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Lonely Planet, a large travel guide book publisher, has named top eight national parks in Vietnam. Vietnam is the home to 34 national parks. These vast green spaces are home to gargantuan caves, dramatic limestone mountains, golden coastlines and dense thickets of jungle where gibbons dangle from vines and the promise of adventure lurks behind every mangrove tree. Cat Tien National Park Cat Tien National Park. The 72,000-hectare Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai comprises an amazingly-biodiverse region of lowland tropical rainforest. The hiking, mountain-biking and bird-watching here are some of the best in the country. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. With jagged hills shrouded in rainforest, and mountain rivers coursing through impressive ravines, above ground the Phong Nha-Ke Bang region in the central province of Quang Binh is one of Vietnam's most spectacular national parks. … [Read more...] about Lonely Planet names top eight national parks in Vietnam

TOKYO: The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park on Tuesday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. It came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus cases in Osaka hit 1,099, a single-day record for Japan’s second largest metropolitan area. The torch relay began three weeks ago in northeastern Japan, attempting to navigate around the pandemic with a total of 10,000 runners crisscrossing the country and bound for the opening ceremony on July 23 in Tokyo. Osaka, which announced plans last week to take the relay off city streets and bar the public, became the first detour since the relay began. Organizers warned beforehand there may be more. Wednesday’s second leg in Osaka — the day the Tokyo countdown clock hits 100 day to go — will be in the same park under the same closed-doors conditions. New Covid-19 cases are rising across Japan, where fewer than 1% of residents have been … [Read more...] about Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka as cases rise

The Stone Mountain Memorial Association has denied a permit to the Georgia division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) to hold an event this Saturday to mark Confederate Memorial Day. Stone Mountain Park is controversial for its giant depictions of Confederate leaders, which are carved into the side of the mountain, and its historical association with the Ku Klux Klan. The Georgia SCV has held a Confederate Memorial Day event at the site 18 times previously but last year the group's plans were thwarted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bill Stephens, CEO of Stone Mountain Memorial Association, wrote a letter explaining the decision on March 31, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Stephens highlighted an ordinance saying that large events should not take place if they pose "a clear and present danger to public health or safety." "With the volatile nature of events of the immediate past and ongoing today , there is a clear and present danger to members of the … [Read more...] about Stone Mountain Park Denies Permit for Confederate Memorial Day Event

Kindly Share This Story: Stakeholders in the investment and business promotion sector have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, for providing a conducive atmosphere and the framework for businesses to thrive in Enugu State. Speaking during the unveiling of the Lion Business Park Enugu, an integrated industrial/commercial hub, driven by public-private partnership initiative, which was an offshoot of the first-ever Enugu State Investment Summit in 2016, christened “Oganiru Enugu”, organized by the Ugwuanyi administration to woo investors, the stakeholders described the project as one of the governor’s visions that has become a reality. The event also witnessed inauguration of the Lion Business Park Head Office complex and special presentation of the Park. In his goodwill message at the event, the Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, applauded Gov. Ugwuanyi “for providing … [Read more...] about NEPZA, NOTAP, others hail Ugwuanyi at unveiling of Lion Business Park

advertisement advertisement advertisement In normal times, public spaces and parks meet an important need in cities, where many residents have little room for recreation and limited access to nature. During the pandemic, when most people were largely confined to their homes, and lockdowns limited the number of other places they could go, parks became even more essential as spaces of escape. advertisement advertisement “There was a major uptick in usage at many sites, some over 300%,” says Lily Weinberg, senior director of community and national initiatives at the Knight Foundation. “What I think that reiterated was this is very important and essential for our communities, especially when there’s a crisis.” But not all public spaces are created equal. A new report from the Knight Foundation reveals some of the ways that design, governance, and programming can turn parks from simple outdoor spaces to indispensable community … [Read more...] about Great parks don’t just have rec space. They create jobs