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Việt Nam prepares for safe resumption of tourism
HÀ NỘI — Along with the policy of safe and effective control of the pandemic, Việt Nam’s tourism sector continues to prepare solutions to recover and adapt to the new normal.
Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent the Government a proposal to completely open international tourism, including welcoming foreign tourists to Việt Nam and allowing Vietnamese tourists to travel abroad from March 31.
From now until March 30, Việt Nam will continue to implement phase 2 of a pilot programme to welcome international tourists, but it is proposed to expand to localities in which residents have received the 3rd dose of the vaccine and low-risk areas.
Under the pilot programme, international tourists can visit seven localities including Phú Quốc island (Kiên Giang Province), Khánh Hòa, Quảng Nam, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Ninh, Bình Định Province and HCM City.
Travellers need proof of double dose of vaccination or that they have recovered from COVID-19 within 6 months and a negative RT-PCR certificate within 72 hours before departure. Visitors are only allowed to participate in tourism activities in package tours registered in advance. On the 7th day of the itinerary, if the traveller has tested negative for COVID-19, they can continue to travel to other locations that have been approved for international arrivals.
In addition to ensuring safety, many localities across the country are also preparing to open many tourism programmes and activities to welcome international guests.
To adapt to the new situation, museums, parks, eco-tourism areas and cinemas in Hà Nội have been allowed to open. Historical sites are also gradually reopening. Notably, Hương (Perfume) Pagoda, a famous spiritual tourist destination of the capital, will welcome tourists back from February 16.
Hà Nội Department of Tourism also works with relevant units, airlines and travel businesses on preparing conditions for reopening, recovering and developing tourism. Accordingly, businesses are ready to welcome tourists back, first domestic, then international travellers.
In Đà Nẵng, the city’s Department of Tourism has made plans to promote the city’s tourism in the new normal state with two main messages: “Đà Nẵng Now Open” and “Enjoy Đà Nẵng”.
Cao Trí Dũng, chairman of the Đà Nẵng Tourism Association, said in an interview with Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper that local businesses and airlines had discussed building plans to promote and stimulate tourism in Đà Nẵng.
It is expected that the stimulus package will be launched around the end of February 2022. The plan will focus on attracting domestic tourists from March and attracting international visitors from April 2022. To welcome guests back, Đà Nẵng People’s Committee has agreed with the proposal of the Department of Tourism to allow the reopening of some tourist services such as spas, massage parlours and karaoke venues.
In Quảng Nam, a pilot plan to welcome international visitors has been implemented since November 2021. During the recent Lunar New Year holiday, the province also welcomed 60,000 domestic visitors, which tripled the number of tourists in the same period in 2021.
In addition, Quảng Nam is focusing on the opening event of the National Tourism Year on March 25 and dozens of events throughout 2022.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Đoàn Văn Việt said the local tourism industry needs to focus on solutions to ensure the safety of destinations and visitors; strengthen tourism advertising and promotion; develop a variety of new products, thereby, responding to new market trends. Along with the guidance and timely support from the Government, Việt Nam’s tourism sector is expected to recover strongly while adapts flexibly to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/1154495/viet-nam-prepares-for-safe-resumption-of-tourism.html
More than 4,000 people including both Vietnamese and foreigners participated in the District 1 Midnight Run 2023 on Saturday.
The run was co-organized by the District 1 People’s Committee and Ben Thanh General Cultural JSC.
The track stretches through many cultural heritage sites of Ho Chi Minh City, namely the municipal People’s Committee headquarters, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, Bach Dang Wharf, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, and Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, among others.
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| Participants run in front of the Municipal Theater of Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
The organizing board hopes to introduce the culture, history, and traditions of District 1 that are associated with the image of a sleepless city.
More than 4,000 people participated in the event, not only to improve their physical health but also to witness the city at night.
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| Participants run across Tan Dinh Church in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
Among the foreign participants were over 260 expats in different localities of Vietnam, alongside more than 100 athletes from 16 countries.
Through the event, the organizing board will donate VND700 million (US$29,700) to the fund for the poor in District 1.
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| Participants run across the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee headquarters, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
As of early 2023, Ho Chi Minh City had nearly 32,000 eateries, restaurants, and street food establishments, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
District 1 has more than 1,300 business establishments providing services that are considered core activities of the nighttime economy.
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| Participants run along Hoang Sa Street in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A group of participants pose for a photo in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre |
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More than 4,000 people including both Vietnamese and foreigners participated in the District 1 Midnight Run 2023 on Saturday.
The run was co-organized by the District 1 People’s Committee and Ben Thanh General Cultural JSC.
The track stretches through many cultural heritage sites of Ho Chi Minh City, namely the municipal People’s Committee headquarters, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, Bach Dang Wharf, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, and Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, among others.
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| Participants run in front of the Municipal Theater of Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
The organizing board hopes to introduce the culture, history, and traditions of District 1 that are associated with the image of a sleepless city.
More than 4,000 people participated in the event, not only to improve their physical health but also to witness the city at night.
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| Participants run across Tan Dinh Church in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
Among the foreign participants were over 260 expats in different localities of Vietnam, alongside more than 100 athletes from 16 countries.
Through the event, the organizing board will donate VND700 million (US$29,700) to the fund for the poor in District 1.
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| Participants run across the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee headquarters, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
As of early 2023, Ho Chi Minh City had nearly 32,000 eateries, restaurants, and street food establishments, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
District 1 has more than 1,300 business establishments providing services that are considered core activities of the nighttime economy.
