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City wins most awards for top hotels, tour operators[Code: 3421]

VietNamNet Bridge – 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. The southern city is honored in all segments of the selection, from top hotels of three to five stars to top international and domestic travel firms, according to the selection that has not been officially announced. The winners...

Phu Quoc to revoke long-delayed projects[Code: 3420]

VietNamNet Bridge – 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. Nguyen Van Hon, deputy director of the unit, said that his agency had decided to nullify these investment plans, adding it was the province’s policy to take a tough stance against inactive projects. “We are determined to...

German TV to make documentary on Phong Nha–Ke Bang[Code: 3419]

VietNamNet Bridge - A German television crew from Medien Kontor will visit Vietnam in July to make a documentary about Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, said the park’s director Luu Minh Thanh. Phong Nha cave will be introduced in a documentary film made by German television Medien Kontor. The film, to be directed by Engels Therese, will be about the flora and fauna and the world-renowned caves in the area and some wildlife...

One minute as a King or Queen in Hue[Code: 3418]

Paying 30,000 dong to hire a royal costume, anyone can sit on the throne in Hue royal palace. For taking photos. Sitting on an old palanquin in a modern style. The old king with a mobile phone. And child kings. The photographer-king. The queen and her servants. Wearing strange costume, the little girl cries. Please send us your comments and feedback:

Foreign visitors drop by 70 percent in May and June[Code: 3417]

International visitors shopping at Ben Thanh Market, Ho Chi Minh City. VietNamNet Bridge - The first six months of the year have been a tough for the global tourism industry in general and Vietnam’s tourism industry in particular. With the global economic crisis and the A/H1N1 virus, foreign visitors coming to Vietnam dropped by 70 percent during May and June. Tourism experts said international tourism numbers will slump further if the swine flu epidemic continues to spread...

Traditional pottery-making in Vinh Long[Code: 3416]

A woman creates a piece of pottery in a workshop in the Mekong Delta’s Long Ho District, Vinh Long Province. VietNamNet Bridge - Renowned as one of the biggest producers of traditional Vietnamese ceramics in the Mekong Delta, Vinh Long Province boasts more than 1,330 family-run pottery businesses. Around 130 small businesses in Vinh Long specialize in producing artistic ceramics for export with most establishments concentrated in the province’s Mang Thit and Long Ho...

Indulging in ever green Cham Islet[Code: 3415]

VietNamNet Bridge – Heading to the ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam province this summer holiday, Cham islet, or Cu Lao Cham, is an ideal destination for guests to escape a bustling and hustling daily life as well as to escape the summer heat thanks to its wonderful sandy beaches, forested hills and clean, blue sea. The place is great for camping, swimming and scuba diving to explore coral reefs and beautiful marine life. Cham Islet, 20 kilometers offshore Hoi An, has...

Visit Dai Loc banh trang village[Code: 3414]

VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Dinh province is famous for banh trang (girdle cake) with coconut, Tay Ninh province for banh trang aired in the dew and Quang Nam province for banh trang from Dai Loc. Dai Loc has hundreds of families making banh trang for sale. Coming to Dai Loc this season, visitors will see banh trang drying everywhere in yards and gardens. Vo Thi Bon, a woman who has produced banh trang for nearly 30 years, said that to have good banh trang, the rice must be good....

Wootung trees, the guards of Hue royal palaces[Code: 3413]

VietNamNet Bridge – Wootung trees blossom from the second to the sixth month of the lunar year in the royal palaces of the ancient capital city of Hue. According to history books, Wootung trees were brought from China to Hue during the King Minh Mang dynasty. Trees were first planted near Can Chanh palace and then they were grown around the royal citadel. is the only place in Vietnam which has Wootung trees. Coming to the city these days, visitors can see beautiful Wootung...

TV program to guide viewers around Vietnam[Code: 3412]

The program will allow viewers to enjoy scenic landscapes and the people of Vietnam’s 63 provinces. The program also offers much information about the traditional culture and lifestyle of Vietnam’s minorities. The 52-episode series will begin by taking viewers north, starting from the Mekong Delta’s province of Ca Mau. Unfamiliar places will be presented to provide some new insights, a spokesperson for the program said. In every episode, two guides and four travelers will arrive in...

BBC airs TV commercial to promote Vietnam tourism[Code: 3411]

A snapshot of Prenn Waterfalls in the resort town of Da Lat, the central province of Lam Dong. VietNamNet Bridge - A 30-second TV commercial to promote Vietnamese tourism began broadcasting on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s World News on June 11, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said. The advertisement, made by BBC professionals to introduce the country and people of Vietnam, will be aired a total 429 times in more than 200 countries and territories around...

Mouthwatering mushrooms[Code: 3410]

Cajuput mushrooms, which grow in Vietnam’s southern and central regions, can be used in a variety of delicious dishes. VietNamNet Bridge - Throughout Vietnam’s central and southern regions, vast cajuput forests provide a wetland home for many species of animal and plant life. After the first rains of the year, the leaves of the cajuput trees fall to the forest floor and begin to decay, providing a nutrient-rich soil in which a type of edible mushroom can grow. After just a...

Japanese TV film seeks to capture Vietnam’s beauty[Code: 3409]

The Department plans to commission Star World and ESPN cable channels to make films about Vietnam, and expects this to spread the country’s image as an attractive destination for all tourists. Please send us your comments and feedback:

A century of misty eyes[Code: 3408]

VietNamNet Bridge - 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 19th century, when Saigon was already an important industrial zone, gold fabrication flourished at Cho Lon, whose name translates as “big...

Rice and everything nice[Code: 3407]

VietNamNet Bridge - 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 a remote Lam Dong Province village. Hang and several other men from Proh Commune, Don Duong...


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