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Land Bus Intercity buses depart from and arrive at a variety of bus stations around HCMC and are well served by local bus services from Ben Thanh Market. HCMC is one place where the open-tour buses really come into their own, as they depart and arrive in the very convenient Pham Ngu Lao area. This [...]
Address 118 Ð Lac Long Quan District 10 Hours prayers: 04:00-05:00, 11:00-12:00, 16:00-17:00 & 19:00-21:00 Believed to be the oldest pagoda in greater HCMC, Giac Lam Pagoda dates from 1744. It’s a fantastically atmospheric place full of gilded statues, colourful wall panels (depicting among other things the path to enlightenment as well as the tortures awaiting [...]
Saigon as the city is still frequently referred to is Vietnam’s largest city. It is a fast-paced city full of contrasts as street vendors selling fruit and vegetables can be seen next to glitzy western-style bars and boutiques. Saigon’s history is only 300 years old. In 1859 the city was captured by the French and [...]
Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, is home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is a hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. The Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh has been described as a Walt Disney [...]
Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, is home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is a hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. The Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh has been described as a Walt Disney [...]
Much has changed, but much has stayed the same as Hanoi’s famous old quarter weathers the storms of modernity A foreigner stops by a ceramic shop in Hang Be (raft) Street which dealt exclusively in rafts in the old days Hanoi’s old quarter doesn’t seem so old. Brand new motorbikes, SUVs and even busses zip [...]
Viet Nam needs to develop a modern tourism sector, based on its advantages in nature, culture, geography, politics and people, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan. Tourists visit the Royal Palace in the central city of Hue. (Photo: VNS) Vietnamese tourism must become a key Southeast Asian, Asian and global destination, he said, addressing [...]
Located in the east of Ba Vi Mountain Range in Ha Tay District in Hanoi, Thien Son-Suoi Nga (Son Mountain-Nga River) is famous for splendid sceneries with silver-carpet-like waterfalls and misty, dense forests on the mountain slopes. A view of Ha Son Lake in Thien Son-Suoi Nga in Ba Vi National Park in Ha Tay [...]
For Khmer people, a pagoda is considered their spiritual house and sheet-anchor. Kal Bo Pruk Pagoda, in An Giang Province, is not only the get-together place for residents but also the sanctuary for them to worship Buddha, pray for good health and luck as well as good harvests and peace in their souls. It is [...]
The People’s Committee of central Ninh Thuan Province has approved in principle for the Hong Kong-based Polo Beach International Limited Co to develop a US$4.5 billion tourism complex in the province, the provincial official website revealed. The Dai Nam Tourism Complex in Binh Duong Province. (Photo: TP) The investor plans to build the Mui Dinh [...]