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Khmer people to celebrate New Year festival
Khmer ethnic minority people in southern Tra Vinh province are gearing up for Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival celebrations set to begin after the year’s first harvest. About 300,000 Khmer people are expected to celebrate the New Year festival … Read more
Hue Festival 2008 awaits art lovers
With the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the Hue Festival 2008 promises to be a great, impressive, and attractive festival with hundreds of specific cultural and tourist programs aiming at enhancing unique cultural values of Vietnam and Hue … Read more
More foreign countries register to attend Hue Festival
As many as 21 countries have registered to take part in Hue Festival 2008, an increase of 10 countries compared to the festival two years ago, according to the event organisers. Besides France, China, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, … Read more
Hopes for second tourism stimulus
Vietnam’s tourism industry has announced the second tourism stimulus campaign in 2010 called “Vietnam – Your Destination.” After the first campaign called “Impressive Vietnam” last year, authorities and enterprises hope for better results this year.
Italian specialists help restore ancient streets
Italian specialists will help to restore some of the ancient streets in the capital city of Hanoi, said the Italian Embassy at a press conference on May 19. A number of seminars on how to ensure the sustainable development of … Read more
“Friendship Connections” programme on international children’s day
Vietnamese and foreign children in Hanoi will have a chance to show their cultures at the “Friendship Connections” programme to be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on May 29-30 on the occasion of International Children’s Day … Read more
Tourism tipped to reach $4.2billions
Viet Nam plans to welcome 4.2 million international tourists and 27 or 28 million domestic tourist this year, said Nguyen Van Tuan, director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, yesterday in Ha Noi. Tuan was speaking at a … Read more
America’s Nautica cruise ship docked in Ha Long Bay
An American luxury cruise ship, the Nautica, docked at Cai Lan port bringing 1,000 foreign tourists to the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh for the first time on March 9. The … Read more
Northwest ethnic groups to hold cultural festival
The 7 th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Ethnic Groups in the Northwestern Region will be held in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from April 14-17 with the participation of 10 provinces in the region. This year’s … Read more
Hoe Nhai Pagoda with unique statue
Hoe Nhai Pagoda, also called Hong Phuc Tu (Pagoda of Immense Beatitude), was one of the large ancient pagodas in the ancient Thang Long Citadel. The pagoda was built under the Ly Dynasty (1010-1225) on a large area. Present-day the … Read more
