Taking a solo trip to explore exotic parts of the world is becoming more popular among globetrotters, and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is a rising star on the list of places to visit. New data from Airbnb, an accommodation service that allows people to list their homes and hotels for holiday rentals, show that the city is one of the friendliest destinations for solo travelers. Solo bookings for HCMC surged 146 percent in 2016, second only to Cancun in Mexico, as reported by the U.K. lifestyle site Good Housekeeping. The Vietnamese city is one of two Asian destinations to make the top 10, besides Busan in South Korea. Mexico proved the most friendly country, with Playa Del Carmen and Mexico City also making the list. The rest of the top 10 is made up of Cologne in Germany, Johannesburg in South Africa, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Auckland in New Zealand and Charlotte in North Carolina, U.S. Ho Chi Minh City is the country's top tourist destination for foreigners. The … [Read more...]

Taking a solo trip to explore exotic parts of the world is becoming more popular among globetrotters, and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is a rising star on the list of places to visit. New data from Airbnb, an accommodation service that allows people to list their homes and hotels for holiday rentals, show that the city is one of the friendliest destinations for solo travelers. Solo bookings for HCMC surged 146 percent in 2016, second only to Cancun in Mexico, as reported by the U.K. lifestyle site Good Housekeeping. The Vietnamese city is one of two Asian destinations to make the top 10, besides Busan in South Korea. Mexico proved the most friendly country, with Playa Del Carmen and Mexico City also making the list. The rest of the top 10 is made up of Cologne in Germany, Johannesburg in South Africa, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Auckland in New Zealand and Charlotte in North Carolina, U.S. Ho Chi Minh City is the country's top tourist destination for foreigners. The … [Read more...]

Taking a solo trip to explore exotic parts of the world is becoming more popular among globetrotters, and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is a rising star on the list of places to visit. New data from Airbnb, an accommodation service that allows people to list their homes and hotels for holiday rentals, show that the city is one of the friendliest destinations for solo travelers. Solo bookings for HCMC surged 146 percent in 2016, second only to Cancun in Mexico, as reported by the U.K. lifestyle site Good Housekeeping. The Vietnamese city is one of two Asian destinations to make the top 10, besides Busan in South Korea. Mexico proved the most friendly country, with Playa Del Carmen and Mexico City also making the list. The rest of the top 10 is made up of Cologne in Germany, Johannesburg in South Africa, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Auckland in New Zealand and Charlotte in North Carolina, U.S. Ho Chi Minh City is the country's top tourist destination for foreigners. The … [Read more...]

Taking a solo trip to explore exotic parts of the world is becoming more popular among globetrotters, and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is a rising star on the list of places to visit. New data from Airbnb, an accommodation service that allows people to list their homes and hotels for holiday rentals, show that the city is one of the friendliest destinations for solo travelers. Solo bookings for HCMC surged 146 percent in 2016, second only to Cancun in Mexico, as reported by the U.K. lifestyle site Good Housekeeping. The Vietnamese city is one of two Asian destinations to make the top 10, besides Busan in South Korea. Mexico proved the most friendly country, with Playa Del Carmen and Mexico City also making the list. The rest of the top 10 is made up of Cologne in Germany, Johannesburg in South Africa, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Auckland in New Zealand and Charlotte in North Carolina, U.S. Ho Chi Minh City is the country's top tourist destination for foreigners. The … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge – Endovascular intervention, which is a minimally invasive procedure performed in many countries in the world, is also becoming a more common treatment in Viet Nam, according to experts. Doctors of Trung Vuong Hospital in HCM City’s District 10 perform endovascular intervention on a patient.  Dr Cao Tan Phuoc, deputy head of Trung Vuong Hospital in District 10, told Viet Nam News that the growing popularity of endovascular intervention is a necessary development in the country. The Trung Vuong Hospital, for instance, is performing more endovascular intervention to treat diseases such as hemorrhagic stroke resulting from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the brain. According to the American Stroke Association, hemorrhagic stroke accounts for about 13 percent of stroke … [Read more...]

