Category Archives: Travel

Vietnam organized first boat tour visit Trường Sa for overseas Vietnamese

  On April 18, 2012, the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese organized a 9 day-tour on Trường Sa HQ571 boat  to visit Trường Sa islands for a large group overseas Vietnamese. The forty overseas Vietnamese, or Viet Kieu, from 20 countries were among … Continue reading

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Tây Ninh: at the heart of Cao Đài or Caodaism

JUST before midnight, the monks were still arriving. Dressed in long, flowing white robes, they resembled fireflies as they rode through the darkness on their motorbikes, descending on the towering temple at the heart of the Cao Dai holy land … Continue reading

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Ha Long Bay (Vịnh Hạ Long) Carnival celebrates its status of one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature

Ha Long carnival kicked off Tuesday night in Bai Chay beach, Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. It attracted tens of thousands of local and foreign tourists with colorful performances. Even though the show time was … Continue reading

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Búng Bình Thiên/ The Lake of Heaven

Búng Bình Thiên (Binh Thien Lake), which owns the beauty of blue and clear water and the sound of tranquility, appears as a sweet dream. How miracle the lake of heaven is! Legend has it that over 200 years ago, … Continue reading

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Vietnam featured in foreign magazines

Recently, local netizens have been pleasantly surprised to discover 2 series of photos featuring top foreign models posing on the background of Vietnam’s landscapes. In the photo collection titled “Good Morning Vietnam” in the U.S. fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue … Continue reading

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