Dung Quat refinery operates at 110% capacity during Tet
HCMC – Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR), the operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, has kept the refinery running at 110% capacity over the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet. BSR, a PetroVietnam subsidiary, produces 590,00 tons
Saigontourist Travel welcomes first foreign tourists at Tet
HCMC – Saigontourist Travel, a tourism services arm of Saigontourist Group, welcomed over 30 French visitors to Vietnam on January 25, who are the company’s first foreign guests by air in the Lunar New Year. These tourists are scheduled to spend 11 days traveling in Vietnam to discover local
Labor market woes
The run-up to the Lunar New Year has seen over 500,000 workers laid off and several others with their work hours cut, causing shockwaves among the labor community. When I took a taxi to the Buon Ma Thuoc airport late last week, our discussion focused on this year’s coffee crop. These days, Daklak
Over 30,600 tourists visit Sapa during Tet
HCMC – Sapa, a tourist hotspot in the northern upland province of Lao Cai, attracted 30,699 visitors and booked VND100 billion in tourism revenue during the first three days of the Lunar New Year (January 22-24). Of the total number of tourists, 8,000 are international travelers, according to
Hunting mantis shrimp at the beginning of the year, fishermen make millions every day
On the first day of the year, fishermen in the waters of Giao Thuy, Nam Dinh “go into the sea” to hunt mantis shrimp (also [...]
The guy spent more than 200 million dongs to open a cat cafe for guests to caress
Starting from a love for “little tigers”, Mr. Khang spent more than 200 million VND buying imported, expensive cats and opened a cafe for guests [...]
Answers from Down Under
“I am all fine, Mum.” That’s what I will say when my mother makes a phone call asking how I have prepped for the Lunar New Year. She always wonders if I can buy enough ingredients in Australia to make traditional Vietnamese dishes, though I have a zillion times told her: “Mum, all are there, […]
‘Unique in Quang Ngai’: The mountain and the temple ‘fascinate’ young people because of the strange name
Just because of the strange name, the mountain and the pagoda have “fascinated” young people not only in Quang Ngai but also in many neighboring places to [...]
The sea of clouds on the roof of Indochina makes visitors ecstatic
In the early days of the Lunar New Year, on the top of Fansipan , there is a bright yellow sun that makes visitors stand on the [...]
Revive the “symbolic” tree species of Phu Quy land in the 90s
Vast cinnamon forests are gradually covering many villages in the border district of Que Phong, Nghe An. A tree that is considered a “symbol” is gradually [...]
Fishermen hunt fish and potatoes and earn millions on New Year’s Day
During a trip to the sea at the beginning of the new year, fishermen in Thanh Hoa excitedly went out to sea to hunt yams. On [...]
People flock to the sea in the Tau region on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year
On the afternoon of the 4th of Tet, a lot of tourists from Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces flock to Vung Tau city [...]