January 21, 2010
Visitors at U Minh Thuong Forest in Kien Giang Province Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta has approved a plan to rent out forests for eco-tourism purposes arguing that the business will help protect them. Lam Hoang Sa, vice chairman of Kien Giang Peopleâs Committee, said the plan, to be carried out until 2015, [...]
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December 20, 2009
Uninspired tourist packages, limited advertising, a lack of tourism investment promotion and poor human resources training, all plague the Mekong Delta’s tourism industry LookAtVietnam – Despite a decade of development, the Mekong Delta’s tourism industry has failed to show robust growth. Uninspired tourist packages, limited advertising, a lack of tourism investment promotion and poor human [...]
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December 9, 2009
Lying within the flooded Dong Thap Muoi area in Cao Lanh District, Dong Thap Province, Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Park has become a popular destination . . . Tourists take a cruise along a canal in Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Park.The way to the park is lined by green rice fields dotted with houses and small gardens [...]
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December 8, 2009
Viet Nam is considering responsible approaches to tourism, with the aim of balancing profits with environmental conservation while maintaining socio-cultural values . . . Foreign tourists join in the traditional mua sap (bamboo pole dance) with H’Mong ethnic people in Cat Cat Village in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.According to the 2002 Cape [...]
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September 11, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The red-headed crane, known by Vietnamese people under the popular name hac, is the symbol of strength, faithfulness and longevity. Vietnamese symbol: Red-headed cranes are a wonderful sight at the Tam Nong Bird Sanctuary in Dong Thap province.Listed in the World’s Red Book of Threatened Species, red-headed cranes flocked to Tam Nong Bird [...]
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August 12, 2009
Hanoi authorities have decided on the fates of the 19 golf course projects in the city. Accordingly, ten projects will be cancelled. The 9-hole golf course near the National Convention Centre will be cancelled. The ten projects that have been rejected are: the Me Tri Sports and Entertainment Centre with a 9-hole golf course, located next [...]
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August 1, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A ground-breaking ceremony for two major projects to build the LaGuna-Hue eco-tourism area and the Saigon-Chan May industrial and customs duty free park was held in the Chan May-Lang Co economic zone on August 1 Photo: VOVThe 280-hectare LaGuna-Hue eco-tourism area is built in Thua Thien Hue’s Loc Vinh commune and Phu Loc [...]
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June 27, 2009
Local residents offer tourism services and visitors turn into local fishermen – that’s the ethos on eco-tours initiated by 29-year-old Tran Van Khoa, who was born into a fisherman’s family. First throw: A tourist tries to net fish at the Cua Dai Fishing Wharf. â VNS File PhotosA coracle (type of small boat) drops into [...]
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June 26, 2009
City tour operators come out on top; Television series helps Viet Nam; Vintage cars, bikes on display; TV documentary on national park HCM CityHCM City had the largest number of top hotels and tour operators last year followed by Ha Noi, according to an annual honours list put out by the Viet Nam Tourism Association. Saigontourist [...]
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May 28, 2009
Children along with residents and activists release sea turtles into the sea on Runduma Island, Wakatobi on Tuesday. For centuries, turtle eggs have been as good as currency on this tiny Indonesian island – they helped put children through school and kept the village kitty in petty cash. But four years ago the people of [...]
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