July 2015 - Vietnam Breaking News

Vietnam to build Paracel monument on Ly Son Island

Vietnam to build Paracel monument on Ly Son Island
<p>Quang Chung</p>
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<p>Ngo Minh Dong, deputy office manager of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, said the confederation is raising money from trade unions and workers across the country to finance the project.</p>
<p>The goal of the project is “to pay respect and express gratitude to the Vietnamese people who were killed while trying to protect the country’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa; contribute to fostering national pride, solidarity and patriotism among the Vietnamese; and create a place for Vietnamese at home and abroad to commemorate and learn about the history of fighting to protect the country,” he said.</p>
<p>The confederation and Quang Ngai authorities have also launched a Hoang Sa monument design contest to choose the best design in terms of historical, educational and aesthetic values.</p>
<p>The project is planned to cover around 1.5-2 hectares.</p>
<p>Organizations and individuals at home and abroad can join the contest and should register their interest at the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, 82 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi, or at its representative office in HCMC at 85 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street.</p>
<p>The organizer will receive entries from August 1 to October 31. After the best design is chosen, the confederation would invite contestants to visit Ly Son Island.</p>
<p>Currently, the confederation is working on a project to build Gac Ma monument on 2.5 hectares in Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa Province, also on the central coast. The project costs around VND100 billion (US$4,583), which is sourced from trade unions and workers nationwide, as well as local and foreign organizations and individuals.</p>
<p>The design for Gac Ma monument was also chosen in a contest held by the confederation. This monument commemorates 64 unarmed Vietnamese troops who were killed by the Chinese while they were protecting Gac Ma (Johnson South Reef) in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) islands.</p>
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Vietnam to build Paracel monument on Ly Son Island

Vietnam to build Paracel monument on Ly Son Island

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Saigontourist marks 40th anniversary with attractive discounts

Saigontourist marks 40th anniversary with attractive discounts
<p>Tien Dat</p>
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<p>Hotel Continental Saigon (132 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC. Tel: 08.3829 9201)</p>
<p>From August 1 to October 31, the hotel offers a 35% discount on accommodation. Throughout August, it offers a 15% discount on feast and conference services from Monday to Friday and a 5% discount on Saturday and Sunday, a 5% discount on spa services from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and a 10% discount on dining at Le Bourgeois restaurant from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day.</p>
<p>First Hotel (18 Hoang Viet Street, Tan Binh District. Tel: 08.3844 1199)</p>
<p>From now until December 31, the hotel offers 15-20% discounts on accommodation for guests booking 10 rooms or above.</p>
<p>Until September 9, companies booking rooms for staff or partners can get one buffet lunch or dinner voucher for each night of stay, upgrade their rooms by one level depending on the availability of rooms at check-in time, and enjoy a 10% discount on minibar services.</p>
<p>Between August 14 and September 12, a 15% discount will be extended to lunch and 10% for dinner for parties. Those booking a party package pay just VND3.59 million per table per day.</p>
<p>Vietnam House Restaurant (93 Dong Khoi Street, District 1. Tel: 08.38291623)</p>
<p>From August 1 to September 1, the Vietnamese Street Food Combo is priced at VND249,000, including a non la (conical hat) with the logo of Vietnam House.</p>
<p>Lemongrass Restaurant (4 Nguyen Thiep Street, District 1. Tel: 08.38220496)</p>
<p>From August 1 to September 1, the Vietnamese Street Food Combo is priced at VND249,000, including a non la (conical hat) with the logo of Lemongrass.</p>
<p>Bier Garden Restaurant (125 Dong Khoi Street, District 1. Tel: 08.35210691)</p>
<p>From August 1 to September 1, the Four 4 Four costs VND890,000++ for four guests. It includes a set of four dishes and free flow of draft beer for four hours for four guests.</p>
<p>Lemongrass Restaurant – Palace Hotel Saigon (56 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1. Tel 08.3829 1520)</p>
<p>From now to August 30, a hot pot costs VND399,000 for four people, including Lemongrass seafood hot pot or Mandagui catfish and bamboo shoot hot pot. The price of a catfish hot pot combo with two dishes for four people is just VND499,000. Tropical fruits are complimentary for dessert.</p>
<p>Vam Sat Ecotourism Area (Ly Nhon Commune, Can Gio District. Tel: 08.3829 1520)</p>
<p>A 10% discount on services is offered for tour operators from August 1 to September 1.</p>
<p>Ngoc Lan Hotel chain – Phu Tho (293 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 1. Tel: 08.3865 5928)</p>
<p>Promotions at the hotel include free airport shuttles, complimentary breakfast buffet, a 10% discount for bookings of five rooms or more, a 20% discount on massage services and a massage coupon for every three-night stay.</p>
<p>In the 2015 wedding season the restaurant has rolled out an attractive package for bookings of 20 tables or above, which includes wedding invitation cards, party decorations, a wedding cake, an MC, a champagne tower, fireworks, beer, soft drinks and drinking water.</p>
<p>From August 1 to December 31, the massage center will provide one free ticket for every five tickets bought, three free tickets for every ten tickets bought, one free ticket for each ticket for the 45-minute session purchased from 7 p.m. until closing time, and a 30-minute free foot massage. VIP guests can enjou a free foot soaking session. Free drinks and fruits are complimentary.</p>
<p>Dam Sen Plaza Entertainment and Spa Center (3 Hoa Binh Street, District 11. Tel: 08.3961 2099)</p>
<p>A 5% discount is offered for diners and a 20% discount for spa services. Each VND2-million top-up card has an additional VND1 million added. The same incentives for membership cards of six, 12 and 24 months. The program is effective between August 1 and September 1.</p>
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TPBank to organise World Amateur Golfers Championship in Vietnam

TPBank to organise World Amateur Golfers Championship in Vietnam

TPBank to organise World Amateur Golfers Championship in Vietnam

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SCTV secures exclusive soccer broadcast rights

