Refinance 15 years

One of the most popular features of Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City is the transformation of Nguyen Hue – a popular pedestrian street – into a floral bonanza. This year’s flower street will open to tourists starting 7:00 p.m. February 9 until 9:00 p.m. February 15. The first day of the coming Year of the Buffalo falls on February 12. … [Read more...] about HCMC gets busy with welcome party for Lunar New Year

After eight long years, the pavilion opened its doors to visitors early this year. The Hue Monuments Conservation Center plans to carry out reenactments of the Nguyen Dynasty events at Ngu Phung Pavilion and Ngo Mon Gate in forthcoming festivals like Ban Soc, a royal calendar distribution ceremony, and Truyen Lo, a ceremony to honor talented scholars. … [Read more...] about 200-year-old royal pavilion returns to resplendence in Hue

HCM City (VNA) – “Mot thoang Viet Nam” (Vietnam at a Glance), a tourism park recreating the beauty of Vietnam’s thousand-year-old traditional culture located on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, was reopened on January 16 after 10 years. Every section of the 20-ha facillity in Cu Chi district tells its own story, said Director Tran Thi Tuyet Nga, citing the Hill of Eggs as an example, saying it tells a folk legend of Lac Long Quan and his wife Au Co who gave birth to a brood of a hundred eggs from which a hundred of children hatched and became the ancestors of all Vietnamese people. Visitors to the park can also observe on-the-spot the traditional making of “do” (poonah) paper, printmaking, and the sericulture. Traditional houses of people from various parts of the country with different styles of architecture are also recreated here to offer visitors a glimpse of the Vietnamese living spaces./. … [Read more...] about Tourism park reopens to restore Vietnam’s thousand-year-old culture

Water levels were rising fast in rivers flowing through Ha Tinh. At 3 p.m., the water level had gone past the highest danger Level 3 by 0.5 m at Ngan Sau River near Chu Le Train Station. Water levels at the Ngan Pho and La rivers had reached danger Level 1. … [Read more...] about Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam

Not too far from where the landslide buried Son’s wife, Ho Van Kim, another villager, knew something was wrong when he heard the repeated booming sounds. As he walked towards where it was coming from, he also heard screams. He immediately told his wife and children to leave their house and find some shelter. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam