On April 8, a delegation of the municipal Party Committee, the People’s Council and the People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha paid a New Year visit to Lao Consulate General in HCM City. Mrs Ha extended her wishes for happiness and prosperity to cadres, students and people of Laos living in HCM City as well as those living in Laos. She also expressed her belief that under the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, Lao people will reap still greater achievements during the renewal and national development process to elevate Laos’ status in the international arena. The Lao Consul General thanked people in HCM City for their fine sentiment and best wishes on Laos’ New Year Festival and praised Vietnam’s assistance for Lao localities, especially for more than 430 Lao students studying at 20 universities in HCM City. On the occasion, municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City leaders pay New Year visit to Lao Consulate General
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Many tourists welcome New Year in Sa Pa
All the hotels and guesthouses in Sa Pa town of northern Lao Cai province were fully occupied by tourists who were gathering there over the weekend to welcome the New Year. Sa Pa has 125 hotels and guesthouses with 1,735 rooms but all of them were booked a month in advance, said an official from Lao Cai Tourist Information Centre. Many tourists, he added, had to stay with local people in the communes of Ta Van, Ban Ho and Ta Phin. On New Year’s Day, the rural landscape looked so impressive with a touch of frost in the air that thousands of tourists flocked to the Ham Rong eco-tourism site and cultural villages in Cat Sat, Ta Van Giay, Ban Ho and Ta Phin. Below are some photographs of Sa Pa town on New Year’s Day: … [Read more...] about Many tourists welcome New Year in Sa Pa
Mong ethnic people celebrate New Year festival
Vietnam’s Mong ethnic minority group celebrates the New Year festival (Tet) following their own calendar, which has 12 months in a year without an inter-calendary month. This year, their Tet falls on Dec. 27. Mong people in the northwestern region welcome Tet during three days. They often put their working tools on or beside the altar. In their tradition, everything has a soul so they stamp serrated paper on their tools to ward off ghosts and devils. Gau Tao on a large area, which attracts many local people to various folk games, such as stick pushing, bow shooting and tug of war. (a kind of round sticky rice cake), which is an indispensable part of Mong people’s Tet. is made of best-quality sticky rice, which is grown on the best plot of land. During the Tet holiday, Mong girls and boys rejoice in the beautiful sounds of pan-pipes, perform dances and joyfully participate in folk games such as shuttlecock. These festive activities may last for a month, … [Read more...] about Mong ethnic people celebrate New Year festival
Meat supplies ensured for new year
Supplies of meat are ensured from now until the end of the Lunar New Year Festival in January if there are no epidemics or severe climate changes. Nguyen Xuan Duong, deputy director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of Breeding, said about 2 to 5 per cent of beef and chicken needs would be imported as usual. This year, the amount will be a little higher - more than 100,000 tonnes. "If we can maintain stable productivity and a large market share, the imported meat will not affect the domestic market," he said. The breeding sector this year reported that poultry production was up by nearly 17 per cent, pork by 3 per cent and beef by nearly 5 per cent compared with the same period last year. In recent months, Duong said meat prices had risen because small farmers supplied less. Another reason was shortcomings in managing the market. "We have not created a supply chain connecting breeding, processing and supplying food." He said that to … [Read more...] about Meat supplies ensured for new year
Tourist arrivals in Ha Noi, Thua Thien-Hue up during New Year holiday
Up to 228,900 visitors arrived in Ha Noi during the New Year holiday 2018 from December 30 - January 1, up 11 percent annually, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. Of them, 68,900 were foreigners, marking a 29 percent increase. The number of foreign tourists staying overnight in Ha Noi was estimated at 53,000, up 39 percent year-on-year. The total revenue from tourism rose by 17 percent to 755 billion VND (33.5 million USD). Major tourist attractions include Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hoan Kiem walking street, and Huong Son relic site. Meanwhile in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, more than 30,000 visited Hue heritage sites, including over 24,000 foreigners, said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai. On January 1, the US native Allicock Stephangary aboard the Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Hue was welcomed in Phu Bai international airport as the first visitor in the … [Read more...] about Tourist arrivals in Ha Noi, Thua Thien-Hue up during New Year holiday