Vietnam Travel News

Magical sea creatures, breathtaking colors and a world of wonder await visitors to the Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Khanh Hoa Province’s Bong Nguyen Island.

An exhibition of 80 photographs by Minh Loc, featuring the beauty of the northern town of Sa Pa and the southern Delta region, are on display at Binh Quoi Tourist Village in HCM City until September 18.

Titles conferred by UNESCO on Vietnam will be tapped in order to boost the country’s cultural diplomacy as well as local socio-economic development.

The first 2009 Nationwide Professional Singing and Dancing Performance Festival will take place from August 15th to 20th, said the Department of Performance Art under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, at a press conference held yesterday in Vinh city, Nghe An province.

Vietnamese tourists, who in the past preferred the security and social aspect of package tours, are increasingly choosing independent travel, known in the industry as “free and easy” tours.

A cultural festival called ‘Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange days’ will take place in Hoi An ancient city and Cu Lao Cham, or Cham Islet, from August 14-16, with three famous artist troupes from Japan and over 30 artistic units and 200 artists and artisans from Vietnam.

Pearls are a favorite souvenir of visitors to the beautiful island of Phu Quoc in the far south of Vietnam. However, many are counterfeit, reports Tuoi Tre daily.

Although a booming tourism industry has turned Viet Nam into one of the hottest destinations in all of Asia, rampant waste by the same industry is destroying the country’s charming coasts and waterways.

All 164 passengers and crew members on board a Vietnam Airlines plane were safe and sound after the aircraft made a rough landing in Tan Son Nhat Airport on Friday and managed to stop just meters away from the end of the runway when both rear wheels had exploded.

It is a fact that it is easier for pop singers to get fame and money than traditional music players but Dinh Linh and Tuyet Mai are exceptions to the rule.

The 14th fine arts exhibition for northwest and northernmost region opened in Viet Tri town, Phu Tho province on August 10.

Suoi Luong Ecological Tourist Resort serves culture and nature in a single package.

Hoi An town in central Quang Nam province and Kiama City in Australia's New South Wales have agreed to strengthen cooperation, especially in economics, culture and education and some other potential areas.

The Vietnamese and Japanese governments have reached an agreement for the construction of a super-speed railway in central Vietnam.

Although a booming tourism industry has turned Vietnam into one of the hottest destination in all of Asia, rampant waste by the same industry is destroying the country’s charming coasts and waterways.