Monthly Archives: February 2010
Lim Festival opens
The Lim festival in Bac Ninh Province, dedicated to the singing of traditional love duets, Quan is expected to lure up to 10,000 visitors on the 13th day of the first lunar month (February 26 this year). The festival will … Read more
Vietnam’s largest flower vase
Potter Le Minh Ngoc of the Bat Trang pottery village, Hanoi, who made a national record with a pair of flower-vases of 3m height, has produced a flower-vase of 3.4m height, breaking his own record. The pair of flower-vases made … Read more
Tien Giang hosts first Fruit Festival
On February 25, the Tien Giang provincial People’s Committee held a press briefing to promote the annual first Vietnam Fruit Festival, which is slated April 19-24. The festival, with more than 700 stalls hawking hundreds of fruits from various regions … Read more
White plum flower cover Northwest mountain
Visitors come Moc Chau Plateau (Son La Province) this spring will have chance to enjoy the beautiful plum flower covering a large area of the northwest. This is the time when plums blossom, making a beautiful site. Photo: Phan Tất
Mong ethnic Gau Tao festival underway
The Mong ethnic people of Vietnam’s Northwest region hold a Gau Tao festival each spring to pray for good fortune and welcome the New Year. This week visitors from Lao Cai City flocked to the ethnic village of Tong Gia … Read more
A paradise of golden beaches
With its inviting beaches, blue waters and bright sun, Mui Ne has been one of Vietnam’s top tourist attractions for more than a decade. Once an easygoing fishing village, the town is now home to some 70 beach resorts. Among … Read more
Hanoi ready for 1000th anniversary
The Hanoi People’s Committee has been working hard to prepare for the 1000th ceremony of Thang Long – Hanoi. By tidying up the city and launching new tours the Committee aims to make the event an unforgettable experience for tourists. … Read more
Largest tray of fruit made for Lunar New Year festival
The country’s largest tray of fruit and cereals has been made for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. The five-fruit tray, which has five tonnes of fresh fruit, is 14 metres wide … Read more
Buying luck at Vieng Market
On the 8th day of the first lunar month people flock to a unique market in Nam Dinh province, which is held only once a year to sell – guess what – bad luck as well as to buy good … Read more
Phu Quoc – Haven of pearls
Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang is not only famous for such authentic products as fish sauce and pepper, but also widely-known as the “number 1 pearl farm” in the country. “Pearl production on the island … Read more
