Sep
26
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Hue's Am Hon Shrine set for historic monument status
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The Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee has asked cultural agencies and the Hue City administration to prepare documents for recognising Mieu Am Hon (Shrine for the Death) as a national historic relic.
The 717sq.m altar, currently located on Ong Ich Khiem Street in Hue City's Thuan Hoa Ward, will be restored to perform rituals, provincial authorities said.
The site was built in 1894 during the reign of Emperor Thanh Thai to pay tribute to soldiers and people who laid down their lives in the battle to protect Hue Citadel in 1885.
The soul worship ritual, which was conducted on the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month until 1945, was one of the most important rituals that Hue residents conducted to worship soldiers and other people who sacrified their lives for the country.
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Sep
26
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Kazakhstan airline eyes Vietnam market
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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
26
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Ha Giang: Combining cultural tourism villages with new rural development at Nam Dam
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(TITC)- Nam Dam Village belongs to Quan Ba commune, 8km from Tam Son townlet, Quan Ba District, Ha Giang Province. The village is home to Dao ethnic people with 48 households and 233 villagers.
Thanks to convenient location and unique cultural value of Dao ethnic people, Nam Dam Village has been chosen to pilot model of combining cultural tourism villages with new rural development of Quan Ba District in 2012. This policy was supported by local people and relevant stakeholders.
Along with the state investment, the villagers have contributed their money and work in the community-based tourism development by improving their houses, equipping facilities to serve tourists, building bathrooms and toilets, preserving traditional culture, enhancing awareness of environment protection. As the result, a number of international and domestic tourists has come to the village, which encourages the villagers to participate in community-based tourism activites.
Mr. Ly Quoc Chanh – one of 10 households in Nam Dam Village joining in homestay services said, along with 60 million VND grant from the province, he invested in house upgrading, toilet building, nessesary facilities like bed, cabinet, mostique-net, garden rebuilding to serve tourists. In addition, his family has been trained on tourism skills.
Mr. Ly Ta Dan, Nam Dam village’s leader said: combining cultural tourism villages with new rural development at Nam Dam Village has changed the outlook and action of villagers, raised aware of preserving traditional culture, especially house architecture, belief, custom, traditional costumes.
Sharing the same opinion, Mrs. Dang Thi Huong, Chairwoman of Quan Ba Communce People’s Committee affirms that Nam Dam Village has achieved 60% common criteria of cultural tourism villages combining with new rural development. Quan Ba Commune expects to welcome 2,000 tourists in 2015, including 1,000 tourists staying overnight and receive 800 million VND income, become one of the tourist attractions on the tour to Dong Van Plateau. In 2012, the commune will encourage the last 20 households in Nam Dam Village to move cattle cages aways from home, develop 2 households to serve herb bathing, 3 households to produce traditional products such as embroidery and knitting, 5 households to offer tourist experience on local daily activities, maintain operation of “Green Motherland” club from 10-13 members to perform. In 2013, 10 local chefs, 10 receptionists, 5 tour guides will be trained; new cultural village gates will be repaired and built; signpost system and internet will be installed; linking Nam Dam with inter-province tour and Dong Van Plateau will be maintained.
With the detemination and specific solutions of Quan Ba District, Nam Dam Village would be a highlight in building a model of combining cultural tourism villages with new rural development in Ha Giang Province.
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Vinh Phuc eyes 1.8 million visitors
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26/09/2012 10:41:18
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Vietnamese Cultural Week opens in Cambodia
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26/09/2012 10:35:21
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Cat Ba gets heritage ranking
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26/09/2012 10:31:44
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National festival honours traditional crafts
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26/09/2012 10:26:28
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International tourist arrivals rise sharply so far
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26/09/2012 10:25:27
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Province cracks down on tourist ripoffs
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26/09/2012 10:16:07
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Swing quartet in capital soiree
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26/09/2012 10:09:09
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Vo Trong Phuc releases classic Time After Time
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26/09/2012 10:08:01
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Chartered flights to bring Russians to city
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26/09/2012 09:57:03
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