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Asian Zither Festival enlivens HCM City in September

Performers from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Japan and the Republic of Korea and Vietnam are expected to participate in the second Asian Zither Festival in Hcm city early next month.

Central Highlands to get international airport - Phuong Hoang Airport

An international airport called Phuong Hoang will be built at Tan Canh Commune in the Central Highland’s province of Kon Tum by 2015, according to the Management Board of the Bo Y International Border Gate Economic Zone.

Luxury Saigon-Nha Trang Railway Route to be launched in late August

The Saigon Railway Transport Company announced it will operate a new two-way luxury railway route from Saigon to Nha trang starting August 22nd, 2008. The new rail service will include 14 carriages with 7 cabins in each and is designed with interior decorations at a five-star hotel standard.

Travellers pay $1,000 to fly from Sapa to Hanoi

Some helicopters of the Northern Air Service Corporation carried some tourists stuck in the tourism town of Sapa Lao cai province due to floods to Hanoi on August 11. Each traveller had to pay around $1,000 to go back to Hanoi.

Vietnamese, Swiss universities establish cooperation

Two agreements on tertiary education cooperation between Vietnamese and Swiss universities were signed in Hanoi on August 5 in the presence of visiting Swiss President Pascal Couchepin and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Train fares about to increase

The Viet nam Railway Corporation has decided to increase Train fares, starting on August 10, following increases in fuel costs.

Vietnam star performs in capital

Country pop sensation Le Minh Son will be giving local fans a treat with live performances on August 1 and 2 at the Ha noi Opera House.

Vietnam welcomes over 2.6 million foreign tourists - Foreign tourists to Vietnam

Vietnam received more than 2.6 million international visitors in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Rock the boat - package tours to Halong Bay

When it comes to taking package tours to Halong Bay Caitlin Worsham notices a pattern: no matter how much the price changes everything stays the same.

Vietnamese women learn about jumping for joy

Standing inside the helicopter’s open door, after a signal from the parachute instructor, 16-year-old student Dam Trang steps out into the unknown and plunges from a height of 900m at speeds reaching 350kmph.

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