Friday, June 19, 2009

Offshore paradise

Spending a couple of days floating on the waters of Halong Bay is always an unforgettable experience for Duc Hanh I arrive in Halong at noon. The sun is high in the sky and burning bright. On the pier countless wooden junks, sailboats, speedboats and tiny bamboo boats bob in the water expectantly as tourists arrive from Hanoi in vans, cars and buses. Personally after a four-hour-stint on the road, I’m dying to get out the water and feel the sea breeze running through my air. I...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Nha Trang city boasts flying boats

Visitors to the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009 will be able to see the panorama of tourist destinations in Khanh Hoa province on flying inflatable boats, the newest kind of entertainment and air travel service in the country. The flying boats are designed in a sportive style and can carry over 400 kilograms each at an average speed of 70 kilometers per hour. Each boat will take off with a passenger and a pilot. Mai Linh Corporation in the southern central and Highlands of Vietnam, investor...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Pottery, lacquer artworks spotlighted at Hue Festival

The Hue Festival 2009 will be held from June 12-14 to celebrate its tradition of producing pottery, lacquer artworks and cloisonné. With the theme “Hue’s Traditional Handicrafts – Their Identity and Development”, the festival will take place on the 110th anniversary of the opening of Truong Tien Bridge and Dong Ba Market and the start of a handicraft villages trade fair and will feature a contest to promote Vietnamese handicraft products, said Nguyen Dang Thanh, vice chairman of Hue ’s People’s...
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Vietnam's largest tourism expo to take place in October

As many as 450 travel and tourism companies both domestic and from overseas are expected to take part in the Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2009 scheduled from October 1 to 3. The organisers reported on June 3 that this will be the largest tourism expo ever hosted by the country and will offer local tourism agencies and businesses the opportunity to introduce their products and expand links with partners from other potential markets.HCMC ITE will also serve as a forum for the ministers...
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Fireworks light up Nha Trang Sea Festival

Fireworks, music and art performances lit up the coastal city of Nha Trang on the opening night of this year’s Sea Festival on June 6. Le Xuan Than, Vice President of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee and head of organising board,...
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Visiting “sitting-sleeping” ethnic group

The Dan Lai ethnic minority group numbers over 3,000 people. They are living in the mountainous area of Con Cuong district, Nghe An province in central Vietnam. This group is especially known for its sitting-sleeping custom. Nam Xuan shares his photos about Dan Lai people. Nearly 1,000 Dan Lai people are living in Pung and Co Phat villages in Pu Mat National Park, Con Cuong...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Funeral Ceremony

“The sense of the dead is that of the final,” says a Vietnamese proverb, meaning that funeral ceremonies must be solemnly organized. Formerly funeral ceremonies went as following: the body was washed and dressed; then a le ngam ham, or chopstick, was laid between the teeth and a pinch of rice and three coins were the earth, one must return back to the earth.” The dead body was enveloped with white cloth, le kham liem, and put into the coffin, le nhap quan. Finally, the funeral ceremony,...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Lang Co Bay joins world-class bays

Lang Co Bay joins world-class bays The central province of Thua Thien-Hue held a ceremony on June 6 to announce the recognition of Lang Co Bay as the 30th member of the “World’s Most Beautiful Bays” club (Worldbays Club). Lying between Danang and Hue cities, Lang Co is the third bay in Vietnam being admitted to the club following Halong Bay and Nha Trang Bay. The bay was local people and attracts a lot of tourists. Addressing the ceremony, Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Newspaper honors leading hospitality firms

The top 119 businesses in Vietnam’s hospitality industry were honored at the annual Guide Awards, the tenth so far, presented by the Vietnam Economic Times, at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on June 5. Among the awards recipients were businesses that have won the title for 8 to 10 consecutive years. They included Caravel Hotel, Majestic Hotel, and New World Hotel in HCM City, Furama Resort in Da Nang, Sofitel Metropole Hotel and Sunway Hotel in Hanoi, Khaisilk, and Saigontourist Company....
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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Dolta Ceremony and Ox Racing Festival

Time: From the 29th day of the eighth lunar month to the 1st day of the ninth lunar month (or to the 2nd day of the ninth lunar month in case of the eighth lunar month without the 30th day). Place: In pagodas, or at each household of the Khmer people in Tri Ton or Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province. Objects of worship: In remembrance of ancestral merits and wishing happiness and peace for the deceased’s souls. Characteristic: Ox racing according to traditional ritual of the Khmer people....
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Friday, June 5, 2009

