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Foreign tourists voting for Vietnam's top-ten hotels and travel agents in Hanoi. VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Travel Association and Vietnet last week kicked off a poll in Hanoi to choose top ten hotels and tour operators, collecting opinions from local and international tourists between now and the end of June 2008. In the first stage from last Tuesday to Friday, the organizers collected direct opinions from foreign tourists in Hanoi to pick out quality-service hotels and...

VietNamNet Bridge – The United Nation Days of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations, one of the most important Buddhist festivals marking the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Gautama Buddha, will take place in Hanoi from May 13-17. On this occasion, a series of activities featuring Vietnamese culture and Buddhism in Vietnam will also be held in other regions, and will include exhibitions on the arts, architecture and cultural heritage of Buddhism in Vietnam, including dancing and...

Ha Long Tourism Festival 2007 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has told Quang Ninh province it can let off fireworks at the Ha Long Tourism Festival on April 26, reports the festival’s organising board. Fireworks were also a special part of the Ha Long Tourism Festival 2007, which attracted many visitors. Quang Ninh is urgently preparing for this event. According to the itinerary approved by local authorities, the key event of the Ha Long Tourism Festival will be...

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of tourists heading to the northern province of Ha Giang has recently shot up thanks to international tourist agencies offering tours to the area, the provincial Department of Commerce and Tourism said at a recent seminar in Bac Me District, Ha Giang Province. More than 250 delegates, including 35 representatives from international travel agencies, attended the seminar entitled Solutions to Develop Public Tourism. "Developing public tourism is an...

According to the general director of the Russian travel company Lanta-An, Klokov Igor Nikolaevich, the number of Russian visitors to Binh Thuan has increased since the opening of Lanta-An’s office in Mui Ne. He said the company brings some 300 Russian visitors to Phan Thiet-Mui Ne per month, and the number could rise to 1,000 per month later this year when the weather becomes chilly in Russia. The Hanoi-based Nhat Minh Tourism Company also brings Russian tourists to Mui Ne. Russians...

NewOpenWorld, the organizer of the online poll, did the removal because some Vietnamese websites had illegally used new7wonders’ logo, photos and contents from the NewOpenWorld website. Now that the infringements have been solved, Ha Long Bay has return and is topping the list as it did before. Copyright and wrong The reason for the removal is some Vietnamese websites’ illegal use of New7wonders’ logo, photos and contents from the NewOpenWorld website. On April 7,...

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite being situated in a crowded residential area, Giac Lam Pagoda is an oasis of tranquility. It also retains the majesty of an ancient pagoda thanks to its large, tree-filled precinct and monks’ efforts to preserve its traditional look. Formerly called the Son Can or Cam Dem, this national historical and cultural relic – as recognised by the Government in 1988 – was built in the mid-18th century. It is situated in Tan Binh District’s Lac...

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Diep Thi My Hanh, head of the ecological museum and botanical garden project in Phu An Village, makes sure that all visitors respect the area's inhabitants and do not litter or disturb the natural surroundings. For Dr. Hanh, a professor at the HCMC Natural Science University, Phu An is more than a project, it is her hometown. Her dream is to convert Phu An from a heavily bombed area known as the Iron Triangle Zone to an eco-friendly Green Triangle Zone....