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Ba Ria - Vung Tau becomes a friendly destination
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With increasing tourism revenue and tourist numbers, Ba Ria-Vung Tau has become recognized as a safe and friendly destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
The quality of human resources serving the sector has improved to meet visitor demand. Facilities have also been upgraded, offering a wide range of tourism products.
In the first eight months of this year, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has received over 9.5 million tourists, earning a revenue of VND2.168 trillion, an year on year increase of 13 percent. The positive result was attributed to the efforts of the province to offer more options to tourists such as discovery and risky tourism types along with traditional tourism products.
According to Ho Van Nien, the Vice Chairman of Ba Ria-Vung Tau People's Committee, about two decades ago, apart from sea bathing, there were only a few tourist sites in the province such as Thich Ca Phat Dai, Niet Ban Tinh Xa and the Statue of arm-outstretched Jesus. Over the past years, local tourism has made dramatic changes, contributing to promote its image towards a more modern style. Accordingly, the infrastructure of the province has been gradually completed. Tourism areas stretching from Vung Tau City to Binh Chau (Xuyen Moc District) and even to Con Dao island district with a variety of services to satisfy all sort of customers. The province has also built luxury four to five star hotels and resorts to serve high-class tourists such as Imperial, Palace, Grand, Petro, Anoasis, Saigon-Binh Chau-Ho Coc Ho Tram Beach Resort & Spa and Six Senses Con Dao.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province was successful in drawing tourists by organizing coastal cuisine festivals such as Cuisine fair (Sea Festival 2006), World Cuisine Festival (2010) and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Cuisine festivals (2009 and 2011). To attract more tourists, the province is selecting the most typical local dish and introduce it with every related information to visitors.
Not being only a convalescence, relaxation tourism destination, Ba Ria-Vung Tau also focuses on developing spirit tourism. Many workshops and scientific seminars have been held to evaluate historical value of historic sites and landscapes such as Mieu Ba-Hon Ba (Vung Tau City) and Con Dao. In addition, a couple of surveys have been conducted to effectively exploit the advantages of local craft villages and historical sites to attract tourists and keep them stay longer.
Nien also said in the 2010-2015 period, the local tourism sector targets to develop maritime tourism, turn Ba Ria-Vung Tau into an a industrial and seaport province according to the fifth Provincial Party Congress Resolution. The local tourism sector also takes initiative in seizing opportunities to develop seaport, system logistics services and support industries to provide high class tourism services to international visitors and lure more domestic visitors. The province also boost promotion activities to improve international visitor arrivals by signing cooperation agreements with countries like Laos, Cambodia and Thailand to implement the "Four Countries One Destination" tourism program.
Nien affirmed that the Provincial People's Committee would give instructions to build and carry out tourism development plans every year with detailed and suitable measures to turn Ba Ria-Vung Tau into one of the big convalescence and relaxation tourism destinations of Vietnam.
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Oct
01
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Over the country welcome Mid - Autumn festival
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The Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 of the lunar calendar, falls on September 30 this year, and a diverse range of celebrations have been held nationwide on this occasion.
At the National hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi, volunteers has organised a music performance programme in the hope of easing the suffering and bringing joy to more than 1,300 child patients who are under treatment here.
Since early morning, volunteers had arrived at the hospital. They made star-shaped lanterns and brought gift to the children.
Hundreds of patient children and their relatives joined in singing and dance during the programme.
In the northern province of Tuyen Quang, a big event was held on September 29 night in Tuyen Quang City. The city has been holding a street festival on this occasion each autumn, with the enthusiastic participation of communities, schools and businesses.
On the occasion, the Vietnam Guinness Organisation awarded a certificate to Tuyen Quang city for its record of the biggest and unique lanterns in the country.
The same day, a programme named “Full moon festival” took place in the central city of Da Nang.
At the event, children in the city heard the mid-autumn message from the President, enjoyed arts performance and joined traditional games.
On the occasion, the organisers presented 400 gifts and scholarships to poor pupils in the city.
On the island of Ly Son in the central province of Quang Ngai, more than 1000 children, including disadvantaged and disabled kids and Agent organge/dioxin victims, were invited to a celebration of the mid-autumn festival.
The event was jointly organised by the Vietnam Association for Protection of Children’s Rights, the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Welfare and the provincial People’s Committee.
The organisers gave more than 700 scholarships and 1,300 gifts to children living in the island.
The Vietnamese Embassies in Laos and Russia also held get-togethers for children of overseas Vietnamese, completed with all the traditional activities such as lantern parade, dragon dance and folk games.
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Oct
01
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Mother Goddess worship culture in Vietnam
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An international workshop on Mother Goddess worship culture in Vietnam and Asia was held in the northern province of Nam Dinh on September 29, drawing the participation of nearly 300 domestic and foreign researchers.
Participants introduced the origin, formation, development, characteristics and significance of the Mother Goddess worship culture in Asia, especially in Vietnam.
The workshop will last until September 30, when the participants will experience the rituals of the worship of Mother Goddesses in Vietnam.
The Mother Goddesses worship is a folk belief that addresses the concern of daily life and desires for good health and good fortune.
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Appearance of Korean in city chamber concert
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01/10/2012 10:21:27
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Tourist ripoffs is cracked down
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01/10/2012 10:14:42
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Get some advices when travelling to Mau Son
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01/10/2012 10:12:51
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The trend of travelling with 5-star yachts
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01/10/2012 09:39:46
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Hung Yen is famous for unique Ban soy sauce village
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01/10/2012 09:36:27
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Event on day
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01/10/2012 09:32:13
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Welcome the third int'l percussion festival
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01/10/2012 09:29:20
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Female iconography, sexuality to go on show in Hanoi
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01/10/2012 09:22:49
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"Venus in Vietnam" exhibiton
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01/10/2012 09:21:40
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