Vietnam Travel News

The 24th Asian International Art Exhibition (AIAE) opened at the National Art Museum in Malaysia on November 20, drawing the participation of 13 countries and territories in the Asian region.

 As many as 80,000 Catholics will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Jubilee Year 2010 in Ha Nam province, about 70km south of Hanoi, on November 23, says Nguyen Thanh Xuan, deputy head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs.

The recent “Meet Vietnam 2009" programme in the US has attracted due attention and won great applause from international friends.

Piracy, prosperity and a Vietnamese love story present the history of a porcelain vase on display at a Dutch museum.

Artists from seven European countries will join their Vietnamese counterparts in a twelve-day music festival starting on November 26 in Hanoi.

A series of activities ranging from Japanese products show and art performance are being held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to mark the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009.

About 80 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City off National Highway No.51, Thi Vai Mountain is nestled in Phu My Town, Tan Thanh District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province.

 Vietnam Airlines (VA) on November 19 launched a online quiz on the 1,000-year-history of Hanoi, in Australia at www.hanoi1000years.com.au.

Quang Nam Tourism and Culture Week which is to open in Hanoi tomorrow aims to promote culture, history and tourism of the central province of Quang Nam to Hanoians as well as to domestic and foreign investors.

An Giang province attracted nearly 4.8 million Vietnamese and international visitors in the first 10 months of 2009, up 15% in volume and 20% in revenue from a year earlier - the highest growth ever. The number of international visitor arrivals climbed 50% year on year.

Company has introduced its main tourist theme “ASEAN – Under the Same Roof” for the year 2010, focusing strongly on tours to some countries in Southeast Asian region such as Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, Myanmar and Indonesia.

A heady blend of Robinson Crusoe and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, sans irritating nasal whine and buffount hairstyles, Vietnam's Emerald Coast has muscled into what Thailand once did best.

Dalat, the city of flowers, is not strange to tourists with its famous sightseeing spots such as Lang Biang Mountain, Xuan Huong Lake and Than Tho Lake.

Even though the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, or the 25th Sea Games, is drawing near, few Vietnamese tourists have put their names down for the regional sports event due to the high costs.

Lovers of cai luong, or traditional southern reformed theatre, cherish the belief that the art form can evolve as it passes from the older to the younger generation, a process that leads to new and higher heights of creativity.