Sink over time Go Boi, a famous harbor, a bustling fishing village more than 400 years ago. This is the place where in the novel series “Con River in the flood season”, writer Nguyen Mong Giac describes it as an important saltwater harbor, an important focal point of communication with Dang Trong – Dang Ngoai, a place to receive migrations. From the North to the South, it was the place (along with the Thi Nai estuary) of the Tay Son Dynasty that sent naval troops to conquer the South to defeat the North. A tributary of the Con River flows at the foot of Banh It tower The side of Duong Long tower. Photo: TRUNG PHUONG Late in the afternoon, standing on Go Boi bridge watching the water of the Con River billowing, feeling strangely buoyant, seeing historical lines flowing layer by layer across the bridge. Remember the folk song that your mother used to lull you: “One day, no one will leave anyone / Only embroidery should be sharpened to make needles”, the lullaby voice sounds like a sad, sad Nam song. How much water has passed from the Con River over Go Boi Bridge, over the years has buried this historic saltwater harbour. And maybe it’s not economical so people don’t need to dredge it, just let it sink over time. But the image of the gourd sailing across the country, from the Central to the North, to the South, even through Nam Vang (Cambodia)… will never fade in the memories of the people in my hometown. Going to Go Boi, one must remember poets Xuan Dieu and Han Mac Tu. Xuan Dieu was born here, used to write love poems about Go Boi and Tuy Phuoc: “Sleeping in Tuy Phuoc is to not sleep at night The crickets stay awake with me all year round Wake up the stars, wake up the branches At night, the homeland loves the scent of the land.” Xuan Dieu could not sleep because simply: “Can’t sleep because the strong wind blowing from the sea keeps reminding / When my mother was born / I breathed the fish sauce of thousands of Go Boi…”. According to Hoai Thanh – Hoai Chan in “Vietnamese poets”, poets living in Binh Dinh are often haunted by the moonlight. The moon in Binh Dinh was strangely beautiful, mysterious or strange, inspired by Che Lan Vien, Quach Tan, Han Mac Tu, Yen Lan… Even later, Van Cao went to Quy Nhon to play and discovered Quy Nhon beach. like a half moon: “Half moon/Night/Lying on the sea sand…”. Most of the talented Vietnamese poets and artists who have met in Quy Nhon, all love the mysterious moon, meditate in Binh Dinh, hanging loosely on the lonely Cham towers. Even Trinh Cong Son is still haunted by the ancient towers, “hearing the autumn leaves and the rain rustling the little heels…” (Old Diem). Watching the magical moon Han Mac Tu also lived in Go Boi, because here is still the grave of the poet Han’s mother. It is said that at that time, the mother and son of the Han poets went to Go Boi to cure leprosy for Korea but in the end failed, the mother was lying eternally in Go Boi, the child was lying down watching the fanciful Binh Dinh moon in Ghenh Rang… read documents that know Han poet has known Xuan Dieu since then, when Han Mac Tu wrote to Xuan Dieu: “I sent you my collection of poems, because reading your poems, I find my pain is greatly relieved”. The land of Go Boi also once harbored the famous poet Han Mac Tu. And his best and most painful poems were written in this land. Go to Go Boi, look back up the Banh It tower, up to Do Ban citadel, remember the poets Yen Lan, Che Lan Vien – the names that make up the famous “Ban Thanh four friends”. Yen Lan is not only famous for “Ben My Lang”, he also has many other important contributions in the process of modern Vietnamese poetry. In the memoir “Yen Lan – remember you forever” (Van Hoc Publishing House – 2001) by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Lan – the wife of the poet Yen Lan – has quoted Che Lan Vien’s opinion: “Yen Lan is talented, talented. special and very soon”. It is not because of friendship that Che Lan Vien appreciates Yen Lan so highly. Before 1935, when New Poetry was still a toddler, Yen Lan had unique creations: “Mourning triangle sails about her resting quietly The rhythm of delaying harmonizes to pat the island far away”. Or describe the afternoon sun of Sam Son: “Empty far away The roof is dumbfounded, poetic and touching Afternoon pigeon wings incubated all over the manor.” “Sorrow triangle”, “tempo of delaying harmony”, “poetry of stone carving”, “afternoon of pigeons” – language structures, shimmering images interwoven magically, as if Yen Lan just wrote yesterday or today. Che Lan Vien is from Quang Tri but studied and grew up in Do Ban, Quy Nhon. In 1937, Che Lan Vien published a collection of poems “Dieu Ruan” that shocked the piano. In an article, Yen Lan once mentioned this collection of poems: “In the afternoon, Che Lan Vien and I often go upstairs to the East Thanh gate of Binh Dinh to admire the scenery and discuss poetry. Cham and Cham towers should discuss and write something together. Then Che Lan Vien published the volume “Diem Ruan” and me with the collection “The Well of Chaos” consisting of 28 poems written about the Chiem nuns…”. Han Mac Tu once read this book of poetry and asked Yen Lan why it was not a “well” (abandoned well), but “chaos”? Yen Lan asserts that it is a “well of chaos” (understood in the sense of chaos…). After reading the draft of this poem, Han Mac Tu was inspired to write the song “Moon commits suicide”: “Cold wells! Cold wells Why is no one good I heard that autumn hides here… Chaos, chaos, oh well chaos I’m panicking, I’m panicking Jump into the well to pick up the moon.” The song “Moon commits suicide”, Yen Lan planned to print in his book “The Chaos Well” as a preface, but unfortunately the poetry book was lost and Yen Lan’s poetic face seemed to be defective. In the last years of her life, Yen Lan also squeezed herself to make the quartet genre more attractive and more modern. With more than 400 quartet songs, Yen Lan is evaluated: Among the few great masters of modern Vietnamese quartet poetry, Yen Lan belongs to the “godfather” category (Truc Thong). Looking back at me Also, poet Nguyen Xuan Sanh was born in Da Lat but from a young age he studied at Quy Nhon National School (old), then moved to Hanoi. At the age of 15 (younger than Che Lan Vien when he was 16 years old when he published “Dieu Ruan”), Xuan Sanh released his epic “Lost Species”, with innovative poems of the type now commonly known as “postmodernism”. modern day”, breaking the standards of traditional poetry, with strange and “fragrant” sentences: “The white wind will smell the willow-shaped season / Far away from the pale green sad blue path…”. Now go to Go Boi to enjoy the coolness of the East Sea breeze, to look back into the past. Suddenly looking upstream, remember the castles and citadels of the Cham people, of the heroic Tay Son dynasty; looking down to the sea, remembering the rowboats that were horizontal and vertical for a while; remember the ships of the Portuguese and Spanish docked at Nuoc Man sea, now there is Xuan Phuong church, Lonely Song Village… And looking back at me, my age is already “sixteen years old”… Down there, how much water of the Con River is still flowing through Go Boi Bridge… Tuy Phuoc, February 2021

