Vietnam Travel News

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

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

About one billion people in 160 countries and territories will watch Miss Universe 2008 taking place in July in Nha Trang City, south central Khanh Hoa province, through live broadcasts on NBC channel. via VietNamNet

“National Assemblies from the two countries should further boost bilateral and multilateral relations in a more practical and effective way”

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has called on Bulgaria to help boost Vietnam's exports to other European markets with promises to give similar assistance to Bulgaria regarding Southeast Asia. via VietNamNet

“I actually went to the hospital intending to get an abortion, but I was so scared”

Sitting cross-legged on a straw mat in the middle of the living room, Tong Phuoc Phuc sings a soothing Vietnamese lullaby. via StarTribune

“I came to Vietnam two years ago to study the technique the Vietnamese doctors use, and then we trained the rest of the surgeons in Spain before coming here”

In 10 days of operations over the past two weeks, a team of Spanish surgeons saved the eyesight of more than 2,k300 Vietnamese suffering from an eyelid parasite called trachoma, according to a press released ... via Earth Times

“I'm still puzzled as to why this had to happen. I still haven't gotten any good explanations.”

There's a light-up Valentine's Day heart still hanging in the window facing the street. via Press of Atlantic City

“We design products under the mix-and-match concept. So customers visit Index Living Mall once a month for related home furnishings and accessories, compared to three to four times a year in the past.”

FURNITURE RETAILING Index to open more outlets abroad, starting in Vietnam PITSINEE JITPLEECHEEP Index Living Mall Co, the home furniture and furnishing retail chain, will reduce its business risk from currency ... via Bangkok Post

Sapa is located in the Lao Cai province in the mountainous region in the far northwest of the Vietnam, almost near the border of China. via NowPublic

There is a popular saying that no matter where you go, remember the 10th of the third month in the lunar calendar, when people commemorate the anniversary of the death of King Hung, or Gio to Hung Vuong in ... via NowPublic

“This festival provides us with a chance to create more publicity for Ninh Binh tourism, in both domestic and international markets”

The home of "Ha Long Bay on Land" and the ancient capital city of Hoa Lu will be celebrating its attractions with a week-long tourism festival kicking off on April 9. The scenic province of Ninh Binh, located ... via NowPublic

“As I know, there are not many luxury watches, particularly Rolex and Oris, available all over the world, only a few hundreds”

Ho Chi Minh City is flooded with knock-offs of foreign luxury brands. Imitations with fake trademarks and tags are being sold not only at pop-and-mom shops, but also at downtown shopping centers. via VietNamNet

The US government funded a trademark examination training program for 40 officials from Vietnam's National Office of Intellectual Property in Hanoi this week. via Thanh Nein News

Although the White House candidates have yet to reveal detailed policies on Asia, their plans are already under scrutiny in the region It could be said that the remaining US presidential candidates all have ... via South China Morning Post

“As a mother it is a very intense experience to visit with another mother and see her caring for children who are so in need of support and care.”

Hollywood star Tea Leoni meets children with disabilities linked to dioxin, the toxic chemical used in the US wartime defoliant Agent Orange, in Da Nang Hollywood star Tea Leoni, visiting Vietnam as a UNICEF ... via Thanh Nein News

Thai AirAsia was licenced to open its Bangkok - ' HCM City route. The airline will start flying the new route twice weekly starting April 4 this year. via NowPublic

“John was very thoughtful and very reflective on the issue”

As he competed for the Republican presidential nomination in more than 20 states last month, John McCain also made time to tape a memorial tribute to David Ifshin. via Houston Chronicle

“My father told me, 'we are going to Vietnam to see what we can leave behind'”

By Grant McCool

HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - A new city has risen out of a swamp south of the winding Saigon River, part of a real estate boom that is reshaping lifestyles in developing Vietnam and enriching some speculators.

The smooth roads, condominiums, apartments, offices, convenience stores and restaurants of Phu My Hung (Saigon South) are a far cry from congested, squalid streets and housing in much of Vietnam's largest city of about 8 million people.

Saigon South was chosen by the Communist Party government as a model for new towns across the Southeast Asian country, whose emerging market economy is growing at more than 8 percent a year, prime time for property developers and investors. Read more

Vietnamese farmers who are suppliers of German trader Metro Cash & Carry have had a good chance to introduce their products to visiting German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and ... via VietNamNet

“We'll have to see how those discussions turn out.”

UNITED NATIONS : France and Britain have again delayed a U.N. Security Council vote on a third round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program in an effort to win over sceptics, diplomats said on ... via International Herald Tribune