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Festival-goers experience paragliding over extinct volcano

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Festival-goers are able to enjoy the breathtaking landscape created by yellow wild sunflower carpets and majestic mountains from a bird-eye view as they fly together with a professional paraglider. During the course of the festival as many as 50 paragliders from clubs in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Nha Trang, and Da Nang put on performances, drawing plenty of attention from both residents and tourists. Paragliders are able to enjoy the entirety of the extinct volcano covered in yellow wild sunflowers from high above. Each tourist is able to pay VND1.2 million for each time they experience paragliding. As a means of ensuring safety during the flight, paragliders conduct safety tests before paragliding over the Chu Dang Ya extinct volcano. Located in Ploi lagri village of Chu Dang Ya commune in Chu Pah district of Gia Lai province, Chu Dang Ya has been left as an inactive volcano for millions of years. Chu Dang Ya is situated ab

Mysterious landscape of Long Coc tea hill amid seasonal changes

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Long Coc comprises of numerous hills which are covered in tea plantations. The sightseeing spot is at its most beautiful during the early morning. Long Coc is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful tea hills throughout all of Vietnam. The site provides an ideal place in which visitors can escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Tourists are able to enjoy taking unique photos of the tea hills whilst discovering the unique culture of the Muong ethnic group which reside in the area. Tourists will have the chance to sample some famous teas, such as Bat Tien and Shan Tuyet tea, both of which can be special gifts for their families and friends. The post Mysterious landscape of Long Coc tea hill amid seasonal changes appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Jarai people’s Pran mat craft New rice celebration of the Xo Dang Young E-de ethnic people eager

Impressive moments of first Vietnamese triathlon race in Phu Quoc

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Lam Tuc Ngan from Ho Chi Minh City who represents Vietnam at the Ironman World Championship 2022, notes Vietnam boasts good conditions to organise global tournaments as it has long coastline, many beautiful roads, and mild weather, making it suitable for triathlon tournaments. Matan Nemeoff of Israel finishes first in the men’s category. Second and third-placed positions go to Takanori Ayusawa of Japan and Le Tan Tai of Vietnam, respectively. In the women’s category Nguyen Tra My of Vietnam wins first prize. Hilary Rea of the United States and Alex Wilkinson of the UK come in second and third, respectively. A triathlon race for kids gets underway on November 19. Children make every effort to complete the challenge and enjoy many beautiful memories from the race. The race is held to raise public awareness about infant mortality and to convey the message of UK-registered NGO’s Newborns Vietnam (NBV) that all newborns are precious. Dur

Nearly Half of Digital Consumers in Vietnam Use Cashless Payments

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Vietnam is a top market in adopting new technologies, in which 58% of digital consumers have used online banking solutions, e-wallets, money transfer applications, and digital banking, VNA reported. A customer uses her MoMo ewallet to pay for a cup of Starbucks coffee. Vietnam is a top markets for the adoption of new technologies. Photo courtesy of the MoMo According to the “SYNC Southeast Asia” report on digital consumers in Southeast Asia in the new stage of development, Vietnam has nearly 80% of the population represented as digital consumers. This is a period when Vietnamese digital consumers use more platforms than ever before, with the dominance of the e-commerce market accounting for 51% of online spending. At the same time, social networks account for nearly half of online discoveries, including images at 16%, social media videos at 22% and related tools such as messaging at 9%. Vietnam is among the top markets in adopting future technologies such as fintech an