The factory also cooperates with research institutes to successfully test many products with complex technical requirements to meet the requirements of military modernization. Vietnam-made anti-tank ammunition. Prominent in the plant’s science and technology work is focusing on implementing topics to completely solve complex technical problems and problems that have lasted for many years. Many high-value initiatives put into effective application such as: Researching and perfecting K51SK fire particle production technology; research on drying wet fire seeds by infrared drying method; perfecting the production technology of spark tube explosion to improve product quality, overcome the phenomenon of electric spark tube resistance decline, stabilize quality, and reduce product failure rate; research to improve the quality of bullets PG9, OG9, B41M… It is known that OG-9 is a fragmentation explosive used to destroy enemy troops and vitality, destroy enemy fire stations at a range of up to 1000m and destroy enemy clusters at a distance of up to 4500m. . The OG-9 explosive grenade launcher has a shell made of ductile iron inside with a 735g TNT-type explosive and a ballistic stabilizer: The propellant tube is drilled with a row of air vents at right angles to each other and has eight raised fixed wing edges, oblique cuts on the wings for the projectile to rotate around its axis while in the air; The tail of the launch tube has a connecting rod for the dose and line marking. The OG-9 Detonator includes: Cone-shaped detonator housing with detonator; Long range detonator, detonation and cross detonation. The inertial mechanical element is used to activate the warhead ready for combat at a distance of 2.5 – 18m from the cross-section of the barrel and has: Detonator housing with dedicated cutouts, cartridge springs, locking balls and 4 safety locking balls. The grooves on the wall of the fuse housing are zigzag, through and straight. The flaming element is used for the pyrotechnics to strike the detonator’s fire particle when it collides with an obstacle and has an immediate, inertial effect. The pyrotechnic unit includes a flamingo cap, a gravity ball with horizontal locking pins and grooves, a flintlock, a pyrex housing and a conical spring. The inertial part includes: gasket, detonator tube and protective gasket. Cross-piercing detonator is a part used to detonate bullets when encountering an obstacle with a diagonal angle of impact greater than 8 degrees, a part consisting of a conical guide tube connected to a detonator tube, a directional ring. cone and decoys. In order for the inertial silver to not move, the ring is held in place by a compression spring and the edge of the tube containing the needle. The fact that Vietnam is self-sufficient in the production of OG-9 ammunition is especially important in the combat training and combat readiness of the army, which is not dependent on external supplies.

