A house that features Vietnamese craft villages

hanoi travel agency - Vietnam House has been launched recently in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 to preserve and promote the quintessence of domestic crafts to locals and foreigners.

Located on the peaceful Nguyen Van Huong Street and designed by award-winning architect Vo Trong Nghia, Vietnam House covers 2,300 square meters by the Saigon River.

It has 50 souvenir booths and 12 mini production sites representing 12 major craft villages of the country, including bamboo and rattan, sedge and water hyacinth, ceramics, wood sculpture, lacquer, embroidery, stone carving, weaving, paper craft, art painting, and metal craft. hanoi tourist

There is an outdoor section for visitors to learn and make craft products by themselves.

According to Phan Dinh Tram Anh, director of Thanh Dat Import-Export Co Ltd, the owner of the house, all products displayed at Vietnam House are handmade by local artisans.

This is where foreign customers can take a look at Vietnam’s main handicraft products.

Vietnam House will also organize monthly exhibitions and seminars with main themes relating to 12 craft villages such as bamboo, wood, and lacquer.

Vietnam House is also an ideal location for those looking for an airy and interesting place for sightseeing, shopping and entertainment on weekends. hanoi tourist attractions

Parents can browse for their favorite products while their kids have a chance to join outdoor DIY activities. Traditional music performances are scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday.

Vietnam House is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 187 Nguyen Van Huong Street in Thao Dien Ward in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2. Further information can be found on the Facebook page of ngoinhavn or via tel: 08 3519 2039.

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Int’l arrivals to Vietnam continue to rise in 2016

hanoi airport to halong bay - Vietnam welcomed over 1.63 million foreign tourists in the first two months of 2016, up16 percent compared to the same period last year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on February 24.

According to statistic, international arrivals to the country climbed sharply in some markets such as Hong Kong, China and the Republic of Korea (RoK) with 169.9 percent, 48.8 percent, and 31 percent, respectively. hanoi package tours

Visitors from Western Europe markets that are eligible for a 15 day visa exemption surged in the reviewed period such as Italy (25.6 percent), the UK (19.6 percent), Spain (17.1 percent) and Germany (14.4 percent).

Likewise, domestic tourism enjoyed a good growth with 14.2 million holiday-makers recorded in the same period and a revenue of 80 trillion VND (3.66 billion USD) , an increase of 19 percent year-on-year. 

Notably, tourism in the capital city of Hanoi saw positive signs from January to February with a year-on-year surge of 28 percent in the number of visitors, especially from Thailand, China, RoK and Malaysia.

Director of the municipal Tourism Department Do Dinh Hong said the city aims to attract 22 million arrivals in 2016 , and earn 60 trillion VND (2.72 million USD) from the sector, up 8 percent compared with 2015. hanoi airport to halong bay

Hong added the city will proactively carry out tourism promotion activities aboard in order to attract more foreign tourists.

Hanoi, together with the Northwest , Central Highlands and South Central regions is selected as the country’s tourism destination 2016 at the Vietnam International Travel Mart 2016 which is scheduled for April this year.

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Horce racing track project delayed

The hanoi tourist Corporation has asked for municipal Government assistance to speed up a project to build a horse racing track in Ha Noi's suburban district of Soc Son.

The track will cover up to 180 hectares in Tan Minh Commune with investment of US$500 million.— File Photo

The track will cover up to 180 hectares in Tan Minh Commune with investment of US$500 million.

Corporation Chairman Tran Tien Hung said the race track had been approved by the Prime Minister and received an investment licence from the Ministry of Planning and Investment back in 1999 to pilot the idea.

The track was originally going to be located in Thanh Tri District, but there was insufficient land available to accommodate the facilities, so the Ha Noi People's Committee agreed for the project to be moved to Soc Son District.

Director of the Hanoi Tourist Corporation Pham Duc Hung also noted that the land at the original site was unsuitable for cultivating grass.

"While our partner wants to speed up the project, it is stuck now because Viet Nam has not formally legalised betting on horses," he said.

The corporation has urged the municipal People's Committee and the Government to green-light the project and facilitate the completion of investment procedures.

Director of the city's Planning and Investment Department, Ngo Van Quy, said that a decree covering betting on horse racing, dog racing and international football was being drafted and considered.

He suggested the corporation develop other facilities excluding horseracing on the approved project area.

Last August, members of the National Assembly Standing Committee discussed the draft decree regarding betting on horse racing, dog racing and international football.

According to a draft proposed by the Finance Ministry, there must be a minimum age of 18 years old and a maximum stake of VND1 million per day for betting.

