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The Vrada app is for the moment usable exclusively with Taxi Phu Quoc. — VNS Photo Trung Hieu. HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — Residents and tourists on Phu Quoc Island can hail a taxi using their smart phone following the launch of the Vrada taxi application on September 2. Jointly developed by a HCM City-based technology company specialising in transport solutions and mobile operator Vinaphone, the app can be used only to hail vehicles operated by Taxi Phu Quoc. Easily downloadable from www.vrada.vn or technology websites, it is available for Android and iOS, the two most popular smart phone operating systems. The Vrada app uses GPS and mobile technology to connect customers with taxi drivers. If they are connected to a wifi or 3G network, users can open the Vrada app on their phone to see the number of Phu Quoc taxis in their vicinity and connect with the nearest drivers without having to wait for long, remembering the taxi company's number or paying for calling the company. … [Read more...] about Taxi booking app Vrada makes its debut in Phu Quoc Island

The Hanoitimes - The o­ne-Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi has been named as o­ne of the most unique works of architecture o­n the continent, in the Asia Book of Records. This was announced by the Indian office and details of the ancient o­ne-Pillar Pagoda were submitted by the Vietnam Book of Records or Vietkings. According to ‘Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu’ (Complete History of Great Viet), the pagoda was built in the winter of 1049 under the reign of King Ly Thai Tong. Legend has it that King Ly Thai Tong, who had no children, used to go to various pagodas to pray to Buddha to bless him with a son. o­ne night he dreamt that he met Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Goddess of Mercy, sitting o­n a great lotus flower in a square-shaped pond and was handed a baby boy by her. Months later, when the Queen gave birth to a boy, the King was advised by a monk to erect a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to the o­ne he had seen in his dream, in honour … [Read more...] about One-Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi named in Asia Book of Records

(Cinet)- The book about Pho Hien (Hien street) about a valuable reference for restoration and promotion of the cultural and historical value of the street was released on on April 24. Pho Hien relic complex belongs to Dang Chau village (Lam Son district) and Ne Chau village (Hong Chau district) in Hien street.The street was second to the Imperial capital city of Thang Long as a trading point. It was well-known among foreign traders, especially those from China, Japan and the Netherlands. The 800-page book, Pho Hien, was compiled a 20-strong-member team led by Dr Nguyen Khac Hao, Vice Secretary of the Hung Yen Party’s Committee, and Dr Nguyen Dinh Nha, former Director of the Publishing Department. The area is home to more than 100 cultural and historical relics, including Hien Pagoda, Mau (Goddess) Temple, May (Cloud) Temple and Chuong Pagoda. Eighteen of them have received national recognition. The work explores deeply the birth of the street and its trading activities during … [Read more...] about Book to mark ancient Pho Hien’s values

Veteran writer Nguyen Xuan Khanh won the Vietnam Writers Association Book of the Year prize for his novel Doi Gao Len Chua (Bring Rice to the Pagoda). The association annual awards for 2011 also presented prizes to author Dinh Kinh for his novel Huyen Thoai Tau Khong So (Legend of the Ships with No Register Numbers), poets Do Doan Phuong and Dinh Thi Nhu Thuy and late professor Hoang Ngoc Hien for work on literary criticism and theory. Khanh, 80, won the same prize in 2003. His novel Bring Rice to the Pagoda was published by the Women's Publishing House and has created a stir in the local literary scene. The novel was highly acclaimed by not only literary critics but also the wider reading public. The novel, which sold out its initial print run and was reprinted two more times during a three-month period, has also won acclaim for explaining the origins of Buddhism in Viet Nam . "Writing about Buddhism is difficult work, but Khanh did not hesitate to choose this subject," said … [Read more...] about Veteran author wins Book of the Year prize

VietNamNet Bridge – French photographer Rehahn recently re- leased a photobook titled Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrasts Vol 2, sending a message of "Come back to Viet Nam" to foreign tourists. The photobook was released following the success of his first photobook about Viet Nam titled Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrasts introduced in 2014. More than 4,000 copies of the first book were sold in 29 countries. The new photobook includes 150 photos and is divided into four parts, featuring children, elders, lifestyles and landscapes. The new book is available in Viet Nam and 15 other countries, said the photographer. The series of photo-books Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrast are like puzzles about the country, Rehahn said as he explained the name of his works. The first book showed some pieces of the puzzle and the second showed more, he added. "I want to continue representing Viet Nam in more books, Viet Nam cannot be explained in just one or two books," Rehahn told Viet Nam News. In the first … [Read more...] about French photographer publishes book on Vietnamese minorities