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Sa Dec city in Dong Thap province is among six coolest towns along Mekong river.
(Photo: The Sydney Morning Herald) |
According to the Australian media outlet, most towns can be found set back a little from the ever-flooding Mekong river, although Cai Be district in Tien Giang province is an exception.
“Its French colonial church appears to float on the waterlily-tangled water, and its market becomes mobile as locals take to rowboats piled with greens and tropical fruit, their wares advertised on the ends of long wooden poles,” The Sydney Morning Herald noted.
Moving along the river, Sa Dec city in Dong Thap province is the next destination. “If you’re a fan of 20th-century, Vietnam-born French writer Marguerite Duras (and why wouldn’t you be) you’ll want to visit Sa Dec where she lived and wrote The Lover,” the article wrote.
Visitors to the area can enjoy Sa Dec’s crumbling waterside mansions and rickety temples, while surrounding flower farms are an Instagrammer’s delight, it added.
The newspaper also introduced visitors to Tan Chau town in An Giang which is located close to the Cambodian border and is famous for its silk manufacturing, with glorious lengths of shimmering silk emerging from rattling and clanking machines. The most coveted is black and dyed with a local berry and dried in the breeze.
The town is also devoted to mat weaving, slipper making and eel farming, whilst it is surrounded by rice fields and villages where monks snooze and kids show off by leaping into the Mekong from nearby bridges, it described.
The other three destinations to make the list are Phnom Penh, Koh Onha Tei, and Angkor Ban in Cambodia.
Khanh Hoa welcomes visitors on first charter flight from Uzbekistan
The Department of Tourism of Khanh Hoa, a province in south-central Vietnam, in collaboration with Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Co. Ltd received the first charter flight on June 29 ringing travelers from Uzbekistan to the locality, reported VOV.
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| Khanh Hoa welcomes visitors on first charter flight from Uzbekistan. (Photo: Thesaigontimes.vn) |
The flight departed from Tashkent International Airport (Uzbekistan) before touching down at Cam Ranh International Airport (Khanh Hoa) on June 29 morning, carrying onboard nearly 200 passengers, according to Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, director of the Khanh Hoa provincial Department of Tourism.
Among them are 30 people from Pegas Group, a travel agency in Uzbekistan, who came to explore the various tourism products on offer in the locality.
Uzbek tourists will stay at three or five-star hotels and resorts in Khanh Hoa during their stay of between 10 and 28 days.
This is the first charter flight from the new market exploited by Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Co. Ltd., which specialises in Russian and Central Asian markets.
As of July, Khanh Hoa is set to receive a charter flight carrying tourists from Uzbekistan every week.
Since last October, Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Co. Ltd has brought more than 20,000 travelers from Kazakhstan.
“Colours of Vietnam” exhibition attracts French public
A fine art exhibition themed “Colours of Vietnam” opened in Paris on June 28, attracting a large number of overseas Vietnamese living in France, as well as international friends who love Vietnamese paintings and culture, reported VNA.
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| “Colours of Vietnam” exhibition attracts French public (Photo: VNA) |
The event is part of activities to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France (1973 – 2023) and 10 years of their strategic partnership (2013 – 2023).
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Florence Berthout, mayor of the fifth arrondissement of Paris, expected the exhibition would help French visitors and international friends gain an overview of the development of contemporary Vietnamese art.
Philippe Charlier, director of the Research and Education Department at the Museum of quai Branly–Jacques Chirac, said that the artworks draw inspiration from Vietnamese people going about their daily lives.
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| Delegates at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) |
Each drawing tells the story of the country and people, vividly expressed through an array of colours, he added, noting that the paintings blend Western art style with Eastern aesthetic elements, which are experimented on many different materials, such as silk, lacquer, scroll paper and oil.
He said along with the development of society, Vietnamese contemporary fine arts have created a strong vitality, with constant creative changes and a certain position in the international art scene.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang said more similar events will be held in the future on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties, bringing great "feasts" of Vienamese characteristics to the Vietnamese community in France, French visitors, and international friends.
The exhibition is scheduled to last through to July 15.
Vietnam named among 10 cheapest countries to work remotely
Canada-based magazine The Travel has revealed a list of the 10 cheapest countries to work remotely across the world, with Vietnam featured in the list, reported VOV.
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| A foreigner work remotely in a café in Hoi An City (Photo: VNA) |
The country was placed seventh in the rankings.
According to The Travel, there is no place quite like Vietnam for global travelers who are seeking great food, surreal scenery, and lifetime friendship to enjoy.
It viewed the country as a hostel haven that attracts a huge number of budget travelers every year.
“There are more than a few good reasons to visit Vietnam, especially since it is home to world-famous attractions like Ha Long Bay and exciting Vietnamese cities waiting to be explored,” the magazine stressed.
The Travel confirmed that although prices are low, the Vietnamese travel sector doesn't compromise on service quality, with tourists being assured of top-notch hospitality nearly everywhere they go.
Rounding off the list of the top 10 cheapest countries to work remotely were the Czech Republic, Thailand, Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, India, Spain, Bulgaria, and Colombia./.