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Tran Phu Street along the 12-kilometer coast will be the main route. The street is home to luxury hotels, restaurants and bars that make it one of the busiest tourist spots in town. Runners participating in the half marathon and full marathon will go over Tran Phu Bridge across the Cai River. The bridge offers panoramic views of Nha Trang Bay, voted as one of the world’s most beautiful by the Club of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World in 2003. On top of a hill in Vinh Phuoc Ward is Ponagar Tower, which is more than 1,000 years old and one of the most important Champa Kingdom heritage sites in the country. It was built by the Cham people during the 8th-13th centuries when the Panduranga Dynasty ruled to worship Thien Y Ana Holy Mother. An anchorage spot for hundreds of fishing boats turns into a busy seafood market at dawn where locals come to buy catch from … [Read more...] about VnExpress Marathon to take runners through Nha Trang tourist spots

The Vinh-Nha Trang railway will be upgraded with a total investment of over 1.2 trillion VND (Photo: sggp.org.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transport has approved the Vinh-Nha Trang railway renovation and upgrade project under the North-South railway with a total investment of over 1.2 trillion VND (51.3 million USD) from 2022 to 2025. The Railway Project Management Board under the Ministry of Transport was assigned to be investors in upgrading projects of roads, bridges and stations with a total length of nearly 1,000km. The project aimed at ensuring traffic safety, improving the quality of railway connectivity, enhancing the capacity of transport, creating favourable conditions for luring customers and cargo, and effectively exploiting railway infrastructure in the section of Vinh-Nha Trang. According to the Ministry of Transport’s investment decision, the project capital is from the State budget in the medium-term public investment plan for the period … [Read more...] about 51.3 million USD invested in Vinh – Nha Trang railway renovation, upgrade project

The Nha Trang - Saigon railway section. (Photo: SGGP) The 411-km route will be implemented from 2022 – 2025, running through the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, and Binh Duong, and Ho Chi Minh City. The sub-project aims to ensure traffic safety, improve the quality of railway infrastructure and transport capacity of both passengers and goods, thus effectively exploiting the existing infrastructure along the Nha Trang – Saigon route. The budget for this will be sourced from the State budget under the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period. About VND80 billion will be allocated in 2022; and VND350 billion, VND400 billion and VND269 billion in 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. It will focus on upgrading degrading bridges, and renovating, repairing and building a number of passenger and cargo stations. The MoT has required its Vietnam Railway Project Management Board and relevant units to fully carry out surveys on various … [Read more...] about Sub-project approved for upgrading Nha Trang – Saigon railway section

" Namaste Vietnam Festival 2022 ”, an cultural event hosted by the Indian Consulate General in HCM City, is launched on August 13. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City is hosting a cultural event called “Namaste Vietnam Festival 2022” in HCM City and the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from August 12 – 21. The event aims to boost cultural exchange and step up cooperation in trade, investment, education, information technology, tourism and healthcare between the two countries. Addressing the August 13 opening ceremony in HCM City, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma said the cultural festival was first scheduled for the beginning of this year on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (January 1, 1972 – 2022) but had to postpone due to COVID-19. India wants to promote three key elements during this festival: Trade, Connectivity and Culture, the diplomat said. It is also part … [Read more...] about Indian cultural festival underway in HCM City, Nha Trang

Foreign tourists visit the Independence Palace in HCM City on August 8. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Strict visa policies and a shortage of human resources and infrastructure in the tourism sector have stymied recovery of the travel industry, and the target of five million international arrivals this year could be out of reach, industry players have warned. Domestic travel has seen a strong rebound whereas international tourism, with a target of five million arrivals this year, remains in a slump, said Vu The Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association. Domestic visitor numbers topped 71.1 million in just the first seven months of this year against a full-year target of 60 million, he said. In the same period there were only 733,000 international visitors, or 8% of pre-pandemic numbers, he told a two-day programme titled ‘Lien Ket Suc Manh Du Lich Vietnam Nam 2022’ (Power of Vietnam Tourism Linkages) that ended in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9. Though … [Read more...] about Vietnam mulls ways to boost inbound travel

The degradation of the coral reef ecosystem in the core zone of Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area. (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNS/VNA) – The People's Committee of Nha Trang city in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa has proposed to install solar-powered cameras to monitor and protect coral in Hon Mun Area after severe coral bleaching was reported there. Huynh Binh Thai, head of the Nha Trang Bay Management Board, said that the cameras would be installed on the island to monitor fishing boats and submersibles in the conservation area. Underwater diving cameras were also proposed to facilitate the observance of coral growth. Along with the installation of cameras, the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre and the Nha Trang Institute of Science and Technology for Aquaculture under Nha Trang University will pilot coral restoration in some areas of Hon Mun. They then would choose the optimal method to restore coral on a large scale. Nha Trang Bay is nearly 250 square … [Read more...] about Solar-powered cameras proposed in Hon Mun for coral protection