3 Saigon River Tours suspended

Three Saigon river tours suspended

Visitors buying river tours to Binh Quoi, East-West Highway and District 9 Ornamental Garden on scheduled boat and canoe services of Binh Quoi Tourism Area will not be able to depart as such boats have yet to find out a mooring area on Bach Dang Wharf.

The Saigon River.

Saigontourist Travel Service Company, the major organizer of the river tours departing from Bach Dang Wharf, informed it had just received the announcement from the boat operator that the scheduled tours to the aforesaid venues and Binh Quoi have been suspended. Meanwhile, tours heading to Cu Chi and the Mekong Delta are still in operation as normal, Saigontourist said.
This unexpected suspension has affected several visitors who have booked tours to Binh Quoi.
“We have yet to get the new departure schedule as the boat operator has to wait until the new announcement comes out,” said Doan Thi Thanh Tra, marketing and public relations manager of Saigontourist.
In the meantime, Nguyen Thanh Nghia, director of the boat Saigon Restaurant in charge of managing many medium and small vessels and motor boats of Binh Quoi, said that when the three tours could resume operation remained unknown.
Among the aforesaid boats, only the boat Saigon Restaurant remains operational as it is still allotted a site at Bach Dang Wharf near Nguyen Hue Boulevard to anchor.
“As it is very difficult and time-consuming for us to ask for permission to arrange the mooring area for boats to pick up visitors, we’ve decided to suspend the tours for now,” Nghia said.
Identifying river tours as the key tourism products of the city, the local authorities have assigned Saigontourist Holding Company as the parent company of many enterprises such as Saigontourist Travel Service Company and Binh Quoi Tourism Area to act as the major developer of river tours.
Source: SGT

Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Hanoi to oppress street vendors who target foreign tourists

Hanoi to oppress street vendors who target foreign tourists 

Last Updated: Saturday, August 11, 2012 03:20:00

A street vendor making a sales pitch to foreign tourists in downtown Hanoi

Hanoi tourism authorities have ordered police and district authorities to punish street vendors who rip off foreign tourists.

The city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism also proposed harsher fines against  vendors for coercing tourists to buy their products or swindling foreigners out of their money.

“These vendors have cheated tourists right in downtown and have spoiled the reputation of Hanoi people and tourism in the eyes of international visitors,” said a statement from the department.

Since 2008, Hanoi has enforced a ban against street venders on 62 streets.

The ban had initially been implemented successfully before a subsequent relaxing of surveillance saw the re-emergence of the issue, VnExpress reported.

In a recent investigation, Tien Phong detected several groups of vendors targeting, cheating or ripping off foreign tourists.

"Due to language barrier and trust from tourists, some have cheated them out of big money,” the paper said.

On Ma Tay Street, two women often wait at the entrance of an ancient house that hosts Dao Xa musical performances.

They often coerce tourists to buy bracelets, hats, fans and handkerchiefs by placing them on tourists' bodies.

Some women with quang gánh (rattan basked shoulder poles) put them on the shoulders of tourists for them to take picture and then ask them to give them money even if they did not take any pictures. They are often found on Hang Be, Ma May and Hang Bac streets in the capital's old quarter.

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Others just coerce tourists to buy everything from fruits to maps and some have even snatched money right out of tourists' wallets while they pay.

Taylor, an English tourist, quickly crossed the street after seeing an approaching lighter vendor. He told Tien Phong that his friends had warned him against street vendors when going around in Hanoi to avoid being ripped off or pick-pocketed.

He wore his backpack in front, saying it could help him avoid robbers and pickpockets.

Not only foreign tourists, but many local people have also been victimized by these people.

A tourist from the south said he had bought corn at a price five-fold higher than normal after not heeding his friends' warning about buying things in the old quarte

How the Rich in Vietnam spend their $$

VietNamNet Bridge – Having private aircraft, possessing islands, traveling in a Rolls & Royce, owning yachts and attracting the media like the portraits of the showbiz world – this is the common portrait of the Vietnamese millionaires.

The villas in West Lake area
Hanoi is the city which has the highest land price in the world, comparable with that in Tokyo, Hong Kong or Paris. Meanwhile, the land price in the West Lake area is considered the most expensive in Hanoi, which is called the golden land.

