Hanoi, Vietnam Travel News Archives

“You can admire the beautiful mountains with forests and flowers all around and get a chance to challenge yourself physically by climbing the heights. It's a really powerful experience”

Increasing numbers of travellers, foreign and domestic, are seeking to conquer Mt Fansipan, the highest peak in Vietnam, popularly known as the "Roof of Indochina". At his peak: Le Hong Quang, a Fansipan fan ... via VietNamNet

Tan Thanh Cultural Festival has been a highly celebrated event by people in the northern border Lang Son province for many years. via VietNamNet

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a report. via Chicago Tribune

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism held a press conference in Hanoi on April 17 to announce tourism events in 2008 and the results of the tourism sector's operations in the first quarter of this ... via VietNamNet

“The US, because of our friendship, and because of our common desire to control HIV/AIDS, made 17 million US dollars available here in Vietnam to provide treatment”

Hanoi - The United States will increase its most substantial aid programme to Vietnam, the PEPFAR programme for fighting HIV/AIDS, to 88 million dollars for 2008, the US's secretary of health and human services ... via Earth Times

If you find your well-preserved remains on display in a transparent viewing case as part of some guided tour for dignitaries, you might just be one of these former heads of state. via Weird Asia News

“Domestic prices could not be as high as export ones. Meanwhile, we have to pay a lot of money for fertilizers and other production materials”

"Food prices are going up every day. Luckily, the state has decided to lower rice export this year to stabilize domestic market price," teacher Nguyen Thi Hoa said while shopping at a market in Vietnam's Hanoi ... via People's Daily Online

“I couldn't imagine coming back to Vietnam, let alone being a part of something that is changing the face of Vietnam”

Intel's billion-dollar Vietnam bet along the Hanoi Highway - its biggest semiconductor manufacturing plant ever - is rising up from the flatlands of former rice fields. via San Jose Mercury News

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is likely to visit Vietnam and China next week on an unprecedented trip by plane, a news report said Thursday.

Kim could make an official visit to Vietnam and stop in China on his way back home, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing unidentified diplomatic sources in China.

In October, Kim accepted an invitation to visit Hanoi from Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nong Duc Manh. Kim has also regularly visited neighboring China, the North's main ally. Read more

“I often discard old items of clothing quite quickly but the durability of shoes and bags is higher so they are worth the money.”

It is the perpetual head-scratcher for countless foreign residents - ' how can Louis Vuitton market a $3,500 handbag in a nation where the annual per capita income is just over $800? While much of the rural ... via VietNamNet

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Echaves: The secret place By Lelani P. Echaves Thinking Aloud AN online survey among tourists last March saw Ha Long Bay in Hanoi as among the top three for the "New 7 Wonders of ... via Sun-Star Cebu

"The World in Painting Arts is a collection of wonderful contemporary artworks," said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Bill Tweddell at the opening ceremony. via VietNamNet

“I'm very interested in Vietnamese culture. "I like learning about the life of the minority people in Sa Pa and visiting Ha Long Bay and the old streets of Hanoi.”

Vietnam's tourist industry has been given succinct and expert advice about how to attract French tourists. via VietNamNet

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and visiting Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko shared the same view that the two countries' parliaments are required to strengthen cooperation. via VietNamNet

A tag cloud is a visual list of key terms associated with a piece of content. Larger and bolder tags are more relevant to the content. via Orange Co. Register

Authorities from Hanoi City and surrounding areas have finalised a master plan to extend the nation's capital. via VietNamNet

' Hanoians will have a chance to see Japanese cherry blossoms in the capital city on April 6. Over 300 cherry blossom branches will travel from Japan to Hanoi on April 3 to attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in ... via VietNamNet