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Antique kimonos to go on display in Hoi An

A collection of antique kimonos will be on display at Kisetsu, a shop on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in the ancient city of Hoi An, through March 25. Yoko Ishikawa, the shop owner, contributed five of her own 100 antique kimonos to the exhibition. “I

New art gallery in Hoi An

A jewel in cultural life in Hoi An gallery opened at 129 Phan Chau Trinh Street in Hoi An City with fantastic exhibitions from movie director Jean-Luc Mello, film director Siu Pham and artist Khanh Ngoc. Visitors have a chance to admire artworks

Hoi An ancient town gets most favorite city award

The ancient town defeated 970 tourist cities worldwide with a whopping 97.18% satisfaction rating, according to the U.K’s leading travel magazine which saw 3,000 of its readers vote in this year’s awards. After the ceremony, there were

New resort offers rural flavour in Hoi An

The four-star resort is an idyllic spot from where visitors can enjoy a taste of the countryside. Pham Vu Dung, manager of Rose Travel Service company, said the newly-opened resort offered guests an exciting tour program-me during their stay in the

Hoian ancient town lantern festival to welcome New Year 2013

Hoi An ancient town to greet the Lunar New Year Festival on February 9- 16. The festival’s organising committee annoucned that around 50 lantern centres in the city will take part in the annual cultural event. The best lanterns with

walking in the footsteps of history Hoi An

The Hoi An ancient town has been trading with the outside world since almost the 15th century. Once one of the busiest ports in all of South East Asia, the docksides of this relatively small central Vietnamese town were once awash with the sound of

Free entry for tourists to Hoi An ancient town

The central Vietnam province of Quang Nam has just announced that on December 4 this year tourists will not have to pay a fee to enter the ancient town of Hoi An on occasion of the town being recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1999 on this

Cham heritage holds potential for tourism in Quang Nam

The Quang Nam province has great potential in history, tradition, culture and environment, as well as two UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites and the world biosphere reserve of the Cham Islands, to promote sustainable tourism, said Lucy Russell,

The Hoi An ancient town is in danger

The report of the Management Board of Hoi An’s Relics, the ancient town has 56 ancient monuments that are seriously degraded and at risk of collapse at any time. To preserve and promote the value of these old houses, the Hoi An People's Committee

Hoi An listed in Asia’s top ten attractive destinations

The central ancient Hoi An city and Hanoi capital have been listed in the 2012 top-ten attractive travel destinations in Asia. The Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on August 22 that Hong Kong-based Smart