<p>Kieu Giang</p>
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<p>The cable TV provider also has the right to broadcast some games of the UK’s Premier League in the 2015-2016 season every Saturday while the exclusive right to English Premier League matches on Sunday belongs to the pay TV channel K Plus. Customers can also watch other soccer games on SCTV channels like the South American Zone of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification round, Copa Libertadores, Brazil League, and Scottish football tournament.</p>
<p>Tran Van Uy, general director of SCTV, said the company could seek to buy the broadcast right to Spain’s La Liga in the future.</p>
<p>Audiences can enjoy 68 games of Bundesliga, 380 games of Serie A, 288 games of Ligue 1, 47 games of FA Cup, 15 games of League Cup on SCTV11 and SCTV15 channels.</p>
<p>SCTV was established on August 27, 1992 by Vietnam Television (VTV) and Saigontourist.</p>
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SCTV secures exclusive soccer broadcast rights

SCTV secures exclusive soccer broadcast rights

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Khanh Hoa facilitates Russian company’s launching air route

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<td><b>Khanh Hoa will create favorable conditions for Russia’s Pegas Touristik Company to open a direct air route to the province, said Nguyen Chien Thang, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee in a recent meeting between the company and relevant agencies.</b>
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<p>Accordingly, the direct air route is expected to bring more tourists from Russia and ASEAN countries to Nha Trang city.</p>
<p>The Khanh Hoa Department of Planning and Investment was asked to instruct the company to follow necessary procedures to set up an enterprise for the opening of the route under the Ministry of Transport’s regulations.</p>
<p>Pegas Touristik is one the biggest international tourist company in Russia. Over the past few years, it has brought many Russian tourists to Vietnam through the flight route from the country to Cam Ranh operating from October 2012. So far, the company has carried about 0.5 million Russian tourists to Nha Trang with some 6 million reserved rooms./.</p>
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Khanh Hoa facilitates Russian company’s launching air route

Khanh Hoa facilitates Russian company’s launching air route

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4th World Vovinam Championship opens in Algeria

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<p>The 4th World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Championship opens at Algiers, Algeria (Source: VNA)</p>
<p>The 4th World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Championship opened at the Harcha Hasen Sport Complex in the capital city of Algiers, Algeria, drawing 200 participating contestants from 18 countries, including 22 contenders from Vietnam.</p>
<p>Attending the inauguration ceremony were Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Oueld Ali, Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Vu The Hiep, Deputy Chairman of the World Vovinam Federation (WVFF) Nguyen Van Chieu and Chairman of the Algerian Vovinam Federation (FAVV) Djouadj Mohamed.</p>
<p>After 77 years of development, Vovinam has grown significantly. It is currently practiced in 12 African countries and has developed considerably since the African Vovinam Federation (AVF) was established in 2012. In Algeria alone, there are more than 22,000 practitioners in 30 of the country’s 48 provinces and cities.</p>
<p>Vietnamese Ambassador Vu The Hiep highlighted that the championship helps strengthen understanding and friendship between Vietnamese people and others while contributing to popularising Vietnamese martial arts to the world.</p>
<p>The Vietnamese team pocketed three gold medals on the first day of the tournament.-VNA</p>
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4th World Vovinam Championship opens in Algeria

4th World Vovinam Championship opens in Algeria

The 4th World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Championship opens at Algiers, Algeria (Source: VNA) The 4th World Vovinam (Vietnamese mar...

Quang enters U18 ITF quarter-finals

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<p class="wp-caption-text">Nguyen Mau Vinh Quang defeated Thailand's Suohamit Sae-oui at the U18 ITF Group 5 tennis tournament in Da Nang on July 30. — Photo tinthethao.com.vn</p>
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<p>HA NOI (VNS) — Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Mau Vinh Quang defeated Thailand’s Suohamit Sae-oui 2-1 to reach the U18 International Tennis Federation’s Group 5 tennis tournament quarter-finals in Da Nang on July 30.</p>
<p>Quang beat his rival, seeded number two, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 in the central city.</p>
<p>He is likely to meet number nine seed Park Ui-sung in the quarter-final.</p>
<p>Another Vietnamese player Tiffany Nguyen crushed Kokubo Haruka of Japan 7-5 6-3 to enter the quarter-final.</p>
<p>More than 100 players from countries and territories such as Japan, China’s Hong Kong, Germany and the United States are participating in the tournament, which ends on August 2. — VNS</p>
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<p>Cap: Nguyen Mau Vinh Quang defeated Thailand’s Suohamit Sae-oui at the U18 ITF Group 5 tennis tournament in Da Nang on July 30. — Photo tinthethao.com.vn</p>
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Quang enters U18 ITF quarter-finals

Quang enters U18 ITF quarter-finals

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Seminar to find measures for Vietnamese fine arts market

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<p class="wp-caption-text">Painter Vi Kien Thanh, head of Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition speaks at the seminar.</p>
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<p><strong>(Cinet)- Seminar on “measures to develop the Vietnamese fine arts market in amid integration” was held in Hanoi on July 30.</strong></p>
<p>Dominant discussion topics included State incentives for fine arts-sponsoring corporations and businesses, operations of museums and galleries, the spread of art in daily life, policies for private art collections and museums, market analysis from perspectives of art fair buyers and international experiences.</p>
<p>Addressing at the seminar, painter Vi Kien Thanh, head of Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition said that the seminar is an activity in a framework of scientific research about fine arts market in the country. Some contributing opinions from some representatives help to build some policies to develop fine art market in the country.</p>
<p>Vi Kien Thanh stated that the seminar should focus more on some issues such as establishing fine art fund; regulation of some agencies to buy some fine art works to display; building some fine art constructions to serve cultural life of people; reducing tax for enterprise of fine art activity; organizing some fine art fairs; establishing some centers to auction the work; establishing gallery association; ect.</p>
<p>Participants pointed out that the fine arts sector is losing valuable pieces to foreign buyers while art appraisal processes have yet to involve well-regarded experts, critics and museums.</p>
<p>Amid the current economic and cultural integration, the research and management of the fine arts market is an urgent issue, they said, adding that improving art quality and popularity is a major goal for the next 10 years.</p>
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<p>To that end, several opinions called for establishing a fine arts foundation and a Vietnam gallery association, installing art in public spaces, opening appraisal and auction centres, offering tax incentives to sponsors, and facilitating the opening of private museums.</p>
<p>The event was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition.</p>
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Contents about associating program to enhance culture, arts, family, sports and tourism in 2015-2020

