HCMC plans $523 mln outlay for river tourism development

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Báo Thanh Niên English 4 day(s) ago

Ho Chi Minh City authorities plan to spend VND11 trillion (US$522.96 million) by 2020 on developing river tourism into one of its major attractions, a VnExpress report said Wednesday.

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Red River Delta targets 5 million foreign visitors by 2020

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VOV News English 4 hour(s) ago

Red River Delta targets 5 million foreign visitors by 2020

(VOV) - The Red River Delta is developing tourism as the region’s key economic industry, aiming to attract 24-25 million domestic visitors and 4.5-5 million foreigners by 2020.

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New cave larger than world’s largest cave discovered

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VietnamNet English 1 day(s) ago

New cave larger than world’s largest cave discovered

Howard Limbert, a cave expert from the British Royal Cave Research Association, said on May 23 that his team along with some scientists from the US had discovered a cave which is larger than the Son Doong Cave--currently the world’s largest cave--in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

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US bridge collapse sends cars, people into river

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US bridge collapse sends cars, people into river

A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police said.

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Gone with the wind in Vietnam

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Gone with the wind in Vietnam

It is a strange area, rich in agricultural products thanks to its basalt soil as the result of a crater active millions of years ago, and natural disasters, with countless tornados every year.

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Vestiges of world’s largest cave found in Quang Binh

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 day(s) ago 2 duplicate news

Vestiges of world’s largest cave found in Quang Binh

Howard Limbert, an expert of the British Cave Research Association said that his team had found traces of a collapsed cave in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh which beats the record of the world’s largest cave of Son Doong.

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Vestiges of world’s largest cave found in Quang Binh

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VietnamPlus English 1 day(s) ago

Vestiges of world’s largest cave found in Quang Binh

Howard Limbert, an expert of the British Cave Research Association said that his team had found traces of a collapsed cave in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh which beats the record of the world’s largest cave of Son Doong.

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Part of Thai river to be nominated as UNESCO heritage site

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VietnamPlus English 1 day(s) ago

The Thai House committee on land, natural resources and environment is set to propose a section of the Chao Phraya River be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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VND11 trillion to develop river tourism in HCM City

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VietnamNet English 1 day(s) ago

VND11 trillion to develop river tourism in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - Building, renovating a series of piers, docks, organizing cultural events, etc. with a total capital of VND11 trillion, HCM City targets to turn river tourism into the city’s key tourism product in 2020.

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Deltas under the microscope

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VietnamNet English 2 day(s) ago

Deltas under the microscope

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai said.

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HCM City’s pagodas celebrate Buddha's birthday

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VietnamPlus English 2 day(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City this week have lit seven lotus-shaped lanterns to celebrate the anniversary of Buddha's birth.

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MARD allocates funds to shore up crumbling dykes

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VietNam News English 2 day(s) ago

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a plan to reinforce the inter-provincial dyke system at a cost of VND420 billion (US$20 million) to prepare for floods.

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200-ml USD entertainment park built in Da Nang

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Báo QĐND English 3 day(s) ago

200-ml USD entertainment park built in Da Nang

(photo: TT&VH)

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16th ASEAN cocoa producers meeting opens in HCM City

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VOV News English 3 day(s) ago

16th ASEAN cocoa producers meeting opens in HCM City

(VOV) - The 16th meeting of the National Focal Points for ASEAN Cocoa Club (ACC) on the Joint Scheme for ASEAN Cooperation in Agricultural and Forest Products Promotion is taking place in HCM City on May 22-23.

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200-ml USD entertainment park built in Da Nang

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VietnamPlus English 3 day(s) ago

Work has started on the first stage of a 200-million USD entertainment park project on the western bank of Han River in the central city of Da Nang.

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