A UN model of sustainable construction in Vietnam

The Green One United Nations House (GOUNH) in Hanoi, which was inaugurated in 2015 with the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, indicates the Growth of Viet Nam and UN cooperation in terms of sustainable development. The GOUNH staff has been encouraged to work in a way of green behaviors by reducing printing, replacing plastic products and using means of public transport. As a result, GOUNH achieved a third of their energy reduction target by boosting solar water heating and smart environment control. The appropriate fixture also generates a 42% reduction of water use. In addition, the building uses solar panels to collect power energy.

After three years putting into operation, the GOUNH has been acclaimed by international community with a lot of awards. This is a sustainable model in which innovative models and sustainable management practice represent foundations to meet sustainable development goals. GOUNH is considered as a typical, successful building of the cooperation between Vietnam and UN. 

Hoi An Ancient Town

Hoi An is known for its ancient construction style. When the night is falling, all-kind lanterns are lightening the town. You come here not only to discover long-standing houses but also enjoy authentical foods of middle Vietnam.

The photo above illustrates a typical restaurant in Hoi An Town with ancient furniture which seems to be made for some decades ago.

The photograph courtesy of VN Express Online

A Horse-Drawn Carriage

Before 1965, a horse-drawn carriage was commonly used in Vietnam's big cities. It was a public transportation then. A carriage is pulled by a horse and a rider sits in its front part. A carriage maximally contains 4 pax. 

The photograph courtesy of VN Express Online

Da Lat City

Dalat City in the early morning is a time to capture romantic, beautiful photos. It is not only a tourist attraction for local and international travellers but a place for photographic enthusiasts to satisfy their hobby.

To experience these sceneries, an advice for tourists is to rent a motorcycle to drive around the city and its suburban.

The photograph courtesy of Thanh Nien Online

Long-Standing Church in Kontum

An over-100-year church in Kontum, middle Vietnam was built from 1913 to 1918, a mix of Roman style construction and stilt house of Bana. Bana is the ethnic minority people in this region. The church was made of wood. It is not only a religious place for Christian but also a tourist attraction.   

The photograph courtesy of VN Express

Cajuput Forest Tra Su

Cajuput Forest Tra Su offers you tours on creeks meandering between two sides of cajuput which provide more cooling shades, particularly on sunny days. You could also discover customs of ethnic minority people Khmer and Cham, their mosques in this region.

The photograph courtesy of VN Express

The Park near Prenn Waterfall

Da Lat is known as a tourist attraction and noted for hills, valleys that draw the attention of thousands of loving couples or those who want to enjoy honey-moon voyages. The photo above depicts a small park near Prenn waterfall where students organize open-air activities in summer.

Photograph courtesy of VN Express

Coffee shop in Hoi An Ancient Town

A coffee shop is found the off beaten path in Hoi An Town. A small alley leads to this shop whose owner decorate it with the yellow, colourful lanterns to create a cosy atmosphere.   

The photograph courtesy of  VN Expess

Coloured Lantern Festival

Coloured Lantern Festival enlights the spiritual culture of the Vietnamese that takes place on occasions which people pray welfare for the dead.

The photograph courtesy of VN Express Online

On the opening school day

The opening school day is on the corner. Students across the country come back to school after summer vacation. On these days, some regions in northern Vietnam have hit by some typhoons or floods due to heavy rains. The photo above describes students crossing a so-called bridge on the way to school. Fatal risks are waiting for them.

The photograph courtesy of VN Express online

Cliff Dia (Cliff Leech)

Cliff Dia (Cliff Leech) is one of the tourist attractions in Phu Yen, Vietnam and was recognised as a national beautiful landscape in 1998. It is on the list of national reserve the government of Phu Yen Province has protected and developed in the coming days. 

The photograph courtesy of Thanh Nien Online

Unique Constructed Palace of Ethnic Minority People Mong

Mr.Duc, Vuong Chinh, named King Meo (King Cat, a nickname of ethnic minority people Mong) had the palace designed at the beginning of the 20th century. It was built in a valley surrounding hills, woods and is considered as a unique palace in Vietnam.

The photograph courtesy of Thanh Nien Online

Moc Chau Province

November is a month for backpackers to travel to Moc Chau Province, northern Vietnam. The plum season sinks some areas in white along with the cool climate that makes a feeling of the coming of the New Year. Moc Chau Province is developing the tourism in which many ethnic minority girls become local tourists. Sometimes, they provide a free tourist guide and in turn, tourists buy their traditional handcrafted products.

