Hanoi: Southern localities enjoyed a strong rise in the number of tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which signals a good year for their tourism sector.
In Ho Chi Minh City, local tourist destinations saw increases from 10-20% in the visitor numbers. The most popular attractions included Dam Sen and Suoi Tien cultural parks, city tours on double-decker buses and night tours on Sai Gon River.
Meanwhile, more than 330,000 tourists travelled to the beach city of Vung Tau in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province during Tet holiday, up 21% year on year. According to the provincial Department of Tourism, in the first five days of the lunar year, or February 10-14, the province welcomed more than 684,000 visitors, a year-on-year rise of 2.23%, earning 558.42 billion VND (22.82 million USD).
In the southern province of Dong Nai, the local tourism sector served about 150,000 visitors during the holiday, up over 7% year on year, with a tourism revenue of about 75 billion VND.
At the same time, the Department of C
ulture, Sports and Tourism of the southernmost province of Ca Mau said that the locality received more than 177,900 tourists during Tet, a rise of 8% over the same period last year, earning more than 137 billion USD./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
Pattaya, Feb. 16 – A young man speeding in a pickup truck crashes into shops, cars and motorcycles parked on the side of the road. Damaged and 1 person was injured after being hit by a copy.
CCTV captured the moment a pickup truck drove at speed. before losing control and crashing into a grocery store The car then crashed into a car parked on the side of the road and was completely damaged. This incident happened in the middle of the night. One company page On Huai Yai Road, Huai Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province
Huai Yai Police Station inspected the pickup truck and found it completely destroyed. Lost control and crashed into a grocery store. Two Isaan restaurants were damaged and items were scattered all over the ground. And there were also motorcycles that had been crashed and were lying on the side of the road. A total of 6 cars, 1 motorcycle with a sidecar, and 3 cars, for a total of 10 cars, each car was completely damaged. and another person was injured after being hit and cru
shed. Rescue workers had rushed him to the hospital earlier. As for the pickup truck driver, Mr. Chansak, 34 years old, he did not flee anywhere. Stand and raise your hands to apologize to the villagers for the incident.
Ask Mr. Sermsak, 37 years old, the owner of an Isaan food shop. He said he was selling food to customers who came to buy in front of the shop when suddenly the pickup truck came driving at speed. before losing control and crashing into shops, cars, and motorcycles parked on the side of the road. before crashing into an injured person. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency