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Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
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The Guiyang-Hanoi route will be operated with a frequency of three round-trip flights per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, using Airbus A320 aircraft. Previously, the journey from Hanoi to Guiyang took about 12 hours by road, but with the new direct flight, it now takes only about two hours.
Established in 2015, Colorful Guizhou Airlines is a Chinese airline headquartered in Guiyang, Guizhou. The airline owns 20 aircraft, including the Embraer E190 and Airbus A320 models.
With Hanoi chosen as its first international destination, the new direct flights between Guizhou and Hanoi will make it easier for tourists from Guizhou to visit the capital city of Hanoi and nearby northern provinces. Additionally, it offers more options for Hanoi residents planning short-term tours.
In just two hours of flight time, travellers can visit the largest Miao ethnic village in China and the world; explore Jiaxiu Tower, an iconic more-than-400-year-old structure situated on a small island on Nanming River; and admire the Huangguoshu Waterfall, considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in China.
Temporary trading centre opens for Vietnamese traders in Warsaw after fire
Temporary shopping centre Marywilska 44 in Warsaw has officially opened just over three months after a fire that destroyed more than 1,400 stalls, most of which were run by Vietnamese traders, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, President of Marywilska 44 Małgorzata Konarska emphasised that it is an important day for all traders who suffered damage caused by the fire on May 12.
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| Customers visit the temporary shopping centre Marywilska 44 in Warsaw. (Photo: VNA) |
She affirmed that she will closely coordinate with relevant agencies and local authorities to reconstruct the Marywilska Trade Centre as soon as possible.
On this occasion, Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Ha Hoang Hai expressed gratitude to the centre’s management board and local authorities for their support in helping Vietnamese traders at the shopping mall overcome the fire's consequences.
Vietnamese traders own more than 50% of the stalls in the centre.
Vietnam participates in ASEAN film festival in Prague
ASEAN plus film festival kicked off in the Czech Republic on September 2 with the screening of films from nine countries, including ASEAN member states, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, Radio the Voice of Vietnam said.
Present at the event were representatives of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, as well as foreign embassies in the Czech Republic and hundreds of movie lovers.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Nguyen Dieu Linh, minister-counsellor at the Embassy of Vietnam in the Czech Republic expressed her joy that this marks the third year the ASEAN plus film festival has been held, drawing plenty of attention from international friends.
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| Delegates pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of ASEAN plus film festival in the Czech Republic on September 2. (Photo: VOV) |
Vietnam has brought two films to the event, namely “Nụ cười Việt Nam” (Vietnamese smile) that introduces beautiful footage of the country’s people and landscape to the world, and “Em và Trịnh” (Trinh and his muse), which was inspired by the life of the late songwriter Trinh Cong Son and won many domestic and international awards.
The film festival is scheduled to last through to September 9. Audiences will have the chance to enjoy cinematic works featuring diverse themes from Asian countries, including Vietnam.
This is one of the important diplomatic and cultural events being held this year to introduce images of the beauty, cultural diversity, and customs of Asian countries to international friends.
Localities attract large numbers of holidaymakers during National Day break
Localities across the country witnessed significant increases in the number of holidaymakers during the recent four-day National Day break from August 31 to September 3, Radio the Voice of Vietnam reported.
On September 3, Hanoi’s Department of Tourism announced that the capital received 672,900 tourists during the four-day holiday period, rising by 5% year on year and generating more than VND2 trillion in revenue, up 8.3%.
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| Tourists visit Hoa Lo Prison Historical Relic in Hanoi (Photo: VOV) |
Of the total, 58,900 were foreign visitors, up 35.8% from the same period last year. Most of them came from India, the Republic of Korea, China, and Japan.
Meanwhile, the number of domestic visitors to Hanoi reached 614,000, up 3.6% year on year.
The country’s second-longest public holiday of the year has helped to boost tourism development in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, which in turn attracted around 196,500 arrivals on this occasion, earning VND606 billion in revenue.
In particular, the resort town of Sa Pa, which plays host to the Sa Pa Autumn Festival as part of National Day celebrations, welcomed 122,770 arrivals, marking an increase of 33.2%.
Meanwhile, the number of visitors to the central province of Thanh Hoa stood at 395,700 in the reviewed period, up 20.4% from 2023.
Its tourism revenue reached VND870.5 billion, rising by 31.3% against the same period from last year.
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Tourists visit Ninh Binh province (Photo: baoninhbinh.org.vn)
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Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality in Vietnam, welcomed 980,000 visitors during this year's National Day holiday, representing an increase of 2% compared to the same period last year.
Tourism services brought back nearly VND3 trillion in revenue to the city’s coffers, up 1.7% year on year.
Furthermore, the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Department of Tourism estimated that more than 175,200 tourists arrived in the locality during the four-day holiday, up 14.6%. Revenue from tourism services stood at VND756.3 billion, showing an increase of 14.2%./.