The Hanoitimes - Global Grad has announced its list of the six incredible places you could study next year to offer invaluable life experience gained. Vietnam has been the second among the six incredible places you could study next year, according to a list released by Global Grad, a UK company that aims to help students travel the world whilst studying for a degree. Ham Ninh fishing village in Phu Quoc island. Global Grad advises travelers that Vietnam boasts dramatic landscapes, epic food and a fantastically rich history, so if you’re a coffee lover you’ll undoubtedly want to visit this iconic country. “As the second biggest producer in the world, Vietnam knows a little something about good coffee. Served with sweetened condensed milk, this makes for an unmissable treat while packing in those extra study hours,” Global Grad wrote. Simultaneously, you can visit floating markets, the Son Doong Cave (the biggest cave in the world) and Sapa, a hill … [Read more...] about Vietnam among world’s incredible places you could study next year
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Super typhoon Mangkhut has Vietnam in its sights
Vietnam has been put on red alert for the super typhoon Mangkhut, which experts say could hit the country early next week. As of Friday morning, super typhoon Mangkhut was looming large over the Philippines, just 680 kilometers to the southeast of Luzon Island, with maximum wind speeds of 200 kilometers per hour, according to Filipino weather reports. Over the next 24 hours, Mangkhut is expected to head northwest at 20 kilometers per hour and head towards the South China Sea (known in Vietnam as the East Sea) on Saturday afternoon with maximum wind speeds of 194 kilometers per hour, according to a Hong Kong weather station. International meteorologists have said that with sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 255 kilometers per hour, Mangkhut is the strongest storm of the year to bear down on the Philippines. Le Thanh Hai, deputy head of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, said both Vietnamese and international weather stations … [Read more...] about Super typhoon Mangkhut has Vietnam in its sights
Super typhoon Mangkhut to hit Vietnam on Sept. 17
Super Typhoon Mangkhut is forecast to hit the northern mainland of Vietnam on September 17 and 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHF). The predicted path of Super Typhoon Mangkhut (Photo: NCHF) At 1am of September 14, the storm’s eye was at about 15.4 degrees north and 127.7 degrees east, some 680km east-southeast of Luzon Island of the Philippines. It sustained winds of up to 200 – 220km per hour. The NCHF predicted by 1am of September 15, Mangkhut will have moved west-northwest at a speed of about 20km per hour, staying at 17.3 degrees north and 123.1 degrees east in the eastern sea area of Luzon Island. It will retain the wind speed of 200 – 220km per hour. From 1am of September 15 to 1am of September 16, the super typhoon will move northwest at about 25km per hour. Its centre will be at 19.1 degrees north and 117.7 degrees east, in the northeast of the East Sea and about 740km east of China’s Hainan Island. … [Read more...] about Super typhoon Mangkhut to hit Vietnam on Sept. 17
Vanuatu treasures traditional ties with Vietnam
President Tallis Obed Moses (R) receives Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu Ngo Huong Nam The two countries share various similarities, especially their arduous fights to gain independence, the President said, expressing his admiration for the heroic Vietnamese people and the country’s economic achievement in the past years. The Vietnamese diplomat affirmed his resolve to work to promote bilateral relations. Ambassador Nam also had meetings with high-level officials of Vanuatu, including Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ralph Regenvanu, and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity. Vanuatu officials all said they want to learn from Vietnam’s experience in economic development and integration. Both sides should bolster cooperation in the fields of their potential like agriculture and aquatic cultivation and exploitation, they said, adding that measures should be designed to promote two-way … [Read more...] about Vanuatu treasures traditional ties with Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines to resume flights to Japan’s Osaka on Sept. 18
Kansai Airport in Osaka has resumed operations but is currently only receiving a small number of flights, so from September 18-20, Vietnam Airlines will operate only one flight per day on the air route linking Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka. After September 20, the firm will work with Kansai Airport to re-launch flights between Hanoi and Osaka with frequency of one flight per day. To meet the need of passengers traveling between Vietnam and Japan, Vietnam Airlines will replace Airbus A321 with Boeing 787 aircraft with more seats on the route between Hanoi and Nagoya from September 18. The firm also plans to operate Boeing 787 aircraft instead of Airbus A321 between HCM City and Nagoya from September 21. Previously, many carriers had to cancel flights to Osaka due to Typhoon Jebi, which caused serious damage to Kansai Airport. A total of 56 flights of Vietnam Airlines at this airport during September 4-17 had to be cancelled. To ensure the travel plan for … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines to resume flights to Japan’s Osaka on Sept. 18