National Geographic, an acclaimed American travel magazine, has recently published the list of 10 traditional celebration foods in the world and included Banh Chung and Banh Day (Giay) in it. With a global circulation of 8.3 million in thirty-six languages, Vietnam is honored to have their popular traditional cakes to have entered the list. The […]
MobiFone, Vietnam’s dominant mobile service provider, introduced a prepaid mobile package designed exclusively for international tourists visiting the country. Named Happy Tourist, the special promo offers data, SMS and call services in several packages but all at affordable prices for more convenience to foreign tourists visiting Vietnam. The Happy Tourist prepaid package has two choices […]
Several countries lay overlapping claims to the energy-rich East and South China Seas. China claims the largest portion of the disputed territory, an area defined by the nine-dotted demarcation suggesting that Beijing lays claim to most of the South China Sea. Other major claimants in the area include the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan and Bruinei. It […]
Renowned Israel-based writer and travel expert, Petal Mashraki, has recently published a list of the best 10 places to visit in Vietnam. The list was published in an article on globalgrasshopper.com and includes the following: 1. Son Tra Peninsula Located about 10 km from the center of Da Nang, Son Tra is a beautiful peninsula […]
After launching a direct route between Hanoi-Tokyo (Haneda) in March, Japan’s five-star airline All Nippon Airways has just began using its Boeing Dreamliner 787 model into service for the same destination beginning June 1. Replacing the using Boeing 767-300ER aircraft initially used for the route, the Dreamliner is Boeing’s most fuel-efficient airliner featuring modern interior […]
In honor of a Water God and their Hien Sinh custom, the people of Do Son District, Haiphong City celebrate a yearly tradition called Buffalo Fighting Festival. Officially starting on the 9th day of the eighth month of the Vietnamese lunar calendar, the worshipping ceremony is also, in fact mainly, a grand display of the local […]