Leon Lai, a Hong Kong’s actor, could buy a villa with an area of 1000 square meters in Ruby Hill – San Francisco, with swimming pool and golf course, at five million US dollars. 

However, he would not be able to buy a land plot with the same area in Hanoi with the same sum of money. A real estate expert said that the land plots in the area are priced at no less than 40,000 square meters. However, even if accepting the sky high prices, one would still not be able to buy a land plot here, because of no seller.

As such, if Leon Lai wants to live in the West Lake area in Vietnam, with five million dollars, he can only buy a house with the area of 125 square meters.

In the West Lake area, there are the villas with hundreds of square meters in area, which have the sky high and logically enigmatic prices.

There is also a golden land area in HCM City – the Dong Khoi area in district 1. However, the land plots here have been reserved to do business, not for accommodation. Therefore, the West Lake area is considered the most wonderful area for people to live.

Hollywood’s stars like Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift and Mariah Carey are living in the villas worth 2.6-30 million dollars. However, if they want to live on the golden land in Vietnam, they would have to pay much higher for the same area of accommodations.

Private aircraft, yachts and luxurious cars

Doan Nguyen Duc, Chair of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai was recognized as the first Vietnamese person who owns a private airline, after he bought a Beechcraft King Air 350 in 2008 at 7 million dollars.

In fact, in Vietnam, there are many people rich enough to buy private aircrafts. Just two years later, local newspapers reported that Tran Dinh Long, Chair of the Hoa Phat group bought an aircraft at 5 million dollars.

In 2009, Diem My, a well-known actress in Vietnam, said on local newspapers that her husband was possessing a 2 million dollar yacht.

In fact, a lot of businessmen have luxurious yachts, including Dao Hong Tuyen, who is called the “King of the Tuan Chau Island”.

Meanwhile, nearly all the most luxurious car models have been present in Vietnam, from Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari 599 Fiorano GTB to Lamborghini Aventador, from Rolls-Royce Phantom Year of the Dragon, Maybach 62S, Audi R8 to Aston Martin Vanquish.

The rich people whisper in each others’ ears that the remaining luxurious models with Koenigsegg or Pagani have not been present in Vietnam not because Vietnamese millionaires cannot afford them, but because they do not fit the taste of the rich people.

Only very rich people can possess luxurious cars in Vietnam. They not only have to pay high for the luxurious cars, which would be much more expensive in Vietnam than in the manufacturers’ countries because of the high tax, but also pay high to run the cars.

Analysts believe that in Vietnam, the expenses to run a car is triple that in other countries in the world. A Bugatti Vevron, which is sold at one million dollars in the US, would be priced at 3 million dollars in Vietnam, or 60 billion dong.

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Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Dengue fever pandemic expected in southern Vietnam

Dengue fever pandemic expected in southern Vietnam 

Last Updated: Monday, August 06, 2012 05:00:00

Experts predict dengue fever will reach pandemic proportions in the southern region, where it has claimed 21 lives among 35,732 cases so far this year, according to a report on Lao Dong newspaper Monday.

According to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, cases of dengue fever are increasing at an alarming rate within the region, with HCMC, Dong Nai, Ben Tre and Can Tho claiming the most infections.
With the disease at its seasonal peak, the likelihood that it will become a pandemic is high, as the southern region has entered the rainy season, it said.
Statistics show that up to 2,001 dengue fever infections were reported in the south in one week alone, between July 23 and 29.
The region's 35,732 infections represent a 20 percent increase compared to last year.
As of the end of July, HCMC had recorded more than 5,600 cases of dengue fever, while Dong Nai and Ben Tre provinces had seen over 3,000 and 1,200 cases, respectively.
The HCMC People’s Committee instructed authorities from 24 districts to work closely with the health sector to implement measures to prevent and curtail the spread of dengue fever.

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The HCMC Health Department was asked to increase inspections and intensify their monitoring of the preventive measures being taken and the development of the disease in general.
According to the Pasteur Institute, dengue fever can be prevented if local residents maintain hygienic conditions within their homes which can drastically reduce the presence of mosquitoes.

Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | One of Vietnam’s quadruplets undergoes successful laser eye surgery

One of Vietnam’s quadruplets undergoes successful laser eye surgery 

Last Updated: Thursday, August 02, 2012 04:00:00

Minh Nam, the youngest of Vietnam’s quadruplets, is recovering from a laser surgery for retina disease at Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital No.1 on Wednesday.

One of Vietnam’s quadruplets is recovering from retinal laser surgery to save her from an eye disease that is common among  premature babies and can lead to vision loss.

Minh Nam, the youngest of the four girls, received the operation on Wednesday morning at Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital No.1, news website Dan Tri reported.

The four babies had check-ups on Monday at Tu Du, the city’s leading obstetrics hospitals where they were born on June 20, and Nam was diagnosed with a severe case of retinopathy, which is caused by the irregular growth of retinal blood vessels which, if untreated, can result in scarring and retinal detachment.

Pre-surgery tests on July 31 revealed the baby was anemic and therefore required a transfusion of red blood cells.

Doctor Cam Ngoc Phuong from the children’s hospital, said “45 minutes after the surgery, the baby was quite stable, looked strong and was breathing well.”

Phuong said the surgery was successful from the start and the baby could be discharged as soon as one week, but will have to return for regular eye checks.

Tran Huu Dong, the baby's father, said in a Dan Tri report Tuesday “There’s something like a layer of cloud in her eyes over the past four days. She reacted poorly to hands thrown in front of her face.”

The four babies were delivered early in the 32nd week from a natural quadruplet pregnancy, a one in more than 700,000 rarity among pregnancies worldwide. The doctors decided to perform a C-section, expecting Tran Thi Tinh, 31, to suffer from prenatal convulsions.

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Nam weighed 1.2 kilograms at birth and her sisters 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 kilograms, needing kangaroo care (where the infant is held skin-to-skin by an adult) two weeks after birth.

They were all found with retina disease during a check at Tu Du one month after birth, and the parents, who are poor hired workers from Dong Thap Province 150 kilometers away, are asked to keep close observation at three other babies in case their conditions also got worse.

Ho Chi Minh City's Children’s Hospital No.1 sees around 400 babies with retinal conditions due to preterm birth every year.

Doctor Phuong said preterm babies need special protection from dirt and noise as their eyes and ears are weaker than normal babies.

Breast milk is a recommended solution to increase the strength and immune system of such babies, but Tinh said she does not have enough milk for all four. C-section reduces breast milk in all women.

Nai triumphs at the Asian Billiards Champs | Look At Vietnam

Nai triumphs at the Asian Billiards Champs

July 8, 2012

Vietnamese billiards player Ngo Dinh Nai defeated his team mate Tran Phi Hung 100-79 in the final match of the 2012 Asian Billiards Championships’ 1-cushion event in HCM City on July 5.

This was considered a nice surprise to Nai, who nearly failed to enter the quarter-finals if there was no last-minute intervention by Gaku Nishio, Chairman of the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation.
After two matches in the same group, Tran Phu My qualified to advance the next stage as he had higher sub-scores than Nai.
However, Nishio carefully checked the results and quickly held an urgent meeting with the jury board at 11.pm and made a decision in favour of Nai as the tournament’s sub-scores were just based on the number of strokes not on the score difference defined by the confederation’s new rule.
He then met with the Vietnamese team and explained the reason to My, who eventually accepted the final judgment.
Nai easily thrashed Dang Dinh Tien 100-59 in the quarter-finals and Ma Minh Cam 100-31 in the semi-finals.
His rival Hung, who had replaced a Phillipino player, succeed in beating Japanese veteran Machida Tadashi after 18 shots in the quarter-finals and another Japanese player Kobayashi 100-99 in the semi-finals.
The 31-year-old Nai’s first champion title helped Vietnam dominate in the 1-cushion event with one gold, one silver and one bronze.
The 3-cushion event of the tournament is scheduled to start on July 6.
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72 million violations in 5 months in HCMC

2012, National Year for traffic safety: Really? 

