Viet Nam


Train fares about to increase (04-8-2008) The Viet nam Railway Corporation has decided to increase Train fares, starting on August 10, following increases in fuel costs.
Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival Opens (02-8-2008) The Tay Son – Binh Dinh festival opened with a reenactment of a procession of Emperor Quang Trung and his civil and military mandarins in Phu Phong Town, Tay Son District .
Vietnam star performs in capital (31-7-2008) 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.
Filmmakers go abroad in search of funds - Vietnamese filmmakers (29-7-2008) Vietnamese filmmakers are spending long hours abroad seeking funds to make movies.
US keeps funding VN air safety, direct flights expected next year (28-7-2008) The US Trade and Development Agency has signed an agreement with the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport on financing the second and third phases of an ongoing project aimed to enhance Viet Nam’s safety oversight capacity.
Binh Dinh all set for mega festival (28-7-2008) With just a week to go before the Binh Dinh festival kicks off on August 1, the hometown of the legendary Emperor Quang Trung is agog.
Dong Ho Folk Paintings Find New Lease of Life (26-7-2008) Bac ninh province yesterday opened a center for preserving, displaying and supplying information on Dong Ho woodcut prints, considered among Viet Nam’s finest folk arts.
Mui Ne: Asia’s prime spot for summer - Hon Rom and Ca Na beaches (26-7-2008) Famous for its resorts that line the coast, Binh Thuan Province also is home to white sand dunes, groves of coconut trees, and vast fields of dragon fruit lining the roads near the popular resort town of Mui ne
Signing for Mrs. World Pageant to be Held at Rex Hotel (22-7-2008) The signing ceremony of the Mrs. World Pageant 2009 to take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be held at Rex Hotel in Ho chi minh city Tuesday evening.
City Launches Design Contest for the 2010 Lunar New Year Flower Festival (21-7-2008) A design contest for the HCMC 2010 Lunar New Year Flower Festival open to local enterprises, architects, painters, students of universities of fine arts and architects has just been launched by the organization committee.
Ha Noi to Get Seven-Star Hotel (17-7-2008) A seven-star hotel, expected to be one of the world’s biggest hotels, will be built in Ha noi by Israel’s El-Ad Group.
Miss Venezuela wins Miss Universe pageant (14-7-2008) Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza, 22, won the Miss Universe contest held in Nha trang city of Viet nam Monday, contest presenter and US talk show hosts Jerry Springer and Mel B announced in the morning.
Turkish Airlines starts Viet Nam operations (08-7-2008) Turkish Airlines opened its Viet nam representative office in Ha noi Monday and named the Huong Giang Aviation Service Company as its general agent in the country.
Travel Operators and Hotels Voted Top Ten (07-7-2008) Ten leading Vietnamese hotels and travel companies with most number of international tourists were presented with the Top Ten prize by the Viet nam Tourism Department and the Viet nam Tourism Association on Sunday.
Calligraphy draws student interest (03-7-2008) Calligraphy is considered to be a classic art form pursued by adults, but the fact that nearly 1,000 young students are studying it in Hanoi belies the claim.
Maestro brings passion to two classical traditions (30-6-2008) Tran Vuong Thach spent 14 years as a violinist before rising to the rank of the youngest orchestra conductor 10 years ago and receiving a Meritorious Artist Title last year.
Con Moong cave beckons UNESCO (24-6-2008) Con Moong Cave, in Thanh Hoa Province, hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ha long bay and the ancient town of Hoi an by being awarded UNESCO World Heritage status.
Summer comes, more travelers flock to cooler Da Lat - Blue Moon (23-6-2008) The hilly city of Da lat welcomed almost 219,000 visitors in the first three weeks of this month, increasing by 12% on the year-earlier period, according to Da Lat statistics.
Burning desire for Chau Doc (21-6-2008) The young boatman joked as he guided me around Chau Doc, citing a common saying: That Son, bay nui nam ke. Khi di thi trang, khi ve den thui (Your fair skin will be sunburnt after you visit seven mountains).
Mekong Delta in a Tour (19-6-2008) The Mekong Delta is a major rice granary where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. As all deltas, it receives the bounty of silt from the upper Mekong, and as such is a very rich and lush area, covered with rice fields. It is the place for timeless sceneries of farmers planting or harvesting rice.
Delta passes the buck on sub-par tourism - floating market in Mekong Delta (17-6-2008) The National Administration of Viet nam Tourism is undertaking a massive staff training programme for tourist professionals across the Mekong River Delta this year.
$20 one way for 1,000 seats direct to Macau - flying from Ho Chi Minh City to Macau (16-6-2008) Viva Macau, Macau’s international low-fare Airline on Monday started a promotion program for travelers flying from Ho chi minh city to Macau for US$20 one way.
Taking a leaf from Thai tourism pros (13-6-2008) Travel companies in Viet nam can learn much from their Thai counterparts, particularly in organising conferences and tourism promotion, according to an official with the Viet Nam Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
Overland Tourist Route from Viet Nam to Laos and Thailand to Be Opened (13-6-2008) National Road 27, which links the two highland provinces Lam Dong and Dak Lak, will be upgraded into an overland tourist road from Da lat to Laos and Thailand by the end of 2009, said Mr. Hua Van Tuan, director of the Lam Dong Provincial Department of Transport.
Visit Da Nang for a Wonderful Tour - Danang (12-6-2008) Da nang is the third largest city in Viet nam after Ho chi minh city and Ha noi and it is the largest in the Central region. It has an area of 1,300 square kilometers and a population of 1 million. The city’s Hoang Sa district is an archipelago consisting of 18 islands.
Hue festival gets bigger and better - Vietnam UNESCO World Heritage Site (10-6-2008) Fifteen years since Hue city won global recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city’s internationally-renowned annual festival has been getting bigger and better. This year’s celebration, already in full swing, is no exception.
Travellers shun trains for foreign cars - Viet Nam Railway (09-6-2008) Fewer travellers are choosing to take the Train these days, as the railway industry faces strong competition from more modern means of transportation, the Viet nam Railway Corporation recently revealed.
Hue Festival 10,000 Show Up for Ao Dai - Vietnam (09-6-2008) Yesterday, an ao dai (Viet Nam’s traditional long gown) fashion show took place in the former Hue Hotel'>Imperial hue city as part of an ongoing biennial Hue Festival and attracted around 10,000 visitors including thousands of foreign tourists.
Digital film resurrects historic Hue heritage (09-6-2008) Representatives of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHAK), the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Samsung Electronics Viet nam donated digital products to the Hue Centre for Monuments Conservation (HCMC) last Saturday.
Hue Festival Opens Majestically (04-6-2008) The opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2008 took place on Tuesday in Ngo Mon Square. Pomp and color on a Majestic scale was used top promote the unique cultural heritage of Hue and Viet nam

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