Tet space

Quang Binh Province experiences the dry season from April to August, which is an ideal time to explore the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and Ozo Treetop Park in particular.

Covering a total area of nearly five hectares around imposing lime mountains, Ozo Park is the first park in Vietnam to be located inside a primitive forest. Visitors to the park can not only breathe in pure natural atmosphere but also participate in various adventurous games.

They can walk on wooden bridges suspended among the trees, with the total length of the walkways being nearly 1km. The jade Ozo stream flows under the bridges like a soft silk strip, where many water activities take place, such as kayaking, stand up paddleboarding (SUP), and rowing.

Thrill seekers to the park will be treated with the zip lines and tightrope walks. They can also bicycle into the dense forest or take a trip to explore the magnificent beauty of stalactites inside the 2.5km-long Ozo Cave.

After a long day with full activities, visitors can enjoy relaxing and a tingling ‘fish massage’ therapy on the edge of the water.

Meanwhile, many activities aiming to introduce ao dai ngu than have received the attention of the majority of the public. A space for the ao dai ngu than at the Heritage House (at No. 87 Ma May street, Hang Buom ward, Hoan Kiem District) has been kept by Hanoi’s Old Quarter Management Board in collaboration with Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese communal house in the village) Club, in early 2021.

At the same time, at the Doc Sach Cung Con (Reading Books with Children) Club in Hanoi, a programmes showcasing the ao dai ngu than have been held, and spring tours in Hanoi’s Old Quarter in the traditional costume featuring members of the Dinh Lang Viet Club have created a good impression on viewers.

Before that, in 2017, an Ao Dai Ngu Than Development Support Centre officially came into being, becoming a go-to address for those who love the traditional costume.

The centre’s founders wish to organise many useful and practical promotional activities to help the public understand and appreciate the value of national costumes, thereby promoting the movement of wearing the traditional ao dai ngu than during holidays, such as at Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival, and also at festivals; improving the applicability of traditional costumes in contemporary life bit by bit.

Specifically, in 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selected seven traditional festivals of ethnic minorities for restoration and preservation, including traditional festivals of the Lao ethnic minority people in Dien Bien province, the La Chi ethnic group (Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province), the Nung ethnic group (Hoang Su Phi district, Ha Giang province), the Thai ethnic group (Yen Bai province); Binh Phuoc province; the Si La ethnic group (Lai Chau province), and the Gia Rai ethnic group (Kon Tum province).

Recently, an activity that many people are interested in is the ” Hoa Sac Viet ” project of the S-River Agency group to restore Hang Trong folk paintings and in particular those with motifs, typical colours in this line of paintings. In order to welcome the Lunar New Year 2021, the group created a set of red envelopes with the theme “Opening the New Year” inspired by a Hang Trong painting on Tet, a combination of traditional elements and modern design warmly welcomed by the public.

It is worth noting that many activities promoting and preserving traditional cultural values have been carried out by individuals, associations, and groups in recent times, with a desire to spread quintessential national values in the community, especially to young people. Thus, for the preservation and promotion of the precious traditional cultural values of the nation, together with the participation of the authorities, the response and participation of the people is always essential, showing that true values will always have a worthy place in life.

Currently, Vietnam is increasingly integrating with the world, and its cultural exchanges are increasingly developing. Therefore, the preservation, promotion and continuous enrichment of the nation’s cultural assets has become increasingly necessary, contributing to promoting the nation’s quintessence and characteristics to our international friends and step by step affirming “Vietnamese cultural identity” in the international arena.

The 5-star ALMA Resort developed by Paradise Bay Resort Co. Ltd. has been officially voted as one of the top 10 best resort projects in Vietnam in 2020 by Vietnam Real Estate online magazine, or reatimes.vn.

The year 2020 ended on a positive note for Vietnam with the national GDP rising 2.91 percent, but the COVID-19 pandemic remained complicated, with the world economy being mired in difficulties.

The Vietnamese tourism industry is still making constant efforts to resist the destructive power of the pandemic.

2020 was a bleak year for all branches of tourism, but it also showed the adaptability and flexibility of the entire industry.

During this difficult time, the construction of ALMA Resort was completed and it was officially put into operation in December 2019.

While ensuring measures against the pandemic, ALMA Resort welcomed thousands of families in 2020, with a peak room occupancy rate of up to 80 percent.

For such a new resort to have such a desirable number of guests, ALMA Resort has operated under the model of vacation ownership in which most of the customers already booked their stay for a couple of years in advance.

Despite its new operation of less than two years, ALMA Resort and ALMA vacation ownership products have obtained different remarkable achievements and given customers a good impression.

A view of ALMA Resort in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam

Located in a prime location on an area of 30 hectares at Bai Dai, one of the 10 most beautiful beaches on the planet in Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa Province, ALMA Resort looks like a peaceful green oasis with an impressive architecture of tropical vibes.

With the advantage of a nearly 1km stretch adjacent to the beach, ALMA is designed with unique architecture, providing customers with an optimal sea view from nearly 400 apartments and 200 resort villas.

Each apartment is equipped with modern amenities for families of five to nine people, ensuring the luxury resort space and high-quality standards.

ALMA Resort has a variety of facilities that are hard to find in popular tourist areas such as private cinemas, water parks, golf courses, football pitches, basketball courts, water sports like kayaking, bodyboards, indoor game centers, kids’ clubs, mini science museums, karaoke rooms, and outdoor theaters.

Because of these remarkable factors, the five-star ALMA Resort was officially listed among the top 10 best resort projects in Vietnam in 2020, which was announced in January 2021 by the Vietnam Real Estate e-magazine reatimes.vn.

This is one of the categories under the Top Brand Award, voted directly by 500,000 readers on the reatimes.vn system, a jury of 150 prestigious journalists in the fields of economics, construction, and real estate, and 30 leading experts in economics, law, planning, architecture, construction, and real estate in Vietnam.

Passing the two evaluation rounds of important criteria including customer satisfaction, good service quality, beautiful and novel architectural design, and prestigious investor, ALMA Resort was honored to be shoulder to shoulder with other big names in the real estate industry in Vietnam to receive this award.

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Japanese supercomputer simulations showed that wearing two masks gave limited benefit in blocking viral spread compared with one properly fitted mask.

The findings in part contradict recent recommendations from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that two masks were better than one at reducing a person’s exposure to the coronavirus.

Researchers used the Fugaku supercomputer to model the flow of virus particles from people wearing different types and combinations of masks, according to a study released on Thursday by research giant Riken and Kobe University.

Using a single surgical-type mask, made of non-woven material, had 85% effectiveness in blocking particles when worn tightly around the nose and face. Adding a polyurethane mask on top boosted the effectiveness to just 89%.

Wearing two non-woven masks isn’t useful because air resistance builds up and causes leakage around the edges.

“The performance of double masking simply does not add up,” wrote the researchers, led by Makoto Tsubokura.

In general, professional grade N95 masks were the best in protecting against infection, followed by non-woven masks, cloth masks, and finally polyurethane types, the study showed.

The Riken research team previously used the Fugaku supercomputer to model how humidity can affect viral contagion and the infection risks in trains, work spaces, and other environments.

As the COVID-19 epidemic has worn on, scientific consensus has grown that the virus is spread through the air and masks are effective in controlling contagion.