Conversations on Vietnam Development
Two Uighur suspects in the 2015 Erawan shrine bombing were arrested by police over August and September 2015. (Photo: AFP)Tiếp tục đọc “Uighur militants could turn to Southeast Asia as destination of choice”
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Ông K’Nhũng (xã Phước Lộc, huyện Đạ Huoai, Lâm Đồng) bên vườn điều bị cháy lá toàn bộ.
Thay vì già trẻ kéo nhau ra vườn thu hoạch điều, thu về hàng trăm triệu đồng như mọi năm, người trồng điều ở 3 huyện phía Nam tỉnh Lâm Đồng là Đạ Huoai, Đạ Terh và Cát Tiên… chỉ biết ở nhà đi vào đi ra, hoặc vào rừng bứt mây… kiếm sống. Chưa bao giờ, làng trên xóm dưới đều cùng chung nỗi buồn điều không kết trái, cháy lá hàng loạt như vậy.
Tại một thị trấn nhỏ ở Queensland có một con đường đặc biệt , sở dĩ đặc biệt là bởi vì đây là con đường “ăn được”.
Đúng thế, chính là “ăn được”!
Trên con đường này hai bên đường khắp nơi đều có trồng các loại rau củ quả hữu cơ không ô nhiễm, tươi ngon và đầy dinh dưỡng. Chỉ cần cắn một miếng thôi bạn sẽ cảm nhận được cảm giác ngọt ngào mà không có bất cứ loại trái cây đắt tiền nào sánh bằng.
Bạn có thể hái một quả quýt nếu khát.
HO CHI MINH CITY — Once an architectural gem emblematic of Vietnam’s era as a French colony, the Tax Trade Center with its iconic Art Deco facade is now mostly rubble.
Despite a petition drive spearheaded by a growing historic preservation movement, the building was demolished in recent months. In its place, developers plan a 43-story complex with a connection to the first subway line in the city.
The Tax Center, built in 1924, is one of many historic buildings in the last 20 years that have been razed or severely altered, according to a joint French-Vietnamese government research center.
Preservationists say developers and government officials are intent on making this city modern and care little for the vestiges of its colonial past. But destroying so many historic buildings, they warn, makes the city less livable and less attractive to tourists — which could undercut economic growth the government hopes to foster. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s architectural gems are disappearing”
A bauxite megaproject in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been making losses totaling VND3,696 billion (US$165 million) in the last three years, but the developer is unconcerned, believing that it will start generating profits in 2017.
A bauxite megaproject in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been making losses totaling VND3,696 billion (US$165 million) in the last three years, but the developer is unconcerned, believing that it will start generating profits in 2017.
Vietnam currently has two major bauxite mining projects, Nhan Co in Dak Nong Province and Tan Rai in Lam Dong Province, both developed by Vinacomin, the country’s state-run coal and minerals giant.
Bauxite, an aluminum ore, is the world’s main source of aluminum.
Nguyen Van Bien, Vinacomin’s deputy general director, confirmed to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the Tan Rai bauxite plant has been operating at a loss. Tiếp tục đọc “Developer remains upbeat as Vietnam’s bauxite project logs $165mn loss”
Updated : 04/22/2015 11:58 GMT + 7
It is now a week away from the six-day public holiday during which Vietnam will celebrate its 40th anniversary of reunification, and tourists will not be surprised if they are charged higher than usual by hotels in touristy spots.
>> An audio version of the story is available here
Hotel room rates are never a constant, as most hotels throughout Vietnam are not hesitant to increase their prices two- or three-fold during peak vacation times.
Almost all hotels in Da Lat have reported fully booked for stays between April 28 and May 3, with prices skyrocketing up to three-fold compared to normal rates. Tiếp tục đọc “Volatile hotel price ‘a failure of Vietnam tourism’”
Updated : 04/25/2015 06:57 GMT + 7
Editor’s note: A reader simply calling herself Thuy argues that among the endless list of problems and challenges facing Vietnamese tourism, the underlying problem is attitude. The opinions here are solely hers.
It’s very good that you are bringing attention to the problems that Vietnam continues to face even after decades of the government discussing tourism development.
I’ve worked in the tourist/service/hospitality sector in the U.S. and Vietnam for more than 20 years so it is very frustrating to see the country’s lack of effort and interest in facilitating foreign visitors and pursuing cost-effective marketing opportunities. Tiếp tục đọc “OP-ED: Attitude is the underlying problem of Vietnam’s tourist industry”
Updated : 04/08/2015 19:11 GMT + 7
Editor’s note: Tuoi Tre News is encouraging our readers to share their stories about their trips to Vietnam, or give comments on or offer insights into the current downfall of the country’s tourism.
>> An audio version of the story is available here
An expat preferring to be known as A.H., who runs a real estate business in the central city of Hoi An, is among the very first readers to answer our call. In the following story, H., who said he has resided in Vietnam for six years, gives comments on why tourists do not come back to the country.
This article exclusively reflects the author’s personal views and experience. Tiếp tục đọc “Costly visas, dual pricing, scammers are why tourists don’t return to Vietnam: expat”
Updated : 03/16/2017 16:00 GMT + 7
Editor’s note: Helen Major from the UK is sharing several of her personal observations of Vietnam since relocating to the Southeast Asian country with her Vietnamese husband.
I’m British. I’m married to a Vietnamese man. For the first few years of our marriage, we lived in Britain – where my poor husband had to deal with an intensely curious public whose only real knowledge of his country came from American war films. Recently, however, my husband, our two children, and I moved back to Vietnam. I’ve been to Vietnam before, of course, to visit my in-laws and see where my husband grew up, but actually living here has been quite an eye opener! My children have immediately become Vietnamese, apparently – but I (to my husband’s great amusement) am frequently confused. Here, for your delight, is my bewildered outsider’s perspective on this wonderful nation. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam from a Briton’s perspective”
Updated : 03/16/2017 16:45 GMT + 7
The chairman of the People’s Committee in the northern Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh has been the victim of threats since launching a campaign to end harmful sand exploitation in a local river.
Nguyen Tu Quynh, chairman of the provincial administration, has sent a letter notifying the prime minister that he and other officers had been threatened for ending a sand dredging project in the Cau River, an 83 kilometer long waterway snaking through Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces.
Speaking with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday, Chairman Quynh stated he had asked the Ministry of Public Security to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the investors behind the detrimental project. Tiếp tục đọc “Chairman of northern Vietnam province intimidated for putting brakes on sand exploitation”
MANILA: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations should use an international court’s rejection of China’s claims to almost all the South China Sea as basis for a code of conduct, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday.
Australia did not take sides in the South China Sea disputes, Bishop said, but it wanted to see “de-escalation of tension”, reiterating its opposition to China’s militarisation of man-made islands in the waters.
China and the 10-member ASEAN have been discussing for almost 15 years a set of rules aimed at avoiding conflict among rival claimants in the South China Sea. Tiếp tục đọc “Australia urges South China Sea ruling as basis for ‘code of conduct’”
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