Posts Tagged ‘ Phan thiet ’

No pain, no gain 

January 18, 2012
No pain, no gain 

  A bunch of young Hanoi cyclists have apparently mainstreamed the phrase “pain in the ass” by naming their club Ê Mông, literally meaning “buttock pain.” Buttock Pain was founded in 2008 after a group of cycling lovers met on the web site ttvnol.com and organized a successful trip to Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen [...]

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Sidecar perspectives 

October 3, 2011
Sidecar perspectives 

  Traveling by sidecar from Mui Ne to Da Lat is a great way to travel the region We had only been a day in Phan Thiet and, frankly, I’d have rather stayed another two. The links at Ocean Dunes Golf Club, part of the seaside Novotel Phan Thiet Resort, were superb (good enough to [...]

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A natural destination 

September 24, 2011
A natural destination 

Designed by Nick Faldo, Ocean Dunes Golf Course in Phan Thiet is among favorite natural destinations for golf lovers. There are more and more golf courses in Vietnam, but not many keep the natural charms of their surroundings. The Ocean Dunes Golf Club, however, boasts a natural landscape with a lake, lotus ponds, sea views, [...]

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Worker negligence probed in death of six-year-old boy in school yard construction site 

September 5, 2011

  Police in the central province of Binh Thuan are investigating a construction company’s workers for suspected negligence in the death of a six-year-old boy who drowned in a construction site pit three days earlier. On August 31, Nguyen Gia Huy, a first grader in the Bac Phan Thiet Primary School in Phan Thiet City, [...]

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Thought I’d never leave 

August 13, 2011
Thought I’d never leave 

  Checking into Allezboo at Mui Ne is easy. But you might be reluctant to check out. The beachside swimming pool and restaurant at Allezboo Beach Resort & Spa in Mui Ne You can see Allezboo Beach Resort & Spa from a distance as your motorbike curls around the last sand dune-flanked turns leading out [...]

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A class act 

June 11, 2011
A class act 

  Author, playwright and director plays all the roles in her plays Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc, a well-known writer, director, playwright and actress, in an act at the University of Phan Thiet, the central province of Binh Thuan last month. Ngoc held a mini-tour of her monodramas around three universities. Last month, Nguyen Thi Minh [...]

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Foreign tourists flout traffic laws 

May 2, 2011
Foreign tourists flout traffic laws 

A traffic patrolman pulls over a foreigner in the south-central beach town of Phan Thiet. Police have warned against an increase in traffic violations by foreign drivers in tourist hotspots, during the past few months. Police in the beach towns of Phan Thiet and Vung Tau have decried a rising trend of serious accidents caused [...]

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Yachting fest to promote tourism 

March 22, 2011
Yachting fest to promote tourism 

  International athletes at the 2011 International Yachting Festival in Mui Ne THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL YACHTING FESTIVAL SCHEDULE • MARCH 17 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Opening ceremony at Hon Rom Beach, Km 20, Mui Ne Ward, Phan Thiet Town 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Yachting performance on beaches stretching from Hon Rom to the [...]

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A bend in the S 

December 25, 2010
A bend in the S 

  Central region offers pristine beaches and landscapes that never pall on the visitor Tranquil and beautiful My Khe Beach stretches languorously If a nation is endowed with a 3,200-kilometer coastline, it stands to reason that it has many beaches. Many. Beaches that have different features and match different tastes. And among this assortment, the [...]

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Tourism to boom during Christmas, New Year 

December 11, 2010
Tourism to boom during Christmas, New Year 

   Two tourists prepares for kite surfing on a beach of the coastal resort town of Phan Thiet. The tourism industry is projected to generate US$4.6 billion this year, according to local tourist authorities. Travel firms reported an increasing demand for domestic and outbound tours on Christmas and New Year holidays this year. Many cited [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...