Foreign tourists who are in Vietnam on Christmas and New Year holidays are enjoying a warm and jubilant festive atmosphere as they have been offered numerous preferential programmes.
Hanoi (VNA)♉ – Foreign tourists who are in Vietnam on Christmas and New Year holidays are enjoying a warm and jubilant festive atmosphere as they have been offered numerous preferential programmes.
On these days, resorts and services facilities at Mui Ne beach in central Binh Thuan have organised a lot of attractive activities, including Asian-European cuisine buffets, bartender performances, cake making competition, and dancing contests.
Mui Ne Bay resort discounted 10 percent of its services and held a Christmas Eve party with various activities like a “village market” serving seafood dishes, Cham cultural performances, and a music programme which drew a Philippine band.
Meanwhile, The Cliff Resort and Residences is offering a 45 percent discount of room prices on December 23-26.
Visitors to the resort can also learn how to make Vietnamese traditional dishes or buy Christmas souvenirs made from waste materials. All of the money collected will be used to buy gifts for poor children.
Kamilla Zhangulova from Kazakhstan said that this year, her family welcomes Christmas and New Year holidays in Binh Thuan. She stated that she feels satisfied like welcoming Noel at home.
Since the beginning of December, Binh Thuan welcomed around 30,000 foreign visitors.
Streets in coastal Quy Nhon city of central Binh Dinh province are decorated with colourful lights.
Main churches in the locality are opening doors to Christians and tourists.-VNA
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
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Bernama CEO Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin said VNA has been a consistent and reliable partner in OANA, contributing actively to the regional media landscape through content sharing, coordination, and policy discussions. Their coverage of ASEAN and Indochina issues adds valuable perspectives. Bernama appreciates the collaboration with VNA.
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In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
