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Thousands cram Vietnam’s Hoi An during Tet holiday

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Hoi An City has welcomed thousands of tourists during the past days as people came to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters saw a crowded Hoi An on Friday, with entrances to the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in Minh An Ward sometimes partly congested and parking lots being fully booked almost all the time.

Tourist attractions around Vietnam have been crowded over the nine-day break of this year’s Tet, which began on January 29 and will finish at the end of Sunday. 

Vehicles are seen on an entrance street to the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Vehicles are seen on a street leading to the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

“There is no lot available so I have to park on Tran Hung Dao Street and walk for a distance here,” said Nguyen Van Ngoc, who visited the town in central Quang Nam Province with his family.

The man from Hai Chau District in nearby Da Nang City said he did not expect to see such a crowded Hoi An.

Ngoc’s family then decided to take some photos along the local Hoai River before moving out of the ancient town and looked for a less crowded café to rest.

Boats decorated with colorful lanterns in Hoai River at the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Boats decorated with colorful lanterns line up on the Hoai River in the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Restaurants and coffee shops, as well as boats riding along the Hoai River in the old town area, were always fully occupied.

Visitors sit at cafes at the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Visitors sit at cafés in the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

According to the Center for Culture, Sports, Radio, and Television of Hoi An City, the city has since Friday offered a wide range of activities including sightseeing tours around the ancient town and craft villages, lantern dances, fashion performances, folk music, and calligraphy.

Visitors walk around the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Visitors walk around the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Tourists visit the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Tourists visit the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

A crowded area near Cau Pagoda at the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

A crowded area near Cau Pagoda in the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Tourists take a xich lo (cycle rickshaw) to go around the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Tourists take a ‘xich lo’ (cycle rickshaw) to go around the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Boats decorated with colorful lanterns in Hoai River at the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

Boats decorated with colorful lanterns line up on the Hoai River in the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

A woman sits in front of an ancient house at the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central city of Hoi An on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

A woman sits in front of an ancient house in the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on February 4, 2022. Photo: D.C. / Tien Phong

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Police detain 2 drivers for 3 months to probe apparently intentional crash in southern Vietnam

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Two Vietnamese drivers who were accused of purposely crashing their cars into each other last week in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam will be kept in custody for three more months pending an investigation, a local police official confirmed on Wednesday morning.

The drivers were identified as Nguyen Dinh Ky, a 41-year-old from Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, and Phan Hoang Bich Tien, 31, a native of Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Nguyen Dinh Ky, a 41-year-old from Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, who drove the Lexus in the intentional car collision, is seen at the police station. Photo: Xuan Truong / Tien Phong

Nguyen Dinh Ky, a 41-year-old from Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, who drove a Lexus in an allegedly intentional car collision, is seen at the police station. Photo: Xuan Truong / Tien Phong

Phan Hoang Bich Tien, a 31-year-old native of Dong Nai Province, the driver of the VinFast in the car crash, is seen at the police station. Photo: Xuan Truong / Tien Phong

Phan Hoang Bich Tien, a 31-year-old native of Dong Nai Province, the driver of a VinFast car in the car crash, is seen at the police station. Photo: Xuan Truong / Tien Phong

Police accused these drivers of intentionally crashing their cars into each other due to their conflict.

They were detained pending an investigation into their ‘knowingly destroying each other’s property.’

The supposedly deliberate collision involving a VinFast and a Lexus took place at Nguyen Huu Tho – Nguyen Van Linh Intersection in the province’s Ba Ria City on November 20 evening, according to police.

The VinFast driven by Tien rear-ended the Lexus steered by Ky. After that, Ky turned his Lexus around and crashed head-on into the VinFast twice.

Consequently, the front of the cars were badly damaged.

The city’s police arrived at the scene of the deliberate crash in the same evening and issued an urgent arrest warrant for the two drivers on November 21.

In the following days, police officers extended the detention of the drivers and waited for a car damage assessment report before deciding to keep them in custody for three more months to probe their acts.

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Hue’s immense Chuon Lagoon

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Chuon Lagoon is located in the northeast reaches of Phu An commune in Phu Vang district, approximately 12 km from the downtown area of Hue city in Thua Thien-Hue province. It is a spacious brackish-water lagoon, spanning over 100 hectares, and is part of the Tam Giang Lagoon system, which is known as the largest brackish water lagoon in Southeast Asia.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/hues-immense-chuon-lagoon/271962.vnp

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Japanese economic expert sees potential surge in Vietnam’s per capita income

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Japanese Professor Fukunari Kimura, chief economist for the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), has affirmed that Vietnam is among the most potential nations to shift from a middle-income to high-income economy amid the globalization era.

A report on policy consultancy covering recommendations to help Vietnam become a high-income nation by 2045 was tabled by the ERIA representative during a meeting with Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo on Monday.

Vietnam aims to be a developed nation with a high per capita income by 2045, when the country celebrates 100 years of the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Over 20 years is left for the nation to speed up efforts to reach the target.

State President Thuong’s ongoing Japan visit through Thursday is part of Vietnam’s bid to fulfill the goal. 

In a joint statement issued on Monday on the elevation of the Japan-Vietnam relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, the Japanese side underlined that Japan will keep backing Vietnam’s efforts in 2045.

Japan will provide the Southeast Asian nation with advisory services on policies and resources, as well as the report with over 630 pages called ‘Vietnam 2045.’

Prof. Kimura told Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper that the report was prepared by several prestigious experts in Japan and Vietnam. They have researched Vietnam’s economic development for ages.

He is co-author of the report’s Chapter 8: ‘New Waves of Digitalization, the Industry 4.0 Era, and Creativity.’

“Vietnam has successfully utilized the driving forces of globalization by accelerating its international economic integration and dealing with challenges to spur industrial development,” said Kimura.

The report includes Vietnam’s achievements, economic status, and future orientations in all fields to offer appropriate recommendations.

Besides, it also encompasses obstacles facing the country during its energy transition and sustainability journey to move toward a comprehensive developed economy.

Professor Fukunari Kimura, chief economist for the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Photo: Foreign Press Center Japan

Professor Fukunari Kimura, chief economist for the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Photo: Foreign Press Center Japan

Prof. Kimura said that in the past, some countries succeeded in leaping to the high-income level from an upper middle income such as Japan and South Korea.

“However, they had made these great strides before the globalization era in the 1990s,” he said.

Now, to make such a great leap is tough, he added.

The biggest challenge encountering developing nations like Vietnam is not the middle per capita income level, he underscored.

It is the fact that no countries have jumped from an upper middle-income economy to a high-income economy to become a developed nation.

“However, Vietnam is one of the potential nations to do it,” he affirmed.

“We believe that Vietnam can make great strides and prove that it is a typical model of rapid development. Japan is always a friend and partner of Vietnam.”

As part of the top Vietnamese official’s visit to Japan, State President Thuong and his spouse had a meeting with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday (local time).

Speaking at the reception for President Thuong, Emperor Naruhito said that their traditional friendship and cultural similarities have strengthened the Vietnam – Japan ties as well as boosted bilateral cooperation in various fields.

Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and other top Vietnamese and Japanese officials savor banh mi, a Vietnamese baguette filled with pate, cold cuts, herbs, cucumber, chili sauce, and pickles. Photo: Nguyen Hong / Tien Phong

Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse, and other top Vietnamese and Japanese officials savor ‘banh mi,’ a Vietnamese baguette filled with pate, cold cuts, herbs, cucumber, chili sauce, and pickles. Photo: Nguyen Hong / Tien Phong

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