On January 12, in Ulan Bator, Vietnamese Ambassador to Mongolia Doan Thi Huong met Batbold Khoroo, Vice Chairman of Ömnögovi province. Ambassador Doan Thi Huong and Batbold Khoroo (L), Vice Chairman of Ömnögovi province At the meeting, Batbold Khoroo briefed some of the province socio-economic development. With total area of 165,000 sqkm and population of 63,661, Ömnögovi is the among the two Mongolian provinces contributing remarkably to the state budget. The locals often rely on mining, livestock farming and tourism to make living. There are up to 2.6 billion cattles in the province, which is a renowned travel site of Mongolia with mysterious Gobi desert. Coming to Ömnögovi, tourist can also visit other well-known sites such as ancient Demchog Monastery Cathedral, Unaan nuur Lake, explore dinosaur fossil as well as go wild animal–seeing and attend the camel racing festival on the March. Batbold Khoroo, Vice Chairman of Ömnögovi introduces tourist site and cusines of the province. Batbold Khoroo hopes Vietnam’s Embassy in Mongolia will help enhance the bilateral cooperation, especially in the areas of livestock processing, tourism, mining. On behalf of the provincial leadership, he offered one Vietnam’s province to swear brotherhood with Ömnögovi. For her part, Ambassador Doan Thi Huong highly values Ömnögovi’s socio-economy performance and show the delight with suggestion from Batbold Khoroo. The ambassador affirmed, Khoroo’s offer accorded with the bilateral government guidelines. The suggestions are in line with the partnership content signed during the 16 th session of Vietnam-Mongolia inter-government Committee in Ulan Bator, on early… [Read full story]
HCMC will sign a cooperation deal with Danang City, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ngai provinces to develop tourism products, attract investments and engage these provinces in this year’s travel stimulus program. According to Nguyen Viet Anh, head of the Travel Division under the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the deal will be signed late next month in Quang Ngai Province in a survey trip of HCMC-based enterprises. Except for Quang Ngai Province, the other localities have received a large number of tourists taken there by travel firms in HCMC. “HCMC’s advantage is that it is a…... [read more]
City seeks to further tap tourism in central provinces Dao Loan New tourism site to be built in Daklak By Dao Loan - The Saigon Times Daily The four-star Saigon-Ban Me Hotel in Buon Ma Thuot is inaugurated this Tuesday - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist Four-star hotel opened in Dak Lak HCMC - Saigontourist Holding Company and Daklak Tourist JSC this Tuesday held an opening ceremony for the Saigon-Ban Me Hotel of four-star standards in Buon Ma Thuot as the capital city of Daklak. The hotel consists of 17 floors and one basement, with 131 rooms and many services for…... [read more]
With most tours only stopping over in Ninh Thuan to visit the Po Klong Garai Towers or spend a night at the Ninh Chu Beach outside of Phan Rang, visitors end up missing much of the diversity the area has to offer. As the driest province in the country, with annual rainfall totals between 700 mm and 1100 mm, Ninh Thuan is endowed with a diverse topography of coastline, deltas, mountains, rivers, and sand dunes. Located 344 km northeast of HCMC and 147 km south of Nha Trang, Ninh Thuan boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. The…... [read more]
Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh has turned down a US$10,000 a month deal with Thai football club Muang Thong United saying he wants to remain in Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre Former Vietnamese national coach Henrique Calisto, who is now at the Thai club, made the offer after Vinh’s three-year contract with T&T Hanoi finished last month. Vinh, 26, had been a favorite of Calisto during his time in Vietnam, and would have become the highest paid Vietnamese footballer ever if he had accepted his mentor’s offer. The Nghe An Province native came to the national limelight while playing for Song…... [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given high praise to Binh Duong Province Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nam after he offered 1,700 low-cost houses to workers. On January 1, Phuc said, "On the last days of the year, before Lunar New Year, we have been most impressed by Binh Duong Province Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nam's offer of 1,700 houses, each worth VND100m (USD4,393) to workers." The demand for home ownership has been traditionally high in Vietnam. One folk saying summarises the three important things in a man's life: "Buy a buffalo, get married and build a house." Having a…... [read more]
