A boy in Ha Noi has his eyes checked. Sleeping with the lights on could lead to ageing, depression, damage to children's eyes and disrupt sleep patterns, experts have warned. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Ngoc HA NOI — Health experts have warned that allowing children to sleep in a lit room could inhibit their growth and lead to other health and social problems. Some parents leave the lights on while their children are sleeping for a variety of reasons. For example, seven-year-old Ho Ngoc Tram Anh, who lives in the capital's Linh Dam Urban Area, said that she was unable to sleep in total darkness because she imagined evil and scary things such as devils, ghosts and burglars were in her room. Her mother Vu My Linh has agreed to let her sleep with the lights on. "It's what the child wants and there is no problem," Linh said Many parents also decide to leave the lights on to make overnight care easier. "The bright light makes it more convenient for mothers to feed and take care of … [Read more...] about Sleeping with lights on may harm kids’ health
Sleeping hours
Da Lat station puffs out of a beauty sleep
Vietnamese travel writers often call the Da Lat Railway Station, which is located about two kilometers to the northeast of the town's center, a "sleeping beauty." The nickname refers to the fact that what was once considered the most beautiful railway station in Vietnam was abandoned for more than 20 years before it was revived in 1991. During its heyday, the station, built in 1938, was busy receiving and seeing off daily trains on three routes: Thap Cham (in the central province of Ninh Thuan) Da Lat Nha Trang, Thap Cham Da Lat, and Saigon Thap Cham Da Lat. The 84-kilometer main line between Da Lat and Thap Cham included a 16-kilometer zigzagged section. However, the station was all but closed during the 1970s as the Vietnam War raged, and some sections on the line were destroyed. After the war ended, it slipped into oblivion as other means of transport like cars and airplanes gained popularity. In 1991, when railway authorities joined hands with Lam Dong Province's tourism … [Read more...] about Da Lat station puffs out of a beauty sleep
Earth Hour Travel Products: Helping Change Standpoint on Resource Extraction Behaviours
Earth Hour Travel Products: Helping Change Standpoint on Resource Extraction Behaviours Limited events for "Earth Hour" motivate young scientists to study and create very unique tourism products in the dark of night to not only respond to "Earth Hour" and diversify tourism products but also realise their dreams full of romance and humanity. Reporter Thu Huyen interviewed Dr Nguyen Thu Hanh, President of the Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development, on the launch of tourism products for the Earth Hour. Where do tourism products for the Earth Hour come from? On February 27, 2010, my residence in Dinh Cong area, Hanoi did not have power cut as in many other places on earth; hence, I had the chance to watch TV programmes on this meaningful event reported from all over the globe, including Vietnam. The Earth Hour is environmentally meaningful as it helps human beings reconsider what they have behaved to the earth to have appropriate behaviours to save exhausting energy … [Read more...] about Earth Hour Travel Products: Helping Change Standpoint on Resource Extraction Behaviours
No boredom in the early morning hours
- A traveler finds himself facing the pre-dawn streets of Hanoi after a long train ride south from Sapa. An experience to enjoy or not? Arriving at 4:45 in the morning is never a pleasant experience in any city. It is one of those lost hours of the day, when most are at the tail end of sleep or in much need of a well-earned rest from doing the jobs that require off schedules. I arrived in Hanoi during this witching hour after a shaky train ride south from Lao Cai and was forced to start my day. A walk outside the dusty ghost town train station presented me with a few phởbình dân and coffee shops, inhabited by the sleepless crowd of no chatter and endless football television matches. Taxis buzzed and flagged, and motorbikes sped off to sleep. Where to go? Tourists thumbed and stumbled through the pages of guide books over and over, looking for some solace in this empty hour. I carried my pack into the foggy morning streets of Hanoi in search of a hidden lane with a 24 hour … [Read more...] about No boredom in the early morning hours
Vietnam’s sleeping beauty: Quang Binh province
Quang Binh province boasts an incredibly diverse and attractive mix of natural attractions with some of world’s most beautiful and magnificent caves and stunning beaches. Duc Hanh reports Quang Binh province has been blessed by Mother Nature with forests, seas, rivers and a stunning coastline. History has been less kind but this battle-hardened province and long-term impoverished land is now making the most of its natural assets and reemerging as one of Vietnam’s most talked about up-and-coming tourist destinations. A heady mix of beaches, historical sites and cultural landscapes (in particular Unesco World Natural Heritage Phong Nha -Ke Bang National Park) has also tempted investors to set up stunning resorts, which in turn are luring more well-heeled tourists from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and beyond. Keen to help generate some momentum, the provincial authorities are hosting Quang Binh Tourism Month 2012 to highlight both Quang Binh’s charms and cave tourism. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s sleeping beauty: Quang Binh province