Con Ho today has changed both in appearance, as well as in the professionalism in welcoming guests to visit and experience. Those who have been to Con Ho (My Duc commune, Cang Long district, Tra Vinh province) since the first days people on the island started to learn and learn how to do tourism will feel the difference when coming back to Con Ho. The second and third time. Still with kind smiles, still enthusiastic and hospitable, when the train carrying our group was about to dock, the image of tourist households standing in line and giving guests conical hats to shade the sun was already there. Leave a good impression in everyone’s heart. Brand new look If in the early days of doing tourism, the family members of the seven households on Con Ho were chosen with many surprises, today instead is professionalism in how to welcome and serve visitors. On both sides of the road leading to Mr. Hai Nguyen’s house (the first person of Con Ho to boldly register to participate in the implementation of the Thuan Thien tourism model) is a row of flowers blooming in the sun at ten o’clock, blue pea flowers blooming in the sky. Welcome gate with the words “Tea and flowers of Hai Nguyen butterfly” make visitors curious and interested. Over a cup of tea, Mr. Hai Nguyen said: “Not only tourists but also people on Con Ho have never thought that there will be a tourist day, nor can they imagine that Con Ho today has brought on a face. completely new. For more than a year, people have welcomed many delegations inside and outside the province to visit, learn about the culinary culture, lifestyle of local people as well as the wild beauty on Con Ho. We have the opportunity to introduce to visitors the food and drinks of local products prepared by ourselves, the ingredients are also grown and cared for by the people themselves. Con Ho was very sad before doing tourism, because the young generation all went to big cities to study and live, most of them were old people on Con. Now, every week, Con Ho welcomes groups of guests from all over the world to visit and learn, in July, households can welcome a group of several dozen people, Con Ho is crowded and bustling.” Mr. Hai Nguyen shared. Mr. Hai Nguyen, one of the first people to boldly register to participate in self-tourism, feels happy because Con Ho is now clean and spacious and more and more tourists come to visit and interact with people. The yard in front of the house, which was used by Nguyen Van Trai and his wife to make a barn for pigs and chickens, has now been renovated to the Herbal Garden, for visitors to relax after participating in experiential activities at Con Dao. Ho. The melodious meditation music combined with the rustic natural scenery helps visitors relax after a long day of sightseeing. A cup of hot ginger tea enjoyed with assorted squash jams, ginger jams… made by Trai’s wife makes guests feel like they’re back home. In order to keep the campus clean and beautiful, Trai and his wife take turns cleaning every day, besides, they also pay more attention to beautifying the campus of the Herbal Garden with flowers and some herbs. Coming to Con Ho for the third time, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) shared: “The feeling of coming to Con Ho is the same every time, like returning home, people still welcome guests with enthusiasm, friendly. The same people, the same way of doing tourism, but every time I come to Con Ho, I see a change here. The most obvious of which is that the environment around Con Ho is becoming more and more complete, with enough facilities to serve tourists. Hai Trai Herb Garden is a place where guests can relax after a period of time participating in experiential activities on Con Ho. From the perspective of tourists, Ms. Nguyen Thai Tuong Van, Director of Thai Loan Tourism Company in Bien Hoa City (Dong Nai province) for the second time to Con Ho said: Currently, the needs of tourists are very diverse. Many people like to learn and discover the beauty as well as the unique characteristics of culture with this type of experience tourism. Con Ho is one of the unspoiled spots and has all these elements. Therefore, Ms. Van’s travel company has connected with the locality to bring tourists to visit Con Ho. Improve life, promote local cultural values Sharing with a reporter from the online newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Dr. Ta Duy Linh, director of the Institute of Economic Development and Tourism, said: When participating in the self-made tourism model, people take the initiative to preserve preserving and promoting local cultural values, renovating the landscape and environment, contributing to forming the overall face of Con Ho increasingly green, clean and beautiful. In addition, people are equipped with knowledge about community-based tourism, communication skills in the process of serving tourists and safety in tourism activities. From the knowledge shared by experts, people practice self-tourism model more and more professionally and make a good impression on tourists. When tourism develops, people’s income is increased. Tourism creates more excitement for people, helping people feel more secure in the production of plant varieties and livestock. Connecting the resources of the agricultural sector to tourism helps people partly solve the output of agricultural cultivation. At the same time, it helps visitors enjoy the typical and quality products of the locality. The products used to entertain tourists are grown by local people on Con Ho Besides, through tourism activities, people’s social network is expanded. Communicating with tourists is a good opportunity for people to interact with many parts of society. From there, people exchange, connect and form positive social relationships that help people’s lives and production. In particular, according to Dr. Ta Duy Linh: Tourism helps to enhance the status and role of women in the family. Currently, nearly 70% of the force involved in tourism activities in Con Ho are women. Women are shown skills, talents and create more motivation to think positively for women. Women are increasingly playing an active and important role in the exploitation and development of tourism in the locality. The above changes have partly met the initial goal of the self-directed tourism model deployed by the Research Institute for Economic Development and Tourism in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tra Vinh. perform. The market for Con Ho tourism products is that domestic and foreign tourists tend to enjoy the experience of searching for nostalgia, memories and have a high ability to pay. At the same time, through the application and deployment of self-tourism model, stakeholders are expected to introduce impressive destinations and share valuable emotions for visitors. The model of community-based tourism is highly appreciated by tourists as well as tour operators due to the unspoiled natural environment, and the cultural life that still preserves the village culture of the South. Deputy Director of Tra Vinh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Van Thanh said: After the Con Ho community ecotourism model was put into operation, it contributed to creating more products to serve tourists. The model of community-based tourism is highly appreciated by tourists as well as tour operators due to the unspoiled natural environment, the cultural life that still preserves the village culture of the South, exploiting unfavorable conditions. benefits without electricity into different tourism products such as: “oil lamp tour”, “self-made” tourism … to attract visitors. In the coming time, in the immediate future, during the complicated situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, the province will focus on perfecting and “refreshing” tourism products, training to improve professional skills and building programs stimulate demand to attract tourists when the COVID-19 epidemic situation stabilizes. In the long term, Tra Vinh will continue to invest in a number of typical products for each locality based on indigenous cultural factors and typical tourism resources of each locality associated with climate change adaptation according to the model. “Thuan Thien” tourism aims to both develop and promote cultural values ​​associated with environmental protection for sustainable tourism development./.