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT

 
A motorbike in Hanoi carrying a heavy load has the pillion rider perched precariously and without a helmet. 2012, designated as the year of traffic safety, has continued to see a large number of accidents and traffic laws flouted.
Early this year the Prime Minister encouraged all local and regional officials to improve traffic in their respective regions. Just recently the Prime Minister "ordered all municipalities and agencies to continue their effort."
According to recent statistics, with the exception of some African countries, South East Asia, particularly Vietnam, has the highest accident rates recorded worldwide.
Almost immediately after the first warning statement, a Ho Chi Minh City official claimed a 50 percent reduction in accidents (Vietnam News).
Last week (Vietnam News, June 5) it was reported there was a 26 percent drop in accidents in the first five months.
Later in the week (Vietnam News, June 8), it was said that the targeted 10 percent decrease would not be achieved this year since there was only a slight change thus far in 2012.
In addition, it was claimed that there were only two traffic jams lasting more than 30 minutes this year in HCMC, as compared to last year’s 21 in the first five months – a huge reduction. It all seems a bit confusing and misleading at best. If we can’t be clear about the extent of the problem how can we attempt to manage the problem?
Now a campaign to shame has been bolstered by the Prime Minister. Apparently, traffic violators will have their names announced or published in newspapers in an attempt to shame the offenders. Although this was done somewhat effectively in the USA to shame criminals and drunk drivers, I’m not sure we can expect the same result here. In order for an individual to experience shame they must (1) have the awareness that they have done something wrong, and (2) they would then need to have the capability of accepting responsibility – prerequisites not easy to find. Additionally, comments written in “Talk around town” (Vietnam News, June 6) are not encouraging. Some of the younger people surveyed had similar responses: “Nobody cares… I don’t care… I think I feel nothing.” Other suggestions were made that the policy may only work for older people who have more of a sense of shame than the youngsters; another thought it might work for people in high level positions in the government.

Many expatriates have written to Vietweek concurring that despite the problems they face in Vietnam, it is simply not acceptable that people direct their anger and slurs at all Vietnamese. This forum, "Your two cents", opens the floor for you, the expats, to hold forth on the changes you see in Vietnam: what disappoints, what pleases and what you would like to see happen. Email your thoughts to editor@thanhniennews.com.

When the shame scheme began two years ago it turned out to be ineffective: names were to be published and, in addition, offenders were to show remorse for their crimes – “but this rarely happened.”
How effective is shame in changing behavior? For some young drivers, it may even be a badge of honor among their peers. I guess anything is worth a try, however, considering the situation.
Violating traffic rules is the norm for many drivers, so how do we change the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of these people? Well, we know a few things about what causes accident: speeding, drinking, reckless driving, running red lights, etc.. And we know who the violators are: Young drivers, aged 15-25, cause 80 percent of accidents; alcohol is involved in 93 percent of accidents.
I would put my money on these groups of people. Driver education needs to begin early in all schools and violators must be subject to mandatory driver education along with substantial penalties for all moving violations. It’s time to get tough and start confiscating motorbikes and give violators jail time for serious or repeated offences.
There are basically three areas that should be addressed: Protective equipment: such as helmets – this has been done successfully after much effort, but now a large number of drivers are unprotected because the helmets are not safety approved and children continue to ride without protection despite the law; Engineering: improvement in the design of roadways and elimination of existing problem areas by using barriers, etc.., which I have seen more of recently; and Administration: training, licensing, driver records, stiff penalties, increased enforcement, and accurate accounting of accidents, injuries, fatalities.
Last week Vietnam News said 268 accidents were reported in HCMC this year with 240 deaths. This number simply doesn’t compute anywhere near reality (unless perhaps we are only counting accidents which included a fatality).
Based on a very well-recognized safety tool, the Safety Pyramid (a tool used by all safety professionals), 240 deaths would indicate approximately 72,000 accidents (compare this with the 268 reported) that would have resulted in injuries, 7,200 disabling injuries would be expected, and 72 million at-risk behaviors (violating traffic rules) for each fatality – that would be in HCMC alone in the first five months of 2012!
Yes, seventy-two million violations in five months in HCMC. Would we have enough space to print the names in the newspaper?

