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Cruise tourism target impracticable, warn critics 2008-02-04 19:21:04 Vietnam aims to attract one million international cruise tourists per year by 2015, but many believe it to be an unrealistic target.It is true that the number of international cruise tourists coming to the country is rising sharply, critics say.In the first 11 months of 2007, 200,000 out of a total 3.8 million foreign tourists traveled to Vietnam by sea.Saigontourist alone received 40,000, a 159 percent increase over the previous year.The year also saw other auspicious events for the marine travel industry, including the launch or resumption of several sea tours to the country by a series of cruise operators.Hong Kong-based Star Cruises Limited resumed its weekly Monday tour to Ha Long Bay in addition to its current tour packages to the southern and central regions.Other major cruise lines like Costa Croupiers, Silver Sea Cruises and P&O Princess Cruises also jumped on board.Singapore-based V.Ships (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd.’s chief executive Chui Mun Yew Daniel said his company wo ...

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The meaning of Tet for foreigners 2008-02-01 00:27:04 At midnight on Lunar New Year’s Eve, every Vietnamese family whispers similar fervent prayers while bells ring and drums beat in temples.Tet or Lunar New Year is a festival which epitomizes Vietnamese culture.For many it is the only chance in the year to reunite with family.As the Year of the Rat approaches, Thanh Nien Daily talks with foreigners about their special thoughts on Vietnam’s biggest national holiday, which will fall on February 7.“This is my ninth Tet in Vietnam but I still look forward to enjoying it with my family,” said Stephen Mueller, director of Green Energy Co. Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1.The 43-year-old likes the cool sunny weather signaling spring.He also loves to shoot as many photos as possible on Nguyen Hue Flower Street with his family.“I attended a Tet party in the US a long time ago which was the first time I received the red packet or li xi [lucky money], with an explanation of the Vietnamese tradition from the hosts,” he said.He has ...

Mui Ne resorts offers Vietnam hospitality for Tet 2008-01-30 21:36:44 Hotels in Mui Ne, Phan Thiet Town are presenting a host of traditional activities over the country’s biggest holiday, the Tet Lunar New Year festival.Resorts in the two beach towns expect to receive some 7,000 tourists over the holiday period, February 1-10.Mui Ne tends to attract droves of snowbird Europeans for Tet and local hoteliers have made it their job to introduce Vietnamese culture to their guests throughout the festive season. Personnel Manager of the four-star Seahorse Resort, Tran Viet Ha says Seahorse will drive guests to the Phan Thiet municipal flower market on Lunar New Year’s Eve, where exquisite flower displays bring out the Tet ambience in full.Seahorse chefs will also teach tourists how to make the traditional Tet holiday cakes banh tet and banh chung – glutinous rice cakesfilled with green bean paste and fatty pork, wrapped in leaves in cylindrical and square shapes.“On New Year’s morning on February 7, our travelers can enjoy the cakes they made the day ...

Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery offers serenity 2008-01-30 20:55:46 Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery is considered to be one of the most impressive and peaceful monasteries in Vietnam.This Zen sanctuary is located on Tay Thien Mountain, which belongs to the Tam Dao mountain range in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.Built in 2005 on the ruins of an ancient pagoda named Thien An Thien Tu, and using remains of that ancient pagoda’s floor, Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery sits majestically on the apex of the mountain, where from below the red tips of its tile-covered roof can be seen peaking through the pine trees.The higher visitors climb up the sides of Tay Thien Mountain, the more the busy world of commerce below evaporates as the world of tranquility above pervades.The sense of peace is palpable as visitors reach the impressive three-door gate in front of the monastery.To transport the building materials from the lowlands to the top of mountain, workers initially had to build a passable road up the side of the mountain.After the road was completed, ...