Check out what is in the news today, June 28: Politics -- Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang pledged to elevate the ties between the Southeast Asian nation and Belarus to a new height for mutual benefit during a meeting held on Tuesday in the capital of Minsk with Belarusian President Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko as part of his official visits to Russia and Belarus, which run from June 26 to July 1. Society -- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport will open two legs of Nguyen Van Cu Overpass connecting streets in District 1 and District 5 to traffic on Thursday in another bid to alleviate traffic congestion. -- More than 10 steel-clad fishing boats built under a governmental decree and owned by fishermen in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa have sustained extensive damage as of June 2017. Business -- Several experts warned at the 2017 Vietnam Economic Forum … [Read more...]

Member of the Politburo and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the meeting which was chaired by General Ngo Xuan Lich, member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the CMC and Defense Minister. The event also saw the participation of Senior Lieutenant General Luong Cuong, member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee (PCC), permanent member of the CMC and Director of the General Department of Politics; Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, member of the PCC, permanent member of the CMC, Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff; member of the PCC and Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung; other permanent members of the CMC, defense leaders, representatives of Central agencies and defense agencies and services. On behalf of the CMC and MND, Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang delivered reports on the results of the implementation of defense and military missions in the first half of 2017, and a plan for … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG - More than 200 golfers from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Korea and Việt Nam will compete in the JG Golf Championship in Đà Nẵng on March 25-26. The event organisers, JG Golf Vietnam Joint-stock company, said the championship, aims to promote Đà Nẵng golf tourism to other countries, will see participants compete in a two-day 36-holes tournament at BRG Đà Nẵng Golf Resort & Bà Nà Hills Golf Club. Golfers will be divided in four divisions with handicaps from 0-12, 13-20, 21-21 and over 28 with titles for champion, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes in each division. The organising committee will also present awards for the Best Gross, and 16 prizes for the Longest Drive, Nearest to The Line, Nearest to the Pin, Hole in One and Hole in Two. Competitors will tee-off in the morning on March 25th. The event is the second golf tournament combining golf and tourism organised by JG Golf Vietnam JSC, an innovative golfing, lifestyle and tourism event … [Read more...]

Check out news you should not miss today: Check out news you should not miss today: Society -- Authorities in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on Wednesday seized and destroyed more than 400kg of stale pork and viscera detected at the local Doing Xoai market. -- Many among 79 families who had their houses burned down in the south central Vietnamese beach town of Nha Trang on Tuesday night have been allocated to temporarily stay in the dormitory of Khanh Hoa Medical College. -- Many local express companies have stopped receiving orders a few days ago as transport and delivery was stuck due to high demand during the Tet holiday. -- Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation on Wednesday unveiled an online map which can alert users of traffic congestion citywide, in an effort to ease the city’s traffic pressure. -- A bus rapid transit project worth US$70 million is being implemented in the central city of Da Nang, the municipal administration announced on Wednesday. -- … [Read more...]

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front President Nguyen Thien Nhan has described the Front’s mission as upholding the people’s initiatives to build a strong national unity for national development and defense. In the lead up to the Lunar New Year, Mr. Nhan told VOV that 2016 was a successful year for the organization, which is determined to closely follow the Party’s Resolutions and the people’s oversight to undertake its mission. He said: “The biggest and most challenging activity was that the Front encouraged the voters to cast their ballots at the 14th National Assembly election to choose the most competent deputies. We also monitored whether the election process was in accordance with law or not. The second activity was a new movement called “All people unite to build new style rural areas and civilized urban areas”. It was launched on the basis of 15-year-old movements like “All people unite to build a healthy lifestyle … [Read more...]

