse topographic conditions, with forest, sea, lime and earth mountains and karst caves. The forest ecosystem in the island district is home to 1,028 species of animals while the marine ecosystem has 881 species, including 102 ones named in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world. Van Don is home to several of the most beautiful beaches in the Gulf of Tonkin such as Quan Lan, Minh Chau, Ngoc Vung and Bai Dai. Looking out to Bai Tu Long Bay, Quan Lan beach is blessed with smooth white sandbank, transparent blue sea, high waves, peaceful atmosphere, and fresh air. This is an ideal hideaway for people to get rid of the city bustle … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh: Van Don island district develops marine tourism

Cai Chien island is dubbed the "forgotten paradise" of the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh (Source: internet) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Cai Chien island, dubbed the “forgotten paradise”, is a must-see destination in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. It is the only island commune in Hai Ha district, about 330 km from the capital city of Hanoi. To reach the island, visitors have to move to Hai Ha port, about 40-50km from Mong Cai city, by car or motorbike. Cai Chien island covers nearly 2,500 hectares with 120 households and 550 people. It attracts visitors by its pristine beauty and peaceful atmosphere that are rare to find in other places. Coming to Cai Chien, holidaymakers can immerse themselves in another world, making a break with the hustle and bustle of big cities. Most of the beaches in the island have been untouched with long stretches of white sand. Lying in the east of the island, Dau Rong (dragon’s head) beach is considered the most … [Read more...] about Cai Chien island – untouched paradise in Quang Ninh province

The information was revealed by Deputy General Director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs Mai Xuan Thanh during a press briefing in Hanoi on October 3. The event is expected to attract 53 delegations led by directors-general and commissioners of customs agencies of ASEM member countries as well as Secretary General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), and representatives of the European Union and embassies of ASEM member countries in Vietnam. The participants will scrutinize the priorities adopted at the 12th meeting in 2017 in Germany, including trade facilitation and supply chain security, fight against counterfeit goods and enforcement of intellectual property rights, social and environmental protection, and community connectivity and ASEM vision in order to devise specific action programmes of the ASEM customs action plan for 2020-2021. The Ha Long Declaration will indicate commitments of the ASEM Customs Directors-General about goals and cooperation priorities in … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh to host ASEM customs directors-general meeting

At the meeting (Photo: VNA)   Quang Ninh (VNA) – The 13th ASEM Customs Directors-General/Commissioners’ Meeting opened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on October 9. The event, the first of its kind hosted by the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC), brought together 53 delegations from customs agencies of member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the Secretary General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the European Union (EU) and embassies of ASEM member countries in Vietnam. In his opening remarks, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan said the meeting offers an opportunity for the delegates to seek ways to revamp customs management, meeting requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, while stepping up cooperation in human resource development and sustainable development of the sector. Nguyen Van Can, head of the GDVC, said hosting the meeting demonstrates the GDVC’s efforts in contributing … [Read more...] about ASEM customs directors-general meeting opens in Quang Ninh

A scene cut from Kong: Skull Island that was filmed in Trang An Eco Tourism Complex in Ninh Binh province (Photo: bookhotel.vn) The decision to break down the set is made following the recommendations from UNESCO. It means that some of the boat tours in the area will no longer include the backdrop of Kong: Skull Island like before. Pham Thi Thanh Huong, head of the UNESCO Office in Vietnam’s Culture Department said she highly appreciated the immediate act of Trang An management board. “UNESCO does not discourage the creative activities, but the imaginary scenes of an aboriginal village might distort the core values of Trang An natural heritage,” Huong said in an interview with Zing.vn. Since its opening, the shooting site of Kong Island in Trang An received thousands of tourists yearly. Kong: Skull Island, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, was the biggest Hollywood movie to be filmed in Vietnam. The blockbuster was filmed in Quang … [Read more...] about Backdrop of Hollywood’s blockbuster in Ninh Binh dismantled