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Fredrik, who has recently moved to Vietnam and has worked in China, told the Daily that he joined the competition not to win but rather for the opportunity to explore the country. Some 300 participants from 24 countries and territories competed in the triathlon. They came from Australia, China, Hong Kong, the United States and Japan to compete in a number of races for all abilities and fitness levels, as well as to challenge themselves in the triathlon, which was open to all ages and all...

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of the Lam Kinh citadel, also known as Tay Kinh (West citadel) began in 1433. The citadel is located in Xuan Lam Commune, approximately 50 kilometers from Thanh Hoa City, in north-west Vietnam. The citadel is both an original imperial temple of the latter Le dynasty and the historic location of the Tay Son uprising. Lam Kinh sits in a stately manner on the Chu River, with Chu Son mountain in the distance and with its back to Dau mountain. It lays...

Of which, the promotion rate for routes from Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang /Hue is VND 550,000. VND 880,000 is the promotion rate applied for flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi/Haiphong/Vinh and Hanoi to Buon Ma Thuot/Nha Trang. This is one of the big annual promotion programmes of Vietnam Airlines. The programme is applied from September 1 to 15. (Source: Nhan Dan)

People on holiday at Phu Quoc Island, which has attracted in $1.72 billion in investment capital. VietNamNet Bridge - The southern province of Kien Giang has licensed 21 investment projects with a total capital of more than VND27.35 trillion (US$1.72 billion) on Phu Quoc Island so far, according to the chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc, Pham Vu Hong. Of the 21 projects, two are fully invested in by foreigners and two are joint ventures. Most of the...

JetAsia General Director Chuck Woods held that Vietnam is a small country but a potential market with a developing tourism industry and a considerably increasing number of prosperous businessmen. With 15 operational golf courses and more than 100 other golf course projects that have been licensed, Vietnam has been attracting a great deal of domestic and foreign golfers. According to VNPT E-Travel, its cooperation with foreign air carriers in providing golf-playing and travel services...

My friends from Ho Chi Minh City advised against it, but I decide to take a motorbike to the mangrove forest of Can Gio. I get claustrophobic on buses and although it’s a slog getting out of the city, I prefer to be the author of my own fate. I make my way towards the ferry crossing at Binh Khanh. After crossing Nha Be River I am officially in Can Gio district, about 60km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. A smooth road winds its way into the thick forest where mangroves and water...

VietNamNet Bridge – Local and international travelers are returning to the popular town of Sapa in Lao Cai Province, one week after flash floods devastated the northwestern mountainous province, said a local tourism official. Pham Tien Dung, deputy head of the culture and information division of Sapa District, told the Daily on Wednesday that tourists started to return to the town last weekend. The number of arrivals is around 30% to 40% compared to the average figure of some...