Vietnam Travel News

Ba Ria-Vung Tau will hand over the first patch of 80 ha land during the first few days of 2010 to investors and entrepreneurs of a tourist resort project named Sai Gon Atlantis Hotel.

Archaeologists from the Archaeology Institute and the museum of Khanh Hoa province have discovered more than 2,000 objects dating back to 2,000-2,500 years ago at the Vinh Yen archaeological site in Van Ninh district.

A seminar January 3 in the central resort town of Da Lat highlighted the importance of developing ecotourism in conjunction with the region’s flower-growing capacity.

Foreign tourist numbers dipped markedly last year.

The Golden Cashew Festival, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be held in Binh Phuoc from March 20-23 at a total cost of 15 billion dong (US$830,000).

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK), the Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Daewoo construction company held an exhibition of several calligraphy works from late president Ho Chi Minh's Prison Diary, in Seoul from January 4-18.

 Lovers of time-honored Vietnamese music come every weekend to Hanoi’s Dong Xuan Market to hear Nguyen Thi Phuong perform a traditional form of singing known as Hat Xam.

UNESCO presented the UNESCO Memory of the World certificate on January 3 to Vietnam’s Nguyen Dynasty wood blocks. The State Records and Archives Department at National Archives Centre 4 in Dalat organized a ceremony to welcome the certificate on the same day.

The giant statue of the Goddess of Mercy, which is made from the largest jade block in the world, will be brought to Vietnam in mid-January 2010.

The giant statue of the Goddess of Mercy, which is made from the largest jade block in the world, will be brought to Vietnam in mid-January 2010.

The event closed on January after an impressive closing ceremony with quan ho and hat xam singing, tea-making rituals and calligraphic art performances.

American agency "Counterpart" helps residents in central Quang Binh Province link with tourism to improve their household economy and protect natural resources. Tran To Nhu explores the site.

In all of my travels, few places have inspired as much inner peace as Hoi An, Viet Nam.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has increased flights on the Phu Quoc – Ho Chi Minh City route from 8 to 10 a day from January 1st until the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday