Miss Viet Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. Vietnamese beauties were honoured in the world. For the first time, Miss Vietnam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. The top five is the furthest Vietnam has ever achieved at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Nguyen Phuong Khanh was crowned Miss Earth 2018. She was the first woman from Vietnam to win the prize since the pageant began in 2001. Nguyen Huong Giang won at the Miss International Queen held in Thailand at one of the world’s top beauty pageants for transgender women. Vietnam’s representative, Vuong Ngoc Loan, beat 30 other contestants from around the world to take the crown in the final round of Mrs International 2018 held in Singapore. 2. Big day for James James Kopenec from the US receives a certificate showing he is the fifteen-millionth international tourist to Vietnam. Vietnamese tourism received the … [Read more...] about Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year
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Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year, voted by Việt Nam News
Miss Việt Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. — Photo toquoc.vn Viet Nam News 1. Beauties shine Vietnamese beauties were honoured in the world. For the first time, Miss Việt Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. The top five is the furthest Việt Nam has ever achieved at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Nguyễn Phương Khánh was crowned Miss Earth 2018. She was the first woman from Việt Nam to win the prize since the pageant began in 2001. Nguyễn Hương Giang won at the Miss International Queen held in Thailand at one of the world’s top beauty pageants for transgender women. Việt Nam’s representative, Vương Ngọc Loan, beat 30 other contestants from around the world to take the crown in the final round of Mrs International 2018 held in Singapore. James … [Read more...] about Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year, voted by Việt Nam News
Vietnam Tourism launches video contest
Poster of the contest.Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s national tourism board is calling on Vietnamese people to share the best of their cities with international travellers through short amateur videos in a new online campaign titled, ‘#MyVietnam’. Launched in Hà Nội on December 7, the campaign debuted with three videos -- My Hội An, My Huế and My Hồ Chí Minh City -- featuring locals in each destination. Vietnam Tourism followed up on the videos with the announcement of a nationwide contest, hosted on the official tourism website www.vietnam.travel, and running from December 7, 2018 to January 27, 2019. Creators of the winning entries will receive travel prizes, such as a 10-day exclusive trip through Việt Nam from Victoria Voyages, and a three-day luxury cruise in Hạ Long Bay from Paradise Cruises. Members of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) said the campaign aimed to give travellers … [Read more...] about Vietnam Tourism launches video contest
Vietnam’s best trek is no walk in the park – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Travel - September 14, 2018 | 02:01 pm GMT+7 The Ta Nang-Phan Dung trekking route is tough on newcomers, but justifies all the raves it gets.To say that I was new to trekking would be the raw truth.I’d never done it, and never thought much about it till the pictures on the Ta Nang-Phan Dung trekking route posted on the internet caught my fancy.The golden rice fields, the tall pine trees, and the rugged, raw beauty of nature made me want to be there.So when a long weekend came along, I knew what I wanted to do. I signed up for a two-day one-night trek on this route that I’d seen all those beautiful pictures of.Located about 60 kilometers south of the Central Highlands' resort city Da Lat, it took about six hours to travel from Saigon to Ta Nang Commune in Lam Dong Province.There were almost 50 people who’d signed up, and I soon discovered that I was not the only one who’d never trekked. There were many of us. I was not sure … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s best trek is no walk in the park – VnExpress International
For a cheap, peach of a beach, Vietnam’s the place
Let’s face it. Most travelers in the world are budget conscious. We make plans well in advance to be able to truly relax on beautiful beaches. So here’s the good news. In its third annual Beach Price Index that breaks down the daily expenses of a beach holiday at 327 beautiful beaches in 90 countries and territories around the world, Vietnam has the top three places. Yes, you got it right. Three of the top cheapest beaches in the world are in Vietnam, not surprising, given the nation’s 3,000km long coastline. Tourists sunbathe at Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Cua Dai Beach near the famous ancient town of Hoi An came in first on the cheapest list at a daily cost of $15.65, followed by Nha Trang’s City Beach ($16.85), and Long Beach on the southern island of Phu Quoc ($18.67). The rankings, released earlier this month, took into account the price of six popular beach purchases including sunscreen, water, beer, ice-cream, lunch and … [Read more...] about For a cheap, peach of a beach, Vietnam’s the place