Local firms work on Vietnam-Laos-Thailand tours Vitours: Danang-Hong Kong charter flights fully booked By Mong Binh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Representatives of some 60 domestic tour operators are inspecting destinations in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand for a familiarization trip arranged by Vitours Company Limited and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in preparation for new overland tours. TAT will be responsible for the Thailand leg of the familiarization trip as well as for helping Vietnamese tour operators find their partners during the journey which is scheduled to wrap up on September 24. Dung said almost all the participating tour operators were based in HCMC and Hanoi, and that they would work with Vitours after the trip to develop new package overland tours for sale to travelers, especially locals in the cities and other parts of Vietnam from October this year. Dung estimated the new tours would last seven to eight days, and their prices would range from US$200 to … [Read more...] about Local firms work on Vietnam-Laos-Thailand tours
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Local firms urged to further tap Cambodia market
By Binh Nguyen - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The HCMC Mechanical Association and Dang Khoa Trade Promotion Co. are working with the Cambodian government over an industry exhibition in Phnom Penh from December 15 to 18, and call for Vietnamese enterprises to further explore business opportunities in Cambodia. Speaking at a news briefing in HCMC last week, Dang Khoa’s director Nguyen Dang Vuong said the Vietnam-Cambodia International Industry Exhibition would have some 350 booths divided into separate areas for enterprises from Cambodia, Vietnam and other parts of Asia including Japan, Singapore, China and Thailand. Vuong said 100 booths of the total number would be reserved for Vietnamese enterprises to showcase their products at the event at Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center. The organizers target manufacturers of mechanical tools and equipment for light industries. The Vietnamese-made goods to be on show include machines and equipment for mining, rubber … [Read more...] about Local firms urged to further tap Cambodia market
Princess Cruises adds Vietnam to Southeast Asia itineraries
VietNamNet Bridge – Princess Cruises, a global cruise line brand under Carnival Corporation & Plc, will launch a wide selection of itineraries connecting Southeast Asian nations, including Vietnam, in a new season of cruise trips starting from November this year. Sapphire Princess will stop at Phu My Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province and Nha Trang City in the central province of Khanh Hoa, two of the popular destinations for international cruises in Vietnam, Princess Cruises said when its Diamond Princess with 2,670 passengers of different nationalities called at Tan Cang-Cai Mep ODA Terminal (TCOT) last week. Princess Cruises said its Diamond Princess stopped at the terminal, the first port-of-call after undergoing a US$30-million drydock refurbishment in Singapore outlined in a 13-day Southeast Asia and Japan trip as part of Princess Cruises’ Japan itineraries for 2014. Princess Cruises has chosen Vietnam to respond to the vast potential of the Vietnamese and … [Read more...] about Princess Cruises adds Vietnam to Southeast Asia itineraries
A young Vietnamese visits 10 ASEAN countries to promote Vietnam’s image
(VOVworld) – Traveling to 10 ASEAN countries, conducting 100 interviews on the topic of what people think about Vietnam, and making short videos about ways to make Vietnam more attractive to foreigners is what 26- year-old Bui Quang Binh, an English teacher from Da nang has been doing. Bui Quang Binh in Singapore After traveling and discovering new places as a hobby, Bui Quang Binh decided to make a journey around ASEAN to discover how foreigners view Vietnam. Binh’s journey began last May, since then he has traveled to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar and Malaysia whose capital cities were Binh’s destinations: “I want to find out what foreigners think about Vietnam and I want to share this information with others, so we can draw useful lessons”. 3 days before the trip, Binh carefully prepared questions, some regional specialties of Vietnam and a camera. At each stop, Binh raised the Vietnamese flag and sang Vietnam’s national … [Read more...] about A young Vietnamese visits 10 ASEAN countries to promote Vietnam’s image
A Thai billionaire and his love for Vietnam The tycoon’s empire
He took me to a cozy noodle restaurant in a small alley near his office in Bangkok. The owner greeted him with a big smile. He had come here so often they talked to each other as if they were close friends. What the owner of the noodle shop probably did not know was who Supachai Verapuchong really is. Doing business as a Buddhist Supachai is a billionaire and a pharmaceutical tycoon, not only in Thailand but also in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. But he seldom speaks and acts like one. My interview with the billionaire felt more like a conversation with a teacher. He did not mention giant contracts or millions-of-dollars deals. There were instead a lot of stories about the poor people he met, his concerns about life, and his thoughts about how we should live. “I was lucky to be born in a better-off family and I did not have to go through the struggle like many other billionaires,” Supachai said. But if his father helped build him a strong foundation, he is the … [Read more...] about A Thai billionaire and his love for Vietnam The tycoon’s empire