• Museum uncovers the cultural side of idyllic Phu Quoc Island

    Museum uncovers the cultural side of idyllic Phu Quoc Island

    29/03/2013 02:38

    The five-storey private museum covers an area of 1,000sq.m on a hill in Duong Dong Town on the western coast. It displays nearly 5,000 objects, including 3,000 antiques salvaged from sites or sunken ships around the island. Museum director Huynh Phuoc Hue city , 40, spent 15 years...

  • Jewellry craft festival opens in Hanoi Old Quarter

    Jewellry craft festival opens in Hanoi Old Quarter

    28/03/2013 05:34

    Craftsmenshow off skilled performances at the festival Jewelly-lovers will have a chance to contemplatefine goldand silvercraft productsmade by prominentcraftsmenat a festival which opened in the Hanoi Old Quarter on March 26 as a gesture to honour the traditionalvocation....

  • Tourists complain about Hanoi’s sanitation

    Tourists complain about Hanoi’s sanitation

    28/03/2013 08:28

    Vendors chasing foreign visitors in the Old Quarter. Recently, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a survey with the participation of 1,420 international tourists, with men accounting for 52 percent, the average age is 40. The questionnaires were delivered at the...

  • Da Nang: many new services during the sea tourism season 2013

    Da Nang: many new services during the sea tourism season 2013

    27/03/2013 05:19

    On March 27, the management of Son Tra Peninsula and beaches in Da nang said that on the occasion of the 38 th anniversary of the city liberation, the sea tourism season Da Nang 2013 will be opened on the morning of March 29 at Bien Dong Park with hundreds of local people, visitors,...

  • Quang Ninh seeks investor for US$4-billion casino

    Quang Ninh seeks investor for US$4-billion casino

    27/03/2013 03:53

    Tourism stands out with mega projects such as the recreation complex covering 1,800-2,000 hectares in Van Don District. “Many foreign investors have shown interest in this casino project but none has drawn up a specific plan. Therefore, the province puts it on the list of projects...

  • Thousands flock to Tay Thien Festival

    Thousands flock to Tay Thien Festival

    27/03/2013 03:48

    A variety of events were staged at the festival, including apalanquinprocession, incense offerings at the Thong and Thuong temples, banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) and banh day (round glutinous rice cake) making contests, and performances of Cheo (traditional opera) andChauVan...

  • Vietnam cannot attract tourists because of low budget for tourism promotion?

    Vietnam cannot attract tourists because of low budget for tourism promotion?

    27/03/2013 03:45

    The articles about Vietnam’s slow tourism development have repeatedly appeared on local newspapers recently. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs--Nguyen Thanh Son, said that he feels ashamed of the stagnation of Vietnam’s tourism. While tourism is considered as the key...

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