They may not be rich but Ta Man and his wife refuse to sell their precious relics from the pre-Christian Oc Eo era to foreign collectors. The treasures belong to the nation, they say.
A choir composed of under-privileged children studying at the Thang Long Vocational School will be performing in city hotels and restaurants from now until Christmas Eve.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has welcomed 20,000 arrivals of foreign tourists through Chan May Port since the beginning of this year, a four-fold increase over last year.
Hong Kong’s Royal Group will bring its five-star cruise ship, Jupiter Cruises, to Vietnam to explore the Phu Quoc – Shihanouk Ville tourist route. This service will be available before Christmas this year.
The ancient town of Hoi An will need an estimated VND 1.1 trillion to preserve and develop its cultural heritage value in the 2009-2020 period, according to a project submitted to central Quang Nam province.
A moving Hot Pot Line rocking special Japanese hot pot buffet with hundreds of dishes such as such as salmon, scallop, oyster, Kobe beef and mushroom and vegetables along with a free sauce pot comes to Hanoians for the first time at Asahi Hot Pot restaurant, 76 Trieu Viet Vuong Street.
The 4th Arômes festival 2008 with the theme ‘Culinary Journey over Four Continents’ will be held at Sofitel Metropole Hanoi from today and last until December 7, 2008.
A charity concert will be held on January 13, 2009 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi, with the participation of Miss World 2007 and 2008 and other overseas Vietnamese singers.
Tourists planning a budget trip to Hoi An should consider home-stay accommodation. Inexpensive and cozy, a home-stay will show you how locals really live, and give you a chance to immerse yourself in the culture.
The last few months saw dramatic declines in foreign visitors, yet the overall figure for the first 11 months of the year is more than the figure for the same period last year by 1.1 per cent.
Vietnam’s central region is expected to receive about 100,000 visitors from Thailand and Laos this year.
Vietnam and Cambodia will step up high-ranking delegation exchanges and organize cultural days in both countries.