Vietnam

The country ranked sixth among the regional countries most visited by cruise ships in 2017, following Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. “Vietnam has become an increasingly popular destination for our guests from the US, Australia and Europe, as well as from Asian countries, and cruising is one of the best ways to explore this magnificent part of the world”, said Farriek Tawfik, Director of the Southeast Asia at Princess Cruises, a cruise line owned by the US Carnival Corporation & PLC. The Southeast Asian country poses huge potential for cruise travel. The nation has become an apple of foreign cruisers thanks to the growing population of the middle and affluent class which is expected to double in size between now and 2020, to 33 million, or one third of the country’s population. Farriek Tawfik said that cruise demand in the country surged 126% during 2012-2016, the strongest growth recorded in the Asian region. Quoting statistics from … [Read more...] about Vietnam emerges as attractive destination for luxurious foreign cruisers

According to the report, between 2009 and May this year, the police found 53.5 traffic violations and issued fines of VND24 trillion (USD1.1 billion); revoked 3.4 million driving licenses and detained 15.3 million vehicles. The report showed the number of private vehicles increased by 10-15% annually in the big cities of Hanoi, HCM City, Haiphong and Danang. By April this year, some 4.1 million cars and 60 million motorbikes were registered nationwide. Over the past decade, the country witnessed 326,299 road traffic accidents, killing 97,721 people and wounding 329,756 others. “Nearly 10,000 people in Vietnam die of traffic accidents every year on average with the majority of them of working age,” the ministry said. As many as 18,736 traffic accidents occurred in Vietnam in 2018, leaving 8,248 dead and 14,802 injured. The country has set a target to cut the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries by 5-10% this year. … [Read more...] about Traffic accidents kill nearly 100,000 people in Vietnam

Having spent time studying abroad, Linh understands the preferences of foreign consumers and, instead of competing on price, she has positioned herself as a niche producer of several different honey products, including royal jelly masks and honey-based cosmetics, sold locally as well as in hi-end supermarkets in South Korea and Thailand. … [Read more...] about Meet the woman changing Vietnam’s honey industry

“India, a country with the world's second largest population, is now considered as a promising tourist market. Each year about 25 million Indians travel abroad and this trend has been increasing rapidly in recent years. However, the number of Indian visitors to Việt Nam is still small (over 130,000 Indian visitors to Việt Nam in 2018, while the number of Indian tourists to Thailand reached about 1.5 million). "- Ambassador Phạm Sanh Châu expressed his concern. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – India culture and tourism: Chicken lays golden eggs

The Chinese maritime safety administration announced on Sunday in a brief online statement that Beijing would hold military drills between July 5 and 11 in the East Vietnam Sea, an area that spans east of China's Hainan Island down to and including Vietnam’s Hoang Sa. … [Read more...] about Hanoi raps Beijing’s military drills in East Vietnam Sea

Hanoi is expected to receive assistance from Ottawa in improving its military forces’ capability, according to a memorandum of understanding signed on the same date following a conversation between Sajjan and his Vietnamese counterpart Ngo Xuan Lich at the Ministry of Defense’s headquarters in the Vietnamese capital. … [Read more...] about ​Canada willing to give Vietnam military training: defense minister