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1000th Thang Long – Hanoi flag to fly on Fansipan[Code: 3640]
VietNamNet Bridge – Lao Cai province and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will launch a special tour for foreign visitors called “Pitching the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi flag on the peak of Fansipan” in early October 2010.
Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s director Tran Huu Son said that this special tour will be organised to celebrate the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi anniversary. Fansipan, 3143m, is the highest...TRAVEL IN BRIEF 31/7[Code: 3637]
Fansipan mountain climbing competition will be the focus of the programme. Lao Cai to host tourism programme to mark Thang Long – Hanoi celebration
Lao Cai northern mountainous province will host a tourism programme festival named ‘Back to Origin 2010’ which is considered one of the ten important tourism events of north-eastern provinces to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.
According to Lao Cai People’s Committee chairman Nguyen Huu Van,...Da Lat to be beautified with 600,000 mai anh dao trees[Code: 3636]
VietNamNet Bridge – The management board of the Tuyen Lam tourist site in the resort city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province, has announced it will plant nearly 600,000 mai anh dao trees in Da Lat from now to 2015.
Mai anh dao is a special tree in Da Lat, which blossoms pink flowers in late winter, early spring. The total funding for this project is 6 billion dong (nearly $335,000), including 1.5 billion from the state budget and the rest from over 30 investors...Vietnam joins tender for hosting int’l tourism exhibition[Code: 3634]
Foreign visitors in HCM City. VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will bid to host the International Destination Expo 2011, an annual event initiated by the American Society of Travel Agents in 2006.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan gave his permission to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to tender for organising this event in Vietnam in 2011. If Vietnam wins the contract, it will raise capital from businesses, organisations and individuals to hold the...Gastronomic culture at Ben Thanh Market[Code: 3632]
VietNamNet Bridge – Ben Thanh market is one of the most famous addresses in HCM City. It is not a market, but a place which preserves traditional culture values of Vietnam, particularly gastronomic culture.
What are the characteristics of Ben Thanh market’s food? Why has this market becomes a must-see destination and a symbol of HCM City?
The market developed from informal markets created by early 17th century street vendors gathering together near the...Travel expo to honour excellence[Code: 3631]
VietNamNet Bridge - An award recognising excellence within the tourism industry in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will be presented during the fifth annual International Travel Exposition (ITE) in Ho Chi Minh City in October.
“This new award builds on the cooperation between our three countries, acknowledging our tourism potential,” said Nguyen Phu Duc, chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association.
“It also complements the Three Countries-One Destination concept...A history of Chau Doc[Code: 3629]
VietNamNet Bridge - It’s believed that Vietnamese people first started populating where An Giang province is today in the 16th century though there is scant evidence to verify this. General Nguyen Huu Canh (1650-1700), who served under Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu, certainly contributed to the establishment of Chau Doc as it is today. His troops built whole communities and villages and the general’s deeds have not been forgotten and a number of streets, canals and...Vietnam’s longest suspension bridge at night[Code: 3627]
VietNamNet Bridge – When night falls, Thuan Phuoc, the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam, crossing the Han River in the central city of Da Nang, surprises visitors with its magnificent beauty.
Some visitors have likened the bridge to a fire dragon at night, and compared it to the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US.
After six years of construction, the over 2km-long Thuan Phuoc Bridge crossing the Han River opened for traffic in the central city of Da Nang on...Tour discounts expected to help stimulate tourism industry[Code: 3626]
VietNamNet Bridge - Local and foreign tourists to Vietnam will enjoy price discounts ranging from 30 to 50 percent of 99 tours around the country in the next two months.
The discount programme initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is part of the effort to attract more international tourists and promote local travel for the national tourism industry, which has seen a sharp decline in the number of travelers since early this year.
Seven international travel...
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 1/8[Code: 3625]
Musician Hilary Scott to perform at Park Hyatt in HCM City
Hilary Scott, from Missouri will provide live entertainment in the Park lounge of the Park Hyatt Sai Gon Hotel every evening, except Tuesdays, until October 10. Scott tours Asia as a solo artist and had extended engagements at Grand Hyatt in Seoul and Park Hyatt in HCM City.
American singer Hilary Scott.His fiery performances offers a wide variety of music and original compositions, ranging from jazz and soul...The merry clop of Cham weaving looms[Code: 3624]
VietNamNet Bridge – Everyday, a Cham woman called Gai sits by an old loom in her soil-walled house in My Nghiep Village to weave fabric. The work creates a merry clopping sound when the loom components hit together.
An artisan sells Cham-style brocade products from My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province. (Photo: VNS) The simple but good-to-listen-to hollow sound goes echoing amidst the laughs and giggles of the children and the chatting of the adults in the...Trek Xuan Son[Code: 3623]
The misty mountains of Xuan Son. VietNamNet Bridge - Located 150 kilometers west of Hanoi at the entrance to the magnificent Hoang Lien Son mountain range, Phu Tho Province’s Xuan Son National Park is a great natural retreat and trekking area.
With an area of 15,048 hectares, Xuan Son’s main attraction is a 1,300-meter high limestone mountain covered in dense jungle. Xuan Son forest has over 700 botanical species and 365 kinds of animals. The National Park...For the old fashioned writer[Code: 3546]
A tourist selects pens at Nguyen Le Bao’s stand on District 1’s Le Loi Boulevard. He sells famous brand name pens for a good price. VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City, the economic hub of Vietnam, has many things to attract tourists, from places of interest and gastronomy to exclusive shopping venues. If you are willing to explore, many streets have unique sales booths. In downtown District 1 there are several of these - one of which is the pen and brush booth of Nguyen Le...
Gearing up for Festival Hue 2010[Code: 3541]
Hue Festival 2008. VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Festival Centre on July 24 submitted the Hue Festival 2010 scheme to the administration of Thua Thien – Hue province and related agencies. Under this scheme, the Hue Festival 2010 will be held from June 5-13, 2010. This is a national tourism and culture event, which will feature the cultural identity of Vietnam and the central city of Hue in particular. anniversary of the Hanoi-Hue-Saigon relations as the three...
Spring rolls with a difference[Code: 3535]
One of the better-known food specialties is the pork rice paper roll which is a dish visitors should not forget to try. It is a kind of spring roll made with boiled pork. The meat must be taken from the rump of a pig which weighs exactly 70 kilograms. It is cut into slices not too thick and not too thin. Each slice has a layer of fat and skin at both ends, which is why it is called two-ended meat. The meat is considered delicious if it is fragrant, sweet and fatty enough. The fat must be...
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