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Ha Long Bay VietNamNet Bridge – A working group of the Ha Long Bay Management Board will go to Japan on September 21 to advertise Ha Long Bay, said the board’s head Ngo Hung Thursday. Hung said on the occasion of the Vietnam Culture Week in Japan, the working group will go to Japan to advertise and call for Japanese support for the bay in the seven new world natural wonder poll through delivering leaflets, photos, and VCDs about Ha Long Bay in Japanese and English, etc. ....

Local fishermen celebrate Nghinh Ong Festival VietNamNet Bridge - More than 40,000 local and foreign visitors flocked to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Nghinh Ong Festival (Whale Worshipping Festival) on Monday in HCM City. The celebration of the traditional festival in Can Gio District saw a wide variety of programs staged including Hat Boi, the Vietnamese classical opera. The district is also home to the Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, recognized by the United Nations...

Nearly 150 booths are showcasing their products at a trade and tourism fair held in Lang Son Province. (Photo: VNN) VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 150 booths of more than 100 businesses from 20 provinces and cities nationwide and foreign countries are showcasing their products at a trade and tourism fair held in northern border Lang Son Province from September 16-21. The fair, co-organised by the provincial Industry and Trade Department and the Fair and Trade Joint Stock...

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to entice more ASEAN travelers, HCMC-based Ben Thanh Tourist has launched tours to attractions in the central and southern areas of the country passing through the border gates in the region. Of the five new tours, four of them start at the Lao Bao border gate in the central province of Quang Tri, and the fifth starts in the Southern province of Tay Ninh. These tours last around three to five days. "The ASEAN travelers want short tours that combine...

In March 2008, the Southern Airports Authority began a 1,000 billion VND (60 million USD) project to construct a terminal that can serve 2 million passengers per year. International flights from and to the terminal are planned for 2010. (Source: VNA)

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC (illustration only) VietNamNet Bridge - Low prices (and not so low prices), high discomfort seem to be the motto of no-frills airlines whose ticket prices start ticking upwards the minute you spot them. As tourists flock to shopping havens like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Bali during this promotional season, no-frills airlines in Ho Chi Minh City are offering too-good-to-believe discounts to these...

The late morning sunlight seemed to flow like a river along a mountainside to color it amber, and in the distance, green corn fields tried to balance the bright and the dark with its cool shade. The whole picture became animated suddenly as the wind moved the corn crop to do a belly dance in unison from the top to the bottom of the mountain. Stone walls are part of H'Mong's culture A short trip to Lung Cu gave me a lot of unforgettable memories, especially some local...

The foot of Mount Tuy Van begins in Dong Am village, 50km from the centre of Hue, which lies to the east. It is an imposing mountain that looms over the surrounding landscape. From the top you can see the whole province of in Thua Thien Hue and the great blue of the Eastern Sea. I am not here to trek to the top, however, but to take a leisurely stroll around and I am fortunate to have the local historian Ho Tan Phan as a guide. We follow a path that skirts Cau Hai lagoon and passes a...