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HCMC, the southern economic hub, has won most awards for top hotels and tour operators for 2008, followed by the capital city of Hanoi, according to an annual selection conducted nationwide by the Vietnam Tourism Association. International tourists enjoy a biking tour in the Mekong Delta region arranged by Ben Thanh Tourist Company. The travel [...]
The management unit in charge of investment projects in Phu Quoc island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will revoke an investment certificate and cancel out 11 investment plans by investors on the island, an official said. Phu Quoc island has a coastline of some 150 kilometers. Nguyen Van Hon, deputy director of [...]
Every aspect of the Rice Goddess ceremony, Mnhum Yang Potai, is highly symbolic. Chu Ru women dance after honoring the Rice Goddess in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong “Red symbolizes sweat, blood, and the energy needed to grow rice,” says Ya Hang, a 53-year old leader of the ethnic Chu Ru community in [...]
Nestling for nearly a hundred years in the bustling markets of Chinatown, Le Chau Hoi Quan in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5, is the oldest shrine to the pioneering goldsmiths of southern Vietnam. The main altar of Le Chau Hoi Quan in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5. In the last years of the [...]
Majestic Saigon and Palace Saigon, two of the largest hotels in HCMC, are running promotions with many choices for domestic and foreign customers. A view of Palace Hotel Saigon. The five-star Majestic Hotel Saigon, overlooking the Saigon River in the heart of the city, is featuring a “Business Summer Package” at US$175++ per single or [...]
The nation’s unification day (April 30) and May Day still a week away, tickets for the Hanoi-Lao Cai trains for the holiday are all sold out. All hotels and inns in Sa Pa are fully booked. Foreign visitors in Sapa. Due to hot weather in the last several days, the number of travellers from northern [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Travel column of The New York Times has introduced a bustling HCM City through a series of photo. VietNamNet/The New York Times
VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will invest some VND500 billion (US$31.46 million) to boost the development of tourism this year, says the chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Ngoc Thien. The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will invest some VND500 billion to boost the development of tourism this year. Some [...]
HCM City plans pedestrian streets HCM City authorities have announced a plan to create pedestrian-only streets in the city’s downtown areas. Under the plan, Nguyen Hue road and the road along the western bank of the Sai Gon River will be turned into such streets. The first phase of this plan is scheduled to be [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Pilgrim tours remain an attractive choice for tourists in the first lunar month after Tet to pray for good luck and happiness for the new year. Ben Thanh Tourist is offering two “Come back to Thang Long” tours to give tourists a chance to indulge in nature and sanctuaries. Arhat statue garden [...]