(VOVworld)- Dong Xuan market in Hanoi’s Old Quarter was the first market in Hanoi. Its history is closely associated with the trade development of Hanoi. It is not just a market but also a cultural venue that reflects the lifestyle of Hanoians. VOV Bui Hang has the story. After filling in part of the To Lich River, Dong Xuan market was founded in 1889 by the French and named after its location. Previously, trade activities took place along the river and on both banks of the river. At that time, the market was a favorable trading place, especially after the French built Long Bien bridge. In the early days, the market had a metal roof and covered 20,000 square meters. Previously, it was called Dong Xuan-Bac Qua market and had a lane inside. Following a huge fire in 1994, the market was rebuilt over 2 years. Now, the market has 3 storeys covering an area of approximately 9,600 square meters. The front retains its original architecture. There are three entrances in the front and 2 … [Read more...]

(VOVworld)-Bamboo hedges and village gates symbolize the autonomy of Viet villages. In the past, virtually all daily activities of Vietnamese villagers occurred within the space demarcated by the bamboo hedge. Thus, the village was a closed social structure which defined the thousand-year-old character of the Viet village as a close-knit and stable community. Duong Lam ancient village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Son Tay at harvest time (Photo: VOV) The Viet village combined households into hamlets and hamlets into a village. The village’s organization was closely based on families, clans, and craft guilds. Architect Nguyen Hoai Viet of Uoc Le village in Hanoi’s suburbs, which is famous for its pork pies, said: “Viet villages have always organized their living space around rice farming. The village’s roads and inter-connected alleys all lead to the rice fields to facilitate planting, tending, harvesting, gathering, and transporting the … [Read more...]

Rural consumers spend more on dairy, personal care products Minh Tam HCMC – Consumers in rural areas have increased spending on dairy and personal care products, according to a report on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market released on January 19 by Kantar Worldpanel. The report showed dairy and personal care products still led growth in rural areas last December. Vietnamese enterprises are trying to tap into the potential of the rural market. Facial wash registered volume growth of 21% against the same period last year. Around 10.8% of rural households acquired the item, up 1.3 percentage points year-on-year, with its average price standing at VND59,000 per 100 grams. Rural areas saw sales of dairy products edging up 8% in value and 6% in volume from a year earlier. The percentages are well above 1% and 0% in four major cities –HCMC, Hanoi, Danang and Can Tho. According to the market research firm, these categories are attracting more buyers and see much … [Read more...]

One of the major reasons for the uptick in Vietnam’s cotton industry is the demand for yarn in China. This has been explained by the recent growth in the Chinese garment industry. The industry has thrived on the demand from the US and Europe for inexpensive manufactured clothes. In China, the industry focuses on producing finished textile goods, which explains the demand for the yarn from Vietnam. Some experts and industry watchers had been concerned that China’s internal cotton production would increase to the point where it would render Vietnam imports unnecessary. However, as many in China increasingly turn to the cities for employment and the urban lifestyle, China is having a harder time meeting its agricultural labor needs and hence a high dependence on yarn imports from Vietnam has developed. … [Read more...]

Good morning from Vietnam! Good morning from Vietnam! Politics -- U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius has praised recent remarkable advancement in Vietnam-U.S. ties and shared his vision on the further enhancement of bilateral relations in an open letter written exclusively for Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Society -- The second diphtheria outbreak in three years has been confirmed in central Vietnam’s Quang Nam Province, where two high school students have been reported dead from the disease so far, according to Tran Khac Phu, director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine. -- Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh District, which in September was found responsible for the foul smell that had been wafting through the city’s southern end, has announced its plan to gradually employ the incineration method in place of burial to curb the unpleasant odor. Lifestyle -- A VND120 billion (US$5.27 million) aerospace museum will be … [Read more...]

