Illustration photo This year, the ITE HCMC 2018 will draw hundreds of local and foreign companies of more than 40 countries and territories featuring over 300 stalls, Brunei, Cambodia, Germany, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Holland, Russia, Turkey and others. In addition, various activities will be held during the festival, such as the award ceremony honoring 100 outstanding tourist brands, a singing contest, cultural exchanges between localities throughout the country. It is expected to attract 300 international buyers from high demand markets and 30,000 visitors. Deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism La Quoc Khanh said, the event is a platform for international and regional buyers, suppliers and trade professionals from tourism and travel organisations in both inbound and outbound markets in the Mekong sub-region. The event will focus on expanding major markets, including North American, Europe and ASEAN, … [Read more...] about Int’l Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2018 to be held
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Ho Chi Minh City tourism festival to kick off
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2018 will get underway at 23/9 Park from April 12-15, offering nearly 60,000 domestic and foreign tour vouchers at 15-16 percent discount. During a press conference organised by the municipal Tourism Department on April 5, Deputy Director of the municipal Centre for Tourism Promotion Tran Ngoc Dong Quan said the festival, themed “Discovering 2018 summer”, will feature around 150 booths by travel agencies, hotels, retailers, restaurants, transporters and airliners at home and abroad. Other promotions such as gold hour of shocking prices, lucky draw, and buy 1 get 1 are also available. Seminars on introducing tourism information and Gotadi ticket reservation, and improving the efficiency of online tourism will also be held. Quan said the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will also offer 2,400 codes with a 30 percent discount for domestic and foreign flights … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City tourism festival to kick off
Long An increases supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Long An (VNA) – The southern province of Long An has increased supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City under the 2016-2020 socio-economic cooperation agreement with the city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Van Can. As home to 32 cooperatives and VietGAP firms with a capacity of nearly 21,000 tonnes, Long An will provide nearly 500,000 tonnes of vegetables for Ho Chi Minh City each day, nearly 225,000 pigs and 133,000 cows and a variety of specialty rice each year. The province also supplies roughly 11,000 tonnes of fresh shrimps in brackish water and other farm produce such as dragon fruits, lemons and pineapples to Binh Dien wholesale market and local restaurants. Long An asked for the city’s support for its agricultural products to enter its stable distribution channel, especially fruits and vegetables, hold training courses for managerial staff, cooperatives and working groups on high-tech … [Read more...] about Long An increases supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh city: A place of sentiment
Over 40 years after national reunification, Ho Chi Minh city has also led the country in pervading sentiment, from daily voluntary activities to national level humanitarian programs.A walk to raise funds for Agent Orange victims and poor disabled people, organized by the city Red Cross, attracted over 7,000 participants.Volunteer Tran Hoang assists a sight-impaired elderly man cross the road safely.The very elderly are cared for by monks and Buddhist followers at Lam Quang Pagoda in district 8.A wedding ceremony is held for 100 couples of disabled people and disadvantaged workers.The city’s residents donate to assist natural disaster-affected people in the northwest.An iced tea pot provides free water to those who are in need. BTA (Photos: SGGP) … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh city: A place of sentiment
Ho Chi Minh City to remove ten ports along Saigon River, replaced by high rise buildings
According to the Ministry of Transport, to facilitate urbanisation, ten ports located along the Saigon River will be removed. Ho Chi Minh City to remove 10 ports along the Saigon River The affected ports are Ba Son Shipping Plant, Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi Port, Tan Thuan 2, Bong Sen, special port for vegetables, Bien Dong Port, Tan Thuan Dong Port, Ben Nghe Port, Logistic Development JSC, and ELF Saigon. Tan Thuan Port, which is located at District 7, will be moved to Hiep Phuoc of Nha Be district in order to provide land area to build the fourth Thu Thiem Bridge. Hiep Phuoc Port will become the main port of Ho Chi Minh City after 2020. The port can receive 4,000 tonne ships and serve neighbouring industrial clusters. Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi port will be removed before December 31 this year. The land plot will be given to Fareast Pearl Urban Development Company to raise a multifunctional complex of high-rise buildings, trading centre, apartments, villas, primary and secondary schools, … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to remove ten ports along Saigon River, replaced by high rise buildings