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<p><strong>(Cinet)- Vietnam Farmer’s Union and Ministry of Cultue, Sports and Tourism approves for an associating program to enhance some activiites of culture, arts, family, sports and tourism in 2015-2020 with some basic contents as follows:</strong><strong>I. Purpose</strong></p>
<p>Increasing more quality and effectiveness of the associating program between the Union and the agency of culture, sports and tourism to build basic cultural life; implementing some criteria to develop culture at the commune to create more foundation for cultural develop in the countryside; building healthy cultural environment; keeping and develop some traditional cultural values; fulfilling a system of cultural mechanism to create more chance for cadre and peasant to participate into some activities of culture, family,s prots and tourism.</p>
<p><strong>II. Requirement:</strong></p>
<p>1. Increasing more awareness of cadres, members and peasant about position, meaning and role of culture, family, sports and tourism for agriculture and countryside to promote industrialization and modernization progress.</p>
<p>2. Organizing to train some basic knowledge about culture, family, sports and tourism for cadres and peasant.</p>
<p>3.Enhancing material infrastructure and cultural construction to promote some activities of culture, family,</p>
<p>sports and tourism.</p>
<p>4. Studying and proposing the Party and the State some policies to help peasant access culture, family, sports and tourism.</p>
<p><strong>III. Content</strong><em>1. Propagandizing and launching to build cultural life in the countryside</em></p>
<p>a. Task</p>
<p>– Continuing to implement content of program 127/CTPH-HND-BVHTTDL on September 18, 2009 and Plan No.960/KHPH-HNDVN- BVHTTDL ngày 22/12/2011;</p>
<p>– Increasing more awareness of cadres, members and peasants: Building cultural family; cultural village; building cultural life in the countryside;</p>
<p>-Informing some results, experiences and ways to build cultural life in the countryside</p>
<p>b. Approach to implement:</p>
<p>– Continuing to collect and edit document ” Making question and answering cultural life in the countryside”;</p>
<p>– Organizing some seminars, dialogues to build cultural life in the countryside for cadre, member, peasant in the living-people community;</p>
<p>– Enhancing to associate with some media agencies to post news, photo to build cultural life in the countryside.</p>
<p><em>2. Training course to build cultural life, sports in the countryside</em></p>
<p>a.Task: Increasing more awareness of cadre at the Union</p>
<p>– Opinion, approach of the Party, policy and law of the State about developing culture in the countryside;</p>
<p>– Skill to propagandize some members and peasants to build cultural life in the countryside</p>
<p>b. Approach to implement:</p>
<p>Organizing a training course about building cultural life in the countryside; skill to build cultural family and village.</p>
<p><em>3.Directing to build ” Commune to get cultural countryside”</em></p>
<p>a. Task: Up to 2020, 50% of the commune get cultural commune as a regulation of the Ministry.</p>
<p>b. Approach to implement:</p>
<p>-Associating with some agencies to build new countryside in some provinces and cities for Project</p>
<p>” Commune gets cultural countryside”.</p>
<p>– The Union, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism directs the Union and Office for Culture and Information to promote to direct and train skills for cadres</p>
<p><em>4. Organizing some art competition, sports festival and festival of culture, sports and tourism of the areas</em><em>5. Organizing some activities of culture and tourism in the countryside</em><em>6. Family and campaign ” All people units into building cultural life</em></p>
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Ho Chi Minh City preserves southern folk singing

<p><strong>(VOVworld)- Don ca tai tu – southern folk music – was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013. Since then, Ho Chi Minh City has been organizing activities to preserve and promote this art form.</strong></p>
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<p>The 2<sup>nd</sup><em>Don Ca Tai Tu</em> Festival competing for Golden Lotus Awards was recently held in Ho Chi Minh City. The festival attracted 250 singers and players traditional musical instruments from 24 clubs in Ho Chi Minh City. In Ho Chi Minh City, there are 300 Don Ca Tai Tu clubs and groups with more than 3,000 members, most of who are singers, musicians, composers, and or researchers. They often perform at local cultural houses and popular venues like the Municipal Youth Cultural House and the Labor Culture Palace. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy is a member of a Don Ca Tai Tu Club in Tan Phu district<strong>:</strong> “I love southern folk music and I love singing. I want to preserve the folk music of our predecessors. The preservation of this art form requires an effort from everybody”.</p>
<p>Getting enough money to maintain the club’s operation is the main problem of all singing clubs in Ho Chi Minh City. Le Van Loc is Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Culture Center<strong>:</strong> “Don ca tai tu singers don’t sing for money. They sing with their friends and families in small groups to express their feelings. So it’s easy for them to give up singing. We need to work out incentives to support the singers”.</p>
<p>Many classes to teach Don ca tai tu singing have opened in Ho Chi Minh City. Tran Duc Nhan, an Executive Committee member of the Don ca tai tu singing club in District 1, says it’s vital to inspire young people to love this music because they play a key role in preserving and promoting it<strong>:</strong> “Artists of my generation are getting old and will not be able to sing much longer. So we want to teach and inspire young people”.</p>
<p>Ho Chi Minh City adopted policies and organized practical activities to attract young people to southern folk singing. The art form has been included in the school curriculum. The city has also launched a number of song-writing competitions for children. A collection of 60 Don ca tai tu songs for children will soon be introduced in the city’s schools. Nguyen Van Minh is Director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism<strong>:</strong> “It’s important to preserve this genre of music. We need to encourage young people to join our efforts. We have asked Don ca tai tu clubs and groups to focus more on teaching young people this genre of music”.</p>
<p>My Dung</p>
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300 stranded tourists rescued from northern island as weather improves

