Vietnam among Top 10 most luxurious destinations in the world

Wednesday, 19/02/2020 17:05
A list of the 10 most luxurious destinations in 2020 has been revealed by Kuonio, a famous travel operator. Vietnam, with diverse culture and beautiful natural landscapes, is ranked at 8th position.

No new Covid-19 patients reported in Vietnam for successive days

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Thang Long Royal Citadel 

 Kuonio's list does not surprise many people because these destinations are known for their attractive beauty.

Maldives still holds the top position. Following are Mauritius, Thailand and Sri Lanka, ranked in second, third and fourth place respectively.

Bali returns to the list at fifth place. The island has always been a popular honeymoon destination, but a series of earthquakes on Bali’s Lombok Island in August 2018 has reduced the flow of visitors. 460 people died and thousands of buildings were damaged, causing serious damage to the tourism industry of Indonesia.

Italy is the only European country listed in the Top 10, at the 6th position. Other countries such as Greece and Spain are in the Top 20.

According to Kuonio research, the demand for small group tours supported by professional guides has increased by 10%, which has led to the rise of Vietnam. The Southeast Asian nation beats India to be listed in the Top 10, ranking at eighth position. Destinations such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city have gradually become popular in compound tours.

Vietnamese university listed in top 10 ASEAN research universities

Ton Duc Thang University has become the only representative from Vietnam to be named among the top 10 excellent research universities in ASEAN.

Ton Duc Thang University (Photo: giaoducthoidai.vn)

 

The information was released by the US Web of Science data.

In 2019, ASEAN member countries published more than 63,000 research works in International Scientific Index (ISI) magazines. Among the 10 leading universities, Ton Duc Thang University ranked seventh.

Toppings the list are two from Singapore, followed by four from Malaysia.

Ton Duc Thang University was the only Vietnamese university listed in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2019 issued in April for achievements related to UN Sustainable Development Goals. It also achieved a four-star rating from the UK’s QS Stars University Ratings.

Eleven patients successfully cured of Covid-19

Two more patients who were infected the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Vinh Phuc province were discharged from hospital on February 18th afternoon, raising the total number of successfully cured cases in Vietnam to 11 out of 16 confirmed cases.

The two Covid-19 patients were discharged from the hospital on February 18th (Photo: baovephapluat.vn)

The two women received treatment at Quang Ha General Clinic in the province’s Binh Xuyen district. They are the first two Covid-19 patients to be successfully cured at a district-level medical facility.

One of the two is a 29 year old who was in the same group of Nihon Plast workers returning from Wuhan.

The other is a 42-year-old woman who is a relative of and had close contact with a female worker of the Nihon Plast Company in Binh Xuyen Industrial Park of Vinh Phuc. This worker had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) after she and seven colleagues had returned from a two-month training course in China’s Wuhan city, the centre of the epidemic.

According to the Department of Health of Vinh Phuc province, although the two patients gave negative results after their medical tests, they will continue to be monitored further to ensure their health and absolute safety in the prevention against the epidemic in the province.

Earlier on the same day, two other patients were discharged from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. They are a 29-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, both from Vinh Phuc. The Hanoi-based hospital has successfully treated all five cases of Covid-19 infection, with the other three having been previously discharged on February 10th.

In just one day, four more Covid-19 cases were discharged, which is a good sign for the treatment of the disease by Vietnam's health sector. Assoc. Prof., Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Medical Services Administration under the Ministry of Health, said that this is proof that Vietnam is fully capable of curing this disease.

According to the Ministry of Health, up to 08h00 on February 19th, Vietnam confirmed 16 cases of Covid-19 and has not recorded any new patients since February 13th. Among them, 11 have been discharged from hospitals, while the number of people with negative test results is 1,137./.

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