Sep
07
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Air Mekong announces promotion on its anniversary
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The budget carrier Air Mekong has launched a special promotion program to mark its 2nd anniversary of operation.
Accordingly, every day from September 6th, the airline will provide at least 222 discounted seats on domestic routes of Ho Chi Minh City-Buon Ma Thuot/Pleiku/Phu Quoc/Con Dao/Quy Nhon (from VND 535,000 each), and Hanoi-Da Lat/Ho Chi Minh City/Buon Ma Thuot/Pleiku, Phu Quoc, Con Dao (VND 1 million), flying between September 15th and October 14th.Air Mekong also schedules an increased number of local flights between Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku and Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao, Hanoi and Buon Ma Thuot and Pleiku. Besides, passengers who successfully complete a transaction through the online service F@st i-bank of TechcomBank at the airline’s website (www.airmekong.com.vn) will get VND 50,000 in cash.
Further information is available at Air Mekong’s website or its ticket offices across the country.
Over the past two years, the airline has conducted over 20,000 safe flights with more than 1.3 million arrivals on 13 domestic routes, with an average of 30 flights a day.
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Sep
07
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Vietnam-RoK cultural week to start
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The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Cultural Week 2012 will take place in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province from September 15th to 23rd, as part of activities in celebration of 20 years of the establishment of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties.
Nguyen Ngoc Hung, Director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Chief of the organizing panel, said that the week will help promote the understanding and tighten the friendship and cooperation between the two countries in general and between Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provinces with other Korean localities in particular.
During this week, there will be Vietnam-RoK artistic exchange, Vietnam-RoK film-screening week, Vietnam-RoK cuisine exchange, friendly matches, kite festival, a photo exhibition highlighting Vietnam-RoK friendly ties and a seminar on trade and investment promotion.
According to the organizing panel, the opening and closing ceremonies will be finely staged with the participation of various famous Vietnamese and Korean artists and singers.
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Sep
07
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Ba Ria – Vung Tau to kick off 100 tourism projects next year
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After a two-year interruption caused by economic woes and policy changes, investors involved in some 100 tourism projects in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have committed to launch work on them next year.
Nguyen Van Son, deputy director of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the province is home to 154 tourism projects worth a total of VND40 trillion and US$12 billion. So far, only 30% of them have got going.
Many reasons have been given to explain the slow implementation of these projects, such as financial distress, site clearance problems and land tax adjustments. However, after multiple inspections of and license withdrawals from long-delayed projects, investors have promised to put their projects on fast track soon.
“As promised by investors, around 100 projects will get off the ground next year and their first phase might come into operation some time between 2014 and 2016,” Son told the Daily.
According to Son, among the projects to be kicked off in 2013, there are huge projects like the U.S.-invested Saigon Atlantis Hotel in Chi Linh-Cua Lap worth a total of US$4.1 billion, and the Safari project of a Danish investor in Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu, which is carrying out site clearance compensation.
In the first eight months of the year, Ba Ria-Vung Tau attracted around 5.6 million tourists, up 12.9% year-on-year. Domestic tourists still made up a majority while international arrivals numbered only 230,000.
One five-star hotel, eight four-star hotels, 15 three-star hotels, three luxury villa areas, and multiple small hotels are underway in the province.
Son of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department said the US$4.2 billion Ho Tram Strip project is now the largest tourism project in the province and southern Vietnam as a whole. When in place, the project is expected to become a magnet for international visitors to the province.
Son said the project owner plans to lure moneyed foreign tourists to the resort and has proposed developing a heliport next to the resort to make it convenient and quick to bring guests to the resort. However, the provincial government has yet to decide on this.
According to the province’s Investment Promotion Center, Ho Tram Strip is being developed by Asian Coast Development Limited (ACDL) of Canada through a subsidiary named Ho Tram Project Co. Ltd in Vietnam.
The investor is finalizing the first stage being MGM Grand Ho Tram and planning to put it into service in the first quarter of next year. The first phase consists of 541 five-star rooms, a game center with 500 slot machines and 90 VIP gambling tables, and other entertainment services.
Other components such as golf course and second hotel are under construction. When the project is fully complete, it will have 1,100 five-star hotel rooms, restaurants, conference halls, golf course and other entertainment facilities.
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Luxury Travel Ltd to launch tour to unseen destinations in the Central Coast of Vietnam
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07/09/2012 10:28:07
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HCM City's Monkey Island offers kids a real experience
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07/09/2012 10:09:27
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H-Artistry returns to Vietnam
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07/09/2012 10:05:30
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Deep journey home for Do Tuan Anh
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07/09/2012 09:58:46
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Centaur dance contest launched nationwide
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07/09/2012 09:49:28
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DJ Kamel stirs up Lil’ Paris party tomorrow
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07/09/2012 09:45:19
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Museums excavate Danang’s Cam Mit relic
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07/09/2012 09:35:27
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Museums excavate Danang’s Cam Mit relic
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07/09/2012 09:28:09
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Terje Mikkelsen to visit Hanoi for friendship gig
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07/09/2012 09:25:52
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