Hanoi's renowned Temple of Literature is trying to connect with foreign visitors by offering audio guides in eight different languages. Those fluent in French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Thai, English, Chinese, and of course, Vietnamese, should now be able to explore the temple, Vietnam's first university built in 1070, with confidence. With a ticket costing VND30,000 ($1.32), visitors are equipped with headphones and players for tours around the temple. Hanoi received almost 4.95 million foreign visitors in 2017, up 23 percent from the previous year. Hanoi is an affordable city, a great place for people to immerse themselves in, and a great place for food, said Australian travel writer Phoebe Lee, who visited Hanoi to star in two commercials aired by U.S. television network CNN as part of a $2 million tourism deal inked with the city last year. Lee said the best time to visit Hanoi is in January, which is when she visited the city for a second time. “The temperatures are … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s first university goes multilingual to cater for foreign visitors
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10,000-year-old university in Hanoi goes multilingual to cater for foreign visitors
Hanoi's renowned Temple of Literature is trying to connect with foreign visitors by offering audio guides in eight different languages. Those fluent in French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Thai, English, Chinese, and of course, Vietnamese, should now be able to explore the temple, Vietnam's first university built in 1070, with confidence. With a ticket costing VND30,000 ($1.32), visitors are equipped with headphones and players for tours around the temple. Hanoi received almost 4.95 million foreign visitors in 2017, up 23 percent from the previous year. Hanoi is an affordable city, a great place for people to immerse themselves in, and a great place for food, said Australian travel writer Phoebe Lee, who visited Hanoi to star in two commercials aired by U.S. television network CNN as part of a $2 million tourism deal inked with the city last year. Lee said the best time to visit Hanoi is in January, which is when she visited the city for a second time. “The temperatures are … [Read more...] about 10,000-year-old university in Hanoi goes multilingual to cater for foreign visitors
Embroidery firm expands to catering services
Embroidery firm expands to catering services Tuong Nguyen By Tuong Nguyen - The Saigon Times Daily Customers enjoy dishes at Haha Sushi in HCMC’s District 1 - Photo: Uyen Vien HCMC - Leo Ninh Khuong Co. Ltd., a member of the 2030 Businessmen Club under the Saigon Times Club, has expanded its presence from the embroidery to food catering sector. The company has just inaugurated Haha Sushi Restaurant in HCMC’s District 1. The company’s director Duong Hoan Tuyen said the target is to open one eatery every three months. The company looks to a chain of 40 restaurants in HCMC by 2019. These facilities serve foods with prices from VND25,000 per dish. All of the ingredients and materials for foods at the restaurants are Vietnamese agricultural products and seafood, including tuna of Phu Yen Province, salmon of Lam Dong and Lao Cai provinces, basa fish in the Mekong Delta, grape seaweed of Ninh Thuan Province, avocado of the Central Highlands, and sweet mango … [Read more...] about Embroidery firm expands to catering services
CPI slightly up on small food catering services price hike
The Hanoitimes - The November consumer price index (CPI) increased a mere 0.47% month-on-month even though prices of nine out of eleven groups of items surged and many groups posted higher price growth than last month, according to the General Statistics Office. In a report announced last Saturday, GSO ascribed the inconsiderable surge of the national CPI to the slight decline of food and food catering services as the most-weighted group in the commodity basket. This month’s CPI inched up 0.47% against the previous month, with the eleven-month index marking up 6.52%, soaring 7.08% year-on-year. Nine out of eleven groups in the basket of commodities used for CPI calculation have contributed to the 0.47% growth, with the group of medicine and health services making a substantial contribution when jumping 5.16% month-on-month. Healthcare services alone grew 6.66% while the eight others recorded a moderate rise of less than 1%. For instance, the group of textile, garment and … [Read more...] about CPI slightly up on small food catering services price hike
Ho Chi Minh City taxman suggests requiring cashless payment at restaurants
The Ho Chi Minh City tax department has proposed the mandatory use of point-of-sale (POS) machines in place of cash payment at restaurants and other high-end services in order to improve the city’s tax administration. The proposal, submitted to the municipal administration, also seeks to require the use of electronic receipts at certain establishments in order to ensure a more precise calculation of taxable revenue. According to Tran Ngoc Tam, head of the city’s tax department, the proposal, if approved, will first be imposed on large-scale restaurants and restaurant franchises in the city before expanding to include small catering services. Tam further clarified that the proposed regulation would not require all payments to be cashless, only those that exceed a certain value. Currently, Vietnam law requires that bills over VND20 million (US$880) be paid via POS machines to ensure proper tax accounting. The proposal will likely lead to lowering that threshold … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City taxman suggests requiring cashless payment at restaurants