Legend of Vietnam's traditional dishes during the Lunar New Year

. The sweet round rice cake or bánh chung and the square cake or bánh dày are among the traditional dishes served during Tet or Lunar New Year festival. It is often eaten with marinated stewed pork. Being unique to Vietnam, the cake has a legend in itself. Thousands and thousands...
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Ao Yem, the indispensable dress of ancient girls

Looking back into the historic development of national dress, Vietnam not only has “Ao Dai” but also “Ao Yem” – the indispensable dress of ancient girls. Images of graceful girls in national charming long dress have been a symbol of Vietnam. However, looking back the historic development of national dress, Vietnam not only has “Ao Dai” but also “Ao Yem” – the indispensable dress of ancient girls. “Ao Yem” appeared in Vietnamese life in a very old day, yet, not until Ly dynasty was it basically...
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Creator of Vietnamese alphabet immortalized in Hanoi

A 43-ton statue of Alexandre de Rhodes, the creator of the modern-day Vietnamese alphabet, is set to be installed in Hanoi next October as part of the capital city’s 1000th anniversary celebrations. Sculptor Pham Van Hang said he created the statue in honor of late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet who wished to acknowledge more contributors to the country’s development. Hang said the former prime minister had mentioned several times that a statue of the French Jesuit missionary would...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

The legend of Vinh Moc

The tunnels of Vinh Moc are known having been a legend during the anti-US resistance war for national salvation, a vivid venue to educate patriotism to young generation and a ’must’ for tourists. The spectacular tunnel network, also known as an underground village, attests to the endurance, wisdom and bravery of the local people in their fight for national liberation and independence. A foreign tourist once wrote down: “The Vinh Moc Tunnels look like an ancient castle lying quietly...
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French man to travel around Vietnam on horseback

Thierry Posty, a French adventurous traveller who has been touring more than 100 countries on horseback, is in Hanoi to prepare for a cross country trip. “This is the first time I came to Vietnam although I have come to Asia several times,” the 51-year-old traveller said. “I have heard about the Vietnamese land and people and hope that I will better understand about the nation after the journey,” said the French man, a psychologist, who alternates his job and riding journeys. Thierry began...
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Binh Chau- Phuoc Buu Natural Reserve attracts 20 tourism projects

According to Management Board of Binh Chau- Phuoc Buu Natural Reserve, from the beginning to May, 2009, the reserve has attracted 20 tourism projects under ecological- tourism forms. Total investment area of these projects are about of 1,500ha. Among that, some 9 projects have completed land licences, and some projects have run already, such as Sai Gon-Binh Chau- Ho Coc, Vien Dong, Ven Ven, Huong Phong… 11 other projects are still completing land licences now. Binh Chau- Phuoc Buu Natural...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

City loses tourists but gains revenue

The southern hub of HCM City experienced a decline in foreign visitors in the first five months of this year, while the tourism sector as a whole enjoyed an increase in total revenue. According to the HCM City Culture, Sport and Tourism Department (CSTD), the city welcomed 1.18 million foreign visitors, a 9 per cent decrease from the same period last year. However, the city earned a total revenue of VND13.47 trillion (US$757.6 million) from tourism between the first month of...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

European Food Festival to be held in Hanoi

Hanoians will have a chance to taste European cuisines at the 4th European Food Festival to be held on May 16 in capital city. The event, part of the month-long celebration of the Europe Days, is the fourth European food festival hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham), which attracted over one thousand visitors last year. Addressing a press conference on May 8 in Hanoi, Thomas Felber, director of EuroCham Hanoi said the festival aims of promoting the diversity of...
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Campaign promotes Vietnamese cuisine

Campaign promotes Vietnamese cuisine The taste and nutritious values of Vietnamese cuisine will be promoted through a consumer poll that will choose the most favoured dishes and award them with a "delicious" label. This campaign, jointly organised by the National Institute of Nutrition and the Mon Ngon Viet Nam Co.Ltd, will conduct the poll from June 1 to October 31. Consumers will send their votes for food products of enterprises from all regions in the country, as well as dishes...
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