Heaven and water Tam Giang Lagoon City distance. 12km from Hue, Tam Giang lagoon stretching through 4 districts of Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Huong Tra and Phu Vang, visitors can really immerse themselves in experiencing nature on the river, watching the sunrise and beautiful natural scenery. This is one of the recent tourist destinations attracting a large number of tourists, especially young people who love to explore. However, according to Mr. Huynh Viet Hoang, Director of Da Nang Community Tourism Co., Ltd., visitors can not only enjoy the beautiful sunrise and sunset, but can also participate in experiential activities with them. people like pouring fire, catching shrimp, fish, catching crab… then grilled to enjoy right on the boat, very interesting. Visitors experience boating on Tam Giang lagoon Let’s take pictures to check-in the beautiful scenery here “When participating in the experience tour at Tam Giang lagoon, we can return to nature, experience activities with the local community, such as fishing and boating on the river with people. In the morning, we go to watch the sunrise and visit the floating market,” said a tourist from Hanoi. In addition, the cuisine is also a unique feature that attracts visitors. According to the local people, the fish is a specialty fish of Tam Giang brackish water, a precious fish and for medicinal purposes, eating will have a good night’s sleep. In particular, the dish “fish pancakes”, with the combination of the fragrant and flexible flavors of pancakes with coconut milk and fish, will make diners satisfied. Mr. Huynh Viet Hoang said that watching the sunset on Tam Giang lagoon is a “hot trend” attracting not only young people from Da Nang, Thua Thien – Hue but also tourists from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces. close. Every afternoon, sitting on a small boat going out to take pictures, enjoying specialties on the boat… is really an interesting experience. “Our company is cooperating with tourism service providers in Hue to bring guests here. In the coming time, this place will attract more visitors, especially those who like to travel and explore” – Mr. Hoang to speak. “With the advantages that nature offers, the aquatic resources of the Tam Giang lagoon area create unique culinary features that cannot be found anywhere else” – Mr. Vo Viet Hung, owner of Con Toc restaurant , share. “Visitors from near and far know more about Tam Giang’s products, such as crayfish, crayfish, and other seafood sources. Previously, this source of seafood was offered to the King, now we want to see more. many people know and enjoy”, Mr. Hung promoted. Welcoming dawn on Con Co island Those who are passionate about travel and discovery cannot ignore Con Co island (Quang Tri). After exploring Tam Giang, visitors can move to Cua Viet port in the early afternoon to board the boat to the island. Arrived at about 3pm, just in time to salute the flag, then explore tourist attractions and catch the sunrise on the island. Con Co Island is about 30km from the mainland of Quang Tri province, taking 1 hour by train. The island has an area of ​​​​about 4km2, a circumference of 8km, an altitude of 5-30m above sea level with a slightly rounded shape. In the past, the island was like an outpost located in the middle of the 17th parallel, guarding the east of the country. Not only famous during the war, occupying a strategic position in the entire Northern coast, and marking the zero mark on the baseline of Vietnam’s sea and islands, Con Co is also considered the most beautiful and pristine island. country. Another special thing is that Con Co island has a forest cover of nearly 70%, so the air here is very fresh, the beach is pristine, seafood is abundant,… Director of Ken Travel (Quang Tri) Pham Hoang Phuong, a unit specializing in organizing tours to Con Co island, said: “There are only 2 ships to Con Co island, one with a capacity of 80 people, the other with 150 people. The facilities on the island are only enough to accommodate 150-200 guests. Therefore, on Tet holidays, if you want to go to the island, you must book the service in advance. “After this survey, we have more opportunities to cooperate with travel and tour companies across the country to bring visitors to Con Co and Quang Tri” – Mr. Phuong expected. In harmony with the life of the Paco, Van Kieu people During the journey of the Vietnam Community Tourism Association, the delegation surveyed and learned about the cultural identity of the Paco and Van Kieu people in A Nor – A Luoi village (Thua Thien – Hue). Visitors can experience washing their hair by A Nor . waterfall The village is imbued with the culture of the Pa Ko ethnic group such as: Waterfall bathing, tooth brushing with folk leaves, washing hair with forest leaves right at the three-tiered A Nor waterfall. Despite going through many ups and downs of history, nature and people here still retain the idyllic and pristine features along with unique customs, captivating visitors to visit. Ta Lang village – Tay Giang is a mountainous district of Quang Nam province, bordering Laos, a long-standing area of ​​the Co Tu ethnic group. There are many potentials for eco-tourism and community-based tourism, with rare and primeval forests listed in the Red Book such as: green ironwood forest, po mu forest, ancient rhododendron forest… The model of community eco-tourism contributes to awakening, restoring and properly exploiting Co Tu cultural treasures in combination with developing eco-tourism and community-based tourism in a scientific and effective manner. help create jobs and income sources for the village community. This is considered a way of sustainable economic development, helping to improve people’s livelihoods, contributing to local economic development, reducing dependence on limited resources from forests, and limiting swidden work. farming, hunting wild animals, protecting forests better and better. Vice Chairman of Vietnam Community Tourism Association (VCTC) Huynh Viet Hoang acknowledged that, with the responsibility of developing for the community, VCTC organized the survey “Central region welcomes you” with the goal: “Introducing Central is the safe destination. Consulting to organize people to do community tourism in Tam Giang – Ta Lang lagoon. Introduce to travel agents in the country tourism products such as Dawn of Con Co Island; Afternoon on Tam Giang lagoon, Ta Lang mountain range at night. Exchange of travel businesses in 3 regions to connect, exchange and study and support each other to overcome difficulties after Covid-19. Towards sea and island tourism and patriotism”.

Chanel handbag drawn by a 5-year-old child. Photo: Handbagclinic. Chanel handbags are famous for their sophisticated embossed design on the surface. Therefore, the lines are more difficult to remove. After being “adorned” by her child’s “artwork”, the mother immediately sent the bag to the Handbag Clinic, Newcastle, England. At the center, the staff noticed that the bag was almost completely “destroyed” by the blue ink stroke. Many people feel sorry after seeing their brand name dirty. The staff at Handbag Clinic shared: “We clean the ink carefully. Then we use a special metallic pigment to remove stains.” Luckily for the woman, the bag was completely cleaned. The previous naughty strokes were completely gone. The procedure to restore a Chanel bag to its original appearance. Photo: Handbagclinic. According to the Who What Wear Buying a handbag from a luxury fashion house is like an investment. The “divine trio” consisting of Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermès has very expensive bags. Many of the designs of these luxury brands never go out of style. Even their prices increase over time. 10 hottest fashion fads today Clothing that respects the figure, creating maximum comfort is promoted in Spring – Summer 2021.

The Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route is put into operation again On April 19, information from the Can Tho Maritime Administration said that the Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route will officially come into operation from April 21. Accordingly, the Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route and vice versa will be exploited by Mai Linh Tay Do Joint Stock Company. In the immediate future, Mai Linh Express train will operate 2 trips per day (Can Tho – Con Dao and vice versa). The ship will depart from Ninh Kieu Tourist Port (Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City) to Ben Dam Port (Con Dao District, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province). Mai Linh Express high-speed train is a 2-hull ship with a capacity of about 300 seats, the journey from Can Tho – Con Dao is nearly 200km, the ship will take about 3.5 hours to 4.5 hours to travel each way. and so. This is an important waterway, helping to create favorable conditions for people and tourists to access a new, convenient and cheap mode of transport from the mainland to the island compared to traveling by plane. Previously, the Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route operated by Phu Quoc High-speed Train Joint Stock Company had to stop operating from the end of August 2020. The reason was due to the reaction of the people living. along the Hau River. People believe that when the boat ran, it created big waves that caused landslides on both sides of the river and affected fishing activities and small vehicles on the river. Can Tho – Con Dao expressway will run on Dinh An channel Regarding this issue, a representative of Mai Linh Tay Do Joint Stock Company said: After receiving comments from the Traffic Safety Board of Can Tho City, the National Traffic Safety Board, as well as localities, the company decided to operate with small-engine vessels. Specifically, Mai Linh Tay Do operates trains with a capacity of about 300 guests instead of 600 guests and only uses 2-engine trains instead of 4-engine trains, in order to limit the waves generated when the train runs. At the same time, from the proposal of the Can Tho Port Authority, Mai Linh Tay Do chose to go through Dinh An channel and then to the sea instead of going on Tran De channel. The reason is that Tran De channel has a small riverbed, many people’s activities such as fish farming, fishing… Besides, in order not to affect the people living on both sides of the river, instead of the ship going 32 knots (about 60km/h), the ship will reduce the speed to only 17 knots in the Hau river area (equivalent to about 60 km/h). about 30km/h) to limit wave generation. In addition, the unit will coordinate with localities to notify people about the time frame for the train to pass so that people using small vehicles that are not eligible to travel on the maritime channel will limit travel. A representative of the Can Tho Port Authority said: The Mai Linh ship’s operation on the Hau River maritime route through Dinh An channel is completely in accordance with regulations. Besides, it is against the current regulations of the people to close the sign, close the bottom, drop the net, etc. on the navigational channel, which is against the current regulations, including the use of small vehicles, which do not ensure safety factors. will also not be allowed to participate in maritime traffic. In the coming time, Can Tho Maritime Administration will continue to coordinate with localities to propagate to people about this.

About 1 hour flight from Ho Chi Minh City, Con Dao with an area of ​​about 76 km2 includes 16 islands, large and small with a population of nearly 10,000 people. The road to the center of Con Dao district. Photo: Pham Hung The most attractive thing here that makes visitors remember forever about Con Dao is the wonderful marine flora, the only place in Vietnam where sometimes visitors can see sea cows on the list. national survival. Come here, visitors go to Vich Island to see turtles spawn or see monkeys in nature sitting around cliffs and catching crabs and snails on both sides of the road …
The best season to travel to Con Dao is from April to November because at this time the sea is calm, the wind is cool, so visitors can freely visit without any obstacles in the weather. Coming here, visitors will relax with beautiful beaches, pristine bays like Dam Tre Bay, with wild beauty, idyllic to “melt” people’s hearts. Visitors can also explore the mangrove forest, watch swiftlets nest during the breeding season. An indispensable place in the tourist guide of Con Dao is Con Son Bay. The bay consists of a system of 14 different small and large islands, some of which are grouped together like a large family and there are clusters of islands standing in the middle of the sea. The dreamy islands of colorful coral that are more beautiful in the golden sun will make visitors unable to take their eyes off. Or like Lo Voi beach, and An Hai beach located in the Northeast of Con Dao town, Lo Voi beach and An Hai beach are one of the most beautiful beaches located at the two ends of the island.
In Con Dao, visitors need to walk about 10 minutes from the center to the beach. Going further, Dam Trau beach is likened to a very beautiful name “fairy falling asleep”. 14km ​​from the town center and 12km from Co Ong airport, Dam Trau is the ideal destination for picnics, swimming, coral viewing and adventure adventure, exploring remote islands. Tourists get off the high-speed train to visit Con Dao. Photo: Victory In the year 2020 and the first months of 2021, due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of visitors coming to Con Dao will decrease significantly. But from the end of March to early April the disease was well controlled, tourism was open, and the number of visitors to the island increased again. Especially on these April, many tourists come to Con Dao on this occasion to visit the graves of relatives, or to pay tribute to heroes who have fallen for national independence.
Con Dao prison is a must-visit destination not to be missed when traveling to Con Dao. This is the place where the French colonialists and the American imperialists built with hundreds of cells, cells, and separate rooms to imprison and exile Vietnamese patriots and political prisoners. Especially the famous brutal tiger cage system, which shocked the world when it was discovered. Visitors will not help shiver in hot, stuffy rooms with creepy torture tools. The prison is associated with famous names such as cow stables, tiger cages, lime kilns, salt departments, celestial ghosts … Visitors to Con Dao want to learn about the history of this place must come here to explore the national history through artifacts, images and documents in French displayed here. In addition, Hang Duong Cemetery is a spiritual destination not to be missed. This is the most famous spiritual tourist destination in Con Dao, the resting place of more than 2,000 martyrs, including national heroes in the resistance war against French colonialism and American imperialism and is home to the grave of Mrs. Vo. Thi Sau. At night, many tourists come here to visit and pray.

For the first time, launching special economy class on the routes to Con Dao and Dien Bien. Photo: Vietnam Airlines With premium economy class, passengers will have their own check-in counter and priority tag baggage. Passengers will receive a service voucher at the airport restaurant before boarding time. Notably, before departure, ordinary passengers are given priority to board the train after and after landing, and have priority to get off the train first, which saves waiting time. On the flight, passengers are served snacks and drinks. Aircraft are fitted with separating curtains at the end of the aircraft to increase the sense of privacy and comfort for special economy passengers. Lotusmiles members of Vietnam Airlines enjoy a mileage factor of up to 120 – 130%, much higher than normal class, from only 10 – 100%. These are all additional benefits that outweigh the regular fare class, providing a new and engaging experience for passengers. Currently, Vietnam Airlines operates 80 flights / week between the city. Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao, 5 flights / week between Can Tho – Con Dao and 21 flights / week between Hanoi – Dien Bien. Besides transporting tourists, these are the routes of Vietnam Airline to ensure traffic connection, socio-economic development in mountainous and island areas. Flights are being operated by VASCO, a member airline of Vietnam Airlines./.

