HCMC plans to build new opera houseThe Saigon Times Daily The Saigon Opera House at 7 Cong Truong Lam Son in District 1, HCMC - PHOTO: DINH DUNG HCMC – The HCMC government has submitted a proposal to construct a symphony-opera-ballet theater in District 2, sourced from the municipal budget, to the HCMC People’s Council, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported. The projected theater, named after the late President Ho Chi Minh, is expected to become a symbol of the cultural infrastructure of the city. When in place, the 1,700-seat theater, worth VND1,508 billion, in Thu Thiem New Urban Area, District 2, will have a spacious hall capable of accommodating 1,200 guests and a small hall with a capacity of 500 people. The Construction Investment Management Board under the Department of Culture and Sports will be the owner of the project, which is slated for completion in 2022. The funds collected from auctioning the land lot at 23 Le Duan Street, District 1, will be used to … [Read more...] about HCMC plans to build new opera house
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Bến Tre outlines plan to promote tourism investment
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre, which has a 65-km long coastline, plans to seek more investment in the tourism sector, particularly for three of its islets. Tourists take a horse carriage ride in Bến Tre Province The three islets, where fruit trees of high economic value are grown, have hundreds of historical and cultural sites suited to tourism development.Last year, Bến Tre welcomed about 1.2 million tourists, an increase of 12 per cent compared to 2016. Of the figure, about 43 per cent were international tourists. Total revenue from tourism reached more than VNĐ1 trillion (US$44 million).In recent years, the province has promoted ecotourism, cultural tourism, heritage sites, and special destinations.Tourism attractions include fruit gardens, rowboats, horse-drawn carriage rides, and Đờn Ca Tài Tử (southern folk music).Phan Văn Thông, director of Phụng Islet Tourism-Service-Trading … [Read more...] about Bến Tre outlines plan to promote tourism investment
A few seats left on south-north flights as Tet nears
A Vietnam Airlines aircraft at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – There are only a few seats left on flights from Ho Chi Minh City to destinations in the north like Hanoi, Hai Phong, Vinh and Thanh Hoa from February 12 to 15, or the 27th to 30th day of the last lunar month to meet high travel demand before Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines added flights between HCM City and Hanoi during these four days while low-cost Vietjet Air will deploy an extra leased aircraft to increase flights during the biggest holiday of the year. On February 12, Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific announced they had scheduled seven extra flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The flights, with about 1,300 seats, are operated from February 12-14 as flights between the two metropolises were always 90-99 percent full over the last few days. … [Read more...] about A few seats left on south-north flights as Tet nears
China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 bln planned US arms sales to Taiwan
China's embassy to the United States has urged Washington to revoke its "wrong decision" immediately and halt $1.42 billion worth of planned arms sales to Taiwan. "The Chinese government and Chinese people have every right to be outraged," the embassy said in a statement released late on Thursday. The sale sends a very wrong message to "Taiwan independence" forces, it said. China's anger over Washington's decision risks damaging U.S. President Donald Trump's attempts to seek additional help from China to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missiles programs. "The wrong move of the U.S. side runs counter to the consensus reached by the two presidents in Mar-a-Lago and the positive development momentum of the China-U.S. relationship," China's embassy said, referring to Trump's Florida resort where the U.S. leader met Chinese President Xi Jinping in April. Trump had previously played up his personal relationship with Xi after that meeting, calling him a "good man." The … [Read more...] about China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 bln planned US arms sales to Taiwan
Deputy PM Dam orders temporary halt on Son Tra Peninsula’s tourism planning
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>>> Da Nang: More than 1,300 red-shanked doucs live in Son Tra His decision was made at a meeting at Government headquarters in Hanoi yesterday with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Da Nang authorities to report on the recommendations from the Da Nang Tourism Association regarding the master plan for development of the Son Tra National Tourism Complex by 2025 with orientations to 2030, as well as heard opinions from relevant ministries and agencies. The Son Tra Master Plan was approved in November 2016 and officially announced in February 2017. In fact, the plan has yet to of been implemented, Deputy PM Dam affirmed. Prior to 2013, the Da Nang City People's Committee approved investment plans for 18 projects on Son Tra Peninsula, of which 11 have residential construction sites. Ever since 2013, Da Nang has not provided licences to any additional projects, meaning that all projects on the peninsula were approved and received licences before the planning was even … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Dam orders temporary halt on Son Tra Peninsula’s tourism planning