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The festival, the third of its kind so far, has attracted the participation of ethnic artisans, artists and amateur athletes from 10 Vietnamese provinces bordering Laos, and 10 art troupes from Laos. Activities during the event include demonstrations of festivals and ethic cultural practices, shows of ethnic costumes, displays of socio-economic achievements and cultural and tourism products of participating localities, folk art performances, and traditional sport competitions. Field trips to survey tourism attractions in Dien Bien will also be held for delegations from Vietnamese and Lao localities. Deputy head of the festival’s organizing board Nguyen Thi Hai Nhung said the festival is intended to praise the special Vietnam-Laos relationship and introduce the potential and strength in culture, sport, and tourism of ethnic groups in areas along the Vietnam-Laos border. It also testifies to the consistent policy of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people on strengthening and … [Read more...] about Dien Bien province hosts Vietnam-Laos border cultural festival

The viaduct will cross two hills past a hydroelectric power station and Sa Pa’s rice terraces. It is 612 meters long with five continuous spans, and 14 meters wide with four lanes. Construction started in January 2021 at a cost of VND450 billion (US$19.8 million), and is now 99% complete. The viaduct will reduce the 30-km trip from Lao Cai Town, the capital of the namesake province, to tourist town Sa Pa by 2.5 km. Now vehicles use National Highway 4D though it has many slopes that frequently suffer from landslides. The bridge’s surface has been covered with asphalt, and the lighting system has been completed. Sa Pa authorities believe the bridge does not only shorten the route from Hanoi to Lao Cai, but will also become a new icon that will attract tourists to the town. The steel railings of the bridge are decorated with lotus figures. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s tallest viaduct gets ready for traffic

A yangsheng (life-nourishing) gymnastics and yoga performance of over 3,000 people on a street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has set a Vietnamese record as it attracted the largest-ever number of elderly participants. The record-setting event took place on Sunday morning on Le Loi Boulevard in District 1. It was jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, the Ho Chi Minh City Association of the Elderly, and the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Yangsheng Gymnastics and Yoga. The event was launched to mark the International Day of Older Persons (October 1) and respond to the prime minister’s decision to set October of every year as the ‘Month of Action for Elderly Vietnamese People.’ The mass performance of five yangsheng gymnastics and yoga repertoires was carried out by 3,333 elderly people following a music show by clubs of life-nourishing gymnastics across the city, according to Nguoi Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper. With such a number of … [Read more...] about Gymnastic performance of over 3,000 elderly people in Ho Chi Minh City sets Vietnamese record

In light of the company’s fresh trajectory, next year HAGL would launch into the market with around 1,000 stores selling pork products from banana-eating pigs, of which franchised stores are accounting for 80 per cent. HAGL's Bapi brand aims to enhance customers' experience Since the economic downturn back in 2008, Vietnam’s real estate market weathered stormy times. In late 2012, HAGL chairman Doan Nguyen Duc took a breakthrough decision of pivoting from real estate to planting rubber. By 2012, the company posted revenue touching $159.4 million from real estate, construction, and mineral sale segments, making up 83 per cent of its total revenue. Thus, albeit these segments proved their core line, the company decided to pivot to a new area. By 2014, its revenue witnessed a change with agricultural products such as sugar, corn, and rubber, contributing $64 million or 48 per cent of total revenue. The company’s captain Duc noted that HAGL’s development has … [Read more...] about Suspicion over Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group’s long-term growth trajectory