Hoi An World Heritage

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....

The museum supplies plenty of information on the ancient people of Sa Huynh civilization, who were the first owners of the Hoi An trading port, having trading relationships with the people of China, India, and South East Asia....

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

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…...

“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......

In Hoi An, spring is announcing itself, in all its living pomp and majesty....

Plaisir Ensemble was highly rewarded for its hard work in the 1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition held in March 2011. This spectacular choir festival took place in an ancient city – Hoi An for the first time, drawing the participation of over 30 choirs with nearly 1,000 artists......

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....

A series of photos on Shoulder pole of photographer Huỳnh Hà(Hội An)has been published in Quang Nam Weekend in title “ Who invented shoulder pole?”....

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 readers of the Wanderlust, a British online magazine at the website ‘Wanderlust.co.uk/magazine’ voted Hoi An city as the 2nd of the top tourist city 10 worldwide....

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....

Thousands of foreign and domestic tourists flocked to Hoi An’s Old Quarter in the Central Coastal Province of Quang Nam on the night of February 16 to join the coloured lantern and flower-garland releasing festival on the Hoai River to pray for happiness and good luck....

Vietnam will hold its first ever International Choir Festival and Competition (VICC 1) in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam f-rom March 16-19, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre Pham Hong Hai on February 9....

‘Night in an Ancient Town’ is a unique event that draws people f-rom all over the world to Hoi An....