(Artwork by: VNA) Up to now, Vietnam Airlines is the first and only airline operating a special economy class on these routes. With premium economy class, passengers will have their own check-in counter and priority tag baggage. Passengers will receive a service voucher at the airport restaurant before boarding time. Notably, before departure, ordinary passengers are given priority to board the train after and after landing, and have priority to get off the train first, which saves waiting time. On the flight, passengers are served snacks and drinks. Aircraft are fitted with separation curtains at the end of the aircraft to increase the sense of privacy and comfort for special Economy passengers. Lotusmiles members of Vietnam Airlines enjoy a mileage factor of up to 120% – 130%, much higher than the normal class of only 10% – 100%. Currently, Vietnam Airlines operates 80 flights / week between the city. Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao, 5 flights / week between Can Tho – Con Dao and 21 flights / week between Hanoi – Dien Bien. Flights are operated by VASCO, a member airline of Vietnam Airlines. In addition to transporting tourists, these are also Vietnam Airlines routes to ensure traffic connection, socio-economic development of mountainous and island areas.

Departing on April 29 and coming back on May 2, passengers will have to pay about 7-8.4 million VND including tax fees. Specifically, if you choose the cheapest flight, you will travel on the departure flight at 13:05 and arrive at Con Dao at 15:25, with a round-trip ticket price of 7 million VND including tax and fee. During the peak of April 30 – May 1, the fare for a direct flight from Hanoi to Con Dao reached more than VND8.4 million per round-trip ticket, higher than the peak ticket price of Tet 2020 before translating Covid- 19 outbreaks. Photo: BAV. In addition to many flight options priced at about VND 8 million round trip, this flight also recorded a pair of round-trip flights with a total ticket price of up to VND 8.4 million / passenger. The departure of this flight with the price of 8.4 million dong is the flight departing at 12:30 from Noi Bai airport and arriving at Con Dao airport at 14:55 on April 29. The return leg of the journey will depart at 9:25 am on May 2 and land at Noi Bai airport at 11:50 am. Ticket price for the first leg of the itinerary is VND 4,245,000 including tax and return fare is 4,205,000 VND, making the total ticket price up to 8,450,000 VND. These non-stop flights are operated by Bamboo Airways with the 195 regional Embraer jets. In addition to the option to fly directly with Bamboo Airways, passengers can save money by transiting in Ho Chi Minh City with other airlines. flights of Vietnam Airlines Group. The cheapest round-trip fare that Vietnam Airlines and Vasco offer on the same flight sector is 4.5 million VND including tax and fee. Passengers will move to Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Vasco’s ATR 72 to continue their journey to Con Dao. This kind of flight is half as cheap as a direct flight. However, passengers’ journey will last from 4 hours 30 minutes to more than 6 hours due to plane transfer. Meanwhile, the direct flight option only takes 2 hours and 20 minutes. In addition, the Embraer 195 experience is also more appreciated than the ATR 72 propeller airplane experience. According to the Aviation Administration, in the first quarter alone, Con Dao airport welcomed nearly 221,000 passengers, an increase of 2 times over the same period last year. Having direct flights from Hanoi and other northern provinces has made Con Dao tourism more accessible to passengers. Rising passenger demand and low Con Dao flight supply capacity, each flight can carry only 68 passengers (ATR 72) or 100 passengers (Embraer 195), making Con Dao fares always in the highest group in the market. inland.

