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As major cities of Vietnam, Hanoi and HCMC will promote tourism in the northern and central regions of the country. The six North Central provinces need to cooperate with key localities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to attract more tourists and increase revenue. Lan Chau Island in Cua Lo Town, Nghe An Province. Photos: nghean.gov.vn This is key content discussed by more than 500 delegates from various ministries, international organizations and tourism businesses at a tourism forum, with the theme “Convergence of Quintessence - Enhanced Destination Experience”, held in the central province of Nghe An early this month. Nguyen Duc Trung, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee pointed out that the forum was an event marking an important and comprehensive turning point in the cooperation between Hanoi and HCMC with the provinces of Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri, in which Nghe An played the role of a tourism … [Read more...] about Experts look for ways to bolster tourism in North Central region

Thousands of people wait for procedures for new passports. (Photo: SGGP) However, PA08 suggested that people, who do not have an urgent need, reschedule the passport application. As for urgent cases, applications should be submitted at the National Public Service Portal to limit overcrowding and long waiting. Thousands of people came to the headquarters of the Immigration Office of the HCMC Police and the Vietnam Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security to wait for procedures for the issuance of new ordinary passports on July 5. Nguyen Van Thanh, a resident in Go Vap District, came to the office of PA08 at nearly 7 a.m. to queue in line to wait for the ordinal number. Having arrived there quite early and waited for more than 5 hours, but it had not been his turn to carry out the procedure yet. Similarly, many people who came to the office in the early afternoon of July 5 had to return home because the authorities stopped issuing ordinal numbers. PA08’s … [Read more...] about Immigration agency gathers forces to meet huge demand for new passports

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan inspects progress of construction work at Long Thanh Int’l Airport. According to ACV’s report, ground leveling with a volume of more than 12.9 million m3 of sandy soil has been completed. Engineering designs of runways, passenger terminals, parking areas along with other supporting facilities have been implemented under the directions of Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh. Long Thanh District in Dong Nai Province handed over 1,746 hectares of land and 629 hectares of land for reserve for the project, said Chairman of the People’s Committee of the district Le van Tiep. Ground levelling at the construction site The People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province has delegated the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment to complete the site clearance compensation for Hong Phat Trade and Construction Company before July 15, resettlement for the remaining affected households and hand over the entire site in July, said … [Read more...] about Deputy Minister of Transport inspects progress of Long Thanh Int’l Airport

The government in late March issued a decision to grant a financial support package of VND6.6 trillion ($287.4 million) to help migrant workers pay rent for up to three months. The package is to be given to 3.4 million people by mid-August. As approved by the government, each worker will receive VND500,000-1 million per month over no more than three months. Two groups of beneficiaries are those who have labor contracts and have contributed to social insurance premiums via their salaries; and those that are currently working at industrial parks, export-processing zones and economic zones in 24 cities and provinces: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Vinh Phuc, and Bac Ninh in the north, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh in the central region, and Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Long An, Tien Giang, Can Tho, Ca Mau, An Giang and Kien Giang in the south. Until now, 558,000 workers at … [Read more...] about Rental assistance package for workers disbursed at snail’s pace

The photo taken by Nguyen Dang Hao captures thousands of storks flying above Van Long Lagoon, surrounded by karst limestone mountains and spectacular caves. Stork season on Van Long Lagoon in Ninh Binh. Photo by Nguyen Dang Hao Covering more than 3,000 hectares, Van Long Lagoon is considered the Red River Delta's wetland nature reserve and home to thousands of terrestrial and aquatic fauna and flora. Among them are rare and endangered species listed in Vietnam's Red Book like the Delacour's langur. The other award-winning photo, of Vu Hai, depicts a dragon procession on Ngo Dong River in the Tam Coc-Bich Dong area, which has long been a tourist gem in the northern region, famous for its golden rice season. A dragon procession on Ngo Dong River in Ninh Binh Province. Photo courtesy of Vu Hai The contest, organized by Novi Sad, Kotor and Podgorica photography clubs of Serbia and Montenegro and sponsored by the International Federation of Photographic … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese photographers win int’l gold medals

Generali gave hundreds of gifts to children and 30 special gifts along with financial support to families with special difficulties in the locality The Sinh Con, Sinh Cha workshop in Ho Chi Minh City facilitated discussion on three popular parenting topics attracting public attention in recent times: protecting children against physical and psychological abuses, handling children’s tantra, and early education for children about money. Merited artist Xuan Ba, who is NFVC’s goodwill ambassador, volunteered as the workshop’s facilitator. Discussed topics at the workshop were within the programme’s three main content pillars of intelligence, behaviour, and health of children aged 0-6 years. Tran Van Vang, deputy general director of Generali Vietnam shared the insurer's goals and positive results of the programme Many of Generali Vietnam’s staff and agent volunteers; as well as staff members from the NFVC; Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social … [Read more...] about Sinh Con, Sinh Cha discusses popular parenting topics with hundreds of families