Hoi An World Heritage

The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the Buddhist version of the Christian All Soul’s Day, when the souls of those condemned to suffer in hell for their sins are freed for a day....

Cake made of ground green beans in Hoi An ( Green bean cake) has long-standing history. Since the 18th century, green bean cakehad been a precious gift to offer to mandarins. In royal progresses of Minh Mang King to Quang Nam, he was offered the Hoi An top-ranking green bean cakes. Đại Nam nhất......

Hoi An - a historical city along Hoai river- is always an interesting destination to tourists. A lot of people come back to Hoi An because of the peacefulness here. Let’s experience peaceful and simple life around here with bicycles. It is really interesting and memorable when you come and stay......

Cam Nam Village, just a stones throw f-rom the heart of Hoi An’s Old Quarter, typifies the sort of gastronomically experience available to people not afraid of straying f-rom the uninspired menus of the lollipop cute cafes dotting the river’s banks....

While waiting for the South America group Cicimeca, the 11th edition of The Spirit of the Planet at the exhibition centre of Chiuduno last Friday presented the traditional music f-rom Eastern Orient with a concert of the Vietnamese group, Nha Bieu Dien Nghe Thuat Go Truyen Hoi An....

The 9th Hoi An - Japan cultural exchange day – 2011 will be a colourful festival with activities such as Kimono, Aodai performance on Kimono materials and se-lecting Miss Kimono Hoi An....

People know Hoi An City is a world cultural heritage site with ancient houses and an ancient town. To me, spending a day in Hoi An, I find out that the city is worth to visit not only by its ancient cultural and historical works but also by rustic images of craft villages living hard with ups and......

Pristine streets and houses built centuries ago by the Japanese, special lanterns and tailors offering to make silk suits overnight – Hoi An’s attractions are well known....

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....

“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......

After 4 days excited competing at 6 choir categories, the 1st Viet Nam International Choir Festival and Competition came to end with 6 overall prizes, in which the 1st prize of mixed choirs category was given to National University of Art Education Choir (Viet Nam). The champion of this......

It has become quieter in Hoi An now. The 1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition is over, most of the choirs left the city yesterday. Today the INTERKULTUR staff will fly back home as well....

Ten choirs were competing in the Folklore category yesterday evening in Hoi An. Although it’s getting warmer and it hardly rains, the competition couldn’t be held on the Open Air Stage as planned, but had to be in the Competition Hall at Hoi An Beach Resort, whe-re all other competitions are taking......

On March 18, 2011, under the light of the full moon, Hoi An becomes one big centre stage whe-re all the locals and tourists come out and participate in reviving the golden days of prosperity and folklore with music, plays & parties....

14 members of an art group hailing f-rom Quang Nam central province have been invited to perform at the 11-day-long festival held in the city Bergamo of Italy starting f-rom May 26, the provincial People's Committee announced Wednesday....

Thirty-seven choruses will perform traditional Vietnamese folk music Trong Com (Cylindrical Drum) on March 16 to kick off the first-ever Viet Nam International Choir Festival and Competition in the ancient town of Hoi An....

The Central City of Hoi An, popular for its old quarters and peacefulness, is the pride of the Quang Nam Province’s people, in particular, and of the country, in general. However, it is a concern that such a world’s heritage will be exploited positively and preserved sustainably and suitably in......

“F-rom February 15, 2011, to attract tourists to Hoi An ancient town , the town for non-motorised vehicles is added on Tuesday together with Monday, Wednesday, Friday ,Saturday” said Mr Le Quang Trung, Chairman of Minh An Ward, Hoi An city, Quang Nam Province....

On some days beginning of the year, many Chinese and Japanese tourists visited Hoi An ancient town, up 20 – 30% compared to last year – 2010....

Tourists to Hoi An City yesterday received the first of more than 40,000 maps f-rom Hoi An tourism, which have been published for tourists free of c-harge....