Quang Ninh province: Investment opportunities - Landscapes - People

The northern coastal city of Ha Long launched a press contest on local tourism as part of activities to promote National Tourism Year - Ha Long - Quang Ninh 2018.

The northern province of Quang Ninh greeted 4.6 million tourists in the first quarter of 2018, up 21% over a year earlier; in which 1.3 million were foreigners, up 8%, according to the Department of Tourism.

Quang Ninh province and Japan's Wanokai International Culture Association launched the Yen Tu Cherry Blossom and Yellow Apricot Flower Festival 2018, themed “Cooperation and development - destination of success” at Truc Lam Yen Tu Culture Centre belonging to Yen Tu Special National Relic, Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh Province, on March 22nd - 26th.

After two months of construction, the statuary to commemorate communist soldiers at the Khe Tu historical relic site in Tien Yen town, Tien Yen district, Quang Ninh province, is inaugurated.

Van Don district in the northern province of Quang Ninh is striving to complete the program on boosting socio-economic development in extremely disadvantaged communes (Program 135) by bringing five villages out of extremely disadvantaged conditions.

The Quang Ninh provincial Farmers’ Association has actively carried out poverty reduction models among members, contributing to the province’s target of bringing 100% of extremely disadvantaged communes and villages out of the program on boosting socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous extremely disadvantaged communes, by 2020.

The 2018 Japanese Cherry and Yen Tu Apricot Festival will take place at the Yen Tu relic site, Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province from March 24th to 28th.

Van Don district in the northern province of Quang Ninh greeted more than 220,000 tourist arrivals from the start of the year to visit and thurify at historical relics.

Thanks to the capital from the program on boosting socio-economic development in extremely disadvantaged and ethnic minority-inhabited communes, many essential infrastructure constructions have been built in the northern mountainous province of Quang Ninh’s Ba Che district, serving people’s daily life and production.

Total tourist arrivals to Quang Ninh reached an estimated 2.6 million in the first two months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 22%, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee on February 25th opened the 2018 Youth Month in Quang Ninh province’s Ha Long city, promoting its members’ creativity in contributing to national construction; and launched the tree planting festival “Being grateful to Uncle Ho forever” during Spring.

As many as 17 communes and wards in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai city joined an online meeting held on January 24th by the city Party Committee to master the Politburo Directive 05 on studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in terms of building working styles of the heads, cadres and Party members in 2018.

As a symbol of luck and good fortune, finger citron fruits have become precious offerings to worship ancestors during the lunar New Year festival.

On these days, people in Van Yen commune, Van Don district, Quang Ninh province, not only enjoy good orange fruits but also contemplate orange orchards filled with fruits.

Quang Ninh province’s Co To island district launched a program to plant over 6,000 casuarina trees to restore the environment in Hong Van beach, Dong Tien commune, on January 17th.

Over-fishing is fast depleting Quang Ninh’s marine resources, but the northeastern province has not been able to tackle it effectively.

Bestowed with beautiful landscapes and abundant historic and cultural relic sites, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is working to promote sustainable tourism development.

The Saigontourist Service and Travel Company’s branch in Quang Ninh on December 26th welcomed four international cruise ships carrying 6,263 tourists to Ha Long city.

The northern province of Quang Ninh needs to call on investment in developing luxury tourism and real estate products to meet the high demand of tourists, according to experts.

In 2017, the Quang Ninh provincial Association of Victims of Agent Orange has mobilised over VND6.8 billion from social resources, an increase of 11.17% compared to 2016, to assist Agent Orange victims.

From January 1st next year, visitors to Yen Tu relic in the northern province of Quang Ninh will have to buy tickets after a long time of offering free entrance.

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee has issued a document directing the continued increase of management over and solutions to protect children, prevent and deal with child abuse.

The 5,000-seat multi-purpose gymnasium, part of the northeastern regional sports centre, was inaugurated in May, 2016 in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on an area of nearly 150,000 square metres.

The Ha Long city People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province has made a plan for the preservation and promotion of several outstanding cultural values of fishing village in Ha Long bay.

The first ethnic culture and sports festival in Quang Ninh’s northeastern region took place in Tien Yen district from August 3rd to 7th.

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee has issued an official dispatch guiding tree planting to show gratitude to Uncle Ho and celebrate Spring and the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.

Hoi An ancient city, Ha Long bay, and Phu Quoc island are among destinations loved by foreign tourists in Vietnam.

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee has issued its communication plan for 2018 National Tourism Year in Ha Long city.

Nguyen Duc Long, Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People's Committee, received the leader of the STCC Shipbuilding Company of the Russian Federation to discuss cooperation to build composite-shell ship with the TKV Mining Mechanics and Shipbuilding Joint Stock Company on December 14th.

With economic growth of about 10.2%, the northern province of Quang Ninh has exceeded its set target and achieved a higher rate than the country’s average.