Hue readies for 2012 festival

Hue readies for 2012 festival »

The central city of Hue is gearing up for its biennial festival, which promises a diverse programme of performances and activities across a week of celebrations....

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Vietnamese Ethnic Group Cultural Festival

Vietnamese Ethnic Group Cultural Festival »

The Vietnamese Ethnic Group Cultural Festival with the theme “Opportunities in the Year of Dragon” will be held at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic, Culture and Tourism (Dong Mo, Son Tay...

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Halong Bay’s new status to be announced

Halong Bay’s new status to be announced »

A ceremony to announce Ha Long Bay as one of the world’s seven new wonders of nature will be held in Hanoi on April 27 and in northern coastal Quang Ninh province on...

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Foreign visitors enjoy farming tour in Hoi An

Foreign visitors enjoy farming tour in Hoi An »

Tourists to Hoi An ancient town, in the central Quang Nam province now have another option besides normal activities, which is to become a local farmer for one day....

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Central earthly paradise attracts tourists

Central earthly paradise attracts tourists »

Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage site in the central province of Quang Binh, has become a favourite destination of domestic and foreign...

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Fishing Together With Can Gio Fishermen

Fishing Together With Can Gio Fishermen »

“Being a fisherman at Vam Sat for one day” is the name of an eco-tour that gives travelers interesting experiences on their visit to Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City. The tour...

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Vietnam Overview

Vietnamese traditional family values »

Vietnamese traditional family values Traditional values of Vietnamese lifestyle were deeply affected by Confucian ethics. During thousand years under the invasion and domination by Chinese, Vietnamese culture was also permeated by their...

Promotions

Summer promotions launched on Tourism Day »

Summer promotions launched on Tourism Day

Two foreign tourists look at their camera while taking a tour of the eighth HCMC Tourism Day...

Tourism Malaysia offers promotion »

Tourism Malaysia offers promotion

Tourism Malaysia in Viet Nam has tied up with three local travel agency to offer special tour...

Promoting tourism in Russia, Japan and RoK »

Promoting tourism in Russia, Japan and RoK

The Danang City Tourism Promotion Centre has held a meeting with business delegations from Russia, Japan and...

RoK airline helps promote VN world heritage »

RoK airline helps promote VN world heritage

Asiana Airlines of the Republic of Korea has pledged to promote Vietnam ’s central region heritage sites...

What’s On At Grand Hotel Saigon »

What’s On At Grand Hotel Saigon

In May, Grand Hotel Saigon in HCMC launches Mother’s Day buffets and a room sales promotion...



Spain provides aid for Vietnam tourism »

The Spanish Government has agreed to provide 400,000 EUR in non-refundable aid for Vietnam to enhance tourism sector capacity. An agreement to this effect was signed by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan and Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Fernando Curcio Ruigómez in Hanoi on Nov. 29. Funded via the Spanish Agency...

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Spain provides aid for Vietnam tourism

Tranquil Phu Quoc Island – 3 days/2 nights »

Phu Quoc lies off the west coast of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Exploring the dirt track byways of the forested isle, among picturesque pepper plantations and long stretches of deserted beach, is a hoot. A visit to Phu Quoc is a good, AFFORDABLE opportunity to relax, spend time on the beach, and snorkel or scuba-dive. Get...

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Tranquil Phu Quoc Island – 3 days/2 nights

Yen Tu Festival – true religious color »

A popular saying goes: “Even after living 100 years of a virtuous religious life, you cannot be called a true religious person until you go to Yen Tu “....

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Yen Tu Festival – true religious color

Original folk songs of the Tay – Nung (Cao Bang) »

In the folk songs Tay-Nung in Vietnam Cao Bang, the tent is one of the folk or, attractive incredible. Who has heard and understood the meaning of the glider is to be heard forever. The accent ì ì … tent à … A for his life accordingly. As far, as successful as it longing, longing...

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Original folk songs of the Tay – Nung (Cao Bang)

Guoc Moc (Sole sisters) for the Vietnamese »

Guoc Moc is footwear that imbued with symbolic meaning for Vietnamese people… Due to Vietnam’s hot and humid climate and wading days in wet rice paddies or fishing, Vietnamese people usually went barefoot. Formerly, on cold days, men and women from rural areas would don clogs made from bamboo roots when attending festivals or visiting...

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Guoc Moc (Sole sisters) for the Vietnamese

Destinations in the Centre

Tam Giang Lagoon: a place to explore indigenous culture

Tam Giang Lagoon: a place to explore indigenous culture »

Tam Giang Lagoon is where the Huong, Bo and O Lau Rivers meet before they flow into the sea through Thuan An estuary in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue....

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Phan Thiet, an classic beautiful »

Phan Thiet, an classic beautiful

Less noisy than Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City and less tourist-famous than Nha Trang or Hue, Phan Thiet is an equally...

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A day on Salangane Island »

A day on Salangane Island

Nha Trang is a tourist hotspot but sometimes people overlook one of its treasures – the kingdom of salangane. As Salangane Island...

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Destinations in the North

Ninh Binh’s Beauty »

Ninh Binh’s Beauty

The northern province of Ninh Binh is famous for its magnificent scenery and historic sites, such as Phat Diem Stone Church, Hoa...

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Ha Long Bay on US website »

Ha Long Bay on US website

The US well-known street fashion, Free People, has chosen Vietnam as its destination to take “look book” photographs for its March publication....

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Bai Dinh Pagoda – the biggest in Vietnam

Bai Dinh Pagoda – the biggest in Vietnam »

Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh is famous for its great size and beautiful architecture, and also well-known for its record number of huge Buddha statues....

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Destinations in the South