Highlands Gong Festival Marks World Heritage Recognition

Tue, 04/04/2006 - 11:12

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A cong chieng (gong) festival kicked off in Gia Lai province Tuesday evening to formally receive UNESCO’s certification recognizing Vietnam’s Central Highland gong culture as an intangible cultural heritage.

Many country’s leaders, including President Tran Duc Luong, attended the opening ceremony.

Vietnam Girl Gets MIT Doctoral Scholarship

Mon, 04/03/2006 - 11:48

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The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US recently announced a doctoral scholarship worth US$349,920 for a Vietnamese IT major.

Ha Long City Welcomes 315,000 Visitors

Mon, 04/03/2006 - 11:00

Ha Long city in north-eastern Quang Ninh province welcomed more than 315,000 tourists in the first quarter of this year, a 24% year on year increase, earning a turnover of VND 225 billion, according to the city's Trade and Tourism Service.3_4halongbay.jpg

Foreign visitors alone increased by 13% to more than 242,000 in the first quarter, the service added.

Congress Of Solidarity Of Ethnic Groups in the Central Highlands kicks off

Thu, 03/30/2006 - 15:01


The first Congress of Solidarity of Ethnic Groups in the Central Highlands officially kicked off in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province, on March 28, with the participation of State President Tran Duc Luong and nearly 500 representatives from various social strata and religious sects in the Central Highlands and some southern provinces.

Vietnam's Negotiations For WTO Accession Enters Final Stage

Wed, 03/29/2006 - 12:20

The Working Group for Vietnam's WTO Accession in Geneva said that Vietnam has entered the final stage of its negotiations for WTO accession, according to the National Committee for International Economic Co-operation.WTO_Vietnam_024_06.jpg

US Tour Operators Eye Central Vietnam Beaches

Wed, 03/29/2006 - 10:15

viewanh_n.gifRepresentatives of Famtrip, a US travel group, arrived in Binh Thuan province Wednesday for a two-day trip to survey the tourism setup there.

Accompanying the 15-strong delegation are Kenny Chen, assistant to the director of EVA Airways, and a member of the US travel agency PTA Vacation.

Vietnam Wraps Up WTO Entry Talks With Canada

Thu, 03/23/2006 - 10:08

Vietnam concluded bilateral talks with Canada Wednesday on its entry into the World Trade WTO_Vietnam_024_06.jpgOrganization (WTO).

A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed in Geneva, Switzerland, between vice trade minister Luong Van Tu, head of the Vietnamese mission, and Don Stephenson, head of the Canadian delegation at the WTO.

Star Cruises Back To Vietnam

Wed, 03/22/2006 - 13:55

Star Cruises, the leading cruise line operator in the Asia Pacific, is set to reemerge in Vietnamese waters early next month after shunning Southeast Asia due to the SARS and bird flu epidemics in the past three years. Super_Star_Gemini_081_06.gif
It would bring 12,000 tourists by the end of this year, Suresh Abraham, its international relations deputy manager recently wrote in an email to Thanh Nien.

Vietnam Regulates Agency Observing WTO Requirement

Wed, 03/22/2006 - 13:25

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology issued Monday a statute regulating the administration and activities of a newly-established agency on issues concerning WTO standardization and technical barriers.
Under the statute, the Inter-ministerial Committee on Technical Barriers is responsible for counseling the science and technology ministry on measures to ensure conformity to the WTO (World Trade Organization) agreement on technical barriers to trade (TBT agreement).

Hoa Hao Americans Impressed With Home Welcome

Tue, 03/21/2006 - 20:10

A Vietnamese American couple that follows Hoa Hao Buddhism expressed wishes to revisit their homeland following a warm welcome by authorities during their first return after 30 years abroad.

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