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<p>A soldier helps a boy get ashore after being stranded on Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province due to bad weather since July 26. Photo credit: Tien Phong</p>
<p>About 300 out of 1,500 tourists stranded on Co To Island due to bad weather have been transported safely ashore on Thursday evening on a naval ship in Quang Ninh Province.</p>
<p>The ship reached the island at 2:30 p.m. and brought the tourists back to Van Don District at around 9 p.m.</p>
<p>Do Van Tung, deputy director of Quang Ninh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said each tourist was offered light snacks, bus fares and VND200,000 (US$9).</p>
<p>Earlier, hotels on Co To had been ordered to reduce room rates for the stranded tourists, he said.</p>
<p>The ship resumed its mission today to bring other tourists from the island to the mainland.</p>
<p>Bad weather and rough seas have cut off the island over the past few days.</p>
<p>The rain has eased but boats are still banned.</p>
<p>At least 17 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by Quang Ninh’s worst downpour in 40 years that began on July 26.</p>
<p>Material damage was estimated to be about VND1 trillion ($46 million). Many coal mines that play an important role in the province’s economy have been damaged.</p>
<p>Quang Ninh authorities are rushing to save a dam in Cam Pha Town that may collapse.</p>
<p>“Incessant rain and accumulated water put the dam at high risks of collapse. Then, it would be a disaster for nearby households,” said Dang Huy Hau, deputy chairman of Quang Ninh People’s Committee.</p>
<p>More than 300 residents in Cam Pha Town have already been evacuated to a local clinic after their houses were flooded.</p>
<p>According to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, rains have reduced in northeastern provinces but are increasing in the northwest and north central provinces.</p>
<p>Colonel Vu The Chien, spokesperson of the National Commission for Searching and Rescue, said that 31,000 soldiers are on call for rescue missions.</p>
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Honouring Certificate for National relics at Nguyen Huu Tho memorial house

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<p><strong>(Cinet)- Long An province officially organized the inaugurating and honouring ceremony of ranking certificate at the memorial site for lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho on July 29th.</strong></p>
<p>Lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho was born on July 10th, 1910 in Ben Luc district, Long An province. He was Chairman of Consultative Council of the Republic of South Vietnam from June 6th, 1969 to April 25th, 1976 and Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam from July 4th to June 18th, 1987.</p>
<p>Lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho was born in Long An province. He was sent to France for studying at the age of 11. After 11 years, he returned home and worked as a lawyer. He participated in patriotic activities at that time. The lawyer was arrested many times by the enemies and kept in Saigon, Lai Chau, Hai Phong and Phu Yen. Lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho was elected to various important posts, including Chairman of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Vice President of Social Republic of Vietnam, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front.</p>
<p>The construction is invested by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the project began in July, 2010 on the occasion of the lawyer’s 100th birthday anniversary, covering around 1 hectare with a total investment of nearly VND78 billion, of which 50% came from the Central budget.</p>
<p>Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism promulgated Decision to rank the memorial zone of a lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho as national relics on June 29, 2015.</p>
<p>On this occasion, some leaders of the province took the Nguyen Huu Tho scholarship fund to help local poor pupils and encourage them to overcome difficulties.</p>
<p>The construction aims to mark the 105th birthday of late lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho (July 10, 1910) who was a great patriotic intellectual.</p>
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Vietjet offers daily flights for HCM City – Chu Lai route

Vietjet offers daily flights for HCM City – Chu Lai route
<p><em>VietNamNet Bridge – Private airline Vietjet has announced to increase frequency on its HCM City – Chu Lai route to seven return flights per week as of August 4 to further meet demand and offer passenger’s maximum convenience.</em></p>
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<p>With this increase, the HCM City – Chu Lai route will operate daily. With each leg taking approximately, one hour and fifteen minutes, flights take off from Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 7:25am and arrive in Chu Lai at 8:40am. Return flights depart from Chu Lai at 9:15am and land in HCM City at 10:30am.</p>
<p>To facilitate passengers in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai to travel to Chu Lai airport, Vietjet also offer a free shuttle bus service as follows:</p>
<p>In Quang Ngai Province: The daily shuttle bus departs for Chu Lai airport at 6:30am from Cam Thanh Hotel, 1 Pham Van Dong Street, Quang Ngai City. The return shuttle is featured at Direction Boards at the pick-up area in the airport</p>
<p>In Quang Nam Province: The daily shuttle bus departs for Chu Lai airport at 8:00am from 6 Phan Boi Chau Street, Tam Ky City. The return shuttle is featured at Direction Boards at the pick-up area in the airport.</p>
<p>“By offering more convenience with daily flights on our HCM City – Chu Lai route and free shuttle buses, we aim to improve our all-round service for passengers in HCM City and the two coastal provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai,” said Mr. Desmond Lin – Vietjet’s Director of Business Development.</p>
<p>“With Vietjet, passengers will experience the full suite of Vietjet’s high-quality services including comfortable seating on modern aircraft, a refreshing drink and delicious meals served by our friendly flight attendants, and plenty of special surprises onboard,” he said.</p>
<p>Together with the promotional program, named “It’s time to Vietjet”, tickets for the route can be booked at www.vietjetair.com (also compatible with smartphones at www.m.vietjetair.com) or at http://on.fb.me/1zyybAq (just click the “Booking” tab) or at Vietjet ticketing offices and agencies nationwide or via Vietjet’s call center 19001886.</p>
<p>Payment can be easily made with Visa, MasterCard, JCB and American Express, and ATM cards issued by 24 Vietnam banks that have been registered with internet banking.</p>
<p>Vietjet is the first private airline in Vietnam, which runs under a new-age airline concept. The airline has made a breakthrough in Vietnam’s aviation market, offering millions of people the opportunity to travel by air. Its presence in the market has encouraged the Vietnamese government to invest more in civil aviation infrastructure and speed up privatization of State-owned aviation enterprises.</p>
<p>Currently, the airline has a fleet of 26 aircraft, includingA320 and A321, and operating 150 flights each day. It has already opened 33 routes across Vietnam and Asia-Pacific with international destinations in Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Cambodia and China.</p>
<p>Vietjet has transported more than 12.5 million passengers since launching operations more than three years ago.</p>
<p>Looking ahead, the airline plans to continuously expand its network across the region. To prepare for this plan, Vietjet has signed agreements with reputable aircraft-manufacturers to purchase brand-new and modern aircraft.</p>
<p><em><strong>PV</strong></em></p>
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Kaka powers MLS All-Stars over Tottenham 2-1

