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The central city of Da Nang served some 742,500 visitors in the first two months of this year. Photo: BQL/rd.zapps.vn The municipal Department of Tourism said the total figure represented a 4.7-fold rise year-on-year. The number of foreign tourists was up 49 times and domestic visitors, up 3.5 times. The city raked in VND4.37 trillion ($184.5 million) from the tourism sector, up 1.7 times from the same period last year, and up 21% as compared with the 2019 figure. Despite positive recovery signs, the local tourism sector has been still facing major challenges in terms of finance, human resources, and infrastructure. Last year, Da Nang lured 3.69 million visitors, of whom 483,000 were foreigners, and earned nearly VND8.9 trillion VND from the industry. The 2023 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2023) is scheduled to take place from June 3-7 after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the municipal People’s Committee and Sun Group,

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism recently signed a decision to recognize the making of chili salt in Tay Ninh Province as national intangible cultural heritage. As of 2022, 37 facilities across Tay Ninh had registered their chili salt trademarks, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. The main ingredients to make this salt include salt, chili, garlic, monosodium glutamate, lemongrass, and dried shrimp. Tay Ninh chili salt is served with fruits. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre The chili salt is often served with various types of tropical fruits to enhance their flavors. The profession of making chili salt is the eighth cultural heritage of Tay Ninh to be recognized as national intangible cultural heritage. The remaining cultural heritages include Don Ca Tai Tu (Southern Folk Music), Ky Yen Festival, the making of Trang Bang dew-dried rice paper, the worship of Saint Linh Son on Ba Den Mountain, and the art of cooking vegetaria

The Ho Chi Minh City native stands at a height of 1.85 metres tall, weighs 80 kg, and measures 105-78-105. The 27-year-old doctor shared that he expects to promote an image of dynamic and modern country to international friends, while also having more opportunities to participate in community activities during the course of the male pageant. Mister Universe Tourism is one of the world’s five largest male pageants, alongside Mister World, Mister International, Manhunt International, and Mister Global. The main goal of the annual pageant is to find fresh talent who are able to promote tourism worldwide. The male pageant has been postponed for the past three years due to the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, with this year marking the fourth edition of the contest. A total of 30 contestants from across the world are set to compete at the male pageant when it runs from March 12 to March 21 in Bali in Indonesia. Two Vietnamese representatives have previously been named in the

Bac Ha market is located approximately 76km away from the centre of Lao Cai province. Tourists can travel by car to the market which is held every Sunday. The first market session of 2023 takes place on January 1 which coincides with New Year celebrations. A couple from Hanoi spends their New Year holiday exploring Bac Ha market for the first time. Nhung, a resident of Hanoi, shares that she’s fascinated with images of ethnic children donning colourful costumes. Ethnic H’Mong couples go shopping at the market from early in the morning to purchase decorative items for their houses in 2023. Lam Thi Yen, a trader in Bac Ha market, says the number of visitors on January 1 is double that of normal days as both locals and tourists seek items for a good year ahead. Traditional dishes are available, including pho and thang co, a type of horse meat, which attracts plenty of visitors. A H’Mong girl sells Khen, a traditional 

In February alone, the city generated jobs for 14,095 labourers, up 33.7% over the same period last year. Of the number, 1,180 got jobs from the city budget entrusted through the Bank for Social Policies , and 805 others were employed following interviews at job transaction floors. The department has submitted to the municipal People’s Committee the allocation of loans to the poor and other policy beneficiaries in 2023. As many as 805 people were employed following interviews at job transaction floors in the first two months of this year. Photo: kinhtedothi.vn The People’s Committee set a target of creating jobs for 162,000 labourers this year, a rise of 2,000 against that in 2022. To that end, the city has worked to enhance the connectivity between labor supply and demand, supported sustainable career shift for labourers, and stepped up IT applications and improved the operational efficiency of job transactions floors. Deputy Director of the Hanoi Employment Service C

Thang made the proposal during a conference held by the Authority of Publication, Printing, and Distribution under the Ministry of Information and Communications in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, hailing the city as an ‘exemplary model’ for the development of a reading culture nationwide. The title of WBC has been held each year since 2001 by a town or city committed to acting to create a culture of reading.  It can provide an important impetus to experiment and innovate in the ways that literacy and reading are promoted, as well as to invest in key infrastructure, not least libraries. Madrid in Spain was named the first WBC city in 2001 and the 2023 holder is Accra of Ghana, while Strasbourg in France is the city last recognized as the 2024 WBC. UNESCO has launched the call for cities interested in holding the title in 2025, with applications due to be submitted no later than April 16. Delegates attend a conference held by the Authority of Publication, Printing, and Distrib