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The green light has been given to build two parking lots to prevent spontaneous parking in Vietnam’s resort town of Da Lat. As approved by authorities in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong Province, the two parking lots in Da Lat will span 75 hectares (185 acres) in total near the town’s major entry points. One will be located near the end of southern Prenn Pass next to National Highway 20. As planned, it will spread over 38.2 hectares. The other lot will be at the eastern Darahoa crossroad next to National Highway 27 C, covering 36.6 hectares. The two parking…

She’s just two hours away, but the young woman is distraught because Covid-19 won’t let her go home for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival. In the three years that she has been living in Hanoi, Nguyen Thu Ha, 21, has never imagined not being home for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which is the most important time for every Vietnamese family. Unlike millions of other rural-urban migrants, Ha does not have to go to great trouble to get home, which is in Hai Duong Province, just two hours away from the capital city. She planned to return home early,…

The digital transformation process is being carried out throughout Vietnam, from large enterprises to small shops. Tens of thousands of technology firms have been established in the last year, promising to create a new engine for economic growth. Vietnam aims to become a developing country with industry marching towards modernity and income surpassing the lower average level by 2025; a developing country with modern industry and higher average income by 2030; and a developed country with high income by 2045. With such important changes, VietNamNet introduces readers to a number of articles on the topic. Reform is a must The…

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Making dried shrimp in Cà Mau Province. — VNA/ Photo Huỳnh Anh CÀ MAU — Establishments that make dried shrimp in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau are operating at full capacity since there is high demand for it during Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls this year on February 12. Dried shrimp made in the province’s Rạch Gốc Town, U Minh District’s Khánh Hội Commune and Năm Căn Town are well-known nation-wide since they have been making it for more than 100 years. In the past shrimps were abundant in the province, and, unable to eat…

December is great time to trek the mountains of northwestern Vietnam as maple forests change colour from green to yellowish-red. The flora of Xuan Nha National Forest is very diverse, after crossing the bamboo forest, followed by the old forest. Dubbed the roof of Moc Chau, Pha Luong Mountain’s peak floats on top of the mountain and is almost separated from the jungle mountains. Pha Luong peak is located between the Vietnam-Laos border. At an altitude of nearly 2,000 metres, the cliffs rise up with many tectonic crevices that create a majestic and fascinating scene. This place is also famous…