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| New seaplane service linking Tuan Chau island with Co To island launched (Source: VOV) |
The seaplane VN-B469 carrying eight tourists on board departed from Tuan Chau port at 8:30 a.m. and landed on Hong Van beach, Co To district, at around 9:05 a.m. safely.
This is the first flight route to Co To island, and the first connecting two islands at sea in Vietnam.
The 35-minute long flight helps significantly reduce travel time compared to a high-speed boat that takes around two hours to travel between the two islands.
Visitors also have the chance to admire the majestic beauty of landmarks from above, such as Ban Sen, Ngoc Vung, Quan Lan, Minh Chau, and Bai Tu Long Bay guided by the flight crew.
The Hai Au Aviation JSC said it is using Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX seaplanes to operate commercial flights between Tuan Chau and Co To islands. The US built seaplane is designed to fly at a speed of about 300 km / h, and it is capable of taking off and landing both on airports and on water.
The new service will help Quang Ninh diversify forms of tourism services, promote tourism development of Co To district, and contribute to local socio-economic development.
France wins Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2023
The French team won the championship at the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023 after a spectacular performance on the Han River in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 8 evening, reported VNA.
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| The performance of French team at the DIFF 2023 final (Photo: VNA) |
The Italian team came second while the Creative award went to the team from Poland and the Finnish team got the Audience award.
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| The performance of the French team (Photo: VNA) |
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh,said that the DIFF 2023 took “The World Without Distance" as its theme to share a message of erasing geographical boundaries, and connecting countries and peoples with one another by promoting desires for peace, love, and hope for the best things.
Held from June 2 to July 8 at weekends, this year’s event featured teams from the UK, Poland, Canada, France, Finland, Australia, Italy, and Vietnam, which all have a long-standing tradition in the art of firework displays.
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| The performance of the Italian team (Photo: VNA) |
Da Nang is the only locality in Vietnam to have hosted a fireworks festival, making it a magnet for the best fireworks producers from around the world each year since 2008. It has been building a "Fireworks Festival City" reputation to promote it as a top destination in central Vietnam and Asia.
The DIFF has helped the city win recognition as Asia’s Leading Festival & Event Destination in 2016 and 2022 by the World Travel Awards.
Ho Guom Opera opens in Hanoi downtown
The Ho Guom Opera of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) was unveiled in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 9, reported VNA.
The theatre, located at 40 - 40A Hang Bai street in Hoan Kiem district, was built by the MPS and the Hanoi People’s Committee with a view to creating a cultural facility connected with the cultural structures, historical relic sites, and landscapes around Hoan Kiem Lake (also called Ho Guom, or Sword Lake) to host high-quality cultural activities serving the public’s demand.
Built from December 2021, the modern and international-level building includes a 900-seat auditorium, a 500-seat one, a space for exhibitions, an area for conferences and workshops, and a multi-functional zone, among others. It will be a venue for political, cultural, and artistic events of the Party, State, MPS, and Hanoi and act as an international convention centre.
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| A performance at the inauguration ceremony of the Ho Guom Opera on July 9. (Photo: VNA) |
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, PM Chinh stressed that the Party always attaches importance to the role of culture, which is the spiritual foundation of the society, the target and momentum of national development, and also holds an important role in the formation of human dignity and national identity.
He considered the building of the Ho Guom Opera as a demonstration of the special attention from the Central Public Security Party Committee, MPS leaders, and the Hanoi People’s Committee to cultural affairs, helping implement the Party and State’s viewpoints and guidelines on culture.
The theatre is an ideal destination for Hanoians and people from nationwide to enjoy arts, he said, asking the MPS to manage and run the facility scientifically and effectively so that it can become a truly key structure of the people’s public security force and Hanoi.
The PM ordered the MPS to enhance the opera’s cooperation with others across Vietnam and in the world while training to improve the staff’s capacity to meet requirements for hosting high-quality art programmes.
He also told ministries and sectors, especially the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hanoi authorities, to work with the MPS to connect the Ho Guom Opera with other cultural structures to help popularise the culture and tourism of Hanoi and Vietnam at large.
In addition, the Government leader also highly valued the theatre’s accessible design for people with disabilities and special disadvantages, saying that it helps ensure no one is left behind in benefiting from national development./.