 Lu Cam - a 200-year pottery village | TNK Travel News Updated: June 25, 2008 |
| There is a pathway of which both sides are lined with Cai and Kim Dong rivers leading to a 200-year-plus pottery village, a 10-minute drive from central Nha Trang City. Lu Cam Village in Ngoc Hiep Commune is known for baked-clay stoves. Despite great soci.... |
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| Outbound tour operators reel on stronger dollar | TNK Travel News Updated: June 25, 2008 |
| The rise of the U.S. dollar against the local currency, coupled with the scarcity of this greenback, has thrown many outbound tour operators into a spin. Tour operators reached by the Daily say they have incurred losses and at the same time have had a.... |
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| Discovering national forests | TNK Travel News Updated: June 24, 2008 |
| HCMC-based tour operator Ben Thanh Tourist has introduced a 15-day, 14-night tour of Xuan Thuy, Cuc Phuong or Nam Cat Tien national forests to cater to the needs of nature enthusiasts. Taking this tour, tourists will have the opportunity to get a close.... |
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| By motorbike to the birthplace of Vietnamese Zen | TNK Travel News Updated: June 22, 2008 |
| When life in Ha Noi becomes stifling, as it often does at this time of year, the weekend getaway is the best cure. And one famous mountain northeast of the capital allows you not only to get away from the city, but also to transcend city life itself..... |
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| Foreign tourists to HCM City rise in six months | TNK Travel News Updated: June 22, 2008 |
| Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 1.48 million foreign tourists in the first half of the year, a year-on-year rise of 16 percent. According to the municipal Tourism Department, many of the visitors came from the US , France , Japan , the Republic of Korea , and.... |
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| RoK promotes tourism in Vietnam | TNK Travel News Updated: June 22, 2008 |
| The Republic of Korea (RoK) launched in Ho Chi Minh City on June 20 a campaign to promote the East Asian country’s tourism in Vietnam. The “Vietnam Road Show 2008,” sponsored by the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), includes a tourism information fa.... |
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| Border town | TNK Travel News Updated: June 21, 2008 |
| Continuing her trip into the remote north of Vietnam, Duc Hanh travels to Simacai, a mysterious border town with imposing cloudy peaks and a vibrant market Before traveling north my friend had recommended I rent a room in Bac Ha then take a day trip to.... |
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| Burning desire for Chau Doc | TNK Travel News Updated: June 20, 2008 |
| An Giang is famed for its year-round sun, labyrinthine rivers and sacred mountains. The young boatman joked as he guided me around Chau Doc, citing a common saying: That Son, bay nui nam ke. Khi di thi trang, khi ve den thui (Your fair skin will be sunbur.... |
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| Khanh Hoa to rent cruise ship for Miss Universe contest | TNK Travel News Updated: June 20, 2008 |
| The coastal province of Khanh Hoa has okayed a proposal from Hoan Vu Joint Stock Company to rent the Jupiter cruise ship from Singapore to serve the Miss Universe contest, an official said. Vice chairman of the province Le Xuan Than told the Daily that.... |
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| Leaders urge for tourism promotion | TNK Travel News Updated: June 20, 2008 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the tourism industry to focus on launching promotion campaigns in an effort to further cash in on the National Year of Tourism. Nhan made the call at a conference held in Hanoi on June 19 to review five.... |
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| Tam Giang Lagoon: a place for explorers of indigenous culture | TNK Travel News Updated: June 20, 2008 |
| Tam Giang Lagoon is where three rivers - Huong, Bo and O Lau - meet before they flow into the sea through Thuan An estuary in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. Many traditional craft villages along the three rivers, natural beauty and nearby mangrov.... |
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| TRAVEL IN BRIEF 20/6 | TNK Travel News Updated: June 20, 2008 |
| Binh Dinh tourism festival to feature martial chops, kicks. Binh Dinh Province tourism authorities are preparing for the Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival 2008 to be held in Quy Nhon from August 1 to 3. The culture-tourism event will feature traditional martial.... |
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| Jetstar discloses new fares, flight schedule to Vietnam | TNK Travel News Updated: June 20, 2008 |
| Vietnam Air's packages take in more destinations. Qantas Group's airline Jetstar on Tuesday announced schedule and daily low fares for its new international services between Australia and HCMC. The new Sydney-Darwin-HCMC run will be launched from Septembe.... |
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| More trains for students and tourists | TNK Travel News Updated: June 19, 2008 |
| Saigon and Hanoi Railway Companies will run more trains and increase the frequency of trips from Saigon-Nha Trang, Sai Gon-Phan Thiet and from Hanoi to tourist sites to serve students during the university entrance exams and to serve the summer holidays..... |
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| The other interesting side of Dam Mon | TNK Travel News Updated: June 19, 2008 |
| Most leisure tourists leave Dam Mon (Mon Lagoon) in Van Phong Bay after they have cruised to some of the attractions in the wonderful bay in Khanh Hoa Province. But for the few who opt to go trekking, the sand dunes and bushes in this beautiful region of.... |
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| Vietnam Airlines to sell 20 percent of stock to foreign partners | TNK Travel News Updated: June 19, 2008 |
| The government has given the nod to the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to sell 10-20 percent of its stock to foreign strategic partners. The State will retain a stake of between 70-80 percent. The airline during its equitisation process will maint.... |
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| Vietnam to host regional metropolitan tourism conference | TNK Travel News Updated: June 19, 2008 |
| Vietnam will host the annual United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Asia-Pacific Conference on Metropolitan Tourism in 2009. The nation’s proposal of hosting the event was approved at the 2008 meeting that took place in Kobe , Japan , from Ju.... |
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| Hai Phong eyes nearly 1.9mil travelers in first six months | TNK Travel News Updated: June 18, 2008 |
| The Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism in Hai Phong estimates that the province will have received nearly 1.9 million travelers in the January to June period, among them nearly 392,000 being foreigners. This is an increase of 10.5% year-on-year and.... |
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| Axe to fall on Paradise Resort project in Vung Tau | TNK Travel News Updated: June 18, 2008 |
| The project to build a luxury resort named Paradise in the southern coast city of Vung Tau will go off the list of entertainment areas there as the provincial government has just decided to put the foot-dragging property project to an end..... |
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| Being a king in ten seconds | TNK Travel News Updated: June 18, 2008 |
| Tu Duc Mausoleum in Hue City in central Vietnam is a popular place for tourists because of its romantic scenery and accessibility, and has the unique feature of giving visitors a chance to be King when they enter the King's living area..... |
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