<p>Brazilian World Cup winner Kaka rolled back the years to lead the MLS All-Stars to a win over English side Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly.</p>
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<p>DENVER: Brazilian star Kaka scored one goal and set up another as the Major League Soccer All-Stars edged Tottenham 2-1 Wednesday in an international friendly featuring the North American league’s elite talents.</p>
<p>The MLS team improved to 5-3 in All-Star Games against English Premier League teams. Since the MLS squad began facing European clubs at the All-Star Game in 2005, the North Americans are 7-4, including a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich last year.</p>
<p>“We played an amazing game,” Kaka said. “Everyone will see in the news that the MLS team beat a very important team.”</p>
<p>Former FIFA world footballer of the year Kaka, who plays for Orlando, opened the scoring from the spot in the 20th minute, converting after Nacer Chadli was whistled for handball.</p>
<p>The All-Stars struck again in the 23rd minute with captain Kaka crossing for New York City’s former Spain and Barcelona star David Villa to finish emphatically.</p>
<p>Kaka was named the All-Star Game’s Most Valuable Player, an award he called “much more than I expected.” “I’m so happy for this night,” Kaka added. “Not bad for my first All-Star Game.”</p>
<p>Tottenham striker Harry Kane, denied twice from close range by MLS goalkeeper Nick Rimando, pulled one back for Spurs with a superb strike in the 37th minute, a day after his 22nd birthday.</p>
<p>Kane, who scored 31 goals in 57 matches for Tottenham last season, advanced on goal after collecting the ball when MLS defender Matt Besler fell.</p>
<p>The England striker then blasted a shot from the edge of the penalty area past the Real Salt Lake goalkeeper to trim the MLS edge to 2-1 at half-time.</p>
<p>An all-new set of MLS stars took the field in the second half while Spurs swapped generously as well, including introducing American defender DeAndre Yedlin in the 64th minute for a home-soil appearance.</p>
<p>Danny Rose sent a threatening cross from the left corner to the heart of the penalty area for Yedlin in the 86th minute but MLS goalkeeper David Ousted grabbed the ball to deny the late chance at an equaliser.</p>
<p>“It’s good whenever you beat these big clubs,” said Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Rimando. “It shows our league is growing and our players are getting better. We have the talent to win these big games.”</p>
<p><em>Source AFP</em></p>
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Nadal safely into Hamburg quarter-finals

<p>Rafael Nadal eased into the Hamburg Open quarter-finals on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) win over Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic as the Spaniard continues to try and resuscitate his flagging season.</p>
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<p>HAMBURG: Rafael Nadal eased into the Hamburg Open quarter-finals on Thursday (Jul 30) with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) win over Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic as the Spaniard continues to try and resuscitate his flagging season.</p>
<p>The top-seeded Mallorcan, playing the summer clay-court tournament for the first time in seven years, goes on to face fifth-seeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, who battled past Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.</p>
<p>Nadal, the 2008 champion in Hamburg, extended his clay record in 2015 to 23-6 as he looks to add to his 46 clay-court titles.</p>
<p>“I think I played a good match,” said the 29-year-old. “Something that I am proud of today, very happy with, is my attitude and I’m very happy with the way that I played. I just need a little bit more consistency.”</p>
<p>Nadal has endured a tough year, losing his French Open title, getting knocked out in the second round at Wimbledon and seeing his ranking slump to 10, his lowest in a decade.</p>
<p>Cuevas, a semi-finalist in Hamburg in 2009, notched his 23rd win of the season as he defeated Janowicz in one hour and 34 minutes. Twenty of Cuevas’ victories in 2015 have come on clay.</p>
<p>It will be the second meeting of the season for Nadal and Cuevas after the Spaniard won in three sets in February in Rio.</p>
<p>“He’s one of the best players of the world, especially on clay,” Nadal said of Cuevas. “It’s a big match and I know I have to play well if I want to be in that semi-finals. I’m going to fight for it.”</p>
<p>Fourth seed Andreas Seppi beat German wild card Florian Mayer 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and next faces Italian compatriot Simone Bolelli, who earned a 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 win over Spain’s Jaume Munar.</p>
<p>Second round:</p>
<p>Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-4, 7-6 (7/2)</p>
<p>Pablo Cuevas (URU) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2</p>
<p>Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Florian Mayer (GER) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3</p>
<p>Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Jaume Munar (ESP) 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4</p>
<p><em>Source AFP</em></p>
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Vietnam to face Thailand in VTV Cup semi-final

<p>Viet Nam beat North Korea in the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament – VTV Cup in the southern province of Bac Lieu on July 29 (Photo: thethaovietnam.vn)</p>
<p>Vietnam will meet Thailand’s U23 squad in the semi-final of the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament – VTV Cup in the southern province of Bac Lieu on July 31.</p>
<p>In the other semi-final match, China’s Liaoning will meet the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).</p>
<p>Vietnam beat the DPRK 3-1 in their fifth match on July 29 to top the qualifying round with five wins in a row.</p>
<p>In that match, two key attackers of Vietnam Ha Ngoc Diem and Do Thi Minh couldn’t compete because of injury. Coach Thai Thanh Tung used a new line-up in the match, but they still played very well to beat their rivals 25-21, 28-26, 18-25, 25-19.</p>
<p>Captain Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa scored the maximum points of 19 for the Vietnam team.</p>
<p>Six teams, including five foreign teams, are participating in the tournament. They competed in a round-robin format to choose the top four semi-final teams.</p>
<p>The winner of the tournament will walk away with 10,000 USD, while the runners-up will receive 7,000 USD and 5,000 USD, respectively.-VNA</p>
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Can Tho among world’s 10 most beautiful canal cities

