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A big New Year thanks from Thanh Nien

On the occasion of New Year, Thanh Nien would like to express heartfelt gratitude to its readers for contributing to its programs to help the poor and talented for the last 21 years.
Thanks to them Thanh Nien raised over VND17 billion (US$1.07 million) last year to help thousands of victims of destructive typhoons which devastated the country’s central and southern areas.

Part of the amount was also used effectively for the newspaper’s Nguyen Thai Binh Scholarship for poor students as well as the Thanh Nien-sponsored Funds for Vietnamese Talents.

Since the newspaper was founded 21 years ago, its readers have contributed over VND50 billion ($3.1 million) to help the needy.

Recently, thousands of people disregarded heavy rains to attend Thanh Nien’s Duyen Dang Viet Nam (Charming Vietnam) music show, which is held every year to raise money for the Nguyen Thai Binh scholarship.

Earlier, thousands others in Da Nang flocked soon after a typhoon devastated the city to see Thanh Nien’s under-21 football championship, a national event that has helped boost many talented footballers.

Thanh Nien pledges never to betray its readers’ trust.

We hope all Vietnamese, no matter where or who they are or what ideology they adopt, give utmost priority to national interest and join hands to help develop our country.

We would also like the government to have a transparent mechanism in exchanging information with the media and a balanced view on the role of the media in society.

In the past, the media has raised questions about many controversial issues like major construction projects and corruption scandals. And in many cases, there have been no answers from the authorities.

There were even instances in which media reports blowing the lid on corruption were condemned as attempting to “befoul” society.

Only the government’s balanced attitude and frank exchange of information with the media can ensure a strong media that can play an effective role in building and protecting our country.

Written by Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Cong Khe

Tapping Vietnam’s coastal tourism, the right way

Vietnamese coastal attractions should develop in separate and distinct ways, to diversify the overall view of travel and put the developing nation on the global tourism map.

The enormous potential for tourism of Vietnam’s over 3,200 kilometers of coastline has remained mostly untapped with the coastal provinces’ major earnings coming from seafood, transportation, and crude oil and gas.

Yet it has been said that many sites along the coastline, such as Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Phan Thiet, and Ha Long, are not less, or even more, attractive than those well known in other Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand’s Pattaya, Phuket, Ko-samui, or Indonesia’s Bali.

Increasingly aware of that, many Vietnamese coastal provinces have considered developing tourist sector their top priority, expecting it to be the motive force to boost the whole economy.

The need to diversify coastal tourism has grown with Vietnam’s recent admission to the World Trade Organization.

As the local market is now open to foreign travel agents, Vietnam expects to welcome more foreign tourists, including those on boards cruise vessels, to visits its coastal attractions.

Besides conventional tourism, there have been increasing demands for MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions/conferences, exhibitions/events) trips, as well as trips to learn about Vietnam’s history and culture.

In the rush to cash in on their coastal attractiveness, however, many provinces have based their tourist development on unsustainable strategies which failed to promote their characteristics and to protect local environment and culture.

The strategies often overlap, undermining their effectiveness and long-term vision.

For example, Vung Tau could focus on organizing beach events, such as sports, cultural or entertainment activities. Con Dao and Phu Quoc Islands are most suitable sites for luxury beach resorts. Meanwhile, Nha Trang and Phan Thiet could develop meeting/convention and shopping facilities.

Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hoi An and other provinces lining the northern central coast, studded with UNESCO-recognized heritage sites, could be the best place to organize trips to learn about the Vietnamese history and culture.

In the north, besides the world-acclaimed Ha Long Bay, tourists could also be lured to other attractions, such as Sam Son, Cua Lo, and Do Son.

Coastal tourism with due focus on MICE and history/culture-learning trips should be parlayed into an advantage for Vietnam, especially if the country can achieve its plan of a 3,200km tourist road that would run the length of the coastline, and boost investment for advertising and promotional activities.

Diversifying tourism would help elevate awareness of Vietnam’s bountiful coastal attractions to draw travelers worldwide.