AirAsia, a leading regional budget carrier, announced on November 6 that it will start direct daily flights between Ho Chi Minh City to the world-acclaimed tourist destination of Phuket in Thailand.
AirAsia will start direct daily flights between HCM City to the world-acclaimed tourist destination of Phuket in Thailand. (Photo: SGGP)
Aside from its existing [...]
In the remote mountains of Vietnam’s far northwest, Tha Hamlet still has one paved road.
VietNamNet Bridge – Rising from the rice fields of Ha Giang Province, Tha Hamlet offers a glimpse of rural northern life.
About ten kilometers outside the provincial capital of Ha Giang, the jagged mountains give way to just enough space for the [...]
Vietnam’s flagship carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA), will open a new direct air route from Hanoi to Osaka on January 13, 2010, said VNA spokesman Le Hoang Dung.
There will be five flights a week from Hanoi to Osaka on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, bringing the total number of flights between the two countries to [...]
Foreigners from countries with left-hand traffic systems will be allowed to bring their right-hand drive vehicles into Vietnam with permission from the Ministry of Transport as from November 15, a new decree said.
Currently, such cars have to follow caravan tours and are only allowed to enter the country through seven border gates in the central [...]
Photo tours demand expertise, flexibility, understanding and patience only a fellow enthusiast like Nguyen Huy Son can offer.
It can be, and is, called many things – photo travel, photo fieldtrips, guided photography tour, specialized travel and photo workshops. But it is basically a journey of discovering a nation through your own lens – figuratively [...]
Vietnam’s cultural industry: lack of money, abundance of conflicts
VietNamNet Bridge – Experts and government officials reviewed the situation and discussed solutions for the cultural industry in Vietnam at a seminar held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi last weekend.
The concept of “cultural industry” is still unclear in Vietnam (Photo: Models on [...]
Bad art drives out good in Hoi An Town
VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient Hoi An has been a favourite destination of tourists and art collectors, attracted by its handsomely preserved buildings and bustling art scene. But lately the bloom is off the art market.
Many painters have moved to Hoi An Town to live, draw and open [...]
Hard hours and low pay – a worker’s long day in IZ
Doi Moi – ‘economic renovation’ – has brought thousands of factories to Vietnam where production lines run two and three shifts, churning out goods for the world. What’s it like to be one of the millions of young women who work in these IZ (industrial [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Senior artists and stage critics say existing Vietnamese dramas aren’t reflecting modern life.
A scene from a historical drama of the HCM City Drama Theatre.
“Stage art is a spiritual weapon, which reflects the urgent matters of society. But our artists have neglected this mission,” said senior artist Dao Quang.
In the 1980s, Hanoi’s stages [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest jade block in the world arrived in Vietnamon the 999th anniversary of Hanoi. Its new owner Dao Trong Cuongdescribes the journey of the jade to Vietnam.
Dao Trong Cuong (first from the right) and the giant jade block.
According to Cuong, Myanmar usually organises two jade auctions a year which attract thousands of buyers from across the world. [...]
