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Cars driven by Chinese tourists enter Việt Nam through Móng Cái border gate. — Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News QUẢNG NINH — The People’s Committee of northern Quảng Ninh Province has allowed cars driven by Chinese nationals to enter Hạ Long City through Móng Cái border gate for tourism purposes. The entry of Chinese cars will be allowed on a trial basis until December 31 this year, Vũ Văn Hợp, Chief of the Secretariat of the provincial People’s Committee, told the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper. Since January 1, 2017, the province has only allowed cars with less than nine seats owned by Chinese nationals and enterprises to enter Móng Cái City and vice versa during a trial period of one year. Chinese tourists are not allowed to stay beyond three days per entrance. In case of accidents or broken-down cars, the stay is extended by another day. In 2017, there were 93 cars ferrying 256 Chinese tourists to Móng Cái City and 38 cars with 110 tourists from Việt Nam to … [Read more...] about Chinese tourist cars allowed in Hạ Long City

A tourist electric car is seen in Hà Nội City. The car will part of a pilot project in Quảng Nam and Kiên Giang provinces. — Photo vnexpress.net Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Prime Minister has agreed to a pilot project to run electric cars to serve tourists in two more provinces. Under the programme, the electric cars will be introduced to serve tourists in Hội An City in central Quảng Nam Province and in southern Kiên Giang Province’s Phú Quốc District. The two provinces will be responsible for implementation of the project in the area and to ensure traffic safety. After six months of trial operations, the provincial authorities will report the results of the project to the government for effective implementation in the next round. The Transport Ministry has also asked the locals to assess the utility of electric cars and to recommend solutions to the government this month. The ministry said the pilot model of tourist electric cars had earlier been … [Read more...] about Tourist electric cars to run in more provinces

A cabin travels on the world’s longest sea cable car which was inaugurated in Phú Quốc Island District in the southern province of Kiên Giang yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen Viet Nam News KIÊN GIANG — The world’s longest sea cable car route connecting An Thới Town and Hòn Thơm Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang’s Phú Quốc Island District was inaugurated yesterday, reducing travel time by half compared to speed boats. The sea cable route is nearly 8.9 kilometres long, thought to be the longest in the world, with one end in An Thới Town and the other in Hòn Thơm Island, the largest in the An Thới island cluster to the south in Phú Quốc. The maximum speed of the cable car system can reach 8.5 metre per second so the total time from the start to the final station is just 15 minutes. The system has 69 cars capable of carrying 30 passengers each and uses modern three-rope cable car technology. The cable car system is the first item of the Sun World Hòn Thơm Nature … [Read more...] about World’s longest sea cable car route launched in Kiên Giang Province

Cẩm Kim Bridge spans the Thu Bồn River to connect Hội An ancient town and Kim Bồng carpentry village. Hội An City rejected a proposal to build a cable car project in the area. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News HỘI AN — The central city rejected a proposal to build a 7km cable car route spanning the Thu Bồn River and connecting Hội An and Duy Xuyên District. Chairman of the ancient city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Dũng confirmed to the Việt Nam News that the Quảng Nam-based joint-stock NVN company proposed to construct a car cable to connect Thanh Hà pottery village and Cẩm Kim carpentry village – two favourite destinations in Hội An – and Duy Nghĩa Commune in Duy Xuyên District, and develop a new tour service. Dũng said the investor asked the city to allocate an area of 100ha of land in return for their car cable investment of VNĐ2.1 trillion (US$93 million). “We offered the most favourable conditions for investors, but Hội An could not allocate land for the … [Read more...] about Ancient city reject car cable project

Julius Trotter is pictured in a mugshot from a previous arrest. — Photo by Las Vegas PD Viet Nam News LAS VEGAS — A man was arrested Thursday in California in connection with the fatal stabbing of two Vietnamese tourists in Las Vegas. Julius Trotter, 31, was arrested after a car chase in Chino, California, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in an email. The arrest came a day after police in Las Vegas said they were seeking a man in his late 20s with a tattoo just below the neckline. According to AP, police have characterised the killings of the two Vietnamese tourists - Nghĩa Bội Sang, a 39-year-old woman and Nguyên Lê Bá Khương, a 30-year-old man - as a robbery-murder. Sang and Khương were part of a tour group of Triều Hảo Tourism Company and were director and employee of the company, respectively. They were stabbed to death on June 1 at the Circus Circus Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. Police said the tour group arrived May 31 in Las Vegas from Los Angeles. … [Read more...] about Arrest made in stabbing of two Vietnamese tourists

