• Exploring island life

    13/03/2009 05:00

    The main harbor of Tho Chu Island off Vietnam’s southern coast Tho Chu Island holds a few surprises. The eight islands that make up Tho Chu Archipelago, named after the biggest of them, are...

  • UK, Dutch ships on world cruise stop in Nha Trang

    13/03/2009 05:00

    Two vessels, one each from Britain and the Netherlands, cruising around the world berthed in Nha Trang Friday. The UK’s six-star Queen Victoria came with 1,782 passengers and 1,002 crew and officers and the Rotterdam had 815 passengers and 633 crew....

  • A happy hunting ground

    13/03/2009 05:00

    Down the end of a small alley off Truong Dinh street in Hanoi, I find an archway built in the style of O Quan Chuong, the only surviving gate from the Thang Long citadel built in 1749AD. This is where I’m told I will find Nguyen Bao Sinh, who takes care...

  • All’s well that ends well

    13/03/2009 05:00

    The old village wells of H’r e hill tribes in Central Vietnam are considered to be sacred. Thanh Van reports Every year H’re people in villages in Son Ha district of Quang Ngai province select one ‘gentleman’ to be the custodian of the local well....

  • Blowing in the wind

    13/03/2009 05:00

    If you’re a windsurfer or a kitesurfer, or even a sailor, there’s only one place to be in Vietnam and that’s Mui Ne. There is a very good reason why kitesurfers come to Mui Ne. Along this stretch of the southern coast the wind speed reaches over 12 knots,...

  • Da Nang to explode in light and sound

    12/03/2009 05:00

    Fireworks from across the globe are waiting to explode in one of the world’s most spectacular nights in Da Nang City later this month. The pyrotechnic displays will mix light and music over the Han River on March 27 and 28 in the second annual Da Nang...

  • Going with the wind

    12/03/2009 05:00

    Taiwanese octopus kites go swimming during a rehearsal in Vung Tau The skies over the coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be a riot of color, shapes and forms later this month as the biggest kite festival in the...

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