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

Up to nearly 97,721 people in Vietnam died of road traffic accidents over the past ten years, equal to around 10,000 deaths per year. The Ministry of Public Security has completed a report to review the 10-year implementation of the Law on Road Traffic. Police investigate a traffic accident. Photo for illustration … [Read more...] about Traffic accidents kill nearly 100,000 people in Vietnam

Her first step to building her own domestic brand was arming herself with the tools she needed to compete in the country’s competitive business world.  To do this, she enrolled in the Foreign Trade University Ho Chi Minh City to earn a Bachelor’s.  After her graduation in 2009, she went on to earn her master’s degree abroad. … [Read more...] about Meet the woman changing Vietnam’s honey industry

It was a practical action that contributed to the promotion of the studies about the history and culture of Việt Nam by the Indian youths and students, thereby strengthening the cooperation between the two countries, especially in the context that the Indian government is promoting the implementation of the “Act East Policy”. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – India culture and tourism: Chicken lays golden eggs

Binh affirmed Vietnam’s utmost opposition to such violations and demanded that China respect Vietnamese sovereignty, act with responsibility, and put an immediate end to actions that threaten maritime security and safety in the East Vietnam Sea or heighten tension in the waterways. … [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