Vietnam


Beauty and the beach - Travel Lang Co Beach Resort Lang Co is a quiet but breathtaking beach that so far has avoided the tourist boom, but for how long can this beach stay off the beaten track?
Vietnamese photographer honored at Italian contest Photographer Duong Quoc Dinh won first prize at the Giuliano Carrara International Photographic Competition in Italy.
An unique artwork on President Ho Chi Minh Artisan Nguyen Than has created an unique artwork made from a tree-trunk featuring President Ho chi minh
Third annual European Food Festival hits Hanoi Hanoians will have an opportunity to share in the very best of European gastronomic culture at the 3rd annual European Food Festival which will take place on May 24, from 5pm at the National Library of Vietnam
Surviving the time of high costs - Vietnam AirAsia When AirAsia announced the launch of direct services from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to HCMC and vice versa last month, a fact in the opening ceremony that was less noticed was that the budget carrier counted on its staff in all to organize the event.
Experiencing life of a rice landlord - Rice Landlord tour There is a program called 'Rice Landlord' for tourists visiting the My Khanh Eco-Tourist Site located at My Khanh Commune, Phong Dien District in the Mekong City of Can tho
Miss Tourism Vietnam finals fixed for July 26 As the finals of Miss Tourism Vietnam pageant are too close to Miss Universe 2008 contest, Miss Tourism will not be crowned until July 26, 2008, two weeks later than the initial date.
City’s Tourism Industry Remains Underdeveloped A tour of the city with stops at Notre Dame Cathedral, the Municipal Post Office, the War Remnants Museum, Cu Chi Tunnel, and the Can Gio Mangrove Forest is no longer enough for many visitors. “We have just met tourists’ needs only, and do not present what we have to foreign visitors yet,” said a tourism industry official.
AirAsia launches highly popular free seat campaign AirAsia’s on May 13 announced that it is offering free seats including the routes serviced by its long haul low-cost affiliate, AirAsia X.
Fun for all in Genting Highlands With everything from fairground rides to cultural festivals, Malaysia’s City of Entertainment, Genting Highlands, certainly strives to live up to its reputation – and earlier this month, the star attraction was Vietnam
Water puppetry to go to Finland: opportunity to learn - Vietnam Water puppetry The Central Vietnam Puppetry Theatre will take 16 traditional water puppetry items to Finland for the first time this autumn. At the same time, 11 Vietnamese puppeteers will be trained in modern puppetry at Finland's Hevosenkeke Theatre. Kirsi Aropaltio, Art Director of Hevosenkeke Theatre, talks about the event.
Cultural activities welcome Vesak Day Around 100 professional artists performed alongside 108 Buddhist monks and nuns at the first music gala celebrating the UN Day of Vesak on May 14.
Cultural and art exhibition held to welcome Vesak - Vietnam Buddhist culture An exhibition featuring Buddhist culture and art opened at the National Convention Hall in Hanoi on May 13 as part of the celebrations of the United Nations Day of Vesak.
Vietnamese collection shown on F.TV - Vietnam fashion The Far East Pearl collection of fashion designer Vo Viet Chung showcased in the Mai Vang 2007 programme, a show organised by Labourer Newspaper, on May 12 was introduced worldwide on Fashion TV channel (F.TV).
First Vietnam’s beach golf course begins operation An 18-hole golf course by Vinh Thuan Joint Venture Company has been inaugurated in Mong Cai Beach, the northern province of Quang Ninh. This is a major project under the provincial tourism development strategy.