Volunteers in Con Dao and scientists transplant coral corals on the natural bottom. Photo: VNA broadcast Master Nguyen Cong Danh, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, Chairman of the Advisory Council evaluating and accepting the project implementation results, chaired the meeting. The waters of Con Dao have marine biodiversity among the first in Vietnam with coral reefs playing an important role. Recent research shows that many Con Dao coral reefs have recovered quite well after being degraded. However, some reefs cannot recover from degradation or have narrow areas due to the lack of hard bottoms for coral growth. Therefore, the issue of restoring hard corals was proposed by Con Dao National Park and approved by the People’s Committee of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. The Management Board of Con Dao National Park has cooperated with Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography to implement the project “Selection of applied models of hard coral recovery in ramsar area of ​​Con Dao National Park”. The project is implemented from May 2018 to April 2021 to restore and regenerate coral reefs affected by natural disasters but cannot restore naturally. The project has a common goal of restoring and managing a number of coral reefs in the ramsar area of ​​Con Dao National Park with community participation with 2 specific objectives: assessment of resilience and management of the reef. Ramsar Coral Park Con Dao National Park on the basis of coral reef status analysis and application of restoration techniques; building models of planting and restoring coral reefs in ramsar area of ​​Con Dao National Park (scale of 3 ha) and managing coral reef ecosystems to regenerate aquatic resources, protect the environment, and serve tourism. marine ecology. The project has 6 identified contents, including site selection survey, determining the scale of hard corals restoration in the ramsar area of ​​Con Dao National Park; assess the current status of coral reefs in the selected area before and after the rehabilitation, building a set of criteria for evaluating the restoration results; train community awareness on conservation and training skills in coral reef restoration for local officials and communities. The project also restored reefs on natural bottoms and artificial victim modeling; monitor and supervise the trend of change, the development ability of the recovered corals, the biological resources at the recovery location; building procedures for restoration, scale for the care and protection of hard corals. The members participating in the project to install iron piles as a permanent support for corals on the natural bottom. Photo: VNA broadcast Deputy Director of Con Dao National Park Tran Dinh Hue said, based on the survey results, the implementation team has chosen the method of restoring corals on the natural bottom (which used to be coral but degraded) and artificial bottom (previously no corals). On an artificial bottom, corals were recovered by group fragmentation according to Heeger & Sotto and Edwards’ recovery instructions. For an artificial substrate, the coral groups are fixed on an arched concrete platform with a diameter of 100x60cm (2 bottoms), 80cm high, 5cm thick, with 8-10 holes (10 – 15 cm) to increase coral immobilization and facilitate habitat entry. The total number of concrete tanks as artificial substrates in this project is 150 tanks. For natural substrates, coral conglomerate fragments are fixed directly on dead corals by wire or drawstring. To create strength, use iron stakes or steel nails mounted on the dead coral foundation as a permanent support for the coral. The average distance between colonies is about 0.50 – 1 meter with the way that the corals are vertically oriented and the most contact with the substrate is dead coral or iron piles. In addition, the “transplanted” coral branches are tagged to facilitate periodic inspection. Seven corals of three genera Acropora, Montipora, Pocillopora and two families Acroporidae and Pocilloporidae were selected for restoration. A detailed assessment of the current bottom status of the coral restoration area after restoration in September 2020 shows that the average coverage of hard corals at 3 points of Bai Cat Lon, Hon Tai, Dat Doc increased from 1. , 5 to 12%. This proves that restoring hard corals in degraded reef areas or creating coral recovery media on the bottom both creates conditions for the growth of corals and landscaping for living creatures. According to the assessment, in September 2020, the average density of coral reefs in the coral rehabilitation areas in Con Dao ranged from 175 to 752 individuals / 100 m2. The project has achieved its overall goal of restoring and managing a number of hard coral reefs in Con Dao National Park ramsar with community participation. During the period from October 2018 to September 2020, the project organized 5 rounds of hard coral assessment and restoration in 3 areas, including Dat Doc, Southwest Hon Tai and Bai Cat Lon. A total of over 6,000 pieces of the coral group were relocated and fixed on an area of ​​3 hectares, 1 hectare each. For corals recovered on natural bottoms in Dat Doc and southwest of Hon Tai (over 4,400 groups), the average survival rate of 5 recovered corals including Acropora grandis, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora robusta, Acropora millepora and Acropora formosa are 82.1% and 82.9%, respectively. Meanwhile, the artificial bottom restoration of concrete tanks (over 1,600 groups) had a higher survival rate (85.6% for the 3 species of Acropora grandis, Acropora robusta and Acropora formosa). Some hard corals of beautiful shapes and colors also provide 100% survival. The average monthly growth rates of the three species of Acropora formosa, Acropora robusta and Acropora grandis in Dat Doc were 0.82cm, 0.89cm and 0.5cm, respectively. For the Hon Tai area, the average monthly growth rates of these three species are 0.81cm, 0.62cm and 0.47cm, respectively. On the artificial substrate, the average growth rate of Acropora formosa was higher than that of Acropora grandis with 0.88 cm / month and 0.74 cm / month, respectively. These values ​​indicate that the recovered branch corals in Con Dao were well developed. Volunteers in Con Dao and scientists transplant coral corals on the natural bottom. Photo: VNA broadcast According to Associate Professor, Dr. Vo Si Tuan, Director of Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, Con Dao coral suffers many disasters, but fortunately, the natural regeneration of the coral reefs is very good, the coral cover is high. . In the near future, Con Dao National Park needs to strengthen the management of coral reefs, establish coral conservation zones to create conditions for marine life to live, develop and spread to the natural environment; mobilize by means of socialization of tourism businesses for the community to join hands in both exploiting aquatic resources and protecting, cultivating and exploiting aquatic products in a sustainable manner. The project has contributed to improving 3 reef areas, increasing coral coverage, increasing sustainable attachment prices for regenerating corals and creating a stable environment for development of the reef biome. The project has met the most basic criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of restorative corals including: survival rate, growth rate of coral colonies and habitat characteristics of the rehabilitation zone such as change. changes in the coverage of the benthic components, the emergence of species of economic and ecological value, an increase in density as well as the size of the reef biome. Through training and hands-on training, the project has supported Con Dao National Park to improve capacity and from now on Con Dao National Park Management Board can organize hard coral restoration with on-site human resources. employees and partners from the local community. After the meeting, the Advisory Council assessed, accepted and accepted the satisfactory evaluation of the project “Selecting the application model of hard corals recovery at ramsar, Con Dao National Park” with the consensus of all all 9 out of 9 scientific members join the Council. After transferring the project to the beneficiary of Con Dao National Park, the authorities encourage businesses to join the management of coral reef restoration for tourism, creating Artificial reefs in deep sea areas to develop adventure tourism.

