Oct
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Direct to Indonesia will be opened by Vietnam Airlines
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Vietnam Airlines will launch a direct service between HCMC and Indonesian capital Jakarta on December 2, offering four weekly flights. The nation’s flag carrier is offering preferential pricing policy to a number of special travel agents in Indonesia.
At the moment, to fly direct to Indonesia, passengers can only choose flights of the low-cost carrier AirAsia. They have to transit in Singapore on Vietnam Airlines’ services for a lengthy journey which only takes two hours on direct flights.
Vietnam Airlines earlier informed in Vietnam Heritage magazine that the direct flights would open this month. However, sources from local tourism companies said the launch was now set for every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from December 2.
Tran Xuan Hung, director of Viking Travel & Media said his partners in Indonesia had purchased air tickets for the new route to take visitors to Vietnam.
AirAsia also operates four flights a week between HCMC and Indonesia but the flights are often full, making it difficult for local clients to buy tickets.
The local tourism industry will enjoy huge opportunities to develop the Indonesian market thanks to Vietnam Airlines’ direct air connection with the nation, Hung said.
“This is really good information as we now are focusing on tapping the Indonesian market, with the stable arrivals of Indonesian tourists to Vietnam weekly,” Hung noted.
Indonesian travelers tend to choose four-to-five-day tours to HCMC and My Tho or to Hanoi and then call at Halong Bay, Hung said. He noticed many local tour operators have yet to enter the potential visitor-generating market at present./.
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Oct
24
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Port activities are restricted in Ha Long Bay
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All activities related to loading and unloading goods in Ha Long Bay will completely stopped in December, said northern Quang Ninh province People's Committee Deputy Chairman Dang Huy Hau.
Hau said these activities not only harm the beauty of the bay and make waterway transportation difficult, especially for travelling boats, but also pollute the environment. After December, loading and unloading will take place in Hon Net Port in Cam Pha city.
Ha Long Bay has become a popular place for loading and unloading because it has a deep sea level and is protected from strong winds./.
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Oct
24
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Course on making traditional musical instrument
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On October 22nd, the Central Highlands Dak Nong provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Department of Culture and Information of Dak R’lap district to complete the training course for local ethnic people on making traditional musical instruments.
Twenty learners from villages in the district participated in the training courses. They were taught techniques to make traditional musical instruments of the M’nong ethnic minority group, using bamboo. After the training course, each learner is able make at least two musical instruments.
The training course aimed to help M’nong ethnic minority people preserve and promote the traditional cultural values passed down by their ancestors.
It was also a part of the project on preservation and promotion of festival culture, gongs and musical instruments of ethnic minority groups in Dak Nong province in the 2011-2015 period, carried out by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism./.
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Hanoi welcomes 2nd European Language Day
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The paintball battle
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Japanese film festival will be opened in Hanoi
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The popularion of Yoga guru
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Super Junior gets the walmly welcome from HCM city audience
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Greek film stars in Vietnam
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Dustin Nguyen’s film with the appearance of Hollywood actor
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VN's island sovereignty is supported by historic maps
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