• Arresting scenes

    03/07/2009 05:00

    Living on the edge: The Nai (Deer) Cape in the Mekong Delta town of Ha Tien Captivated by the beauty of the scene, the deer stood transfixed, forgetting it had to return to the sacred forest....

  • Impressive Vietnam to be extended until late 09

    03/07/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The country’s tourism promotion program Impressive Vietnam will be extended until the end of this year rather than end-September to appeal more international travelers and local tourists in the high season, “The program is attracting fewer...

  • Accor to cut Novotel room rates to fight recession

    02/07/2009 05:00

    Global hospitality services corporation Accor will cut its upscale Novotel hotel-room rates in Vietnam by half to attract more business, a company executive said recently. Porntina...

  • Three-stripe crabs a common specialty

    02/07/2009 05:00

    A dish made from ba khia, a kind of crab unique to the Mekong Delta Everyone is eating crabs in the Mekong Delta this month, so get down there if you love cracking open a few claws. Ba khia...

  • Let’s fly over Halong Bay with parachute-pulled canoe

    02/07/2009 05:00

    The tour leads you to different states of feeling for less than 10 minutes. Some may have fears at the first minutes when they are not sure whether the canoe runs at the speed fast enough for the parachute to take off. However, this is the exciting moment for the calm...

  • Foreign visitor volume falls far short of expectations

    02/07/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Just 279,000 foreign tourists visited Viet Nam in June, down 4.7 per cent on May, according to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism. Just 279,000 foreign tourists visited Viet Nam in June, down 4.7 per cent on May. The total...

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 3/7

    02/07/2009 05:00

    Vietnam Ethnic Tourism Village plan approved; Costa Allegra cruise ship docks in HCM City; Binh Thuan hopes to lure more northern visitors; Tour operators rush to qualify for visa exemption; New air route opens from Dong Hoi to HCM City Saigontourist...

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