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Vihajico has connected
two final spans of the Bac
Hung Hai Bridge in the Eco-
park new urban area. De-
signed and built by Singa-
porean contractor, Ultracon,
the 370metre bridge will link
the first part of Ecopark with
the remaining areas as well
as linking Hanoi with Hung
Yen province once it opens
for traffic next January.
The bridge lies on a
road that will help shorten
travelling time between Ha-
noi and Hung Yen. As such,
it will be easier for tourists
to visit Bat Trang pottery vil-
lage near the Ecopark and
then continue travelling to
explore the countryside and
the old town of Pho Hien.
The 500-hectare Eco-
park is 15 kilometres from
downtown Hanoi via Thanh
Tri and Vinh Tuy bridges
and it is also becoming a
tourist attraction in its own
right. The first phase of
the township is now near-
ing completion, with 1,500
apartments, more than 300
villas and various shops.
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New bridge to facilitate tourism between Hanoi and Hung Yen
The awarding ceremo-
ny to honour the best golf
courses in Vietnam was
held at the Sofitel Metro-
pole Hotel in Hanoi on Oc-
tober 30. The final results
were officially announced,
with 12 golf courses around
Vietnam highlighted. Ac-
cordingly, Danang Golf Club
won the major award of
Vietnam’s Best Golf Course
2012-2013 and the award
for Vietnam’s Best Par 3
Course for its hole 8.
The Montgomerie Links
has won Vietnam’s Best
Championship Course, while
Hyundai Song Gia Golf Re-
sort took the title of Viet-
nam’s Best Golfing Experi-
ence Course.
Vinpearl
Golf
Club
was named Vietnam’s Best
Landscape Course and Sky
Lake Resort & Golf Club was
deemed Vietnam’s Most
Challenging Course.
The vote for Vietnam’s
Best Golf Course was first
organised by Vietnam Golf
Magazine in coordination
with Vietnam Golf Associa-
tion, Vietnam Administra-
tion of Tourism and the
General Department of
Sports in 2007.
This time the voting
process lasted from Decem-
ber 2012 to July 2013 with
the golden sponsor being
SeaBank. Votes were cast
at www.vietnamgolfmaga-
zine.net and by email. The
number of votes - over
192,000 - reflects the devel-
opment of the golf industry
in Vietnam.
Mark Siegel, managing
director of Golf Asian and
member of the Judges Panel,
said: “This event serves to
motivate and encourage Viet-
nam golf courses to achieve
the highest level of quality,
service, and operations.”
Vietnam’s Best Golf courses 2013