Tourism Removing “cheap tour” bottlenecks By Nhan Tam Friday, Dec 13, 2019,19:16 (GMT+7) Removing “cheap tour” bottlenecksBy Nhan Tam Truong Thi Hong Hanh, director of the Danang Tourism Department - PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG - At the ongoing 12th session of the Danang City People's Council, Truong Thi Hong Hanh, director of the Danang Tourism Department, talked about how a budget or zero-dong tour is designed in the central coastal city and reports her solutions. The Saigon Times: How is a low-cost tour designed? - Truong Thi Hong Hanh: A cheap or zero-dong tour is a competitive pricing tactic used by tour operators to attract more clients. Tourists can buy the tour at no charge, or it may only include a return air ticket. These tours often include shopping excursions, low-cost meals and sightseeing that is free of charge or low-priced. Travel companies can find many ways to offset their losses … [Read more...] about Removing “cheap tour” bottlenecks
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130-year-old building to serve as ‘tradition house’ for HCMC administration
After considering several solutions to expand its headquarters, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has decided to take up a proposal by U.S. architecture firm Gensler, which will not demolish a 130-year-building in downtown Saigon, but build on it. The city's Department of Planning and Architecture will work with the American firm to come up with the most feasible plan, the administration recently announced. This 130-year-old French colonial structure adjacent to the iconic Ben Thanh Market is the second oldest building in Saigon. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. The department had proposed earlier that the city’s People's Committee invites international experts to make detailed plans on preserving the old building, which faced the threat of demolition as part of a proposed expansion plan for the city’s People’s Committee headquarters. In their petition, experts and other signatories had dismissed the argument that the building not being part of an official … [Read more...] about 130-year-old building to serve as ‘tradition house’ for HCMC administration
Vietnam prioritises oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always gives the top priority to oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a reception for General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov in Hanoi on December 13. The PM described Russia as a reliable partner of Vietnam throughout the history, and welcomed the Russian company’s willingness to cooperate with Vietnam. Kudryashov recalled his impression about PM Phuc’s visit to Zarubezhneft headquarters during his official visit to Russia in May 2019. He informed the PM about the good business outcomes of petroleum joint ventures between Zarubezhneft and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), which are Vietsovpetro in Vietnam and Rusvietpetro in Russia. Zarubezhneft has been actively promoting key cooperation projects in the field of oil and … [Read more...] about Vietnam prioritises oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia: PM
A visit to Hanoi’s biggest dental clinic – Navii Dental Care
Located in the heart of Hanoi, Navii Dental Care clinic is a highly trusted address for dental treatment and restoration of not only Vietnamese but also foreigners. What has made this dental center a fame under hostile competition due to mushrooming clinics for over the past 20 years? Convenient locations and modern facilities Location plays a vital role in the success of a business. Navii Dental centers are situated at the center of Hanoi: No. 42 Cua Dong Street, Hoan Kiem District and 36 Hoa Ma Street, Hai Ba Trung District. These are populated places that have become the destinations of most foreign tourists. Thus, Navii Dental clinic has got the key to access a great number of potential customers. Furthermore, the clinic has been investing on the latest dental technologies and state-of-the-art equipment to maintain the high quality of treatments and patients’ comfort. Sterile area of 32 m² eliminates the possibility of cross-contamination. Navii … [Read more...] about A visit to Hanoi’s biggest dental clinic – Navii Dental Care
Disadvantaged children in Can Tho receive bikes
During the program, they presented 70 bikes, five life insurance contracts of VND 20 million each, and other gifts to 75 students with adversity in their life. At the event The program, the 19th of its kind in 2019, was to celebrate the 100th founding anniversary of AIA Group and the 19th year of AIA Vietnam. Launched in 2014, the “Journey of Life” program has provided poor children in over 50 cities and provinces nationwide with more than 10,000 bikes and 300 life insurance contracts. In 2019 alone, over 3,000 bikes and 100 life insurance contracts were given to needy children throughout the country. Apart from this meaningful program, the NFVC has partnered with AIA Vietnam in other community activities such as disaster relief, scholarship-granting, lifebuoy-school bags presentations, free health counselling and medical provisions, sports festivals and humanitarian blood donations. Translated by Mai Huong … [Read more...] about Disadvantaged children in Can Tho receive bikes