Vietnam is planning to require residential developers to earmark at least 80 percent of their project sites for apartments, Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam said.

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State-owned mining firm Vinacomin has asked the government to upgrade several highways to facilitate future exports of alumina from sites in the Central Highlands, a local news website said Friday.

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Hanoi was chosen as a top destination in 2010 by Frommer’s Travel Guides on December 1st.

According to Frommer’s Travel Guides, Hanoi is one of the top destinations in 2010 because the capital will celebrate its 1,000^th year in 2010 with French classical architecture, a cultural center with pagodas, temples, and historic monuments, and the capital offers an authentic, yet eclectic Asian experience to travelers.

Frommer introduces Hanoi as a city with excellent meals that are available at both street-side stalls and luxury restaurants. Coming into Hanoi, “tourists will not be disappointed with labyrinthine Old Quarter and the area around Hoan Kiem Lake housing dozens of bars from Western ex-pat establishments to disco-infused nightclubs – the legendary Minh’s Jazz Club. There’s also a cool and contemporary art gallery scene showcasing young artists along Pho Trang Tien. And if you love to shop, try the funky boutiques on Nha Tho, or Cho Hang Da, the huge Dong Xuan market that transforms into a night bazaar on weekends,” writes Formmer publishing house.

“Hanoi also happens to be Asia’s most Asian city,” Ron Emmons, co-author of a tourism guide book in Southeast Asia, commented.

Hanoi ranks third on the list of top 12 destinations in 2010, including Tunisia, Copenhagen (Denmark), Hanoi (Vietnam), Santiago de Cuba (Cuba), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Hawaii (US), Salta Province (Argentina), Isles of Scilly (England), Mexico City (Mexico), Melbourne (Australia), Florida Panhandle Beaches (US), Kerala (India).

Frommer’s Travel Guides, one of the best-selling travel guides in the U.S., has named Hanoi as one of the 12 most attractive destinations for 2010.

The popular travel guide described the thousand-year-old city as a thriving metropolis with a French colonial soul and gave Hanoi the third place in its top list after Tunisia and Denmark’s Copenhagen.

Hanoi was also named Asia’s “Most Asian City” by Ron Emmons, co-author of the travel guide book “Frommer’s Southeast Asia” released earlier this year, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The book considered Hanoi “a cultural center littered with pagodas, temples, and historic monuments,” adding that the city offers plenty for the traveler who seek an authentic yet eclectic Asian experience.

The eating scene in the city is colorful, according to the book, with excellent meals available at both street-side stalls and fine eateries.

The list of must-see destinations for next year also includes Santiago de Cuba (Cuba), Abu Dhabi (the United Arab Emirates), Hawaii (the U.S.), Salta Province (Argentina), Isles of Scilly (the U.K.), Mexico City (Mexico), Melbourne (Australia), Florida (the U.S.) and Kerala (India).

France’s capital, Paris, was voted the top destination for 2010.

Founded by Arthur Frommer, one of America’s foremost travel authorities, the Frommer’s travel guide series publishes 340 travel guides reaching more than seven million travelers each year, covering every major destination in the world.

Na Hang in the northern province of Tuyen Quang with the Tat Ke nature reserve and Bung Village on over 42,000 hectares is an attractive eco-tourism site. Tuyen Quang Hydro-Electric Power Plant’s reservoir creates more advantages for Na Hang district to develop eco-tourism.

Na Hang is a legendary land. Each mountain or each river is linked with a certain legend. In November 2002, Na Hang was known for the Tuyen Quang hydro-electric power plant

A reservoir to operate the power plant is on 81 square kilometres with 1.7 billion cubic metres of water, creating a great advantage for economic and tourism development.

The reservoir stretches from the foot of Pa Ta Mountain to Thuy Loa commune, the final commune of Zone B. Many small and big islets have been formed in the lake’s bed. Their beauty can be compared with that of Ha Long Bay, the world natural heritage of Vietnam.

Joining boat tours on the reservoir, female tourist guides from the Tay ethnic minority group in their traditional costumes introduce to tourists legends of the Pac Ta Mountain, Phac Phien flower, Ngam Dang Vai, 99 peaks of Thuong Lam Mountain, and so on.

“We attach much importance to developing tourism, particularly since the Tuyen Quang Hydro-Electric Power Plant’s reservoir was formed. However, many new issues need to be discussed and solved to develop the eco-tourism in the reservoir area,” said Hua Kien Thiet, secretary of Na Hang district Party Committee.

There have been more than 60 motorised boats carrying tourists and passengers on waterway leading to Zones B and C, said the secretary. It takes just over an hour to Da Vi – Yen Hoa by waterway with only VND 25,000 instead of spending four hours travelling by car which cost VND 50,000 as before.

“Much money should be invested in such caves and waterfalls as Khuoi Sung, Khuoi Nhi and Nam Me. These sites are very attractive to tourists,” said Nguyen Huu Chuyen, fisherman from Ha Tay province, who has linked his life with the Gam river for nearly 20 years.

Making the best use of potential and advantages of the Tuyen Quang power plant’s reservoir to develop eco-tourism is a right direction. However, to meet the needs of tourists and to turn tourism into a leading economic sector, there is still much more to be done by Na Hang district’s authority.

Cultural values of the ethnic minority groups of Red Dao and Mong, first of all their cultural villages, should be restored and promoted for tourism development. (NREN)