To materialize his dream, Phu used his hard earned money to fly to Bali to join an International Surfing Association (ISA) training course and become an ISA certified surf coach. It cost him VND40 million ($1,700), which includes plane tickets, accommodation and one-month course fee. … [Read more...] about Carve the waves off Nha Trang
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Three Vietnamese airlines requested to stop selling tickets in excess of allocations
The three air carriers, along with Pacific Airlines and VASCO, have planned to operate an average of more than 1,000 domestic flights per day for the peak travel season of the 2021 Lunar New Year, up 28 percent over the same period last year. … [Read more...] about Three Vietnamese airlines requested to stop selling tickets in excess of allocations
British cave experts invited to design cave tours in Thai Nguyen
Detailed map for 404 caves of Phong Nha cave system created After some 30 years of research, experts from the British Royal Caves Association (BCRA) has created a detailed map for 404 caves that have staggering length of 231km in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province. … [Read more...] about British cave experts invited to design cave tours in Thai Nguyen
VN-Index plummets back to January nadir
Total trading volume rose slightly over the previous session, to VND16.27 trillion ($704.31 million). Liquidity in the morning session alone was VND11 trillion, but there were signs of the system freezing yet again after 1.30 pm, when trading volume was at VND15 trillion, even though in the past few days HoSE was able to handle as much as VND20 trillion. … [Read more...] about VN-Index plummets back to January nadir
13th National Party Congress: Stepping up renewal process, rapid and sustainable national development
With the motto “Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Creativeness - Development”, the 13th National Party Congress will review not only the implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress but also 35 years of implementing the “Doi Moi” (Renewal) process, 30 years of implementing the 1991 Political Platform, 10 years of implementing the amended Political Platform (supplemented and developed in 2011) and the National Socio-economic Development Strategy 2011-2020; setting out socio-economic development orientations and tasks for 2021-2025 (the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification); and determining goals and orientations to 2030 (the 100th founding anniversary of the Party) and a vision for national development to 2045 (the 100th founding anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam). These are important milestones in the development process of the Party, the … [Read more...] about 13th National Party Congress: Stepping up renewal process, rapid and sustainable national development