Vietnam Travel News

The administration of Thua Thien-Hue has allowed Song Da Thang Long Company to build a cable-stayed system for travel to the top of Mount Bach Ma.

Instead of going to the distant Nha Trang City to enjoy mud-bathing, tourists who travel the tourist routes through the coastal provinces in the South Central region now have another choice to try the service, Phan Thiet City.

Vietnam, a country of humid tropical heat and monsoons, has a culinary culture that combines countless ingredients and spices to satisfy the tendency of Vietnamese people to eat many vegetables and soups and pork, beef, chicken and fish.

The Buon Ma Thuot Culture and Tourism Week 2009 with theme of Legend of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) Elephants will be held in Buon Ma Thuot City and Buon Don District in Dac Lac Province from November 16-22.

A ceremony to cast a statue of the legendary Vietnamese hero Saint Giong was held at the Soc Temple relic area, Soc Son District, Hanoi on October 26.

The Brahminical Cham community celebrates the Kate festival on the first day of the seventh lunar month [October 18 this year] to revere its gods, heroes, ancestors, and kings.

The Can Tho City People’s Committee coordinated with related organs on October 26 to build a consensus on permitting Dia Cau Trading and Service Co. Ltd to create a promenade and food court on Ninh Kieu wharf to attract domestic and foreign tourists.

More than 250 Danish and Vietnamese artists will take part in a programme to welcome Danish Queen’s visit to Vietnam in early November, according to the Danish Embassy.

A ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of Hanoi’s recognition as City for Peace by UNESCO was held on Oct. 27.

The event “Mekong-Japan Tourism – Culture Festival Days” held in Viet Nam for the first time will mark the starting for long-term cooperation among countries in the Mekong river area and Japan on diplomatic relations in the fields of culture and tourism.