The central city of Danang has seen an oversupply of rooms, particularly hotels of from one to three stars. In the first half of this year, an additional 1,000 hotels were built with a total 6,000 rooms. Danang sees hotel oversupply Over the past three years, more hotels of from one to three stars have been built along coastal roads in Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts. On some road sections of just 500 metres long, there are up to roughly 50-70 hotels. According to the Danang Department of Tourism, by early June this year, the city had 820 guesthouses and hotels with a total 37,432 rooms, up 5,901 higher than the end of 2018, three times higher than 2011. The city sees a rise of 6,000 rooms per year on average. Of the figure, 650 hotels are ranked between one and three stars. Meanwhile, 80 are four and five-star hotels. Because of this, the municipal hotel occupancy rate during the Jan-June period was estimated at just 50% on average. The rate for four and five-star hotels were … [Read more...] about Danang sees hotel oversupply
Graffiti campaign inspires wild animal protection
A graffiti campaign has been conducted in some Vietnamese localities to call for the public protection of wild animals. The campaign, which was kicked on May 6 and will end on June 27, is being jointly implemented by WildAid and Change non-governmental organisations in HCM City, Ca Mau Province and the cities of Nha Trang, Danang, Hue, Vinh, Ha Long and Mong Cai. The campaign is aimed to call for the public protection of wild animals The project is aimed to call for the community to stop using wild animal products and pledge to protect them from extinction risks, particularly elephants, rhinos and pangolins. Due to ill-informed ideas about the health benefits of wild animal products, thousands of rhinos, elephants and pangolins are killed every year. The campaign used many Vietnamese and foreign artists, including Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Trang Ruby and Jack Clayton from England. In 2017, WildAid and Change also co-operated to promote a similar graffiti programme in HCM City on rhino … [Read more...] about Graffiti campaign inspires wild animal protection
Hanoi to mark 20th anniversary of its ‘City for Peace’ title
A ceremony will be held on July 13 at the Ly Thai To Flower Park in Hanoi to mark the 20th anniversary of its title as ‘City For Peace’ (July 16, 1999-2019). In addition, a wide variety of meaningful activities will take place on the occasion. Notably, a peace culture festival featuring two performances, themed ‘I love Hanoi’ and ‘Lighting peace’, is expected to delight audiences on July 13-14. International organisations and embassies will introduce their cultural identities and tourism products at an event entitled ‘Friendship Village’ in Le Thach street. Visitors to the capital will also be introduced to Vietnam’s UNESCO recognised intangible cultural heritages. Photo exhibitions honouring “civilised and elegant Hanoians” as well as the capital city’s efforts towards peace will open in July and September, respectively. Meanwhile a peaceful and friendship melody festival, themed ‘Echoes of the … [Read more...] about Hanoi to mark 20th anniversary of its ‘City for Peace’ title
Vietnam chairs plenary of Conference on Disarmament
Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva (Photo: VNA) Geneva (VNA) – Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva, on June 25 chaired a plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) at the UN headquarters in Geneva, the first plenary of the CD during Vietnam’s term as CD President (from June 24-28 and from July 29 to August 18). In opening the session, Ambassador Dung stressed the importance of cooperation in the framework of multi-lateral frameworks to address increasingly complicated common challenges to international peace and security. He recalled Vietnam’s contributions when it served as President of the CD for the first time in 2009, and underlined the country’s commitment to making continued contributions to peace and security, particularly when it was just elected to a non-permanent seat in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam chairs plenary of Conference on Disarmament
Việt Nam, EU to sign EVFTA on June 30 in Hà Nội
Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh (fifth from left) on June 18 met with representatives from several European business associations to discuss measures to speed up the signing of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Promotion Agreement (EVIPA) as part of his working visit to the EU and Belgium. VNA/VNS Photo BRUSSELS The European Council announced on Tuesday that it has approved the European Union – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and assigned the EU to sign the deals with Việt Nam on June 30 in Hà Nội … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, EU to sign EVFTA on June 30 in Hà Nội