Conversations on Vietnam Development
Stores and building facades in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been colourfully decorated over the last days, warming up the atmosphere on the threshold of Christmas.
 A colourful Christmas tree decorates the front of Hotel Metropole Hanoi Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoi & HCMC streets sparkling ahead of Christmas” |
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| A hairdresser’s sign hanging in a coffee shop. Photo: NGHIA COCO |
Roaming the street web of Saigon, the nostalgic name many call Ho Chi Minh City, one can easily spot shop front signs and direction signposts that convey the city’s grace.
Alongside the glamorous modernity the city boasts, its graceful touch prevails, predominantly manifest in its age-old signs. Tiếp tục đọc “Saigon old signage: proof of the city’s subtle charm”
Banh mi Hoi An (Hoi An-style bread rolls) has been listed among the world’s Top 10 sandwiches by Austrian travel website Traveller, together with well-known American cheeseburgers, English bacon butties, and Japanese Katsu Sando.
Vietnam is the spiritual home of porky goodness and you haven’t eaten a Vietnamese pork roll until you’ve eaten one in the town of Hoi An, according to Traveller. Tiếp tục đọc “Banh mi Hoi An among world’s Top 10 sandwiches”
Bloomberg news agency has recently unfolded a list of 12 restaurants across the world worthy to try at least once in life. Surprisingly, Cha Ca La Vong restaurant in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi took pride in securing a spot in the list.
Cha Ca La Vong in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi is recommended as a must-try dish for food lovers
In an article released by Kate Krader and Richard Vines on the news site http://www.bloomberg.com, food connoisseurs are advised to take a tour to the Vietnamese restaurant to taste cha ca (fried fish) with the vibrant and unique flavor of herbs, spices, and chilis. Tiếp tục đọc “Bloomberg touts Cha Ca La Vong as a must-try dish for gourmets”
Wonder Park in Long An province, a wind farm in Bac Lieu, and Am Tien cave in Ninh Binh, to name a few, are the top hotspots for tourists in 2017.
Am Tien cave, within the cultural-historical relic complex of Hoa Lu ancient capital in the northern province of Ninh Binh is a popular destination for many travellers in the north. It is about 10km away from Ninh Binh city and wows visitors with its stunning mountain landscapes and crystal clear blue lakes. Tiếp tục đọc “Top 6 destinations in Vietnam for travellers in 2017” |
Monivongsa Bopharam Temple is a Khmer temple, built in 1964 in the southernmost province of Ca Mau. It is very unique and amazing architecture complex that you cannot miss when travel locality.
 A bird’s-eye view of Monivongsa Bopharam temple Tiếp tục đọc “Khmer temple Monivongsa Bopharam in Ca Mau” |
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently signed a decision recognising the resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as a national tourism site.
Foreigners prefer homestay tourism in Sa Pa
Tiếp tục đọc “Sa Pa resort town recognised as national tourism site”
Windmill cake shop in Da Lat and Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in HCM City, to name a few, are popular check-in places for young travellers in 2017.
 The walking street around Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake opened for tourists in September 2016. This popular destination for Hanoians at weekend is busy with diverse activities like folk games, and street art and modern dance performances. Tiếp tục đọc “Top 5 best youth destinations in 2017” |
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Tourists often flock to Ha Giang from October to December in order to see the fields of buckwheat flowers that has become the province’s signature.
The locals plant the flowers everywhere, from the slopes of the mountains to the deep valley, under the winding mountain passes. Tiếp tục đọc “Buckwheat flowers bloom in Ha Giang”
The central coastal city of Quy Nhon has been named among the top 10 winter sun destinations for 2018, according to the UK newspaper The Guardian.
Quy Nhon offers a laidback atmosphere and the perfect place for a relaxed getaway
The quiet beach town offers a laidback atmosphere and the perfect place for a relaxed getaway. A warm, sunny day by the beach may sound like a totally absurd winter wish, but look no further than Vietnam, according to The Guardian. Tiếp tục đọc “Quy Nhon named among top 10 winter sun destinations for 2018”
Có 2 con sông lớn đi qua Sài Gòn (TP Hồ Chí Minh): Sông Đồng Nai và Sông Sài Gòn, cùng một hệ thống kinh rạch chằng chịt trong nội thành.
Sông Đồng Nai và Sông Sài Gòn
Bản đồ Sông Đồng Nai và Sông Sài Gòn
Sông Đồng Nai là con sông nội địa dài nhất Việt Nam, lớn thứ nhì Nam Bộ về lưu vực, chỉ sau sông Cửu Long. Sông Đồng Nai chảy qua các tỉnh Lâm Đồng, Đăk Nông, Bình Phước, Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh với chiều dài 586 km (364 dặm) và lưu vực 38.600 km² (14.910 mi2).
Đồng Nai nguyên tên phiên âm tiếng Miên là “Nông-nại”. Đây là vùng đất Chân Lạp người Việt vào khai phá trước tiên. Tiếp tục đọc “Hệ thống sông ngòi và kinh rạch Sài Gòn”
Located 1,000m above sea level, Ho Thau Commune in the northern mountains has cool weather all year round and breathtaking landscapes.
The commune, with thousands of hectares of terraced rice fields and topped with the “grey hat” of Chieu Lau Thi Peak, is considered the capital of the Red Dao ethnic group, which numbers about 450,000 people in Viet Nam alone. The area is also the starting point for the Chay River, which runs like a giant snake through the mountains and forests. Tiếp tục đọc “Red Dao ’capital’ is mountain wonderland”
Located in the Glar commune, Dak Doa district, about 20km from Pleiku city in Gia Lai province, hills carpeted with a vivid pink grass are attracting hundreds of visitors for photo opportunities in the stunning scenery.
 Endless pink grass meadows among the pine forests of Glar commune. Tiếp tục đọc “Discover vibrant pink grass hills of Gia Lai” |
The period between the rainy and dry seasons in the Central Highlands is the perfect time of year for travelers to visit the Central Highlands and experience the vast swathes of wild flowers in full bloom.
Rolling meadows of flowers in bloomset among the spectacular natural landscapes of the region create scenes of picturesque beauty, attracting a lot of visitors these days. Tiếp tục đọc “Central Highlands enlivened by vibrant wild flowers” |
Poor waterway infrastructure and lack of wharves as well as stopover stations are major obstacles preventing the full development of waterway tourism in HCM City, according to river transport and tourism companies.
HCM City’s first public river bus route Bạch Đằng- Linh Đông begins at Bạch Đằng Wharf in District 1.
Nguyễn Hải Linh, owner of the Elisa floating restaurant, said the city had not invested enough in river tourism products. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City to offer more river routes”
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