Hanoi remains top of global travellers’ wish lists despite COVID-19

Saturday, 15/01/2022 21:56
Hanoi has remained at the top of global travellers’ wish lists although COVID-19 travel restrictions severely hit the city’s tourism last year.

Visitors to Hanoi (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)

In 2021, Hanoi came second in Trip Advisor’s top 25 popular destinations in Asia and sixth in the world’s list, reported VNA.

The world’s largest travel site wrote Hanoi has “aged well, preserving the Old Quarter, monuments and colonial architecture, while making room for modern developments alongside.

Hanoi ranked first among the 10 cheapest cities to live in the world selected by the US’s World Packers. It is described as a multicultural and historical city known for “architecture, street food, nightlife, and vast history”.

Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)

Together with Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc Island, Hanoi was listed among the world’s 100 greatest places to explore on earth in 2021 by the US’s Time Magazine.

The city was also on the list of the “Best Cities for a Workation” released by the UK travel website Holidu, ranking 18th among the 147 cities globally, and named among the top 50 cities responding the best to the COVID-19 pandemic by the UK’s Deep Knowledge Analytics.

During the previous year, the city has taken numerous measures to revitalise tourism, launch many new tourism products that suited the “new normal” and improve COVID-19 safety so as to attract more visitors.

Injured fishermen rescued in Truong Sa

VNA reported the saying of The High Command of Navy Region 4  that on January 15 that military medical staff have provided emergency treatment for a fisherman whose right hand was crushed while working at sea.

The fisherman whose right hand was crushed while working at sea underwent a surgery at the medical centre on Song Tu Tay island, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA)

Nguyen Van Tay, 39, from Tam Nam Quan ward, Hoai Nhon township, the south-central province of Binh Dinh, underwent a surgery at the medical centre on Song Tu Tay island, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province.

The fisherman was then allowed to return to his boat for further care.

On January 13, Truong Sa’s health centre also provided emergency aid for another fisherman from Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, who also met an occupational accident.

Vietnamese coffee exports to Germany anticipated to see recovery

Vietnam’s coffee exports to Germany are expected to rebound this year following the implementation of COVID-19 containment efforts and advantages gained from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Vietnamese coffee exports to Germany anticipated to see recovery (Source: VOV)

Statistics compiled by the International Trade Center (ITC) indicate that Germany imported 1,020 million tonnes of coffee worth US$3.34 billion last year, representing a rise of 0.8% in volume and up 13.2% in value against the same period from 2020, reported VOV.

The average import price of coffee within the German market during the 10-month period last year surged by 12.3% to US$3,256 per tonne.

The country’s coffee exports to Germany faced hurdles last year due to the complicated nature of developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic

Throughout the reviewed period, Germany imported 175,000 tonnes of coffee worth over US$312 million from the Vietnamese market, representing a fall of 15.8% in volume and 6.0% in value against the same period from 2020.

Most notably, the market share of Vietnamese coffee as part of Germany's total imports dropped from 20.42% during the ten-month period from 2020 to 17.05% in 2021.

According to experts, the enforcement of the EVFTA will contribute to helping the Vietnamese coffee industry boost exports to the German market in the year ahead.

Despite these optimistic signs, Vietnamese coffee exporters have been advised to grasp German coffee consumption tastes in a bid to improve its value and increase its overall market share within the demanding market.

Experts pointed out that Arabica coffee is viewed as being the fastest growing segment and is forecast to enjoy an increase in imports during the 2020 to 2025 period, especially as German consumers increasingly prefer specialty coffee.

Moreover, with ground coffee making up a large market share due to its convenience in consumption, local firms are expected to make use of the huge opportunities to boost exports of the coffee product to the demanding market moving forward.

Painting exhibition shows French artist’s love for Vietnam

An exhibition by Vietnamese-French painter Vincent Monluc is underway in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring art paintings depicting Vietnamese nature, people and daily life, reported VOV.

A painting on Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City by Vincent Monluc, which is on display at the exhibition "Dream." (Photo: dantri.com.vn)

The exhibition named “Dream” will be running through January 20 at Ngo Art Gallery at 21 Vo Truong Toan Street in Thu Duc City.

On display are 95 watercolour and oil paintings created by the 70-year-old artist over the last five years, through which he conveyed his deep love for his homeland Vietnam. Some of them describe the beauty of natural landscapes in Vietnam while others depict daily life of urban Vietnamese.

Monluc was born in Vietnam in 1952. He and his family left Vietnam to live in France when he was just 12 years old. He graduated from the French National School of Decorative Arts (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs) with a degree in cinema.

He returned to Vietnam to establish a company for animation production in HCM City in 1994 and decided to settle down in his motherland in 2019.

 

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