Have an extraordinary holiday with Vietnam and Cambodia tours

You should think about Vietnam and Cambodia as the chance to do the undoable. The new landscapes and take on life in East Asia allows you to live life in an entirely different way, if just for a couple of weeks. Taking the chance to eat, dress and talk like a local from...

Israeli traditional folk music to be performed in Hanoi

Oy Division, one of the very few bands in Israel performing old traditional Jewish music, will give two performances in Hanoi on May 12 and 13.This is the highlight of the celebration of 15th anniversary of...

Sa Pa Culture – Tourism Week to kick off

Culture and Tourism Week in Sa Pa northern mountainous province will be held from April 30 to May 5."The week will see various events such as “Cloud Festival” on Ham Rong mountain which feature traditional...

Hoi An hosts annual kite competition

The Victoria Hoi an beach resortand Spa is sponsoring the fourth annual Kite Competition on May 31 topromote local tourism and culture. As many as 130 participants from thecities of Hoi an Da nang and other...

Hanoi Sofitel Metropole named ‘The Best Hotel in Hanoi’

The one hundred year old hotel Sofitel Metropole Hanoi has been continuously awarded “The Best Hotel in Hanoi in 2007” by the Asia Money’s readers, the leading monthly capital market magazine in Asia."With...

Festival of Thai ethnic minority group in Lai Chau province

"Thousand of people flocked into Nham Lum stream to join the water splashing contest of Then Kin Pang festival of Thai ethnic minority group in Phong Tho district, the northwestern mountainous province of Lai...

Vietnam Airlines to add more flights on April 30 and May 1

    The Vietnam national flag carrier (Vietnam Airlines) said on April 23 it will add 12 more Flights on routes from Hanoi and Ho chi minh city to popular tourist destinations such as Danang Nha...

Ao dai drawing contest for children launched

Designer Si Hoang,in collaboration with Me Yeu Be (Mom Love Baby) magazine and VietGenCommunication Corp., will hold an ao dai drawing contest for childrenon the occasion of International children's Day (June...

Photo exhibition on Japanese cherry blossom opens in Hanoi

A photo exhibition of cherry blossoms organized by the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association opened in Hanoi on April 21 to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries."At the opening...

Quang Binh province creates more souvenirs for tourists

The Quang Binhprovince People’s Committee has invested 800 million VND in a projectto produce souvenirs for tourists. The souvenirs reflect specialcharacteristics of this central province, its land and...

Craft villages week to be held in Hanoi

A tourism week, entitled “Thang Long-Hanoi Craft Villages, Craft Streets”, will begin at the Hanoi Ancient Citadel from April 29."According to the organising board, thirteen craft streets from...

Pilgrims flock to Hung Kings festival

Around 2.5 millionpilgrims nationwide are expected to flock to the midland province ofPhu Tho to honour the legendary Hung Kings at an official ceremony onApril 15, the 10th day of the third lunar month. "Pilgrims...

Painting, sculpture exhibition on women’s beauty

Liberality and harmony, the ultimate unity of Yin and Yang are what the audience can feel from paintings and statues by the couple Le Cong Thanh and Nguyen Kim Thai."The exhibition displays 30 paintings and...

Vietnam to host 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum

From January 5-12, 2009, The 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum and ASEAN Tourism Ministers' Meeting will take place in Hanoi. "The event will include a meeting of tourism working groups with experts andsenior officials of...

Hue Royal Fine Arts Museum repaired

The restoration ofLong An Palace in Hue throughout April 2008 will see some preciousrelics from its Royal Fine Arts Museum relocated for temporary displayat An Dinh Palace. The Long An Palace was built on the...
 

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