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An Duong Vuong Temple Festival Filed under:
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31
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An Dương Vương Temple is located in Cổ Loa village, Đông Anh district, Hanoi. It is on the way to Phúc Yên and about 17 km from the center of Hanoi. Located on this land is Ngự Triều Di Quy communal house which is believed to be where the Thục King held Court. Am Bà ...
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Wine and wine drinking manner in Thăng Long-Hà Nội Filed under:
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28
Oct
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In Ha Noi, wine is not a daily beverage. It is only used to welcome guests, on death anniversaries, Tet holidays, or festivals. Wine is made from fermented and distilled sticky rice. Good wine is clear, sparkling and does not leave the drinker with a headache. In his Treatise on Geography written in 1437, Nguyen ...
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Cross-cultural fashion show marks Italy-Vietnam week Filed under:
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25
Oct
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A fashion show was held by the Italian embassy in Hanoi on October 22 to mark the Italy-Vietnam Cultural week. The cross-cultural exchange between the West and the East introduced a collection of jewelry by Bvlgari (Italy) and a fashion collection by Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh. Bvlgari's jewelries One product of designer Minh Hanh Speaking at the ...
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Vietnam to spend $61 mln to restore royal citadel Filed under:
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22
Oct
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The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will spend nearly US$61.4 million to restore its imperial citadel and relocate 876 families living along the site’s wall. According to investors -- the Hue people’s committee and the Hue Ancient Capital Relics Preservation Center -- the restoration project will be begin by the end of this year to be ...
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Free entry visa for Vietnamese tourists flying to Korea’s Jeju Filed under:
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Oct
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South Korea entry visa is now free for Vietnamese tourists from Ho Chi Minh City flying direct to Korea’s Jeju Island, tourist officials announced Monday in the city. Mr. La Quoc Khanh, vice director of the city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Mr. Oh Chang-Hyeon, marketing director of the Jeju Tourism Organization, gave an ...