Indian arts exhibited in HCM City | Look At Vietnam

Indian arts exhibited in HCM City

July 2, 2012

LookAtVietnam – Twenty-nine paintings by 14 famous Indian artists are exhibited at the Ho Chi Minh City Art Museum.

The opening ceremony.

The exhibition “Kalpana – The Indian contemporary plastic works,” opened on June 29. Many Vietnamese painters and visitors attended the opening ceremony.
The event is co-organized by the Indian Consulate General in HCM City and the HCM City Art Museum to celebrate 40 years of Vietnam-India diplomatic relations.
With well-known painters such as Jamini Ray, Amrita Shergil and Maqbool Fida Husain, the exhibition brings Vietnamese art enthusiasts a blend of traditional and modern art.

Vietnamese painters at the exhibition.

These paintings are copy versions, drawing on the fabric material selected by reputable Indian artist, Anjolie Ela Menon. They reflect Indian art’s break away from the colonialist embrace to enter a new era of artistic expression, recognized and applauded worldwide.
The exhibition introduces visitors to the interference between classic and modern view of Indian artists.
Kalpana in Hindi language means “imagination.” Through colors, Indian artists also take visitors to the world of Indian street art, traditional toys, Hindu epics, Islamic decorations and people’s daily activities in small towns of India.
Director of the HCM City Arts Museum, Ms. Ma Thanh Cao, said that this is the first large-sized and high-quality exhibition to honor Indian artists in HCM City.
The exhibition will run until July 6.
Indian paintings at the exhibition:

Three women by Jogen Choudhury (1939).
“Ek Nayani” by Ramachandran (1935).

“Noon 2” by Anjolie Ela Menon.

“Baticalao” by Anjolie Ela Menon (1940).

“Mother and child ” by Jamini Roy (1887-1972).

“Brahmacharis” by Amrita Shergil (1913-1941).

“Verandah 2″ by K.G. Subramanyan.

“Embroiderer” by Arpana Caur (1954).

“Who are they” by Khrishen Khanna.

“Woman with a cat” by Manjit Bawa (1941-2009).

“Bright green sari” by Jogen Choudhury (1939).

“Diagonal” by Tyeb Mehta (1925).

“No name” by Manjit Bawa (1921-2009).

“Dharti” by Arpana Caur (1954).

“Malva night” by K.G. Subramanyan (1924).

“Bandwalla is practicing” by Krishen Khanna (1925).

“Make-up for bride” by Amrita Shergil.

“No name” by Bhupen Khakhar (1934-2003).

“The head” by F.N.Souza (1924-1999).

“Jesus Christ is crucified” by Jamini Roy (1887-1972).

“A farmer family” by M.F. Husain (1915).

“Thorn crown” by F.N.Souza (1924-1999).

Compiled by P. Lan

Hoang My to represent Vietnam at Miss World 2012

July 3, 2012

LookAtVietnam – The first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010 Vu Hoang My will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2012 pageant in Ordos, China, this August. She has three weeks to prepare for this event.

Portraits and information about the Vietnamese representative has been posted on Globalbeauties.
Hoang My, 24, is a student of multimedia design at RMIT International University in HCM City.
Hoang My received a letter of invitation from the Miss World Organisation on June 27. Elite Vietnam, the only international model agency in Vietnam that is entitled to send contestants to beauty queen competitions, has got an approval from the Performing Arts Agency.

Hoang My is urgently practicing for the competition. She expects to be prominent in the Miss Sport competition. She recently participated in various sports events in Vietnam like marathon, dance sport, etc.
Hoang My represented Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil, but failed to enter the final round. However, experts said that she is the most outstanding contestant of Vietnam at this moment because she is good at English, experienced at beauty contests and her advantages are appropriate to the Miss World pageant.
Miss World 2012 will start on July 18 and closed on August 18.

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HCM City has nearly 6 million vehicles | Look At Vietnam

HCM City has nearly 6 million vehicles

June 27, 2012

LookAtVietnam – By mid-June 2012, there were over 5.7 million of vehicles in HCM City, including nearly 508,000 cars and nearly 5.2 million motorbikes.

