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Both Vietnam’s southern metropolis and the capital Hanoi climbed up one place from last year to 31st and 52nd respectively in the annual Top City Destinations Ranking report, released Thursday by the U.K.-based global business intelligence firm Euromonitor International. Da Nang, the country’s third largest city after HCMC and Hanoi, jumped six places from last year to 90th in the list, which ranked over 400 cities around the world based on the number of international tourist arrivals. The report said HCMC received 7.2 million foreign tourist arrivals last year and is expected to welcome 8.2 million this year, up 14 percent from a year ago. Hanoi received 4.6 million foreign tourists in 2018 and expects 5.1 million arrivals this year, a year-on-year rise of 9.5 percent. The Huc Bridge that connects Ngoc Son Temple to the banks of Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in Hanoi. Photo by Shutterstock/Jimmy Tran. Da Nang, home to My Khe Beach and neighbor to the hot tourism destination of … [Read more...] about 3 Vietnamese cities among world’s most visited destinations

Truong Thi Le Trinh (Photo courtesy of Truong Thi Le Trinh) Hanoi (VNA) — FIFA has invited Vietnamese female referee Truong Thi Le Trinh to manage an international women’s football tournament, AG Cup 2018, to be held in Portugal from February 24 to March 7. Trinh, 33, was awarded the Women’s Assistant Referee of the Year in 2017 by the ASEAN Football Federation. She is the only women’s assistant referee in ASEAN to receive certification with FIFA standards to reach the Elite 2018 level, allowing her to officiate at the final round of FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019. Trinh, who was born in the southern province of Long An, practiced during the Tet Lunar New Year to prepare for the AG Cup. She said that her physical strength and skills would be tested when acting as referee in Portugal. If she passes, she will begin her duties. Trinh was awarded FIFA-level referee certification in 2012 and became an AFC … [Read more...] about Vietnamese to referee int’l football cup in Portugal

  Illustrative image (Source: Internet) HCM City (VNA) – The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City will form logistics centres in concentrated production areas or those near seaports to provide various services and operate as ports, container depots and container freight stations. It was part of a project on logistics development in HCM City built by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, aiming to minimise logistic costs. On March 20, the Vietnam Logistics Association (VLA) and the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, organised a seminar discussing promoting the development of logistics services in the city, drawing representatives from nearly 100 firms in the field. In 2017, the logistics sector of the city reached 91.541 trillion VND (4.03 billion USD), accounting for 8.6 percent of the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and 14.8 percent of the service sector, according to statistics. Logistics is the second most important industry in the nine … [Read more...] about Logistics centres to be taken shape in HCM City

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on Tuesday attends a ceremony to pay tribute to heroic martyrs and re-bury remains of fallen soldiers found in the province and repatriated from Cambodia in the southern province of Tây Ninh. – VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức TÂY NINH – Tây Ninh Province should optimise its potential to serve socio-economic development and improve the material and spiritual life of locals, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said on Tuesday. At a working session with Tây Ninh’s key officials, the top legislator highlighted that the province is located in the southern key economic zone and serves as a gateway connecting HCM City with the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh. The southwestern province boasts beautiful landscapes, relic sites and diverse culture of 23 ethnic minority groups, which is favourable for tourism development, she added. … [Read more...] about Top legislator urges Tây Ninh to utilise potential for growth

Earlier this year, a 57-year-old man from Tay Ninh Province was desperate to kick his smoking habit after he suffered a stroke.  For treatment, he chose the HCM City Traditional Medicine Institute where doctors recommended that he receive auricular acupuncture to stop his cravings for cigarettes. Auricular acupuncture treats smoking addiction effectively Traditional Vietnamese acupuncture shines in Russia A doctor from the HCM City Traditional Medicine Institute uses auricular acupuncture on a patient to treat smoking addiction. “After three treatments on the same points, my cravings stopped even when I was in front of smokers,” the man, who declined to reveal his name, said. He continued treatment to ensure that he would no longer smoke. Another patient, a 23-year-old man from Tan Binh District, who did not want to reveal his name, received the same acupuncture treatment, which stopped his cravings. “I smoked for two years. Whenever I felt sleepy, … [Read more...] about Institute’s acupuncture treatment helps smoking addicts