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The South Gate

Saturday, 03 October 2009 hits: 0

The South Gate of Angkor Thom is one of five gates to the ancient city, and it is also the busiest. Even in the rainy season, there are always cars and buses queuing to enter the narrow gateway. Tourists usually walk over the causeway, admiring the gateway and reproductions of the heads of the gods and demons along the balustrade. It is slightly amusing to see... Read more

The 12th Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Charity Midnight Run

Friday, 02 October 2009 hits: 0

On Saturday, October 10, 2009, what has become an annual institution will once again take place on city streets – at Midnight. This Annual Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW... Read more

Ancient Champa stele unearthed

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 hits: 0

A stone stele, chiselled with ancient Champa script, was unearthed in the central province of Phu Yen, and believed to be a very significant archaeological find, said a... Read more

10 special national historical sites announced

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 hits: 0

A list of 10 special national treasures nationwide has been announced, according to a decision of the Prime Minister. They include archaeological and historical sites such as... Read more

Research results of Hue City’s Can Chanh Palace announced

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 hits: 0

More than 100 domestic and foreign researchers, architectures and experts gathered at an international seminar on the research and restoration of the Can Chanh Palace (Hue Royal... Read more

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Thousand-year-old tombs discovered in Quang Tri
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Two tombs containing coffins estimated to be 1,000 years old were discovered recently in the central province of Quang Tri’s Gio Linh District. Made from 2m tree trunks, the coffins contain bones along with some coins and terracotta jars and dishes. An official from the Quang Tri Museum said the t....Read more

“Ho Chi Minh City – 100 interesting things” program
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Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has co-operated with municipal Tourism Association to introduce “Ho Chi Minh City – 100 interesting things” program to the public on August 8, 2009. This program aims at raising and standardizing tourism service quality in Ho Chi M....Read more

Photographers snaps Vietnam’s diversity
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An exhibition of 80 photographs by Minh Loc, featuring the beauty of the northern town of Sapa and the Mekong Delta region, are on display at Binh Quoi Tourist Village in HCMC until September 18. The photos of Sapa, a hilltop town located in Lao Cai Province, capture the area’s fascinating landsca....Read more

Travel JVs allowed to bring tourists abroad
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Travel company joint ventures are allowed to provide outbound tours on a trial basis from August 10, 2009 to December 31, 2010. Under the current law, foreign-invested travel firms can only take foreign tourists around Vietnam, while bringing tourists abroad is the “playing field” for domestic t....Read more

Singapore Festival kicks off in HCMC
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A Singapore Festival has been held from August 12-16 at the Thanh Nien Culture House in Ho Chi Minh City by the Singaporean Consulate General in Vietnam and the Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association. The event is part of the Culture House’s programme to help Vietnamese young people understand m....Read more

Vietnamese, Australian tourist cities boost further ties
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Two famous tourist cities in Vietnam and Australia, Hoi An and Kiama, have agreed to strengthen cooperation to boost economic, cultural and educational exchanges. Officials from the two provinces made the statement at a meeting on August 10 on the occasion of a visit to Australia by a delegation fro....Read more

Heritage status sought for steles
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Hanoi plans to propose 82 doctoral steles at the Temple of Literature to UNESCO for recognition as world documentary heritage. “If the steles in the Temple of Literature are recognised, it would be a very significant event for Hanoi to celebrate during its 1,000th anniversary next year,” Hanoi P....Read more

Cave fossils reveal pre-historic human inhabitants
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Archaeologists have found evidence of pre-historic human habitation dating back as much as 10,000 years at the Son Cave in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Cao Tan, a researcher from the Heritage Section of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said an excavation discovered a ....Read more

HCMC to receive chartered flights every week
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The city's tourism will receive international tourists from chartered flights every week since early December under a new deal between HCMC's tour operators with travel firms in Sweden. Bui Viet Thuy Tien, director of Asian Trails Co., Ltd, one of the three local tour operators to serve such tourist....Read more