Can Tho among world’s 10 most beautiful canal cities
<p>CAN THO (VNS) — Can Tho has been ranked the 10th most beautiful canal city in the world in a list drawn up by the Mysterious World website.</p>
<p>“Waterways have played a crucial role in transportation throughout the history,” the site says.</p>
<p>“Until today cities like Venice, Birmingham and Giethoorn are globally known for their stunning canal system.</p>
<p>“The large Vietnamese city of Can Tho is located in the Mekong Delta in the centre of a network of canals and rivers. The city’s total waterway length is 1,157km. The Hau River, the biggest branch of the Mekong River, runs along the north of the city.”</p>
<p>It also mentions floating markets, the main attraction of the city.</p>
<p>“Touring floating markets is the best way to know about local goods and the cultural aspects of the city.”</p>
<p>Venice in Italy tops the list followed by Birmingham in England, Giethoorn in the Netherlands, Suzhou in China, Alleppey in India, Stockholm in Sweden, Bruges in Belgium, Bangkok in Thailand, and Cape Coral in the US. — VNS</p>
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Culture facility in Ha Tinh raises public ire

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<p>A Temple of Literature in Ha Tinh Province has raised public controversy about who should be the subject of worship in a country that takes its cultural heritage seriously, and because it is a waste of money in a poor community.</p>
<p><em>The Temple of Literature project in Ha Tinh Province</em></p>
<p>Completion of the 1.7ha complex in Thach Linh Ward, expected to cost VND80 billion (USD3.52 million) and for which planning began in 2010, is uncertain as it has yet to be declared for any particular cultural deity.</p>
<p>The temple, on which construction began in 2014, is designed to have a worshiping house, four gates and a semicircular lake.</p>
<p>Pham Tien Sinh, head of the construction work management board of Ha Tinh Province, said local authorities are worried the project may not be completed because of a lack of financial resources.</p>
<p>A DTi reader named Pham Thanh Hung said, “It is a great waste. It should be inspected by the government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The investment of VND80 billion can be used for building houses for many poor people.”</p>
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How did Vietnam football benefit from Man City’s tour?

<p><em>VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester City was highly paid by the Vietnamese partner and had an opportunity to advertise its name when it visited Vietnam. How did this benefit Vietnam?</em></p>
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<p>The trip to Vietnam of Man City will certainly help promote the England team’s image in Vietnam and increase the number of Vietnamese fans. The more Vietnamese fans they have, the more royalties the club can get from the TV rights of the English Premier League.</p>
<p>One of the principles of sharing TV royalties of English football clubs is the direct broadcasting of their matches on pay television channels each season. TV broadcasters will air the matches viewers are interested in and the more fans FCs have, the more money they will get. Thus, Man City benefits a great deal from its trip to Vietnam.</p>
<p>On the side of the Vietnamese partner, Saigon Hanoi Bank (SHB), SHB’s boss Do Quang Hien said Man City’s tour to Vietnam was not completely flawless, but bringing Man City to Vietnam was successful. Through advertising the match with Manchester City, Hien’s company has become closer to its customers.</p>
<p>In the viewpoint of business, it was normal. The only regret was the chilly attitude of Man City players.</p>
<p>For the Vietnamese national team, they seemed to receive no benefits from the game when they were defeated 8-1.</p>
<p>Man City visited Vietnam for just over two days, and their presence was just “like a wind”. Obviously this FC is not helpful at all for Vietnam football. So to catch that light wind, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) should have organized the game quickly, instead of forcing the V-League to play hard to serve a commercial event.</p>
<p><strong><em>S. Tung</em></strong></p>
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Dialogue to build Project of HCM museum

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<p><strong>(Cinet)- HCM city took place a dialogue to take some contributing opinions for building Project of HCM museum on July 29.</strong></p>
<p>The museum will belong a master plan of Park of ethnic culture and history in District 09 with a scale of 15.45 hectare. In the up-coming time, Department of Culture and Sports will have Document to propose HCM City’s People’s Committee to establish the Direction Board and relevant agencies to build Project for contributing opinions.</p>
<p>Building HCM museum is suitable with a displaying space and develops some cultural and historical construction.</p>
<p>As known, on May 08, 1997, the Prime Minister promulgated Decision No.298/TTg. According to Decision, the park of ethnic culture and history is total of 408 hectare. The Park contributes to reflect and introduce history and culture of Vietnam people, meet a demand to exchange domestic and international culture as well as bring benefits of economy, culture and society in the city and the region.</p>
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Thanh dreams of gold in Japan at senior gymnastics championships

<p>HA NOI (VNS) — Vietnamese top female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has a chance at winning gold at the sixth Senior Art Gymnastics Asian Championships held in Japan today.</p>
<p>She faces strong rivals from North Korea, China, South Korea and Uzbekistan for gold in the women’s vault and balance beam.</p>
<p>Born in the port city of Hai Phong, Thanh won bronze for vault at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old also won titles for balance beam at two World Cup events in Qatar and Bulgaria early this year.</p>
<p>She went on to win the most gold medals of any gymnast at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in June (individual all-around, vault and balance beam) and a bronze for floor exercise.</p>
<p>Viet Nam also sent leading athletes – Pham Phuoc Hung, Le Thanh Tung, Dinh Phuong Thanh and Do Thu Huyen – to the event which will finish on August 2. — VNS</p>
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Mui Ne among world’s top sand-boarding destinations

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Ethnic Thai town of Mu Cang Chai highly popular for home-stay visits

