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VIETNAM – The fight to withstand the test of time

 vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn, June 1 2008 

Kieu Van Trieu, 72, is known locally as a “living encyclopaedia” on life past and present in his native Duong Lam Village, Ha Tay Province. But not everyone shares the old man’s passion for local history. Workers who restored the local communal house have destroyed all the original features, [...]

VIETNAM – Tourism investment booms

Thanhniennews.com, May 28, 2008

Hyatt Regency will be the third five-star project in Da Nang, Vietnam’s third-largest city, after the Furama Resort Danang and the newer Green Plaza Hotel. This number is still modest compared to the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City and the northern capital of Hanoi, which are home [...]

VIETNAM – 9,000-room Luxury Hotel Resort and Entertainment Destination planned

Asiatraveltips.com, Monday, 2 June 2008

Ho Tram Strip, designed by Las Vegas’ premier architectural firm Steelman Partners, is aiming to become Vietnam’s largest single tourism venture. The planned US$4.2 billion, 9,000-room luxury hotel resort and entertainment destination will be located on the white sand beaches of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, in [...]

VIETNAM – approves the development of a Super Casino resort near ‘Saigon’

Jackpot.co.uk, 22-5-2008

Asian Coast Development Ltd. (ACDL Group) has been given the go-ahead in Vietnam to build a $4.2 billion tourism complex. The Canada-based casino and resort group are to construct the development in the seaside province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau just east of the city of Ho Chi Minh (historically known as Saigon). [...]

AVIATION – Surviving the time of high costs

Vietnam net bridge, 15/05/2008

 

 Tourism boom urges AirAsia to look to flying to more destinations in Vietnam after the carrier succeeded in launching daily flight from Kuala Lumpur to HCMC, and four weekly flights from Bangkok from last month. Tassapon BijIeveld, chief executive officer of Thai AirAsia, a Bangkok-based member [...]