River cruise: Mekong and beyond

A cruise from Cambodia to Vietnam is frequently surprising, often heart-rending, and always fascinating, reports Clare Mann. “But you promised,” said a solemn little boy with trusting brown eyes. I had indeed promised to buy a scarf from him but my dollars had gone and now the [...]  Detail

Cambodia Reluctant To Host Sea Games In 2015

Cambodia has yet to decide whether or not to host the Southeast Asian Games (SEA GAMES) in 2015, fearing the lack of human resources, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a top Cambodian sports official as saying Friday. “Technically, it is quite tough for Cambodia to host it, especially from the NOCC capacity, but that depends on [...]  Detail

Book collection to debut on Hanoi millennium celebration

A book collection with around 100 book titles about Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1,000-year-old culture will make debut at the Hanoi National Library due on the grand millennium celebration of the capital city. The “1,000-year-old Thang Long-Hanoi” book collection, key projects to celebrate the millennium anniversary of the capital city has been implemented by the Hanoi Publishing [...]  Detail

Exhibition on wild animals protection opens in Hanoi

Sixteen paintings on illegally-hunted and trafficked species of animals including tigers, bears, elephants, turtles and rhinos are being on display at Hanoi’s Noi Bai international airport. The exhibition entitled “Say no to products of wild animals on the verge of extinction” aims to convey a message that these species are protected by laws and wild [...]  Detail

Hopes for second tourism stimulus

Vietnam’s tourism industry has announced the second tourism stimulus campaign in 2010 called “Vietnam – Your Destination.” After the first campaign called “Impressive Vietnam” last year, authorities and enterprises hope for better results this year. The tourism stimulus campaign 2010 has seven main areas, three of which are brand-new. They are a sales program in the [...]  Detail

A VND100,000 trip to Giang Dien Waterfall

If you want to go to a place to escape the hot weather and enjoy comfortable moments under a cool waterfall but spend only VND100,000, don’t forget to take a trip to Giang Dien ecotourism and service urban town. Only 50km from downtown HCMC on Highway 1A, the ecotourism of Giang Dien Waterfall is located [...]  Detail

Photos on Vietnam’s former capitals exhibited

An open-air photo exhibition on Vietnam’s former capitals has opened in the midland province of Phu Tho. About 200 photos selected from 1,000 works take by domestic and foreign photographers provide an overview on five Vietnamese typical ancient capitals, including Van Lang in Phu Tho, Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh, Lam Kinh-Thanh Hoa, Hue of [...]  Detail

Vietnamese days to be held in China and Russia

The Prime Minister has agreed to hold “Vietnamese Days” in China and Russia later this year, according to the Government Office. The events are aimed at promoting the country’s image as well as investment, trade and tourism and boosting bilateral cooperation with the countries. The PM directed the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to draw up [...]  Detail

Water Festival

The annual three-day Water Festival competes with the Khmer New Year for being the most important holiday for Cambodians. The boat races on the Tonle Sap and the carnival atmosphere ashore attract millons of people from all over the country. A smaller Water Festival is held around Angkor Wat, but for the real thing you’ll have [...]  Detail

Preah Vihear card in play following UNESCO listing

Since Monday’s decision by UNESCO to list Preah Vihear temple as a Cambodian World Heritage Site, the Kingdom’s nationalist rapture has subsided just enough to allow for more pragmatic thoughts of the pay-off. Senior Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap said July 10 that he expected the listing of the 11th-century Hindu temple, which had long [...]  Detail

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