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Preparations for Global Rice Festival Completed

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The occasion is expected to provide visitors with greater insights into the past, present, and future of the Vietnamese agriculture and rice industry. Currently, farmers in the locality are urgently completing the Vietnam Rice Road. The rice plants are put on display at the event. There are many rice varieties showcased on the road, including IR50404, OM 5454, Dai Thom 8, and ST 25. Various types of specialty fruit trees of Hau Giang are also showcased throughout the road. Ancient houses are made of bamboo, thatched with leaves and tools related to rice. Images of threshers and straw pillars are recreated on the rice road. .Canals and ditches in the Mekong Delta with water hyacinths, water lilies, and boats also appear on the rice road. After manual rice harvesting, the development step in the rice production process of local residents in the Mekong Delta is to have threshers and plows. Hau Giang provi...

Ho Chi Minh City to Revitalize Medical Tourism

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, deputy director of the municipal Department of Tourism, announced that the department will collaborate with the Department of Health, healthcare facilities, and travel firms to introduce medical tourism products that cater to the needs of both domestic and international visitors. To better serve international tourists, the tourism department has revised the city’s 2018 Medical Tourism Guidebook, adding more foreign languages to provide more detailed information and facilitate tours that allow tourists to experience local life. This month, the department plans to promote medical tourism products to attract more tourists from the Cambodian market and learn from Thailand’s successful medical tourism model. In addition, the municipal tourism authority will showcase medical tourism services at the upcoming 17th Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC 2023), which will take place from September 7 to 9 in District 7. ...