Sep
27
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Kazakhstan airline eyes Vietnam market
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Vietnam is a potential market for Kazakhstan, says Air Astana President Peter Foster. Source: VOVNEWS
Air Astana has decided to open a direct air route to Vietnam because the country is a potential market of nearly 90 million consumers, says Air Astana President Peter Foster.
VnExpress wire quoted Foster as saying with a dynamic economy and a large population, the Southeast Asian nation has great air travel demand, and Air Astana still finds room for a slice of the cake.
According to Foster, both Kazakhstan and Vietnam have developed a fine political relationship. The two countries have entered a new period of economic cooperation, especially following the Kazakhstan President’s visit to Hanoi in October 2011.
During a visit to Kazakhstan from September 9-11 by State President Truong Tan Sang, both sides agreed to launch a direct air route between Almaty city, the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation’s largest city, and Ho Chi Minh City, the largest economic hub in Vietnam. The first flights are scheduled to take off this December.
The launch of the air route is part of Air Astana’s long-term investment strategy to promote economic, trade, and investment, as well as tourism cooperation between the two countries, said Foster.
Air Astana is rated as the best in Kazakhstan, and the first four-star airline in East Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It will vie for market share in Vietnam, and premium quality services are the airline’s competitive advantage, said the CEO.
It plans to conduct two flights a week, carrying a total of between 80-100 passengers in the first phase. It will target Kazakh and Vietnamese tourists, entrepreneurs, and guest workers./.
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Sep
27
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Buffalo fighting festival 2012 attracts over 30,000 visitors
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(CPV) - The final round of the Do Son buffalo fighting festival 2012 in Do Son district of the northern port city of Hai Phong on September 24 attracted thousands of local people and tourists.
The festival this year saw competition among 16 buffaloes selected from qualifying rounds at ward and district levels.
After 15 matches with impressive performances, fighting buffalo No. 25 of Mr. Le Van Duy from Van Son ward became the champion. Fighting buffalo No. 01 of Mr. Dang Van Huu from Minh Duc ward came in second, and fighting buffalo No. 11 of Mr. Luu Dinh Vo from Van Huong ward came in third.
After the festival, both the winning and losing buffaloes are killed in a worship ceremony and their meat is divided to everybody.
This year’s festival attracted over 30,000 local people and visitors to Do Son district.
The traditional festival, held annually on the ninth day of the eighth lunar month, demonstrates the martial spirit of the people of Vietnam and is also a potential tourism draw./.
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Sep
27
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Animal circus festival welcomes Vietnam Stage Day
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Vietnam Circus Federation will hold a program titled “Bay cung chu Cuoi – Chị Hang” (Flying with the Moon Boy and Chang’e) and an animal circus show to welcome the Vietnam Stage Day (August 12th on the lunar calendar) at the Central Circus Theatre in Hanoi from September 26-30.
The event will include a variety of circus acts such as “Du nhen bay” (spider swinging) by Hai Quan – Khanh Du; “Di tren day thep” (going on steel wire) act by Duc Vinh – Thu Ngan; “Tung hung tap the” (collective juggling) by Ha Binh, Huu Cuong and Dam Vinh Thieu; “Dung tay” (standing with hands) by Manh Hung; and fire whirling.
Besides the acts showing off skill, boldness and flexibility, there will be clowns and juggling acts . The children will have the opportunity to enjoy the circus artists controlling elephants, horses, bears, pythons and training smart dogs. Besides these, a fun Mid-autumn festival atmosphere will be created with autumn lamps with folk characters, children’s music throughout the scene, and Lion dances.
Vietnam circus federation leaders hope the training of the artists will result in an attractive, thrilling and ingenious show for the audience while honouring the stage artists.
The Vietnam Stage Day is a once a year chance for artists across the country to get together, and pay tribute to the theatre’s ancestors who laid the foundation for the national art forms and contributed to their development through the years./.
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Concert “Toward Hanoi” – Hoang Duong’s music night
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27/09/2012 08:21:34
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Cambodia set for VN culture celebration
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26/09/2012 11:42:45
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Exhibition introduces Vietnamese dragons
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26/09/2012 11:23:52
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Get more information about Visa to Vietnam
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26/09/2012 10:59:50
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Countdown to World Tourism Day 2012
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26/09/2012 10:54:22
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Hanoi to host Sa Pa market-day
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26/09/2012 10:52:22
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National festival honours traditional crafts
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26/09/2012 10:50:57
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Buffalo fighting festival attracts over 30,000 visitors
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26/09/2012 10:49:52
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Buffalo fighting festival attracts over 30,000 visitors
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26/09/2012 10:47:38
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