<p><strong>by Kieu Van</strong></p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">Solid beauty: A two-storey house available to home-stay service in Mu Cang Chai. — Photos dulichmucangchai.com.vn</p>
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<p>Tourists always choose Mu Cang Chai Township in the northern mountainous area of Viet Nam as a destination for home-stays.</p>
<p>Returning to Ha Noi last week from a three-day trip to Mu Cang Chai Township, Tran Chu Giang, a professional phuot (back-pack traveller on a motorcycle) said his six-member group had been touring the mountain sides and they were excited by the experiences of staying two days with people from the ethnic minorities.</p>
<p>Agreeing with Giang, I remembered our group trip a month ago. Five adults and two children reached the beautiful township in the evening. We were amazed to see terraced rice fields on the route as we prepared to go mountaineering through the beautiful township.</p>
<p>Terraced rice fields of Mu Cang Chai have been ranked as national relics by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2007.</p>
<p>We rented a pine timber stilt house in a Thai village, 1km from Mu Cang Chai Township. The clean two-storeyed house was built for home-stay tourism, so it was very comfortable. We stayed overnight on the second-floor which had bedrooms measuring 1.5mx1.5m and a living room equipped with a TV, a tea table, and two rest-rooms.</p>
<p>At present, the Thai village has five families who are in the business of home-stay services. Located at the centre of a peaceful valley surrounded by a pine tree forest and terraced rice fields, it is home to the Thai ethnic minority people who have a long-standing and diversified traditional culture.</p>
<p>Po Mu timber stilt houses in Thai villages are usually two-storeyed with a balcony.</p>
<p>The first floor is used for dining. We had dinner together and ate baked pondfish, baked leaf-wrapped pork, bamboo shoots, freshwater crab soup and salted eggplant.</p>
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<p>Visitors preferred baked fresh sea-food for their meal, Xanh said, and added that guests praised his wife’s cooking.</p>
<p>Gastronomy in north-west Viet Nam in general, and Mu Cang Chai township in particular, is famous for the steamed glutinous rice (terraced field-farming rice), village-breed black chicken (a chicken weighs 0.7kg), and the village-breed pig.</p>
<p>Travellers to Mu Cang Chai Township should eat Tu Le steamed glutinous rice (Tu Le is a town and a beautiful stop for photographers on their Ha Noi-Mu Cang Chai route).</p>
<p>Our host at the stilt house where our group stayed for one night was Xanh, the slender middle-aged Mong man, deputy chairman of Mu Cang Chai Township People’s Committee.</p>
<p>The stilt house is located at the head of the village and was built in 2009, Xanh said, and added that the family decided to go into the business of home-stay tourism.</p>
<p>The hospitable host invited us for some bottles of cider and we had a heart-to-heart talk. The life of the ethnic minorities in Mu Cang Chai has improved with asphalt roads, and double-storeyed houses equipped with comfortable household facilities. Xanh has bought an Innova car to make travel easier for his family of six adults and three children.</p>
<p>We went around the village, and met people from the ethnic minorities we were very interested in, especially a middle-aged woman who was fluent in the popular Kinh language who invited us to see her house.</p>
<p>Two visiting children, aged 7 and 10, said they had a nice experience sleeping in a timber house, wading across a stream, picking up forest flowers and playing with the ethnic minority children.</p>
<p>Real Thai food: Travellers enjoy dinner with a home owner.</p>
<p>“My children were very excited,” their mother said.</p>
<p>“They exclaimed excitedly when they saw the sunset behind the mountain. They learnt so much about real life in the countryside,” she said.</p>
<p>Traditional cultural performances had not been organised regularly in the village, due to the lack of funds and organisers, Xanh said. Performances are primarily held during a festival or a traditional holiday.</p>
<p>In the near future, the Mu Cang Chai Township People’s Committee plans to organise a cultural performance during the weekend to attract visitors.</p>
<p>Xanh said the district was implementing a project to train the local ethnic minorities in the village on professional tourism that includes behaviour, gastronomy, and interacting with visitors.</p>
<p>Travellers flock to the beautiful township during the two main seasons, in May, and between late September and early October.</p>
<p>During each period, the township looks especially beautiful. In May, water from the falls and the mountaintop pours into the terraced rice fields and helps the people prepare for a new crop.</p>
<p>However, young people, among whom amateurs and professional photographers, prefer to reach the township between late September and early October. During the ripened rice harvest the terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai resemble a yellow carpet in a water-colour painting.</p>
<p>Back in Ha Noi, every member of our travelling group gifted a bottle of the forest bee’s honey to friends and family.</p>
<p>Tips for tourists</p>
<p>The price for a set meal for four people: VND150,000 per head.</p>
<p>For overnight stay: VND100,000 per head; Breakfast VND50,000 per head. However, for a group of 10 persons or more, there will be a discount of VND130,000 per head for a meal.</p>
<p>Ethnic minorities in Yen Bai farm in terraced fields on the mountainsides. When spring arrives, rainwater and water pour into the terraced fields. People call this period the watering season.</p>
<p>Mu Cang Chai District is located in the west of Yen Bai Province, 180km from Yen Bai City. From Yen Bai City, travellers can reach the district by bus or motorcycle.</p>
<p>A bus plies on the Ha Noi-Mu Cang Chai route from the My Dinh and Giap Bat bus stations. It departs at 7.30pm and arrives at 3am. The one-way fare is VND250,000. The bus for Ha Noi-Lao Cai stops at Mu Cang Chai Township. Motorcycles are available for rent at hotels or guest houses. — VNS</p>
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Ethnic Thai town of Mu Cang Chai highly popular for home-stay visits

