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| ◊ Charming roads in winter - 25/12/2010, 22:50 GMT+7 |
The mild winter is pervading all roads and houses in
the Central and Central Highlands regions with cold breezes and scenic
landscapes of old, bare trees enveloped in the misty fog.
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| ◊ Lost in a land of Confucianism - 25/12/2010, 00:04 GMT+7 |
Whenever I visit Hanoi, the first place I think of
is the Temple of Literature, where the tree-shaded grounds and the buildings
tell of the times that scholars studied there. The temple...
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| ◊ HCM City welcomes the 3 millionth visitor - 23/12/2010, 22:47 GMT+7 |
HCM City’s 3 millionth foreign
visitor arrived in Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 8.30 am, December 21,
on a flight from Moscow.
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| ◊ Tourism boom helps hotel developers earn more - 22/12/2010, 07:16 GMT+7 |
The
sharp increase in the number of tourists visiting Vietnam is good news
for hotel
developers. Real estate developers, anticipating the new wave of tourism
development, have been rushing to...
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| ◊ On golden pond - 21/12/2010, 17:00 GMT+7 |
A group of overseas Vietnamese from the US recently travelled to the Cuu Long
(Mekong) Delta, home to Tra Vinh's legendary Ba Om Pond. While there, they
visited Ang Pagoda which people claim is...
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| ◊ Six Senses opens resort on southern Vietnam - 19/12/2010, 23:36 GMT+7 |
Six Senses opens
resort on on Con Dao Island, a pristine 75-square-kilometer
archipelago in southern Vietnam
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| ◊ On golden pond - 18/12/2010, 23:35 GMT+7 |
A
group of my friends from the US recently travelled to the Cuu Long
(Mekong)
Delta, home to Tra Vinh's legendary Ba Om Pond. While there, they
visited Ang
Pagoda which people claim...
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| ◊ Vietnam Airlines to add over 580 flights for Tet holiday - 17/12/2010, 13:25 GMT+7 |
Vietnam Airlines will
have 583 more flights to meet rising travel demand of Vietnamese people who
want to get back to their families across the country for celebrating the Lunar
New Year holiday,...
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| ◊ Coastal provinces to launch new islands tour - 17/12/2010, 13:22 GMT+7 |
The tourism authorities of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces plan
to launch a tour combining islands and inland destinations to further build on
their reputation as the land of heritage sites.
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| ◊ $4 bil tourist complex to break ground in Hoi An - 16/12/2010, 23:37 GMT+7 |
Quang Nam Province is set to license a US$4 billion complex to the south of
UNESCO heritage city Hoi An after scrapping a similar massive tourism project
nearby.
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| ◊ Vietnam Airlines to add over 580 flights for Tet holiday - 16/12/2010, 23:32 GMT+7 |
Vietnam Airlines will
have 583 more flights to meet rising travel demand of Vietnamese people
who
want to get back to their families across the country for celebrating
the Lunar
New Year...
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| ◊ Australian tourists favour Viet Nam - 16/12/2010, 23:29 GMT+7 |
Viet Nam's status as Southeast Asia's fastest
growing tourism destination is reflected in new statistics that show Australian
visitors are flocking to the country like never before.
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| ◊ What should Vietnam do to prosper next to the giant like China - 14/12/2010, 23:25 GMT+7 |
Vietnamese
leading economists believe that it would be
unfeasible to try to escape from the influences from China – and the
best thing
to do now is to find the way to prosper based on...
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| ◊ Travel firm hires airplanes for Vietnamese football fans - 13/12/2010, 22:41 GMT+7 |
Immediately after Vietnam
beat Singapore 1-0 to enter
the semi-finals of AFF Cup 2010, hundreds of fans called travel agents to book
trips to Malaysia, where Vietnam and Malaysia will meet in...
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| ◊ Fishy in Phu Quoc - 11/12/2010, 23:16 GMT+7 |
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Goi ca trich (herring salad) served at Tieu Ngu Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. The dish can be found on
the menu of every seaside shack and luxury restaurants in Phu Quoc.
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| ◊ Con Dao listed in top ten best islands - 10/12/2010, 07:05 GMT+7 |
Viet
Nam's Con Dao Island has been named as one of the top ten romantic destinations
in the world for 2011 by the UK's Lonely Planet magazine.
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| ◊ Tour industry hopes to boost off-season - 08/12/2010, 21:56 GMT+7 |
The
travel industry has called for organising sales programmes during the
low tourist season to attract more visitors and persuade them to loosen
their purse strings.
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| ◊ New record for international visitors to Viet Nam - 07/12/2010, 02:02 GMT+7 |
In 2008, international visitors to Viet Nam reached
a record of nearly 4.236 million arrivals; however, a new record of
Viet Nam tourism has been set when the international visitors exceeded...
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| ◊ Jetstar launches cheap tickets for domestic flights - 06/12/2010, 21:44 GMT+7 |
The budget
carrier Jetstar Pacific offers cheap tickets at price of VND230,000
(US$11) each for domestic flights from December 3-7.
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| ◊ Tourist arrivals set to hit five million - 04/12/2010, 22:23 GMT+7 |
Viet
Nam is set to welcome a record 5 million international tourists this year after
the arrival of 428,300 visitors last month.
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