The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Sea Festival opened in the southern province on August 28 as part of activities marking the country’s 73rd National Day (September 2) and introducing its economic, cultural and social achievements.
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SeaFestival opened in the southern province on August 28 (Photo: VNA)
Themed "Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Aspiration, Love and Sea”,
the festival is hoped to bolster investment, trade, tourism and economic
development of and connect links between the province and other coastal
localities.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee
Nguyen Van Trinh said the festival, with 17 activities, will provide solutions
to turn tourism into the province’s key economic sector by 2020. It is also an
important event to introduce the province’s achievements in tourism and sea
economy, and seek cooperation with domestic and foreign investors.
This year, the number of visitors to the province increased 20-25 percent.
Total revenue from hosting services reached 1.78 trillion VND (76.6 million
USD), a year-on-year increase of 11.6 percent, he noted.
The festival has attracted more than 400 businesses and cultural organisations
from 26 provinces and cities to participate in 17 economic, cultural and sports
activities during the seven-day event.
A trade fair with 843 stalls will be set up to introduce the province’s
achievements and potential in economics, culture and society, especially in the
fields of tourism, ports, logistics and hi-tech agriculture.
The fair will also showcase products and promote cooperation between businesses
in industry, agriculture, trade and services in the province and neighbouring
provinces.
Several seminars and workshops on trade and tourism promotion, as well as
environmental protection, will be organised.
The festival will feature an outdoor electronic dance music concert titled "Sea
Run” with pop star Son Tung M-TP, a kite performance, and a beer festival. A
carnival and a parade of classic Vespa scooters will also take place.
Exhibitions will be organised to showcase calligraphy works, orchid flowers and
sand statues.
Around 500,000 visitors are expected to flock to the festival, which will end
on September 3.
Source: VNA
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
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