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Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open a
direct route from Ho Chi Minh City to Abu Dhabi in October 2013.
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The northern province of Bac Giang on October 6 received a UNESCO
certificate recognising a collection of woodblocks at Vinh Nghiem pagoda as part
of the world documentary heritage of Asia-Pacific.
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A grand ceremony attended by President Truong Tan Sang was held
in the northern city of Nam Dinh yesterday to mark the 750th anniversary of
Thien Truong, the old capital of the Tran dynasty (1225-1400).
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Representatives from travel agencies in Hong Kong will join
familiarisation (FAM) trips at destinations in Da Nang and Ha Noi on October
8-12, the central city's tourism promotion centre said earlier this week.
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Hotels in HCMC constantly complain about low occupancy despite
average room rates of 3-5 star hotels in the first nine months rising 1%
year-on-year at VND1,995,000 per night.
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Nearly 30 years ago the French film director Jean Jacques Annaud
went to the southern city of Can Tho to shoot scenes for his film The Lover. He
was seduced by the beauty of the ancient house of Binh Thuy, and decided that it
would form a part of his movie.
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Saigontourist Travel Service Company and Dong Thap Tourist
Company have agreed to jointly promote the tour program “Dong Thap – Flooding
Season” to local and international tourists.
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Three hotels and three schools in HCMC, Dong Nai and Binh Thuan
on Wednesday signed an agreement for cooperation in improving the quality of
human resources.
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To promote the achievement of traditional craft festivals held
once every two years in odd years, the 5th Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013
with the theme “Craft villages in tourism development” will take place from 27
April to 1 May, 2013 at the center of Hue City.
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The Kate Festival celebration of the Cham people will take place
at Po Sah Inu Tower in Phan Thiet City on October 15-16 with a series of
traditional rituals and festivities.
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Vietnam’s island ecosystem has been degrading because of the
spontaneous development of tourism with more and more accommodations rising
which discharge untreated waste water into the environment.
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Thirty valuable items representing Vietnam’s historic regions and
eras have been recognized as national treasures. According to a decision by
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the newly-recognized treasures are:
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Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airway will add two return flights
a week between HCM City and Hong Kong from October 31, taking the total number
of weekly flights between the two cities to 23.
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VietJetAir will open new domestic routes later this year as part
of its efforts to meet increasing demand from domestic and foreign passengers,
the low-cost carrier announced yesterday.
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This is a new land. Here sameness takes me home. Here smiles
crease faces; there I walk along the alleys meeting familiar sights.
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