We’ve put together a round-up of exciting Christmas celebrations at hotels that include Christmas tree lighting ceremonies, choral performances, visits from Santa, lavish dining events and more. Azerai Resorts Celebrate Christmas in style at any of Azerai Resorts’ three distinctive properties in Vietnam: Azerai Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, Azerai Ke Ga Bay on the white-sand beaches of the southeastern coast, or Azerai La Residence, Hue in the former imperial capital. Festivities include special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meals—with a visit from Santa Claus—as well as exclusive activities for the family, such as live music, cultural performances, holiday…
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Bia Saigon, the leading brand of SABECO, signed agreements to become the diamond sponsor of the 31st SEA Games to be held in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of SABECO HÀ NỘI — Bia Saigon, the leading brand of SABECO, has officially become the diamond sponsor of the 31st SEA Games, to be held in Việt Nam, after signing a sponsorship agreement on Friday. “As the leading homegrown brands for many decades, Bia Saigon always takes pride in supporting and promoting the spirit of the country’s sports both at national and international levels,” said Bennett Neo, general director of SABECO. “We are proud to continue our commitment to be the…
Vietnam based ViertJet Air also known as ‘Bikini Airlines‘ just announced the first-ever direct services to Europe. As the name suggest, the air hostesses of the airlines dress up in Bikini or swim suit. Accordingly, Vietjet Air is set to launch non-stop air routes between three Vietnamese cities and the Russian capital city of Moscow from mid-2022, with the air routes connecting Moscow with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang.There will be two flights per week between Hanoi and Moscow every Wednesday and Sunday, beginning from July 3. Meanwhile, passengers on the HCM City-Moscow flights will transit in…
Vietnam has just recently its border to welcome foreign tourists after almost 2 years of closure. The number is still limited, though it is a great start in this new normal. It will probably take a long time for the tourism industry in Vietnam to be the same as pre-Covid-19, but there come new opportunities, especially in Green Tourism. According to a Euromonitor International report, Vietnam is in the bottom five of a global sustainable tourism league, at 96th out of 99 countries, standing alongside with Morocco, Mauritius, India and Pakistan. Though there are still a lot to do, Vietnam…
Futsal The national women’s futsal team will train in HCM City from December 5 to prepare for the SEA Games. Photo of VFF HÀ NỘI — The national women’s futsal team will begin training on December 5 in preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hà Nội next May. Coach Trương Quốc Tuấn has announced a list of 22 players who will meet in HCM City for the tournament. Most of them are from HCM City teams while the rest are from Hà Nội, Hà Nam and Thái Nguyên. Apart from several seniors such as Trịnh…
Despite the severe Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese startup ecosystem is witnessing an impressive growth, with various startup projects being successful in gaining millions of dollars of capital this year. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. In June 2021, KKR – a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes – announced its investment of US$100 million in EQuest, a Vietnamese educational startup. Similarly, in September 2021, goods shipping startup Ninja Van successfully attracted over $500 million in the Series E funding round from such investors as Geopost/DPDgroup – the parcel delivery network of GeoPost, BCapital Group, Monk’s Hill…
Passengers experience the smart electric bus, which uses eco-friendly energy, on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The first smart electric buses in Việt Nam that use eco-friendly energy were officially put into operation in Hà Nội on Thursday. The electric vehicles are the products of VinBus Ecology Transport Services Limited Liability Company (VinBus), the transport services arm of conglomerate Vingroup. The e-buses have run on their first route E03, linking the east and west of the capital city with 15 stops: Mỹ Đình – Nguyễn Hoàng – Phạm Hùng – Khuất Duy Tiến – Trần Duy Hưng – Nguyễn Chí Thanh – Huỳnh Thúc Kháng…
The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has approved increasing the frequency of flights on many domestic routes to meet the year-end travel demand. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Under a decision issued on Tuesday, the number of return flights on Hanoi – Da Nang, Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City routes will be raised to a maximum of 16 per day from the current six from Wednesday to December 14. In the remaining half of the month, the maximum number of daily two-way flights will be 20 on those three routes, and…
The Vietnamese largest city does well in the Urban Work Life Index and is the best city in terms of overall job satisfaction. InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with around 4 million members, publishes its Expat City Ranking 2021. It is based on the annual Expat Insider survey, which is one of the most extensive surveys about living and working abroad. This year, 12,420 expats participated in the survey. In 2021, 57 cities around the globe are analyzed in the Expat City Ranking, offering in-depth information about five areas of expat life: Quality of Urban Living, Getting Settled, Urban Work…
Representatives from MARD and the World Bank at the high-level policy seminar. — Photo nongnghiep.vn HÀ NỘI — Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan highlighted the need for Vietnamese agriculture to aim for “green values” created from “green transformation, green consumption, green economy”. He made the statement at a high-level policy seminar on Việt Nam’s low-carbon green agricultural transformation, which was co-hosted by MARD and World Bank Vietnam on Tuesday. According to the minister, the Vietnamese Government issued the National Green Growth Strategy for 2021-30, with a vision to 2050, on October 1, 2021. The MARD has…