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3000sq.m cave discovered in Ha Long Bay, Halong

A new stone cave has been discovered on Lom Bo Island, Ha Long Bay, 15km south of the mainland. The cave lies in a cliff about 25m above the water surface. The two entrances to the cave are very narrow, enabling only one person to climb through to a flat inner area of 3,000sq.m. A [...]

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Hạ Long bay selected as one of ten best boat journeys

Nowadays, more and more travelers are fancy on taking part in boat journeys because of its interesting experience. That traveling by boat takes longer can help visitors take more time to adjust to being somewhere different and the journey gives them a heightened sense of involvement with their surroundings. Therefore, the aspect of their view [...]

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More than 1.3 million visitors to Halong Bay in first six months

Estimately, Halong Bay in Quang Ninh Province greeted over 1.3 million tourists in the first six months of this year, an increase of 50% against the same period last year The figure is thanks to the effectiveness of Halong Bay’s image promotion to foreign friends and domestic tourists over the past time. In June alone, [...]

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More tourists visit Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta has attracted more than 10 million visitors since the beginning of the year, up 720,000 compared to last year’s period and earning a record high of VND1,700 billion, said the Mekong Delta Tourism Association. Can Tho City drew the most tourists in the region, followed by An Giang, Kien Giang, and Ca [...]

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Photography competition on ethnic minority groups

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) has launched a photography competition for 15 northern mountainous provinces. The 16th artistic photography event will highlight the beauty of the landscape and lives of ethnic minority groups in northern Vietnam today. All professional and amateur photographers in the provinces of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son [...]

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Sculptures on show at Museum of Fine Arts

An art exhibition opened last weekend at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts, showcasing sculptures of passionate local artists. This is a sign there is a strong development of sculptures in the country, which is an area of art which has been neglected for a long time. The exhibition features more than 120 offerings made by [...]

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Side by side to vote for Halong Bay

TTO – In the evening of Dec 23, the launching ceremony of voting for Halong as a new wonder of the world has been convened in Hanoi by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture-Sports & Tourism, and People Committee of Quang Ninh. The voting is to respond to the voting for 7 new world [...]

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Vietnam holds cultural weeks in Russia, Ukraine

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize Vietnam cultural weeks in large cities in Russia and Ukraine in September and November to promote Vietnam’s image in Eastern Europe. In Russia the cultural weeks will be held in Moscow and St Petersburg in September. Some tourism agencies will take this chance to join in [...]

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