The coral reefs in Con Dao waters have been recovered after the “catastrophe”. RECOVERY 7 TYPES OF MARRIES Con Dao sea area is considered to be the place with the highest marine biodiversity in Vietnam with coral reefs playing an important role. However, since 1997, the coral in Con Dao sea has developed slowly, in many places, the coral has died and bleached. Therefore, the Provincial People’s Committee “ordered” Con Dao National Park and Institute of Oceanography project “Selection of applied models of hard coral restoration in ramsar area of ​​Con Dao National Park”. Associate Professor – Dr. Vo Si Tuan, Former Director of Institute of Oceanography (Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province) – project manager, said that the coral reef restoration was done in 3 areas: Dat Doc, Southwest of Hon Tai (recovered on natural bottoms) and Bai Cat (restored on artificial bottoms). Rehabilitation activities include: assessment of current conditions, removal and fixation of corals, and monitoring of survival and growth (conducted 5 turns over a 2 year period). Accordingly, there are 7 types of corals belonging to 3 varieties: Acopora, Montipora and Pocillopora selected to be restored in the waters of Con Dao. In addition, some types with beautiful shapes and colors such as Echinophyllia echinoporoides, Oxypora glabra, Echinophyllia cehinoporoides were also tested to create diverse habitats for ecotourism. In the coral restoration area on the artificial bottom, the scientists split the pieces and then fixed the corals to 150 dome-shaped concrete tanks. In areas with natural bottoms to ensure good coral growth, scientists make direct fixings on dead corals by wire or drawstring. To make sure, the group used a 35cm iron pole or 10cm steel nail mounted on the dead coral foundation as a support. Talking about the project implementation process, Associate Professor, Dr. Vo Si Tuan said that the project team of up to 20 people (including scientists from Nha Trang, Con Dao National Park staff and fishermen) is not concerned. day and night, wind waves to work both on the sea and under the ocean. In particular, the hardest thing is to bring 150 dome-shaped concrete tanks of 100x60cm size to the sea. After being manufactured in Con Dao, these 150 tanks were implemented by the team implementing the project to rent a crane to Ben Dam port. From here, it takes 25 more boat trips to transport these concrete tanks to Hon Bay Canh. Dozens of healthy fishermen were mobilized to bring the concrete tub to Cat Lon beach (Hon Bay Canh) and put it in the right position (distance from 0.5-1m). According to Mr. Tran Dinh Hue, Deputy Director of Con Dao National Park, the agency in charge of the project, said that he has accompanied the scientists of the Institute of Oceanography during 2 years of implementing the project. The project is carried out entirely on the sea, under the ocean, so it is very difficult, depends a lot on weather factors. “Sometimes, when we are implementing the work, the weather is unfavorable, the waves are strong, the wind is strong, we have to stay 10 days before we can continue to deploy”, Mr. Hue said. SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT After 2 years (from October 2018 to September 2020), implementing an experimental coral restoration in Con Dao waters showed that corals have recovered well. Specifically, according to a detailed assessment of the current status of the bottom of the coral restoration area in September 2020, it shows that the amount of coral has been significantly improved through the coverage data of living corals. Accordingly, in Bai Cat Lon area, the coverage of hard corals varies from 0-13.1%. Hon Tai area The coverage of hard corals increased from 3.8% to 13.1%. Similarly for the Dat Doc area the coverage of hard corals increased from 0.6% to 10%. Thus, after 2 years of restoring corals, coverage of average hard corals at the three recovery points increased from 1.5 to 12% with the number of more than 4,400 coral groups restored on the natural bottom and 1,600 coral groups have been restored on the man-made reef. Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh, Director of the Department of Science and Technology, said the project “Selecting an application model for recovery of hard corals in the ramsar area of ​​Con Dao National Park” is an experimental project of great significance to the province and country. In particular, coral rehabilitation and development for the Con Dao ramsar area has achieved the main goal of improving coral reefs by increasing coral cover, increasing the cost of sustainable attachment for corals. restore and create a stable environment for the development of the coral reef biomes. From there, contributing to biodiversity conservation and restoration of natural resources, improving the quality of the ecosystem.

At the end of April, the Honda Winner X hand-held car model was adjusted by many HEAD dealers with discounts and incentives. In particular, some dealers in Ho Chi Minh City are offering a discount of 3 million VND for this scooter. The price of Honda Winner X cars excluding VAT is only VND 38-44 million. Photo: TN According to PV survey, Winner X’s hand-held car model is being sold for 44-50 million VND (including license plate fee). Specifically, Winner X the cheapest version is the new TC V10 (normal brake) with the price of 44.5 million dong, while the highest priced version is V18 ABS (silver, black, red), priced at 50.1 million dong. This price includes license plate fees. Other versions are also priced at 48 and 49 million VND. Thus, the price excluding VAT of this model is only VND 38-44 million. According to the sales staff, depending on the sales policy of the dealers, most of the scooter models are having many advantages in preferential policies. In particular, some agents will refund 3 million VND to customers who have completed paperwork and license plates. Currently, after adjustment, Honda’s clutch car has a lot more advantages than competitors such as Yamaha Exciter 150 (47-49 million) and Exciter 155 (47-50.5 million VND). According to the sales report of Honda Vietnam, in March, Winner X hand-held motorbikes with many preferential policies resulted in sales reaching 10,955 vehicles, accounting for 7.3% of Honda’s total motorcycle sales.

Anne Olivia Bauso, writer of Travel + Leisure admitting that choosing the most beautiful beach in Vietnam is very difficult. However, Anne asserted that Dam Trau beach in Con Dao is definitely a top candidate.

“Golden sand, bamboo groves and shady green trees. This is a place for you to spend the day swinging in a hammock by the beach and reading or walking, surfing … With the location near the airport. , planes often appear to bring excitement or fear to some people, “writes Anne.

Wild scene in Dam Trau beach. Photo: Vinh Bear.

In the list of 25 most beautiful beaches in the world by Travel + Leisure 3 other representatives in Asia were also mentioned including Railay West (Krabi, Thailand), Radhanagar (India) and Saud (Luzon, Philippines).

This list also mentions some familiar names such as Elafonissi – famous pink sand beach in Greece or Hanalei Bay (Kauai, Hawaii, USA) …

Vietnam is the name given to by the writers Travel + Leisure spend great attention. In front of Dam Trau beach, Hoi An has also repeatedly led the list of the most beautiful cities in the world published by this magazine. In 2020, The Reverie Saigon is fine Travel & Leisure ranked 57th in the list of the top 100 hotels in the world.