• Delta festival to combine cultures of the Mekong and Japan

    14/11/2009 05:00

    The cultures of the Mekong River will mix with the ancient arts of Japan at the Mekong-Japan Tourism and Cultural Festival in Can Tho this December. As part of the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year,...

  • Secrets of a winning formula

    Secrets of a winning formula

    14/11/2009 05:00

    A specialty noodle dish in Hoi An can be made only with water from a thousand-year-old local well. Hoi An on the central coast combines the old and the new in a way that draws tourists from far and wide. Not so famous are the town’s homegrown culinary...

  • Standing on tradition

    Standing on tradition

    14/11/2009 05:00

    But for how long, visitors to the northern village of Cu Da are bound to ask. Most of the preparations being made to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the capital city next year only emphasize its haphazard emergence as a modern hub. But thus far,...

  • Making more room for gongs

    13/11/2009 05:00

    Anticipation is building across the Central Highlands in the lead-up to the first International Gong Festival in Gia Lai Province from November 12 to 15. Colorful banners for the event can be seen...

  • Bridging the divide

    Bridging the divide

    13/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – A group of students surround a stone object symbolising linga and yoni at the exhibition hall of Cham Museum. They listen attentively to the guide. Educational games: Young people take part in sex education-themed games at My Khe Beach....

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 13/11

    TRAVEL IN BRIEF 13/11

    13/11/2009 05:00

    AirAsia promotion begins flight linking HCM City, Phuket; Nha Trang resort-golf course gets four stars from tourist body; Chinese tourists flock to Viet Nam with return of travel pass system AirAsia has added Phuket to the list of destinations it flies to...

  • Romance never goes out of style: Hue City

    Romance never goes out of style: Hue City

    12/11/2009 05:00

    Hue city in Thua Thien-Hue Province, is a city made up of centuries-old pagodas, temples and houses and it boasts a wonderful landscape with the poetic Huong River. A couple saunter down Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street along the Huong River in Hue City....

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