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The World Travel Awards, the biggest event of the tourism sector, has been held annually since 1993. The Awards, sometimes described as the Oscars of world tourism, draws hundreds of travel companies to honor outstanding achievements in Aviation, Hotels, Resorts, Travel Companies, and Tourist Destinations. The red-carpet evening is the sixth and final leg of the WTA Grand Tour 2019 – a global search for the world’s finest travel and tourism brands. At the Gala ceremony, 50 of the best tourism trademarks and destinations in Asia and Oceania will be honored. Each year, the WTA stages a series of regional galas to recognise and celebrate individual and collective success in each geographic region. This year Vinpearl Phu Quoc, a top Vietnamese resort and entertainment center, was elected to host the WTA Asia and Oceania Gala. The pristine island of Phu Quoc is a hidden lush paradise off the southern coast of Vietnam, surrounded by the warm turquoise waters of the Gulf of … [Read more...] about Vinpearl Phu Quoc hosts WTA Asia & Oceania Gala

Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to India to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, just weeks after Beijing supported India’s rival Pakistan in raising the issue of New Delhi’s recent actions in disputed Kashmir at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.It was just the latest slight to India-China relations, which both leaders project as solid but which are constantly at risk because of the ongoing rivalry for dominance in Asia. Here’s a look at what the upcoming meeting signals:Q: WHY ARE THEY MEETING?A: The two leaders will be touring a temple town in southern India at the tip of the Bay of Bengal that is popular with Chinese tourists before sitting down for their first one-on-one since meeting at a resort in Wuhan, China, in April 2018. On Saturday, Modi and Xi will hold talks on regional development, according to India’s foreign ministry. In Wuhan, the two leaders agreed to meet regularly for “informal summits” to keep tensions from … [Read more...] about Q&A: How is China-India summit affecting Asia rivalry

By David Moore on Oct 13, 2019 in Asia, Attractions, China, Going Out, Regions In 1974 a poor farmer named Mr. Yang was digging a new well in his field when a head rolled out of the earth landing at his feet, followed by an arm, hand outstretched, as if trying to grasp him. He ran in terror believing his ancestors had returned from the afterlife to punish him. He returned later that day supported by two other farmers and they began to dig. What they found was the start of one of the most extraordinary archaeological finds in history, eight thousand Terracotta Warriors protecting the vast 2200-year-old tomb of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang. He of the Qing Dynasty who built the Great Wall. He is known as the Emperor of Two Miracles: the Great Wall and the Warriors. But he also stopped the civil war, unified the country, created a single currency and a common language, invented chrome-plating technology, built high-speed roads and dug canals to connect the Yellow River to the Lijiang … [Read more...] about Discovering the secrets of the Terracotta Army

On the Henley Passport Index updated this month by the U.K.-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, the Vietnamese passport has jumped five places to 90th among 107 positions against the previous ranking released last July. In Southeast Asia, a Vietnamese passport is only more powerful than Laos (92nd) and Myanmar (95th), which have visa free access to 49 and 46 destinations respectively. The index ranks passports of 200 countries and territories in the world based on data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of travel information. The region’s biggest economy, Indonesia, has risen two places to 73rd in this updated ranking with 70 visa-free destinations while Malaysia jumped one place to 12th with visa free access to 177 countries and territories. Thailand has seen a jump in its global ranking to 66th, up four places. Thais can now travel to 77 countries and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passport does better in global power ranking

Novaland Group has been honoured at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 as winner of the award for corporate excellence. Representatives of Novaland Group received the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 The awards ceremony, held on October 10, was ­attended by top businesspeople, leaders, and organisations from Vietnam and Asia, ministerial and government representatives, ambassadors, local and international media, and invited guests in celebration of Vietnam’s entrepreneurial success. Established in 2017, the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) ­recognises outstanding businesspeople and organisations across Asia for their entrepreneurial excellence. The prestigious awards aim to connect successful entrepreneurs, heads of industry, and groups across the region in order to strengthen regional ties and growth, encouraging fair practices and greater innovation along the way. Throughout the last 27 years, Novaland has become the leading … [Read more...] about Novaland scoops another award at APEA 2019 event