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Two leaders of the Ministry of National Defence were promoted to higher ranks at a ceremony chaired by State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Presidential Place in Hanoi on July 12.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Son promoted to Colonel General
General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 23 presented a decision to Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Son, promoting his rank from Lieutenant General to Colonel General.
Le Thi Thuy reelected as Secretary of Ha Nam Party’s Committee
Le Thi Thuy, Secretary of the 19th Ha Nam Party Committee in the 2015-2020 tenure, was reelected for the post at the first session of the new provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure, held on September 21 afternoon.
HCM City tourism sector to focus on promotion
VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Tourism will focus on
developing and marketing destinations to help increase the number of
foreign arrivals to the city to six million this year,
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Authorities seek to woo tourists
Tourism authorities in the country have been told to roll up their
sleeves in preparing tourism promotions now to attract tourists,
especially those from key visitor-generating markets.
Tourism Coordinating Office to be set up in Mekong Delta
The
Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports will set up a Tourism
Coordinating Office for the Mekong Delta, said Vice Minister Ho Anh Tuan.
Visitors swarming into Vietnam via Huu Nghi bordergate
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 111,000 tourists have crossed
into Vietnam through Huu Nghi (Friendship) bordergate in northern Lang
Son province.
Hanoi to have first Marriott hotel
The hotel management company Marriott International is preparing to
open what will be the first hotel to be managed by Marriot in Hanoi.
Vietnam tourism: high growth, low revenue
In 2012, the number of foreign tourists to
Vietnam reached over 6.8 million, with revenues of $ 6.61 billion.
"Tourism in our country was born from the '60s, but since then we have
not built a national tourism brand,” said Dr. Pham Trung Luong.
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Vietnam has first female police major general
Police Director of Kien Giang Province, Ms. Bui
Tuyet Minh, 51, has become the first female police officer in Vietnam
who was conferred the major general. Minh is also the first female
police director of a province in Vietnam.
ADSL services less attractive amid new technologies
Big ADSL service providers, namely VNPT, Viettel
and FPT have offered big preferences to new subscribers registering
services in May 2013.
Vietnam gets puzzled in counting inbound tourists
Currently, all the foreigners entering the Vietnamese
territory are counted as “foreign travelers.”
Local authorities fight each other to scramble for foreign investors
All localities have geared up for the race to lure more
foreign investors, especially when economists have predicted a new foreign
direct investment wave heading for Vietnam.
Sharp tour fee reductions cannot boost sales
VietNamNet Bridge – A paradox exists that tour fees have decreased sharply in
the Tet high tourism season. However, the tour fee reductions still cannot help
stimulate demand.
Vietnam tourism lacks money to produce good advertising clips
Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism Hoang Thi Diep said that this agency
wants to have many good clips to advertise in major markets, but due to
limited funds, it does not have good products as desire.
