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May holiday tours fully booked despite economic difficulties

The top choice of travellers this year is going to the seaThe long May holiday (4 days) brings many choices to travellers. Ten days ago, a group of seven people from a media company decided to travel to Cuu Long River Delta waterways. The y

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 5/4
17:00 04/04/2009

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the total capital for the National Objective Programme on Culture in the country in 2009, which is worth 570 billion VND. 570 billion VND for the development and preservation of culture T

Tags: Development And Preservation, Preservation Of Culture, Lifestyle In Brief,

Veteran searches high and low for talent
17:00 04/04/2009

Major General Nguyen An Thuyen, rector of the Military College of Arts and Culture, discusses the school\’s tradition of finding and training talented ethnic minority artists.

Tags: Ethnic Minority, Traditional Music, The Revolution,

TAT teams up with local travel firms for new land tour
17:00 04/02/2009

Artists perform a Thai dance at the Thailand Cultural Day at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities as part of TAT\\’s activities to promote Thailand in HCMC.Pichai Raktasinha, director of TAT\\’s HCMC office, told the Daily tha

Tags: Thailand Cultural Day At The University, Part Of Tat\’s Activities, Activities To Promote Thailand, Director Of Tat\’s Hcmc Office,

Five-star Costa Classica cruise ship comes to Vietnam
17:00 04/01/2009

The cruise ship arrived in Vietnam for the first time with 1,600 international visitors from Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the UK on April 2.

Tags: Visitors From Italy, Cruise Ship Arrived, Five Star Costa Classica Cruise,

Airlines announce higher carriage capacity for May holiday
17:00 04/01/2009

The national flag air carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced attractive airfares for the May holiday. The lowest one-way air ticket offered by Vietnam Airlines is VND450,000, for HCM City – Nha Trang flight, while the airfares are VND500,00

Tags: Hcm City – Nha Trang, Nha Trang Flight, Hcm City – Da Nang, The May Holiday,

Airlines plan more flights on Hanoi-Can Tho route
17:00 04/01/2009

Jetstar Pacific will start its daily flight on the Hanoi-Can Tho route in this summer.Jetstar Pacific will start its daily flight on the Hanoi-Can Tho route in this summer, when the demand for air travel is expected to pick up as more peopl

Tags: Flights On Hanoi Can Tho Route, Daily Flight, The Hanoi Can Tho, Airlines Plan,

Antique collection offered for sale for charity
17:00 04/01/2009

A Vietnamese-American who is living in the central province of Ha Tinh has offered for sale his collection of antiques to raise funds for charity.

Tags: Funds For Charity, Sale His Collection, Province Of Ha Tinh, Antique Collection,

HCM City: More trains for national holidays
17:00 03/30/2009

To serve the increasing demand for travel during the upcoming holidays - Gio To Hung Vuong (Hung King\’ death anniversary), HCM City's Liberation Day (April 30) and the May Day – the Saigon Railway Station will put an additional six pairs of trains on the Saigon – Nha Trang route.

Tags: Saigon – Nha Trang, Nha Trang Route, The May Day , National Holidays,

Doubts raised about plan to advertise on BBC
17:00 03/29/2009

In fact, the idea of advertising on the BBC was approved by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) last year. However, at that time, many travel firms voiced concern over the feasibility of the plan. The travel firms wanted to know

Tags: Minister Of Culture, Travel Firms, Advertising on BBC,