61 missing Vietnamese tourists found in Taiwan The Saigon Times Daily File photo of tourists who book tours at a local travel firm. As of January 8, 61 of the 152 Vietnamese tourists who went missing in Taiwan in late 2018 had been found - PHOTO: VGP HCMC - As of January 8, 61 of the 152 Vietnamese tourists who went missing in Taiwan in late 2018 had been found, with 39 of them men and the remainder women. During the search, Taiwanese police also found many other illegal Vietnamese laborers, Thanh Nien Online newspaper reported. According to the National Immigration Agency of Taiwan, 31 of them had turned themselves in to the police, while the remainder had been arrested by police and the competent agencies, which left 87 still at large. The police on January 8 found four members of the tour groups that went missing in late December last year and four other illegal Vietnamese laborers in the Wuqi District of Taichung. Specifically, after observing a van … [Read more...] about 61 missing Vietnamese tourists found in Taiwan

Death of Japanese tourist in Halong under investigation The Saigon Times Daily A view of Tuan Chau International Port - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Police in the northern province of Quang Ninh today, March 4, announced that they are cooperating with the relevant agencies to investigate the cause of the death of a Japanese tourist in Halong Bay, Thanh Nien Online newspaper reported. Pham Thanh Tung, director of Tuan Chau International Port in Halong City, stated that 11 Japanese tourists had visited Halong Bay on the Image cruise ship on March 3. After finishing their tour, they went ashore. While waiting for a passenger car to transport them to Hanoi, Mitsuyasu Masahiro, 65, lost his footing and fell into the water. Although port employees had rescued him and rushed him to Bai Chay General Hospital in the city, the visitor was proclaimed dead on arrival, Tung added. Giang Quoc Duy, director of Bai Chay General Hospital, noted that the body of the victim was being held … [Read more...] about Death of Japanese tourist in Halong under investigation

A pedestrian street in Hội An city. The ancient city plans to curb traffic noise from engine vehicle and over horning in creating more ’green’ and clean space for tourists. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News HỘI AN — Hội An plans to curb noise from motorbike and car horns and to encourage modes of transport without engines to create a peaceful environment for tourists visiting the city. Director of Hội An City’s Culture and Sports Centre, Võ Phùng told the Việt Nam News that the plan aims to restore tranquility of the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site. Phùng said the city will raise awareness of gentle manners, hospitality and environment protection to make the city a safe and ‘clean’ destination. “We have called for less ‘horning’ and reduced speed among motorbike, car and bus drivers in Hội An. Local residents are encouraged not to use plastic bags or single-use straws and cups, not to litter or encroach on public sidewalks for shopping,” Phùng said. “The city … [Read more...] about Ancient city eyes on safe and ‘green’ traffic

Self-driven cars wait to undergo entrance and exit procedures at the Móng Cái International Border Gate on the first day of the service’s launch. – VNA/VNS Photo Văn Đức Viet Nam News QUẢNG NINH – The People’s Committee of northern Quảng Ninh Province has officially launched self-driven tours from Móng Cái City to bordering Donxing in China through the Móng Cái International Border Gate. Vũ Văn Kinh, vice secretary of the Party Committee of Móng Cái City, said the model would promote cross-border tourism between Việt Nam and China and boost the development of the two localities. Some 40 tourist cars, of which 20 were from Việt Nam and the rest from China, underwent entrance and exit procedures at the Móng Cái International Border Gate on the first day of the launch (November 9). Cars under nine seats owned by Vietnamese and Chinese individuals and enterprises will be allowed to enter and stay for no more than three days. The number of cars cannot exceed … [Read more...] about Self-driven tours piloted through Móng Cái Border Gate

Tourists explores the beauty of Hòn Thơm Island on Kiên Giang Province’s Phú Quốc Island, which is connected to An Thới Town by the world’s longest sea cable-car route. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ Viet Nam News KIÊN GIANG — Kiên Giang Province welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists in the first quarter of the year, a 3.7 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Of the figure, there were 173,000 international tourists, a rise of 5.9 per cent year-on-year. Tourism is expected to become the province’s key sector, according to Mai Văn Huỳnh, deputy chairman of the province’s People’s Committee. Authorities are pouring more money into investment, infrastructure and human resource training for the tourism sector. Phú Quốc Island , which is part of the province, is expected to become an international hub for eco-tourism, resort tourism and entertainment in the country, region and the world. Thanks to … [Read more...] about Kiên Giang tourism sees numbers improve in first quarter