The key market highlights in December were as follows: Key Indicators 2016’s GDP reaching 6.21 per cent fell short of the target of 6.5 per cent but CPI was controlled at 2.67 per cent, lower than the targeted 3-4 per cent. Retail sales of consumer goods also maintained double digit growth, at 10 per cent on average. The Urban 4 key cities FMCG market rebounded compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, the rural FMCG market continued to decelerate, driven by lower purchasing volumes. The beverage sector was the fastest growing sector in 2015 but this wasn’t replicated in 2016, as shopping frequency fell in both Urban and Rural markets. Packaged Foods and Home Care continued to shine in Urban markets while Dairy and Personal Care again led growth in Rural markets. Ketchup and Facial Wash emerged as popular products in Urban and Rural markets, respectively. The two categories are attracting more buyers and have great potential to expand further, as more than 80 … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The number of cancer patients in Việt Nam is relatively low compared to the rest of the world, reveals statistics with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Việt Nam ranks 78th of the 172 countries where the cancer surveys have been conducted, Trần Thị Thanh Hương, associate professor and deputy director of the National Institute for Cancer Prevention and Control Research, said at a conference held in Hà Nội on Tuesday. Countries ranking from 1 to 50, or group 1, have a high rate of cancer patients, and those from 51 to 100 are in group 2, in which Việt Nam falls. As per world statistics, 205 out of 100,000 men suffer from cancer on an average. For Việt Nam it is 173 of 100,000 men. So, when the rate of cancer among men is considered, Việt Nam falls in group 3, which includes countries in the range from 135/100,000 to 178/100,000 men. Similarly, the rate among Vietnamese women is 114/100,000, whereas the world average is 165/100,000. Thus … [Read more...]

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is among countries with an average cancer rate, stated Prof. Dr. Tran Thanh Huong from the National Institute for Cancer Prevention and Control on January 17. Huong cited the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) statistics as saying Vietnam ranks 78th among 172 surveyed countries in terms of rate of cancer, rejecting reports that the country ranks second. The respective number of cancer cases per 100,000 people among men and women globally is 205 and 165, while the figure in Vietnam is 173 and 114, noted Prof. Huong. Huong said that the world cancer ratio for both men and women is 1.3 times higher dthan that of Vietnam, as the world rate is 182 per 100,000 and that of Vietnam is 140 per 100,000. According to the IARC, the cancer rate in developed countries is higher than in developing ones, however the ratio is rapidly rising. Cancer is a non-infectious disease with close relations to unhealthy lifestyles, environmental pollution and … [Read more...]

Exquisite JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Makes Debut In Vietnam JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, the global luxury brand that is part of Marriott International’s luxury brands portfolio, will launch the new JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay on Phu Quoc Island off the southwestern coast of Vietnam. Located in the most beautiful private beach on the island, the resort, designed by “King of Exotic Resorts” Bill Bensley, is set to be one of the most luxurious resorts in the region. “The opening of the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay is a special occasion for many reasons. It marks the birth of luxury hospitality in Phu Quoc, it stands as a key development of Phu Quoc as a major international and domestic destination, and serves as the benchmark of excellence and quality for the coming Marriott developments throughout Vietnam and Asia” said Ty Collins, General Manager of the resort. Shaped by natural beauty, pristine beach and favorable weather all … [Read more...]

In its new list of 17 best destinations for 2017, Esquire magazine highlights some of the best things about Vietnam: optimistic psyche and street food. Are you tired of all the jadedness and cynicism in the world these days? Lifestyle magazine Esquire has just named Vietnam one of the best places to visit in 2017, where it says visitors can get to indulge in a culture of optimism. Vietnam has been emerging as a new global travel destination. But unlike other travel lists which focus on just beautiful beaches and fancy hotels, this time Vietnam is strongly recommended for its state of mind. "Vietnam is undergoing a period of peace, innovation, creativity and success – and the expressions of optimism are noticeable and a delight to witness," according to Esquire. Visitors are encouraged to take time and slow down to really appreciate the country’s stunning culture and understand its impressions. Still highlighting the popular places Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and … [Read more...]