Ethnic Thai town of Mu Cang Chai highly popular for home-stay visits
<p><strong>by Kieu Van</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_1715927" style="width: 460px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bit.ly/1MxopG2"><img alt="Solid beauty: A two-storey house available to home-stay service in Mu Cang Chai. — Photos dulichmucangchai.com.vn" class="attachment-medium aligncenter" height="323" rel="lightbox" src="http://bit.ly/1MxopG2" width="450" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Solid beauty: A two-storey house available to home-stay service in Mu Cang Chai. — Photos dulichmucangchai.com.vn</p>
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<p>Tourists always choose Mu Cang Chai Township in the northern mountainous area of Viet Nam as a destination for home-stays.</p>
<p>Returning to Ha Noi last week from a three-day trip to Mu Cang Chai Township, Tran Chu Giang, a professional phuot (back-pack traveller on a motorcycle) said his six-member group had been touring the mountain sides and they were excited by the experiences of staying two days with people from the ethnic minorities.</p>
<p>Agreeing with Giang, I remembered our group trip a month ago. Five adults and two children reached the beautiful township in the evening. We were amazed to see terraced rice fields on the route as we prepared to go mountaineering through the beautiful township.</p>
<p>Terraced rice fields of Mu Cang Chai have been ranked as national relics by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2007.</p>
<p>We rented a pine timber stilt house in a Thai village, 1km from Mu Cang Chai Township. The clean two-storeyed house was built for home-stay tourism, so it was very comfortable. We stayed overnight on the second-floor which had bedrooms measuring 1.5mx1.5m and a living room equipped with a TV, a tea table, and two rest-rooms.</p>
<p>At present, the Thai village has five families who are in the business of home-stay services. Located at the centre of a peaceful valley surrounded by a pine tree forest and terraced rice fields, it is home to the Thai ethnic minority people who have a long-standing and diversified traditional culture.</p>
<p>Po Mu timber stilt houses in Thai villages are usually two-storeyed with a balcony.</p>
<p>The first floor is used for dining. We had dinner together and ate baked pondfish, baked leaf-wrapped pork, bamboo shoots, freshwater crab soup and salted eggplant.</p>
<div id="attachment_1715928" style="width: 460px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bit.ly/1MxoqK8"><img alt="Cozy: A comfortable room for phuot travellers in a Thai Village." class="attachment-medium aligncenter" height="253" rel="lightbox" src="http://bit.ly/1MxoqK8" width="450" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Cozy: A comfortable room for phuot travellers in a Thai Village.</p>
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<p>Visitors preferred baked fresh sea-food for their meal, Xanh said, and added that guests praised his wife’s cooking.</p>
<p>Gastronomy in north-west Viet Nam in general, and Mu Cang Chai township in particular, is famous for the steamed glutinous rice (terraced field-farming rice), village-breed black chicken (a chicken weighs 0.7kg), and the village-breed pig.</p>
<p>Travellers to Mu Cang Chai Township should eat Tu Le steamed glutinous rice (Tu Le is a town and a beautiful stop for photographers on their Ha Noi-Mu Cang Chai route).</p>
<p>Our host at the stilt house where our group stayed for one night was Xanh, the slender middle-aged Mong man, deputy chairman of Mu Cang Chai Township People’s Committee.</p>
<p>The stilt house is located at the head of the village and was built in 2009, Xanh said, and added that the family decided to go into the business of home-stay tourism.</p>
<p>The hospitable host invited us for some bottles of cider and we had a heart-to-heart talk. The life of the ethnic minorities in Mu Cang Chai has improved with asphalt roads, and double-storeyed houses equipped with comfortable household facilities. Xanh has bought an Innova car to make travel easier for his family of six adults and three children.</p>
<p>We went around the village, and met people from the ethnic minorities we were very interested in, especially a middle-aged woman who was fluent in the popular Kinh language who invited us to see her house.</p>
<p>Two visiting children, aged 7 and 10, said they had a nice experience sleeping in a timber house, wading across a stream, picking up forest flowers and playing with the ethnic minority children.</p>
<p>Real Thai food: Travellers enjoy dinner with a home owner.</p>
<p>“My children were very excited,” their mother said.</p>
<p>“They exclaimed excitedly when they saw the sunset behind the mountain. They learnt so much about real life in the countryside,” she said.</p>
<p>Traditional cultural performances had not been organised regularly in the village, due to the lack of funds and organisers, Xanh said. Performances are primarily held during a festival or a traditional holiday.</p>
<p>In the near future, the Mu Cang Chai Township People’s Committee plans to organise a cultural performance during the weekend to attract visitors.</p>
<p>Xanh said the district was implementing a project to train the local ethnic minorities in the village on professional tourism that includes behaviour, gastronomy, and interacting with visitors.</p>
<p>Travellers flock to the beautiful township during the two main seasons, in May, and between late September and early October.</p>
<p>During each period, the township looks especially beautiful. In May, water from the falls and the mountaintop pours into the terraced rice fields and helps the people prepare for a new crop.</p>
<p>However, young people, among whom amateurs and professional photographers, prefer to reach the township between late September and early October. During the ripened rice harvest the terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai resemble a yellow carpet in a water-colour painting.</p>
<p>Back in Ha Noi, every member of our travelling group gifted a bottle of the forest bee’s honey to friends and family.</p>
<p>Tips for tourists</p>
<p>The price for a set meal for four people: VND150,000 per head.</p>
<p>For overnight stay: VND100,000 per head; Breakfast VND50,000 per head. However, for a group of 10 persons or more, there will be a discount of VND130,000 per head for a meal.</p>
<p>Ethnic minorities in Yen Bai farm in terraced fields on the mountainsides. When spring arrives, rainwater and water pour into the terraced fields. People call this period the watering season.</p>
<p>Mu Cang Chai District is located in the west of Yen Bai Province, 180km from Yen Bai City. From Yen Bai City, travellers can reach the district by bus or motorcycle.</p>
<p>A bus plies on the Ha Noi-Mu Cang Chai route from the My Dinh and Giap Bat bus stations. It departs at 7.30pm and arrives at 3am. The one-way fare is VND250,000. The bus for Ha Noi-Lao Cai stops at Mu Cang Chai Township. Motorcycles are available for rent at hotels or guest houses. — VNS</p>
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Ethnic Thai town of Mu Cang Chai highly popular for home-stay visits

Ethnic Thai town of Mu Cang Chai highly popular for home-stay visits

Ethnic Thai town of Mu Cang Chai highly popular for home-stay visits by Kieu Van Solid beauty: A two-storey house available to home-stay s...

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