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Joint rescue efforts have been stepped up in flood-hit areas in Lao cai province, with priority being given to clearing the blocked roads so supplies of relief aid can be delivered and stranded tourists, including foreigners, can get out of the area.
The Hanoi Open Kite Festival taking place this October will just be a taste of what’s to come, as the International Kite Festival in 2010 hopes to draw 30 countries to the capital city’s skyline.
The district is looking to develop into an eco-friendly destination.
More than 2.6 million foreigners visited Vietnam in the past seven months of this year, an increase of 10.7 percent from a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office.
It’s no secret that Sa Pa Town is one of the country’s most beloved tourist destinations for local and international travellers but as traffic increases, so does the burden on the town’s service industry.
Several decades ago, nobody could imagine a day when rock, the lifestyle of rockers, and rock fans would be accepted in Vietnam as today.
Nom, Vietnamese script which was used to record the country’s history from the 10th to the 20th centuries and is facing oblivion, has been digitalised and will be uploaded to the Internet by some overseas Vietnamese researchers. One of them is Ms. Shih Jing-yi or Sinh.
All seven participating countries won prizes at the 4th Hanoi International FICTS Festival, which closed in Hanoi on June 8.