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Red Poinciana Festival is a socio-cultural and political event held annually and has become a typical traditional festival of Hai Phong. In 2019, the 8th year the Red Phoenix Flower Festival is held, associated with the 64th anniversary of Hai Phong Liberation Day (May 13, 1955 - May 13, 2019).
Hai Phong – a successful destination for investors
The city chose the Festival theme “Hai Phong – Successful Destination” to affirm that Hai Phong city, with its development-building government and comprehensive breakthrough in all fields, open environment, transparency in business investment, stability in political security and social order and safety, has truly been a friendly, safe and successful destination for investors; affirming the capacity, honoring the land and people of Hai Phong, demonstrating the desire to develop to new heights of the Party Committee, government and people of the city.
May 13, 2018, Hai Phong opened Hai Phong International Container Port (HITC) – the first deep-water port of the Northern key economic region that can receive container ships with a capacity of 14,000 TEU, general ships with a tonnage of up to 160,000 DWT, bringing imported and exported goods from the Northern region straight to Europe and Europe. America
Hai Phong city is currently on a strong development path, with many socio-economic indicators at breakthrough levels compared to the whole country. For example, GRDP in 2018 reached 16.25%, attracting tourists reached 7.8 million people, budget revenue was over 75,000 billion VND, of which the city's domestic revenue was over 24,768 billion VND. Achieving those targets is due to the great contributions of investors who have invested in Hai Phong, creating a boost for socio-economic development. For example, foreign corporations such as LG of Korea, domestic corporations such as Vingroup, Sungroup... It is this investment process that has promoted socio-economic development, the urban face of the city innovates day by day and for corporations, it has also achieved success, that is, projects, revenue and profits.
The city chose the theme “Hai Phong – Successful Destination” to propagate and promote to domestic and international businesses that Hai Phong is a destination for investors and will be successful. Infrastructure as well as administrative reform and people of Hai Phong are rolling out the red carpet for investors.
Through the years of implementing the annual themes "Economic recovery - Innovating growth models" and "Strengthening discipline in budget revenue and expenditure - Improving the business investment environment", Hai Phong city has held the top position nationwide in terms of administrative reform rankings for many consecutive years, the number of newly registered businesses has increased rapidly, attracting many investors and many large projects. All projects have been implemented very smoothly, ensuring that they are on time and ahead of schedule, which confirms the correct guidelines, policies and direction of the City Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee in recent times.
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PULLMAN Hai Phong 5-star hotel is built with international standards, meeting the needs of businessmen, domestic and international tourists
Attracting tourists exceeding set goals
The Resolution of the 15th Party Congress of the city set a goal that by 2020, the number of visitors to Hai Phong would be 7.5 million, and by 2018 the city had exceeded this number. In 2019, the city strives to have over 8 million visitors to Hai Phong. The city has propagated, promoted and invested in infrastructure for waterway and road transport and hotels. Recently, a 5-star hotel of the same caliber as Vinpearl Hotel has come into operation. The city is continuing to build a number of more 5-star hotels. In the near future, 2-5 5-star hotels will be inaugurated and put into operation to serve tourists.
Hai Phong city on the night of the Red Poinciana Festival 2019. Photo: Tuan Nguyen
People and tourists come to attend the Red Poinciana Festival - Hai Phong 2019
In the days before and during the Festival, the number of visitors to Hai Phong always increases suddenly. It is estimated that the number of visitors to the city during the Festival is up to tens of thousands of people.
Not only is it a typical tourism and cultural product and an important event to promote Hai Phong's image, the Red Poinciana Festival is also an opportunity for Hai Phong to build its brand and promote tourism to a large number of people and domestic and international tourists. Therefore, what is more important than the numbers of tourists coming to Hai Phong during this Festival is the promotion and development of Hai Phong tourism, aiming for the goal that in the near future, Hai Phong must become a major tourism center of the country.
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