Vietnam Information

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia have agreed to boost tourism development projects in 10 provinces in the three countries’ economic development triangle. At a recent meeting in Phnom Penh, the tourism ministries of the three countries also agreed to conduct joint surveys on tourism development potential and foreign direct investment attraction capacities in the provinces of Ratanakiri, Mondolkiri and Stung Treng of Cambodia; Atopu, Sekong and Saravan of Laos; and...

Prof. Sagemueller said that the delta should be developed in a way that is consistent and friendly on the basis of a close connection between green tourism, ecotourism and environment protection activates, preserving and upholding unique local values such as temples, pagodas, cultural festivals and ancient customs. ’s hotels have not been able to meet high demands in the peak seasons, so neighboring provinces like Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Ba Ria – Vung Tau take the opportunity to...

Flying fox bats hang from tree branches like ripe fruit outside of Doi (Bat) Pagoda. A mature bat’s wingspan can reach up to 1.5m. VietNamNet Bridge - Of the thousands of pagodas that can be found across the nation, Doi (bat) Pagoda has a unique claim to fame: thousands of bats call it home. Though neither large nor particularly exquisite, all who hear of it wish to visit. Officially known as Mahatup in the Khmer language, its colloquial name is bat pagoda. , Can Tho and...

Royal Yacht Club sets up Hong Kong to Nha Trang race in mid-October The Hong Kong Royal Yacht Club is set to organise the third VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam yacht race to Nha Trang in mid-October and has begun promoting it on its website at www.rhkyc.org.hk The race is set to start on October 15. Saigontourist is the club's traditional Vietnamese partner. Vo Anh Tai, director of HCM City-based travel firm, said the Government and Khanh Hoa authorities have...

VietNamNet Bridge – National carrier Vietnam Airlines has signed two multi-million dollar deals with US-based Sabre Airline Solutions to improve its online reservation system and online shopping capabilities. "VietnamAirlines has looked long and hard for a technology partner with whom we can create a solid relationship so as to continue our growth and help us reach our business objectives, which include becoming one of the region's best airlines. We believe we have found that...

VietNamNet Bridge – The Nghinh Ong Festival, also knows as the Guan Kung Greeting Celebration, will begin next Tuesday in central Binh Thuan Province’s Phan Thiet City. The festival will last for three days and will remember a Chinese general and warrior-saint honoured by the Hoa Chinese community. The activities will begin at 5am next Tuesday with nearly 900 Hoa people marching through the central streets of the city, such as Nguyen Hue, Tran Hung Dao, Hai Thuong Lan...

Hoi An Town VietNamNet Bridge - A video that promotes tourism in Central Vietnam will be shot from August 14 to 20 by a Thai film crew, according to the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Da Nang. . Vietnamese food will also be introduced in the film. ; Krungthai Card Public Company Limited; and the “First class TV” show on Thai television’s Channel 9. (Source: SGGP)

Foreign visitors at the Tran Quy Cap Railway Station, Hanoi. VietNamNet Bridge – “I’ve never thought that I would have been in that situation: no home, no food while my pocket was full of cash,” said a passenger who returned to Hanoi on the first train from flood-stricken Lao Cai province yesterday morning. Many people were in the waiting room of the Hanoi Railway Station at 4.30am, August 13 to pick up their relatives who were returning on the first train from...