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115 Golf Courses by 2020-Vietnam

Vietnam to have 115 golf courses by 2020

August 5, 2011 about Social

Vietnam will have a total 115 golf courses by 2020, according to a plan that the Ministry of Planning and Investment recently submitted to the Prime Minister, Tien Phong reported Wednesday.

The ministry was quoted as saying that compared to a decision approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2009, the new plan proposed cancelling three courses because its inspections showed that they failed to meet investment conditions and regulations.

Meanwhile, an additional 28 new golf courses that will cover 3,812 hectares of land in total were proposed in provinces like Phu Tho, Khanh Hoa, and Kien Giang, according to the ministry.

All the newly-proposed projects will be purely golf courses, while some of the previously approved golf complexes also include tourism resorts, Minister Vo Hong Phuc told the newspaper.

All of the old and new projects on the list meet all regulations that require them to be located in areas with high potential for tourism, and not on land used for rice cultivation, he added.

Currently in Vietnam 29 golf courses are operating, 22 are being constructed, 13 have received investment certificates, while 23 others have been approved in principle, the ministry said.

Incomplete statistics showed that last year golf courses provided a total of VND505 billion (US$24.56 million) to the state budget, Tien Phong reported.

Thanh Nien News

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“I can’t say what made me fall in love with Vietnam - that a woman’s voice can drug you; that everything is so intense. The colors, the taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. They say whatever you’re looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. The smell: that’s the first thing that hits you, promising everything in exchange for your soul. And the heat. Your shirt is straightaway a rag. You can hardly remember your name, or what you came to escape from. But at night, there’s a breeze. The river is beautiful. You could be forgiven for thinking there was no war; that the gunshots were fireworks; that only pleasure matters. A pipe of opium, or the touch of a girl who might tell you she loves you. And then, something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again.”
― Graham Greene, The Quiet American

Tips on Travel to Vietnam

It's always warm in Southeast Asia apart from high mountains, so leave the heavy clothing at home. Cotton and breathable fabrics are always better than synthetics -- although cotton does wrinkle a lot when traveling! December through April is roughly the dry season in that region, although it can still rain a little. December is a good time to go in terms of temperature -- cooler than in the humid summertime. Either way, wearing more clothing (shirt sleeves and long pants) is always more respectful towards the Asian culture, especially when visiting temples and rural areas.