Vietnam Travel News

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Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Lao Culture and Information Ministry on April 2 jointly launched a contest on composing songs about Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Laos.

Security personel guards two Vietnam Airlines’ aircrafts at Hanoi airport.

Cultural authorities in the central province of Thua Thien Hue have expressed concern over unauthorised constructions within the Nguyen Dynasty's Quoc Tu Giam, the former royal university where princes and sons of top feudal officials were trained.

Hanoi is at risk of welcoming fewer tourists than usual during its most anticipated year of tourism due to ineffective promotional activities, officials said at a municipal meeting on Wednesday.

For those lucky enough to cross paths with Mother Dieu, they might get insight into their future, but be warned her powers are reserved for foreigners only.

The Mo So Mountain in Kien Luong District, for instance, was recognised as a national historical site in 1985 and its caves with beautiful stalactites are a popular destination for local and international tourists.

The Hanoi People’s Committee and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) have agreed to showcase some of the relics at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on the occasion of the capital city’s 1,000th anniversary.

The 2010 Hung Kings Temple festival will be held across the country in the most spectacular way so far, with various activities, including large-scale art performances and the participation of senior Party and State officials.

To meet travel demand between Ho Chi Minh City and the central city of Nha Trang during the upcoming holidays in late April, Sai Gon Railway Station will add 11 more train trips, Nguyen Van Thanh, the station’s deputy head said April 1.

Pedalling slowly on his rented bicycle, Jerome Gastel, a visitor from Switzerland, enjoys the fascinating architecture of Ha Noi's Old Quarter.

Vung Ro, considered the most appealing bay area in the coastal central region of Vietnam, has seen both ups and downs over the decades.

Vietnam’s tourism is planning more promotion activities in China as well as direct meetings between travel firms of the two countries to lure more Chinese passport holders.

Once visiting Hau Giang Province, home to endless rice fields and canals entangled with boats, tourists should visit Vi Thanh Commune to let the soul drift with the ships and boats on the stream along Xa No Canal.