• Serenity amidst bordered city

    05/08/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The bus stops in front of Tam Thanh Pagoda, which, from the outside looks like other ancient mountain pagodas. The street in front of the pagoda is home to wine and medicine vendors catering to the pilgrims. A view of a gate to Nhi Thanh Grotto...

  • HCM City to not raise museum entrance fees

    05/08/2009 05:00

    The HCM War Remnants Museum. HCM City authorities have announced they will not increase entrance fees to local museums. According to the city’s Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, museums are allowed to keep100 percent of entrance fees to invest in...

  • Motorised kite flying over Ha Long Bay for to visitors

    04/08/2009 05:00

    A new service providing motorised kite flying over Ha Long Bay has been available for visitors from August 3. This kind of motor kite weighs 216 kilograms with a 11.5 metre long wing, and 64 horse power engine which is imported from Italy. The kite can...

  • The edge of nirvana

    04/08/2009 05:00

    The giant Buddha statue on Ta Cu Mountain in the central province of Binh Thuan, the longest reclining statue of its kind in Southeast Asia Nestled in central Binh Thuan Province’s Thuan Nam Town, Ta Cu Mountain is...

  • One in seven Hoi An visitors come again

    04/08/2009 05:00

    Nearly 15 percent of foreign visitors to Hoi An have been there before, according to a recent tourist survey. Of the 200 foreign visitors to the UNESCO-recognized world cultural heritage town...

  • City’s tourism seeks to tap domestic market

    04/08/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Faced with declining international arrivals, HCMC is running various promotion activities on the domestic market to attract local tourists to survive tough times, said a leader of the HCMC government. The cooperation program between Vietnam...

  • Ministry to boost advertising for Ha Long Bay

    04/08/2009 05:00

    The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is building a plan to promote Ha Long Bay in the online vote for the world’s seven new natural wonders of New7Wonders, as the bay has entered the final round. The Ministry’s International Cooperation...

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