The rapid increase of personal vehicles in HCM City has become a problem of Vietnam’s largest city for ten years and it is getting serious. The local Department of Transportation worries that if personal vehicles are not controlled, the city will be unable to solve traffic jams.
The city began applying a lot of measures to curb personal vehicles but none of them was successful.
The most important measure that the city will carry out this year to reduce congestion is collecting fees from cars that get into the city’s hub during rush hours. This plan has been submitted to the local administration for approval.
According to the HCM City People’s Committee’s report, only two traffic jams of over 30 minutes were recorded so far this year, a reduction of 91 percent year on year. Another report by the local Traffic Safety Committee said that there were six cases, a fall of 80 percent over the same period of 2011.
The first report also said that the first traffic jam occurred in the first two months of the year and the second happened early April. The city did not see any congestion during the months of March and May.
The report was the source of disbelief among the public who had been exposed to continuous media coverage of the city’s serious traffic problems, particularly in late April and early May.
According to Tuoi Tre Newspaper, on May 3, HCM City’s eastern gateway saw a serious traffic jam due to large influx of people coming into the city after Reunification Day (30-4). The traffic jam lasted from 6:45 am to 8:30 am.
Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper also reported that, on May 10, another traffic jam occurred on a section of National Highway 1A, running through Linh Xuan Ward, Thu Duc District after an accident involving five automobiles. Traffic was backed up for several kilometres.
In addition VnExpress ran a story in mid-March reporting on a couple from Dong Nai Province attempted to take their child to HCM City Children’s Hosptial 2 for emergency aid. However the traffic at Thu Duc T-junction prevented the ambulance from moving, and the child died on the way to the hospital.
The HCM City Department of Transport explained that the only situations which they categorize as a traffic jam is one in which vehicles are unable to move for 30 minutes.
This year, the city’s target is to reduce these incidents by 10 percent. But, at a meeting with the local People’s Committee in March, Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the city to raise the rate to 30 percent.
VietNamNet/Dan Tri

Saigon’s night markets | Look At Vietnam

LookAtVietnam – When the night falls, Saigon becomes mysterious and charming, differently from its warm and bustling during the day.

Night markets have become Saigon’s specialty. Night markets are not luxurious like shopping malls but are still attracts visitors for its abundance of goods with remarkable prices.
People go to night markets not only for shopping but also for enjoying traditional cuisines that they cannot find at restaurants.
Saigon has many night markets. One of the most special markets is Minh Phung in District 6, which opens from 2pm to mid-night. This is the world of accessories for women like hairpins, etc., jewelry, handbags, cloths, clothes, etc. Many sellers sit flat on the ground to sell piles of underwear, towels, children’s clothes, footwear, etc.
Ky Hoa night market on Cao Thang road, District 10 is also a favorite destination of tourists. This is the largest night market in Saigon, with more than 250 stalls, selling clothes, cosmetics, jewelry, handicraft items, food and especially sale-off products. This market lures large numbers of students and young people. The market opens from 5pm to 1-2am.
Ben Thanh market is an unforgettable address for tourists because it is a symbol of Saigon, with nearly 100-year history. Over half of visitors to Ben Thanh market today are foreigners.
The unwritten principle for shopping at Ben Thanh market is the buyer should bargain half of the price offered by the seller.
Visitors are advised to taste specialty cuisines of three regions of Vietnam, cuisines process from seafood and Chinese food.
Night markets have contributed to making Saigon’s charms.
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Supermodel contestants walk for famous designer

June 10, 2012

Vietnam Supermodel
2012 contestants have gathered for a fashion show featuring a collection
by designer Cong Tri at the Riverside Palace Wedding and Convention in
HCM City.  
The event was one of the activities honouring Vietnamese brands
including Cong Tri’s KIN brand, which has made significant contributions
to the fashion industry in Vietnam.
It also provided a good opportunity for the contestants to gain
experience on the catwalk before the final stage of the competition in
Hanoi on June 24.
The charm and beauty of the female models were highlighted by Cong
Tri’s collection of smart dresses in blue, orange and black, while their
male colleagues looked elegant in finely designed suits.

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