Vietnam Travel News

 More than 10 directors are collaborating to produce a 25-episode documentaryon Implementation of Uncle Ho’s Testament in 40 years.

 The Ho Chi Minh City museum opened an exhibition on “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa-Vietnam’s seas and islands” on September 1 to celebrate National Day (September 2) and the 40th anniversary of the implementation of Ho Chi Minh’s Testament.

An exhibition of Korean handicrafts, organised by the Korean Fund of Culture and Heritage, will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from September 5-15.

Vietnamese Buddhist monks, nuns and followers across the country offered incense to the Buddha on September 3 – the full-moon day of the seventh lunar month – to repent their sins and keep their souls pure.

A two-day cultural exchange festival, entitled “Hello! Vietnam 2009”, between Vietnam and Japan will kick off in Tokyo, Japan on September 19th.

The Phu Quoc Island is attracting more and more foreign and domestic tourists.

The authorities of Hoan Kiem District have submitted to the Hanoi government a project to provide tours of Hanoi’s Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake by tramcar.

For the first time, six of 12 five-star hotels in HCMC will offer a hefty discount of around 50% for local guests from September 1 to October 31 to attract more Vietnamese people to stay in luxury hotels.

Domestic airlines will be required to submit monthly reports on flight delays and cancellations starting in October to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) in compliance with Circular 14 just issued by the Transport Ministry.

For many, beaches in the coastal resort town of Vung Tau, some 150 kilometers from HCMC, are familiar getaways. Thanks to its location, it is where people, especially from HCMC, can find a place to escape work and noise and unwind on a weekend.

The resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on August 31 began construction of its central square at the cost of 274 billion dong (US$16.1 million).

The art of Tay Son war drumming is a unique heritage that is still resonating today.

The ancient town of Hoi An, a world heritage site, will host a “Day without plastic bags – The Nature Day” for the first time on Sept. 9.

 Vietnamese Cultural Days were held in South Africa from August 31 to September 2 as part of activities to mark Vietnam’s 64th National Day and the 16th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.