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Hanoi’s jasmine fields[Code: 3716]

Vietnam Travel – Phu Lo town in Soc Son district, Hanoi is the area that provides jasmine for the Thai Hoa Tea Factory in Soc Son. August is the harvest season of jasmine in Phu Lo. Farmers only pluck jasmine in the afternoon, from 2-6pm. Each person can harvest 2-3kg of jasmine a day. Some images of jasmine fields in Phu Lo town. The field of jasmines....

A politician’s pagoda[Code: 3715]

Vietnam Travel – Cau Dong pagoda, one of Vietnam’s oldest religious sites, honours Tran Thu Do, a crafty politician who usurped control from the Ly Dynasty and founded the Tran Dynasty in the name of his nephew in the 13th century.  Hang Duong is one of Hanoi’s oldest streets. As the names suggests, this was once where sugar and sugary goods were produced and sold in bulk. Today it is part of the bustling Old Quarter in the heart of the capital city, where the...

World of wetlands[Code: 3714]

A tourist fishes in U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang Province Vietnam Travel - U Minh Thuong National Park, in the southwestern most province of Kien Giang, is an ideal destination for an ecotourism adventure.  U Minh Thuong National Park is among the most precious flooded forests of Southeast Asia and is a “green lung” of the Mekong Delta. Situated 50 kilometers southwest of Rach Gia Town, the park has been open to tourists for almost five...

Ten special national historical sites announced[Code: 3713]

Hoi An ancient town. Vietnam Travel – A list of 10 special national treasures nationwide has been announced, according to a decision of the Prime Minister. They include archaeological and historical sites such as the Hoang Thanh Thang Long – Hanoi central area in Ba Dinh district in Hanoi, the Hue Ancient Capital, and similar architectural complexes in Huong Tra, Huong Thuy, Phu Vang and Phu Loc districts in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue. A...

Over 100 businesses to join in food international exhibition[Code: 3712]

Vietnam Travel – More than 100 domestic and foreign companies will take part in the 13th international exhibition on food, drink and packing technology, Vietfood & Pro-pack, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 19-22. The exhibition will introduce traditional and new food and drink products and food processing and packing technology displayed at 150 booths by businesses from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Malaysia. The...

Unexplored Hai Hoa beach[Code: 3711]

Vietnam Travel – Located in Tinh Gia district in the central province of Thanh Hoa, Hai Hoa beach is not known as a tourist site yet. However, it is becoming popular for its wild beauty and clean beach. The local authorities plan to turn Hai Hoa into an ecological tourism site in the near future. VnMedia captures the life of Hai Hoa people. Hai Hoa’s fishermen begin their work in...

The Cham villages of An Giang[Code: 3710]

Vietnam Travel - Visit a Cham village in the Mekong Delta to learn about a rare culture.  The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is home to some of the largest ethnic Cham communities in Vietnam. Some 13,000 Cham live in 2,100 households on Chau Giang Islet across the Hau River from the town of Chau Doc. There are seven other major Cham villages in An Giang, each known by a Cham and Vietnamese name. For example Chau Giang, Da Phuoc and Chau Phong villages...

Chasing waterfalls[Code: 3709]

The Bac Waterfall in the northwestern province of Lao Cai. Vietnam Travel - A visit to the “Silver Waterfall” and the ethnic markets outside Sa Pa offers a glimpse of life in the northern mountains.  West of Sa Pa about 12 kilometers the waters of Muong Hoa Creek run cold over jagged and rocky terrain. The tortuous creek eventually runs in to Bac Waterfall (Silver Waterfall), one of the lesser-known sites around the town of Sa Pa, a former French hill...

Getting lost in misty city[Code: 3708]

Vietnam Travel – It is August and this is the time awaiting autumn with much melancholy in poetry, peace and romance in scenery and tranquility in human souls. This is the time when summer fades and the chill of winter is on the horizon and cool winds fling everywhere. However, HCM City is still overwhelmed with heat and motorbike smoke with no space for cool air to weave through the high buildings. A view of Tuyen Lam Lake in Dalat City. Visiting Dalat to...

Underground spring answers call of thirst in Binh Dinh’s ‘yelling cellar’[Code: 3707]

Vietnam Travel – "Would you like to go and hear the cellar yelling?" a friend asked me when I was in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh. Tranquil setting: Stilt houses built under the shade of big trees allow visitors to enjoy the beauty of the area in comfort. The word "ham" in Vietnamese means a cellar and "ho" means yelling, but in fact Ham Ho is a beautiful spring in Phu Lam village, Tay Son district. Hiring a motorbike, we drove for an...

Thrill with motocross[Code: 3706]

Vietnam Travel – Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport, with an aim to conquer rugged terrains and roads. And motocross favors those who love adventure and confronting challenges. Passing on winding and weaving alleys, even abominably rugged laps, is a thrilling experience and amazing taste for riders. Motorcross riders pose for a photo in a journey. Motocross is derived from the French, and traces its origins to British scrambling competitions. The name...

Tourism sector urges firms to protect clients against flu[Code: 3705]

Vietnam Travel – The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has called on tourist companies to protect tourists against negative effects of the A/H1N1 flu. Medical workers check quarantine certificates at Noi Bai International Airport. The national tourism agency has asked tourist firms to protect their customers against the flu. One key recommendation would be to have flu insurance included as part of tour packages, so that if a tourist had to cancel a trip...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 14/8[Code: 3704]

Da Lat park to plant special trees Tuyen Lam Tourist Park in Da Lat has unveiled plans to plant 600,000 mai anh dao, a special tree that has pink blossoms in late winter and early spring, through 2015. The first 11,000 trees were planted on July 27, and they are expected to blossom in four years’ time. The organisers hope this project will create a unique tourism product for Da Lat – like Japan’s cherry blossoms. The cost of this project is VND6 billion (nearly...

Tourism sector turns to domestic market[Code: 3703]

Vietnam is sprucing itself up to lure more tourists to local and regional tour routes in a bid to cope with a drop in the number of foreign visitors, triggered by the global economic downturn and widespread A/H1N1 flu outbreak. Only 2.2 million foreign travellers had, by the end of July, arrived in Vietnam, down nearly 10 percent from a year ago. The yearly figure is forecast to reflect a total decline of 10 to 12 percent, or around 3.3 million visitors for the whole year,...

Market for men in Khanh Hoa[Code: 3702]

Vietnam Travel – The Dam market in Khanh Hoa province is famous not only because it is the largest trading centre in the central region but also for its special products for men - hippopotamus. Almost all tourists to Khanh Hoa province visit this market to buy special gifts like fins, abalone and particularly sea-horses, which is believed to improve men’s sexual ability. The Dam market has many species of sea-horses. A pair of dry sea-horses is priced from...


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