The photograph courtesy of The Thao Van Hoa

7 Unique Ways Solar Is Utilised

7 Unique ways of Solar Energy

Solar technology is not only changing the way that enables us to live in a more environment-friendly society, but there are also some innovations that we should think about as different methods to harvest solar energy as follows:

• Trash and recycling: Trash cans and recycling bins that are outfitted with solar-powered compactors use solar energy to compress their contents. The benefit of these pieces of equipment is compacting the trash people throw in increases the capacity of equipment, reducing their need to be emptied by up to 80%. In addition, they provide cost savings on labour and transporting trash.

• Emergency medicine: Solar technology provides power to emergency treatment that plays a key role in medicine in a far remote region or in the wake of natural disasters. For instance, health-care workers can use solar energy in medical lighting, communications, laptops and small medical devices.

• Vehicles: People can energize electric cars with solar energy from rooftop solar panels or the grid. In addition, they increasingly find parking garages, small shelters and other structures outfitted with solar panels to charge their cars.

• Clothing: A large number of designers have generated a range of fashion styles, from tee-shirts to jackets to backpacks to jewelry, which incorporates solar technology. For example, Dutch designer Pauline Van Dongen created a t-shirt that can generate up to one watt of electricity.

• Device Chargers: These chargers are portable, giving outdoors enthusiasts much convenience.

• Ski lifts: these lifts include a system of about 80 solar panels to power them. The lift is also connected to the power grid in case it doesn’t get sunlight on snowy days.

• Paint: In the future, users might be able to use paint to collect energy from sun to power their house. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology are developing a solar paint which absorbs solar energy and moisture from the air and then splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen can then energize a fuel cell. This paint turns any object into a source of energy.

Hoi An Ancient Town

On 13 August 2018, Sarah Tran and her boyfriend Toby arrived in Hoi An Ancient Town. As a blogger, Tran has taken advantage of travelling in Vietnam to pose for as many photos as possible. In Hoi An, she had a coffee and milk that she felt too strong. Sarah Tran comes from the mixed blood as her father is Vietnamese and her mother is Australian.   

The photograph courtesy of VN Express Online

Shocking things of a Dutch traveller after a visit to Vietnam

Avgin, a Dutch girl, left the Netherlands for a visit to Vietnam in 2017 and wrote on her social media some comments on this visit. An interesting thing here is instead of suggesting other tourists get Vietnam out of their tourist destinations, she encourages them to prepare themselves for the following shocking things when coming to Vietnam:

A disorder traffic is one of the impressions tourists have to face first as just leave the airport that makes people too scared to cross streets.

The cutting-throat price is the one tourists should pay attention to when shopping across Vietnam. Some experienced tourists advise 50%-price bargains at first time then increase the bargained price a bit to meet the agreement that sits well with vendors. Sometimes, the tourist should pretend to go away, the shop owner may call him or her to sell.

Littering: The Vietnamese care for only the cleanness of the inner of their houses but not on pavements. They litter everywhere they come, especially after public events, the place is full of litter.

Making noise is a kind of rude behaviours that part of the Vietnamese doesn't know on a daily basis. In daily activities, they speak loudly without caring about generating the others upset. Nowadays, some sing karaoke, putting amplifies outside of their houses, affecting the surrounding quietness.

The photo courtesy of VN Express Online

Tra Vinh Province

Sarah Tran is known for her cascade-like hair since considered as Rapunzel in Walt Disney film. In August, she came to Tra Vinh Province with her boyfriend. The photo above is to promote the tourism in Tra Vinh Province, a southern province in Vietnam. Sarah Tran has a Vietnamese father and an Australian mother.

The photograph courtesy of VN Express Online

H'hen Nie

H'hen Nie was crowned as Miss Universe 2017. It is noted that she is the first-ever ethnic minority person who won the noble prize. Nie showed up on the event of 11 August with an impressive long wig quite different from her initial image at the crowning of Miss Universe of 2017 with short hair that generated the argument on this regard. This year, she is predicted to be in the top ten of Miss Universal 2018. Wait and see. 

The photo courtesy of VN Express online

Bebinca Typhoon in Nghe An Province

Gone are days when Bebinca Typhoon hit provinces in northern Vietnam, however, a severe consequence left inhabitants difficulties in a daily life basis.

From 16 August, due to Bebinca Flood along with big rains, residents in Nghe An Province have suffered from serious flood, especially in some villages, the level of water comes up to roofs of houses that generates difficulties in the relief work. So far, the fatal total is 3 dead and 3 people lost.

The photo courtesy of VN Express Online

Dam Sen (Lotus Pond)

Dam Sen is an amusement site for local people who want to take moments away from the hustle and bustle of the city, a place 20 km far from the downtown that offers moments of rest after hard working days.

The photo courtesy of VN Express Online