• Tourist boat sinks in Ha Long Bay

    09/05/2011 05:00

    A tour boat numbered QN 2070 with 28 French nationals, one Vietnamese tour guide and 12 sailors on board sank in Ha Long Bay at 3:00 pm May 8. The boat belongs to a company named Hai Long Ltd. Company in Ha Long city. Eyewitness said that the accident occurred at...

  • Khau Vai love market honored as cultural relic 

    08/05/2011 05:00

    The Khau Vai Love Market attracts large number of locals and tourists. Photo courtesy of Hanoitourist.com The famous love market of ethnic couples of  the northern Vietnamese mountains was recognized to be provincial cultural and...

  • From ‘yuck’ to ‘yum’ 

    07/05/2011 05:00

    Nhộng tằm (silkworm) has become a popular cooking , especially in some silkworm-cultivating regions in northern Vietnam. This food has been found to be high in protein and rich in vitamins. Most people cringe when they see an...

  • Day tripping Sa Pa 

    07/05/2011 05:00

    Tourists with Red Dao ethnic minorities at Ta Phin Village The sun was shining brightly over terraced hills dressed in brilliant emerald folds. Summer had finally arrived in Sa Pa,...

  • The museum for everyone 

    07/05/2011 05:00

    A life-sized replica of a Jarai burial ground in the outdoor viewing area at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi. Many foreigners make the mistake of thinking about Vietnam as a...

  • Ha Long Bay boat owners slam harsher regulations

    07/05/2011 05:00

    Tourist boat owners in the northern province of Quang Ninh face huge financial losses under the provincial People’s Committee’s decision to put stricter controls on tourist boats. Decision 716 was issued in March this year after a boat sank, drowning 12 passengers...

  • Airlines, travel firms in “passive voice” with Phu Bai airport maintenance plan

    06/05/2011 05:00

    The Middle Airports Corporation (MAC) plans to temporarily close the Phu Bai International Airport for one month in order to upgrade the only runway at the airport. The maintenance plan has forced airlines and travel firms to contrive to provide...

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