The draft decree applies to all domestic and foreign individuals and organisations who participate in gambling within the country.

However, lawmakers are cautious about formally legalising betting due to its sensitive nature.

Since 1998, Viet Nam has allowed four companies to hold horse and dog racing, but limited the events to small-scale betting, according to the Finance Ministry.

The country lacked a legal framework to regulate these activities, while 135 countries and territories worldwide had already legalised them.

According to statistics from the Public Security Ministry, more than 1,250 cases of illegal betting were reported between 2000-09 with stakes of up to $1 million.
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Vietravel open tour "Journey legacy" flights between Hanoi-Busan

From mid-March, the company opened Vietravel Tourism promotion selling new product called "heritage journey" Gyeongju-Busan-Seoul (6 days), priced from 22.9 million, using a direct route Busan's Hanoi-Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam Airlines).

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New product Tourism Korea in Vietnam (KTO) particularly appreciate about the schedule, thereby contributing to introduce the essence of cultural values, historical traditions and modern development of South Korea today to tourists in Vietnam.

Under the program, the first day, visitors will come to Busan , visit and take pictures at Yongdusan Park - where the Tower Busan 118 meters high (inclusive tour price tickets to the tower) and more than 70 species of plants, is considered is one of the places to relax, wonderful resort of Busan residents; visit the fresh seafood market and the biggest celebrity in the Northeast Asian region Jagalchi, Taejongdae famous resort with spectacular cliffs overlooking the coast of the southern tip of the island Yeongdo-gu, Gwangalli beach with fine sand membrane and pure water.

The second day, tourists will visit the Temple Haedong Yonggungsa Busan is located in the northeast, with a long history since 1376; Nurimaru APEC conference center is the beautiful architecture, the symbol of Busan, was built to serve the APEC Summit in 2005. The design of the APEC Nurimaru inspired traditional-style summer house residents Korea and points to the wonderful scenery of Haeundae beach, looming in the distance Gwangandaegyo bridge, located on the picturesque island Dongbaekseom. Busan Aquarium is located at the entrance of the Haeundae beach, is the largest aquarium in South Korea , with nearly 35,000 species of fish, seaweed to the marine reptiles. Busan Aquarium is situated in the area of ​​36,000 square meters, with 3 underground floors and outdoor park ...

Guests will depart to the ancient capital of the Silla - city of Gyeongju on Tuesday to visit the National Museum of Gyeongju, Cheomseongdae observatory, Seokguram (erected in the 8th century on the slopes Toham, Seokguram cave temple kept a giant statue of the Buddha, is considered a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Far East). In particular, ancient temples thousands of years old with Bulguksa is one of the largest Buddhist temple and the most beautiful Korea , formerly the capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC to the year 935 AD) will be the destination you can not ignore. Bulguksa originally a small temple where the king Beop-Heung (514-540) first Silla devout Buddhist , was built to pray for prosperity and peace to his kingdom. Current architecture of the temple has since 751 when it is being rebuilt. Bulguksa was included in the list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO since 1995. 

Journey of Wednesday to move a lot, coming from the hotel's Gyeongju Daegu, Seoul and continued seafood market. Daegu Yangnyeongsi Museum was established in the Chosun Dynasty (9th year Hyo-jong king reigned, 1658), is one of three ancient bazaar selling traditional medicinal materials of Korea and has become a brand for y traditional Korean. In the afternoon, you will express ship to Seoul (about 2 hours), enjoy special performances famous Drum Cat Show in Korea with the impressive performances of the artists and visit night markets Noryangjin seafood.

On Thursday you will have more time for shopping in downtown Seoul (in this center Cheonggyecheon stream - is a 5.8km long streams flowing from west to east through the downtown area) and zone famous shopping Myeongdong. 

Park Lotte World - complex large entertainment in the capital, Seoul , including an amusement park in the world's largest and has set a Guinness, open year-round, with play area outside heaven "Magic island," an artificial island inside a lake linked by monorail, shopping complexes, luxury hotels, museums folk Korea , the sports facilities, cinemas and your destination can not be ignored. 

The last day, before leaving for Hanoi, you will be walking around the Square Quang Hoa Mon (Gwanghwamun Square) bustle; up panoramic view of Seoul from Namsan N Tower Tower has long been a place of famous lovers (they often come here to buy locks double and tied them together to pray for love will endure forever tight); visit Bukchon Hanok old village with traditional Korean houses from the Joseon period, which was given to officials and nobility in feudal society.

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