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| Participants run along Hoang Sa Street in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A group of participants pose for a photo in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre |
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Apart from kraits, redtail pit vipers and copperheads, a four-meter-long king cobra weighing nearly 17 kilograms at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City in Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province is luring crowds of tourists.
Visiting the snake farm in Suoi Da Hamlet in Duong Ta Commune, Phu Quoc City, Nguyen Thi Thu Duong, a tourist coming from Hanoi, said that she was surprised at the king cobra’s length and large size.
“The king cobra is so big. It is necessary to take care of the snake carefully to attract many visitors, especially those who desire to learn about the rare snake,” said Dung.
Nguyen Tan Loc, an employee at the snake farm, said that the farm is conserving and nourishing seven types of snakes, including four venomous species such as krait, redtail pit viper, copperhead and king cobra.
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| The king cobra has a big head. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
The farm expects to show residents on Phu Quoc Island which snakes are poisonous and instruct them how to protect themselves from a snake.
The king cobra was brought from Dong Tam 1 Snake Farm in Tien Giang Province to Phu Quoc to serve tourists and learners, according to Loc.
“We preserve and look after these snakes, apart from offering tourism products, to give a chance to tourists to know which snakes still exist on the island.
“The farm welcomes some 40,000 domestic and international tourists each year,” he said.
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| With its length of four meters, the king cobra curls itself up and hugs a pile of stones in its cage. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A photo of a tour guide at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City introducing the king cobra’s food which is other snakes. The farm feeds the cobra one or two times a week. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City is nourishing multiple types of snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Tourists visit Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm to learn about snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A model of a snake on display at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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Apart from kraits, redtail pit vipers and copperheads, a four-meter-long king cobra weighing nearly 17 kilograms at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City in Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province is luring crowds of tourists.
Visiting the snake farm in Suoi Da Hamlet in Duong Ta Commune, Phu Quoc City, Nguyen Thi Thu Duong, a tourist coming from Hanoi, said that she was surprised at the king cobra’s length and large size.
“The king cobra is so big. It is necessary to take care of the snake carefully to attract many visitors, especially those who desire to learn about the rare snake,” said Dung.
Nguyen Tan Loc, an employee at the snake farm, said that the farm is conserving and nourishing seven types of snakes, including four venomous species such as krait, redtail pit viper, copperhead and king cobra.
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| The king cobra has a big head. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
The farm expects to show residents on Phu Quoc Island which snakes are poisonous and instruct them how to protect themselves from a snake.
The king cobra was brought from Dong Tam 1 Snake Farm in Tien Giang Province to Phu Quoc to serve tourists and learners, according to Loc.
“We preserve and look after these snakes, apart from offering tourism products, to give a chance to tourists to know which snakes still exist on the island.
“The farm welcomes some 40,000 domestic and international tourists each year,” he said.
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| With its length of four meters, the king cobra curls itself up and hugs a pile of stones in its cage. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A photo of a tour guide at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City introducing the king cobra’s food which is other snakes. The farm feeds the cobra one or two times a week. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City is nourishing multiple types of snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Tourists visit Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm to learn about snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A model of a snake on display at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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People around Vietnam will turn off their electric lights for an hour on Saturday evening to show support for a global campaign called Earth Hour, which is aimed at enhancing the need to act on climate change and power saving.
The World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event was initiated in Sydney, Australia in 2007, while Vietnam first took part in the environmental campaign in 2009.
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| The Landmark 81 building in Ho Chi Minh City gradually loses its glow during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
To respond to this year’s Earth Hour campaign, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has called for action to save the planet by turning off lights for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 25.
The ministry teamed up with the Hoa Binh People’s Committee to organize a ceremony to launch the 2023 Earth Hour campaign nationwide in the northern province on Thursday.
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| Many buildings on the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh turn off lights during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that climate change has led to severe weather conditions, including lengthy heat waves, high rainfalls and intense droughts.
Vietnam is listed among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a report titled “2022 climate change – impact, adaptation and vulnerability,” conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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| Young people in Hanoi City show support for the 2019 Earth Hour campaign. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
To prevent climate change from delivering serious blows to agriculture, food security, natural ecosystem, water resources and people’s health, and encourage participation in the blackout, the ministry told all ministries, departments, agencies and localities to switch off lights and non-essential electric devices for a full hour on Saturday night.
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People around Vietnam will turn off their electric lights for an hour on Saturday evening to show support for a global campaign called Earth Hour, which is aimed at enhancing the need to act on climate change and power saving.
The World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event was initiated in Sydney, Australia in 2007, while Vietnam first took part in the environmental campaign in 2009.
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| The Landmark 81 building in Ho Chi Minh City gradually loses its glow during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
To respond to this year’s Earth Hour campaign, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has called for action to save the planet by turning off lights for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 25.
The ministry teamed up with the Hoa Binh People’s Committee to organize a ceremony to launch the 2023 Earth Hour campaign nationwide in the northern province on Thursday.
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| Many buildings on the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh turn off lights during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that climate change has led to severe weather conditions, including lengthy heat waves, high rainfalls and intense droughts.
Vietnam is listed among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a report titled “2022 climate change – impact, adaptation and vulnerability,” conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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| Young people in Hanoi City show support for the 2019 Earth Hour campaign. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
To prevent climate change from delivering serious blows to agriculture, food security, natural ecosystem, water resources and people’s health, and encourage participation in the blackout, the ministry told all ministries, departments, agencies and localities to switch off lights and non-essential electric devices for a full hour on Saturday night.
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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/ttnewsstyle/20230324/lets-switch-off-lights-for-earth-hour-in-vietnam/72249.html
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