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Nha Trang - New record for "banh tet" 2008-01-25 19:38:39 The Yasaka-Saigon-Nhatrang Hotel will make a new record banh tet, a cylindrical glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and fat pork, following its annual traditional activity of making this record Vietnamese rice cake. The cake this year will be 33m long, cooked and cut following traditional practices. It will have different kinds of stuffing according to regional customs.The 2008 celebrations will include a cake procession and cooking ceremony at 4 p.m. on February 5 and the cake will be fished out of the boiling pot at 9 a.m. on February 6 and cake-cutting ceremony and "Loc Xuan May Man" (Spring Luck) program win take place at 7p.m. on February 6.The cake will then be served to tourists and locals. Many traditional games will be organized on the beach in front of the hotel, such as o an quan (similar to Mancala game), water-carrying, rowing on sand, tug-of-war, walking on stilts, calligraphy, and more.From the first to the fourth day of The Lunar Year, a Vietnamese cuisine ...

Happy Lunar New Year 2008 2008-01-25 01:51:27 T?T is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. It is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. T?t shares many of the same customs of its Chinese counterpart. Many Vietnamese prepare for T?t by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. On T?t, Vietnamese visit their families and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. T?t traditionally marks the coming of Spring, so Spring (Xuân) is sometimes used interchangeably with T?t in Vietnamese.Vietnamese people usually return to their families during T?t. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors. Others return to where they grew up. Although T?t is a universal holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs.T?t can be divided into three periods, known as T?t Niên, Giao Th?a, and T ...

Wraps and Rolls: Fast foods Vietnamese style 2008-01-14 01:27:24 Some local foods are quick and easy, delicious and healthy. A former Miss Sport has slotted some popular dishes into the international fast food family.The term “fast food” is well known around the world and conjures up visions of American hamburgers and hotdogs.The popular catch phrase has got a new meaning now.Kim Oanh’s Vietnamese fast food outlet in HCMC is known as the Wrap & Roll Restaurant, and the beautiful ex-model is promoting her local food to the world.Kim Oanh prepares a dish of Vietnamese fast food at her clever concept Wrapand Roll restaurant in HCMCThe restaurant is a definite response to Western fast food but with a clever slant.It’s a recipe for success and she is determined to popularize Vietnamese dishes in the West the same as Sushi is known internationally as a Japanese dish.“It’s a pity,” Oanh says.“Vietnamese cuisine is good enough for the whole world to enjoy and admire, but we have yet to do it. We should build a trade name for Vietnamese c ...

Wraps and Rolls: Fast foods Vietnamese style 2008-01-14 01:27:24 Some local foods are quick and easy, delicious and healthy. A former Miss Sport has slotted some popular dishes into the international fast food family.The term “fast food” is well known around the world and conjures up visions of American hamburgers and hotdogs.The popular catch phrase has got a new meaning now.Kim Oanh’s Vietnamese fast food outlet in HCMC is known as the Wrap & Roll Restaurant, and the beautiful ex-model is promoting her local food to the world.Kim Oanh prepares a dish of Vietnamese fast food at her clever concept Wrapand Roll restaurant in HCMCThe restaurant is a definite response to Western fast food but with a clever slant.It’s a recipe for success and she is determined to popularize Vietnamese dishes in the West the same as Sushi is known internationally as a Japanese dish.“It’s a pity,” Oanh says.“Vietnamese cuisine is good enough for the whole world to enjoy and admire, but we have yet to do it. We should build a trade name for Vietnamese c ...

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A welcome mat for foreign folk music lovers 2008-01-09 20:15:48 While most young people are interested in pop, hip-hop, and other modern styles, two brothers from Ho Chi Minh City are head over heels in love with traditional music.Mai Thanh Son performs with renownedVietnamese musicologist, Professor Tran Van KheMai Thanh Son and Mai Thanh Nam’s interest is shared by their international friends, who perform with them to entertain traditional music lovers.They occasionally raise money for charity, but most importantly they retain the traditional forms.Son and Nam live in Go Vap District in the middle of the bustling city.Their house is a special stilt house where international musicians and students can get together and play the traditional instruments Son has collected.Since the first time he performed at the 2000 Asian Drum Festival in Busan in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Son has been a regular in international music shows introducing his traditional music to people overseas.“It left a very deep impression on me because it was not only an int ...