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The report noted the average daily spending by foreign visitors last year in Hanoi was $119.8, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent, but far below the amounts spent in Dubai ($537), Paris ($301) and Singapore ($286). In Phuket and Bangkok in Thailand they spent $239 and $173, and in Seoul it was $181. … [Read more...] about Hanoi trails regional tourist hubs in attracting visitors

Watermelons with calligraphic texts beautifully engraved on their peel are selling like hot cakes in Hanoi as residents are willing to pay up to VND700,000 (US$30) for a pair of the fruit, traditionally used as offerings during Lunar New Year festivals. … [Read more...] about Calligraphic watermelons a priced Tet offering in Hanoi

Thousands of people at Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City have reunited with their families who have returned for Tet. Tan Son Nhat Airport was crowded with people on January 18 as thousands of passengers arrive and people waiting for their family members. Many people had to sit on the ground. Nguyen Thi Truc said all six members of her family went to Tan Son Nhat Airport to greet her sister returning from Taiwan. Pham Hoang Thanh and his wife, Nguyen Thi Tuoi, returned home after two years working in South Korea. Thanh said both he and his wife had to leave behind two daughters who are just four and 10 years old. "All the fatigue and worries disappeared after we saw our daughters. We are happy beyond words," he said. Nguyen Van Vinh from Long An Province immediately went to his wife and daughter. Vinh said he was a mechanic in Japan and this is the first time he returned home after two years. Some photos of the airport: Waiting for family members returning home for Tet … [Read more...] about Families reunite at Tan Son Nhat as Tet nears

“The competition was strongest in the grade C serviced apartments. The serviced apartments face strong competition from apartments for sale. The individual investors had bought those Grade A and Grade B apartments for sale and then leased them. Those apartments have enough essential amenities,” Hằng said. … [Read more...] about Serviced apartments face fierce competition in Hà Nội market

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - For two decades, farmer To Nguyen Ho Hai in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai grew peppers, enjoying a boon in production. Five years ago, the industry was doing so well, and the price of peppers so high, he more than doubled his investment, increasing from 900 pepper pillars to 2,000.    At the time, farmers took their profits and reinvested with prices hitting as much as 260,000 VND (11.2 USD) per kg at their peak in 2015. Hoang Phuoc Binh, Vice Chairman of the Pepper Association of Gia Lai province’s Chu Se district, recalled the time when peppers were hot in more ways than one.   “Every farmer, every household grew peppers,” he said. “The more profit they earned, the more money they poured in investing in buying land to grow more pepper.” According to Vu Ngoc An, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, when people saw households making profits of up to 500 million … [Read more...] about Quality key to pepper growth, not quantity