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Fun and Thrills at HCMC’s Many Parks

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The amusement parks in Ho Chi MInh City always provide the best services and entertainment for travelers who are seeking a relaxing place to get away from the noisy, bustling streets. White Rabbit Amusement Park (Cong Vien Giai Tri Tho Trang) Photo: Bazan Travel White Rabbit Amusement Park (Cong vien Tho Trang Le Thi Rieng) is considered an entertainment heaven for many families in HCM, especially young children. The park is located on August Revolution Street in Ward 15, District 10, which is easy to find as it is just right in the center of the city. This place was established by the White Rabbit entertainment joint stock company, specializing in the field of entertainment activities, with the motto of bringing of entertainment park to everyone’s home. The company has developed many amusement facilities throughout the major cities in Vietnam, such as the ones in Vung Tau and Quang Ninh. To be able to reach the destination, you can choose from many different means of ...

Vietnam, Indonesia Cooperation to Become Regional Economic Generators

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President of the Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) Budiarsa Sastrawinata. Photo: VNA The upcoming state visit to Indonesia by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is very crucial for the two countries to continue their discussion on how the two countries can substantially create synergy and cooperate with one another to become economic generators in the region, according to President of the Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) Budiarsa Sastrawinata. Sastrawinata, who is also Director of Ciputra Group, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) ahead of President Phuc’s visit from December 21-23, that many of Indonesian firms have come to Vietnam to explore investment opportunities, noting that Indonesia has remained one of the largest ASEAN countries investing in Vietnam. He recalled that at a recent meeting between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and PM Chinh, Widodo emphasised that Indonesia is committed to continue the establishment of mutually bene...

First Vietnamese flower arrangements on display in Japan

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Ikebana , or ‘the way of flowers,’ dates back more than 500 years in Japan, according to Reuters . The Rokkakudo temple, which is said to be the site associated with the birth of Ikebana , in Kyoto, Japan is currently the headquarters of Ikenobo, the oldest and largest school of the Japanese art of floral design. This supplied photo shows a flower arrangement created by a Vietnamese Ikebana practitioner on display at the 2022 Ikenobo Autumn Tanabata Exhibition in Kyoto, Japan. Every year, Ikenobo organizes major Ikebana events at the temple, typically the hatsuke (first arranging) ritual, and the spring and autumn Ikebana exhibitions, or Tanabata . Among those, the Ikenobo Autumn Tanabata Exhibition gathers flower arrangements created by students of Ikenobo schools across Japan and from overseas branches. This year, the exhibition is themed ‘Unconstrained Beauty’ and features around 900 ikebana arrangements, according to Ikenobo’s website. This supplied ...