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Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Hoi An Day

Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Hoi An Day

The 40th anniversary of the Hoi An Fellow Citizens Association in Ho Chi Minh City will be marked with a Hoi An Day celebration organized in the city next week.

Hoi An welcomes over 1.2 million visitors

Hoi An welcomes over 1.2 million visitors

The tourist City of Hoi An has received 1,234,000 visitors since the beginning of the year, up by 17.2 per cent against the same time last year, according to the local statistic office.

Hoi An promoted at China-ASEAN Expo

Hoi An promoted at China-ASEAN Expo

Hoi An city se-lected as the representative of Vietnam to attend Beautiful City Exhibition in the 2011 China - Asean Expo in Guangxi, China.

Hoi An to offer free Wi-Fi around town

Hoi An to offer free Wi-Fi around town

Tourists visiting Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage town, will be able to surf the internet for free f-rom the end of this year, according to the Quang Nam Province Department of Information and Communications.

Hoi An to dismantle ancient houses for safety

Hoi An to dismantle ancient houses for safety

Hoi An city is planning to dismantle 2 ancient houses which are facing a high risk of collapse in this flooding season upon the request of the Hoi An Centre of Heritage Conservation and Management.

Cambodian news agency delegation visits Hoi An

Cambodian news agency delegation visits Hoi An

A high-ranking delegation of the Cambodia news agency (AKP), led by its Deputy General Director Ouk Kimseng, paid a working visit to Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam on August 3.

Museum of traditional medicine in Hoi An to be founded

The old house at 46 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hoi An City will be turned into a museum of traditional medicine in Hoi An. This is a new task assigned by Hoi An City People’s Committee to Hoi An Cultural Heritage Preservation and Management Centre.

First terra-cotta culture park in Hoi An

First terra-cotta culture park in Hoi An

Construction of the first terra-cotta cultural park in the country kicked off in the ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam on July 11.

Hoi An tries to clean up its act

Hoi An tries to clean up its act

Hoi An, a World Heritage Site, opened its first solid waste treatment plant yesterday. The plant, in Bau Oc Thuong hamlet in Cam Ha Commune, was built at a cost of VND77 billion (US$3.7 million), most of which coming in the form of ODA credit f-rom the French Government.

First terra-cotta cultural park erected in Vietnam

First terra-cotta cultural park erected in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City-based NhaVietCorp started the construction of the first “terra-cotta cultural park” in Vietnam on July 11th at Thanh Ha District, in the central city of Hoi An.

Diners endanger ‘stone' crabs

Diners endanger ‘stone' crabs

A project aimed at protecting "stone" crabs living in the Cham Island area of Hoi An city, situated in the central province of Quang Nam, has recently been approved by local authorities.

Youths help beautify island

Youths help beautify island

Hundreds of students f-rom the University of Phan Chu Trinh in Hoi An City and youths f-rom the Quang Nam Provincial Youth Uni-on have joined hands in beautifying Tan Hiep Island Commune.

Free swimming school for kids in Hoi An

Free swimming school for kids in Hoi An

There is no one in Hoi An City in Quang Nam Province who doesn’t know Joanne Stewart’s freeswimming school for kids.

Tourists flock to central region

Tourists flock to central region

The number of tourists to the central region on the occasion of Southern Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day has increased remarkably against the previous years.

Ministry sets tab for conserving relics at 526 mln USD over five years

Ministry sets tab for conserving relics at 526 mln USD over five years

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recommended to the Government to earmark 11 trillion VND (526 million USD) for conserving relics in the next five years to catch up with the backlog under a national culture programme.

Hoi An committed to preserving cultural relics

Hoi An committed to preserving cultural relics

Hoi An, an UNESCO World Heritage city, has set aside part of its 2011 budget to continue to restore and preserve its important cultural relics.

Vietnamese keeps praying for Japanese

Vietnamese keeps praying for Japanese

An artistic event, themed Pray for Japan, was held at An Hoi garden of statue in Hoi An city on April 10th.

Hoi An mobilized 166 millions VND to support Japanese people

Hoi An mobilized 166 millions VND to support Japanese people

Till April 4th, 166 millions VND has been contributed by offices and departments in Hoi An city to help Japanese people damaged by earthquake and tsunami. Hoi An Youth Uni-on has called upon Hoi An people and tourists to collect 72.6 millions VND, 306 USD, 960 bath…

Message f-rom Hoi An: "We are always beside you"

Message f-rom Hoi An: "We are always beside you"

“Always beside you!”, “Be brave! Try your best! We are always beside you,our Japanese friends!”, “ Believe in overcoming, future is always bright” were written messages on 3 big pieces of cloth of 2m length and 1.5m width. On March 18, 2011, the campaign for sending messages, encouraging Japanese people enduring consequences of earthquake and tsunami was drawed hundreds of people presenting at Japanese Brigde area (Hoi An, Quang Nam).



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