Hotel selections

CHI Hospitality International inaugurates a Stay7 International Hotel in the central city of Nha Trang. —Photo courtesy of the firm South Korean hotel management company CHI Hospitality International has inaugurated a Stay7 International Hotel in the central city of Nha Trang to take the opportunity from the recovery of the country’s tourism industry. Stay7 International Hotel Nha Trang has 203 luxuriously designed rooms at 65 Tran Quang Khai in the heart of Nha Trang City. There is a modern swimming pool on the 28th floor, ranked as one of the city's five most beautiful swimming pools. Currently, CHI Company Group has businesses in Viet Nam, such as in Ha Noi and HCM City, including financial/real estate, manufacturing, industrial logistics, and hotels. They are actively carrying out investment/operation projects in resort development in Da Lat and Phu Tho Province, 5-star hotels in Da Nang City, and residence buildings with about 320 rooms in Thai Nguyen Province. A … [Read more...] about South Korean hotel chain opens in Nha Trang

Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - To create a breakthrough in tourism promotion , and contribute to the rapid and sustainable development of Hanoi's tourism industry, the Department of Tourism of the capital city has launched a gift design contest and a tourism photo competition. The two contests aim to select photos and products that meet the artistic criteria, show a typical, rich and diverse culture, tourism resources, tourist attractions, historical sites, festivals, traditional craft villages, and the culinary culture of Hanoi for dissemination and promotion of the capital city's tourism to both domestic and international tourists. Entries should show the difference and diversity in materials and colours, and be friendly to the environment, safe to human health, and not deformed or changed by the climate and weather. The organising board prioritizes products that use available materials, are local traditional crafts and convenient for mass … [Read more...] about Hanoi to impress visitors through beautiful gifts, tourism photos

Over 50 works by modern Vietnamese masters from the early generation of École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (Indochina School of Fine Arts) will be showcased at Sotheby’s first exhibition in Vietnam - Timeless Souls: Beyond the Voyage – Hồn Xưa Bến Lạ. As well as the first exhibition in the country held by the leading arts brokers in the world, the public event is also one of the largest Indochine Art exhibitions ever staged in the country. Taking place from July 11–14 at Park Hyatt Saigon, HCM City, the non-selling exhibition features over 50 works by Lê Thị Lựu (1911 – 1988), Lê Phổ (1907 – 2001), Mai Trung Thứ (1906 – 1980) and Vũ Cao Đàm (1908 – 2000), the four renowned early generation graduates from the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine, who migrated to France in early 20th century. Fillette aux Nattes avec Son Panier de Fleurs (Girl with Mats and Her Basket of Flowers) by Lê Thị Lựu. With a mission to foster cultural dialogue between artists and the … [Read more...] about Sotheby’s presents its first exhibition in Vietnam

At the press conference of Miss Vietnam 2022 beauty contest The Northern and Southern regional qualifying rounds will be held in October. Selected contestants will join the final rounds which are scheduled to take place from the middle of November to December. This year’s winner will receive a cash prize of VND350 million (US$15,000). The first and second runners-up will receive cash prizes of VND250 million and VND200 million respectively. Journalist Le Xuan Son, Editor-in-Chief of the Tien Phong Newspaper and head of the organization board of the beauty contest speaks at the event. Journalist Le Xuan Son, Editor-in-Chief of the Tien Phong Newspaper and head of the organization board of the beauty contest said that the pageant will honor physical and intellectual beauty, especially natural beauty, and select an outstanding person who will represent Vietnam to compete at global beauty contests. Sideline events will be social and charity activities, and programs … [Read more...] about Miss Vietnam 2022 starts

Speaking at the Vietnam Circular Economy Forum 2022 last week in Hanoi, Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, suggested that the country needs to further promote renewable energy production. “We know that the cost of renewable energy has dropped dramatically, by 89 per cent over the past 10 years, and solar is currently the cheapest source of electricity,” she explained. In just five years, Vietnam has scaled up its solar capacity from virtually zero to over 16,000MW by 2022, far exceeding national targets, Wiesen added. “Vietnam also has rich wind power potential, especially offshore wind, with more than 3,200km of coastline,” she said. Meanwhile, over the past decades, the energy sector has been a fundamental enabler of inclusive economic development in Vietnam. The sector is well-positioned to lead the green growth ambitions of the country, Wiesen said, and can catalyse new investments, create new jobs, and … [Read more...] about Grand energy aims require direction

Strategy to invest in oil and gas stocks based on trend of worldwide prices, illustration photo At a talk show on selecting stock portfolios organised by VIR last week, Hoang Viet Phuong, director of Analysis at SSI Securities, said that liquidity has decreased considerably over the past few weeks, sparking concerns about cash flow. “There has been an obvious decline in the participation of investor groups who speculate or manipulate stocks. Secondly, investors have become more hesitant and worried about the risks in the stock market following its recent dip,” Phuong said. As the VN-Index surpassed the 1,200-point mark, experts have predicted that the market will undergo fluctuations, presenting certain difficulties to investors, especially short-term ones. “We expect the market to go sideways in anticipation of a recovery in the market,” Phuong said. In the third quarter, sectors related to commodity prices or supply chain disruption – such as oil, gas, and marine logistics … [Read more...] about Strategy to invest in oil and gas stocks based on trend of worldwide prices