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| ◊ Village residents revel in ‘Chicken Market Day’ - 23/01/2010, 07:36 GMT+7 |
In the
cool early morning in Binh Yen Village,
Phuoc Ninh Commune in central Quang Nam
Province, local
villagers gather eagerly for the second “Chicken Market Day” for the
upcoming...
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| ◊ Top of the world - 23/01/2010, 07:34 GMT+7 |
Tat Thanh
packs her hiking boots and heads for Sapa before attempting to trek to
the highest point in Vietnam
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| ◊ Hallowed ground - 23/01/2010, 07:33 GMT+7 |
Lam Kinh was once
the second capital of Dai Viet and home to a rich array of outstanding
structures built by the posterior Le Dynasty.
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| ◊ Dalat’s French flair - 23/01/2010, 07:31 GMT+7 |
The old
French villas on Tran Hung Dao steet in Dalat have been restored and
transformed into a high-end resort quarter.
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| ◊ Vietnam’s tourism publicity will be on China’s air soon - 22/01/2010, 08:42 GMT+7 |
Vietnam will soon promote the country’s
image on China’s television channels this year with an aim to attract
visitors from the biggest market of Vietnam’s inbound tourism...
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| ◊ Da Nang museum grows into centrepiece of Cham culture - 22/01/2010, 08:39 GMT+7 |
The Champa Museum, located by the Han
River in downtown Da Nang, is one of the most popular destinations for
foreign tourists to the central city.
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| ◊ Quiet cafe shop in bustling heart of Saigon - 22/01/2010, 08:36 GMT+7 |
At La Dolce Vita in downtown Saigon’s
ancient Hotel Continental Saigon, the sound of coffee dripping from the
filter can be heard despite the ruckus from the street as this terrace...
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| ◊ New air routes opened to save flight times - 21/01/2010, 08:42 GMT+7 |
The
government has permitted Vietnam
Airlines to set up four new air routes from Vietnam to Laos
and Cambodia.
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| ◊ Back to good old days of banh chung, banh tet - 21/01/2010, 08:39 GMT+7 |
The apricot and peach trees in early bloom signal
the advent of Vietnam’s biggest holiday of the year, or Tet. Around the
country, families are preparing glutinous rice and other...
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| ◊ Singapore to help Vietnam build terminals for cruise tourism - 21/01/2010, 08:38 GMT+7 |
The Singapore Tourism Board and tourism
entrepreneurs will make their second fact-finding trip to Vietnam this
quarter for a survey to help the country build terminals for cruise
ships...
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| ◊ The Great Tet getaway – now expanding overseas - 20/01/2010, 10:36 GMT+7 |
With
overseas trips increasingly popular for Tet holidays, air carriers have
announced that tickets are running out and as a result – fees are high.
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| ◊ Leaning Chinese architecture at That Phu Temple - 20/01/2010, 10:34 GMT+7 |
The Mekong Delta’s Vinh Long Province is famous
for its endless orchards of grapefruit, mango, orange, longan,
rambutan, durian and its many cultural and historical sites, of which
That...
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| ◊ Peach blossoms in Hanoi - 19/01/2010, 10:23 GMT+7 |
At
gardens in Nhat Tan, Hanoi, peach flowers are blossoming besides yellow
kumquats while young girls in ao dai shine in the spring gardens.
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| ◊ Ba Ho - a world of primitiveness - 19/01/2010, 10:22 GMT+7 |
About
25 kilometers north of the central coast city of Nha Trang, Ba Ho
tourist site is unfamiliar and strange yet fascinating.
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| ◊ Wild Beach Resort & Spa to welcome lovers - 19/01/2010, 10:21 GMT+7 |
This
year Valentine’s Day is also the first day of Lunar New Year 2010, so,
Wild Beach Resort & Spa introduces its special package “Couple
Paradise” for couples
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| ◊ Plum flowers blossom early due to the abnormal weather - 17/01/2010, 20:15 GMT+7 |
Plum
flowers in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province, have blossomed nearly one month
before the lunar New Year due to the warm weather, according to
meteorological experts.
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| ◊ The beauty of Da River - 17/01/2010, 10:15 GMT+7 |
Shiny cliffs like giant mirrors, stone blocks in strange shapes and waterfalls with odd names are all part of the magic of Da River
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| ◊ Tour prices set to rise during Lunar New Year - 17/01/2010, 10:13 GMT+7 |
The cost of international tours is set to increase during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival by up to 30-40 per cent compared to the end of last year, tourism companies nationwide have...
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| ◊ Into the jungle - 17/01/2010, 10:11 GMT+7 |
Duc Hanh boats along the Giang river into the heart of Pu Mat National Park in search of one of Vietnam’s most reclusive hill tribes.
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| ◊ Dalat flowering on - 17/01/2010, 10:08 GMT+7 |
t was Dr. Alexandre Yersin who first put Dalat on the map. Yersin departed the port of Nha Trang in 1893 and headed for the unexplored central highlands of Vietnam, where he discovered an...
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