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These girls like paddling in shallow water. VNA/VNS Photo Phước Ngọc by Vĩnh Trọng The central province of Quảng Ngãi is endowed with beautiful, pristine and untouched natural beauty. The province possesses 129km of coast, which is dotted by high cliffs running along the sea. There are many beautiful beaches like Sa Huỳnh, Đức Minh, Mỹ Khê, Khe Hai and Lệ Thủy. A small beach, embraced by cliffs, Lệ Thủy is as beautiful and elegant as its name. Lê Thủy Beach or Việt Thanh Bay is located in Bình Trị Commune, Bình Sơn District, 20km northeast of Quảng Ngãi City. Lệ Thủy Beach has been compared to a beautiful woman embraced by cliffs by many local writers. Over thousands of years, the black stones and cliffs have been covered with moss and scattered fields of onions. The area is reminiscent of Lý Sơn Island in the … [Read more...] about Mossy rocks on a stunning beach
Black sea tourism
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 19/2
M&A makes up majority of foreign capital inflows Some US$6 billion out of US$7.63 billion in foreign investment capital pledged to HCMC last year came from capital contributions, share acquisitions and purchases of stakes from domestic businesses. HCMC vice chairman Le Thanh Liem said at a conference in Binh Duong Province on February 14 that the pledged investment capital from foreign investors for HCMC last year picked up by 15.59% against the previous year. Of these, there were 1,060 new projects, with total registered capital of US$811.68 million, and 244 projects with additional capital of over US$835 million. Last year also saw 3,283 cases in which foreign investors received approval to contribute capital, buy shares and contribute capital to domestic firms, with registered capital totalling US$5.99 billion. With these results, HCMC received around 60% of foreign capital. According to Liem, the 2014 investment law has provided a favorable legal corridor for foreign investors … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 19/2
Tiền Giang hosts tourism festival
Tân Thành Sea area in Gò Công Đông District, Tiền Giang Province, which is home to beautiful beaches with black sands. — Photo vietravel.com.vn Viet Nam News TIỀN GIANG — A wide range of activities will be organised at the Culture-Sport-Tourism Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang from January 10-14, aiming to create momentum for local tourism to thrive. Tiền Giang is now famous for community-based, cultural, spiritual and healthcare tourism, with fascinating destinations such as Thới Sơn Islet, Đông Hòa Hiệp Village, the floating market and traditional craft village in Cái Bè District, the orchards on Tân Phong Islet, Đồng Tháp Mưởi ecological conservation area, and Trúc Lâm Chánh Giác monastery. … [Read more...] about Tiền Giang hosts tourism festival
Tourism master plan developed
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau authorities have approved a master plan for tourism development by 2025 with a vision to 2030. The master plan calls for developing Vung Tau into an environmentally friendly city of national tourism, finance and trade, with a developed maritime economy. The province has issued a resolution on high-quality tourism development that would ensure a safe, civilised and friendly tourist environment. The province will focus on markets like Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific, especially traditional markets like Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. Other potential markets include Russia, North America, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Australia and the Middle East. The province is focusing on four main tourism products. Under the master plan, the province will develop sea and island tourism products, and medical and healthcare tourism products. It will also create tourism products for entertainment services … [Read more...] about Tourism master plan developed
Eco-tourism promises both potentials and challenges for Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
Viet Nam News Eco-tourism offers a valuable source of revenue for the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, but challenges such as pollution remain.Văn Hào Phương reports. BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — New eco-tourism offerings that include visits to mangrove forests and aquaculture breeding areas promise great potential for the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to boost its development. The province’s large mangrove forest areas—home to endemic wildlife such as black tigers and parrots and many fertile river mouths ideal for breeding marine species—are now the key to a master plan for developing green community tourism integrated with cultural activities. Under the plan, the province targets to welcome about 8.6 million visitors by 2025, gross an annual average growth rate of 11 to 13 per cent, increase the number of high-standard hotel rooms to 16,000 and create … [Read more...] about Eco-tourism promises both potentials and challenges for Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu