Inside the Vietnam War (Std) (2008)

Item Name: National Geographic: Inside the Vietnam War; Studio: Nat’l Geographic Vid Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/03/2008 Rating: Nr (more…)

The Vietnam War (History Channel) (2008)

At a total cost of more than 3.1 million lives, the Vietnam conflict is, to date, America s longest and most controversial war. It also marked the first time TV journalists ventured out to the frontlines to bring the spectacle of combat into American living rooms. Across the nation, Americans watched, captivated by the surprise [...]

Hue Festival 2008 awaits art lovers

With the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the Hue Festival 2008 promises to be a great, impressive, and attractive festival with hundreds of specific cultural and tourist programs aiming at enhancing unique cultural values of Vietnam and Hue Ancient Capital.  Hue Festival 2008 will continue to develop achievements of Hue festivals of 2000, [...]

HCMC’s 2008 Spring Flowers Festival attracts 400,000 visitors

The Spring Flowers Festival 2008 of HCMC, which lasted 12 days (from 5 days before Tet to the 6th day of the Lunar New Year) wrapped up on Tuesday, having attracted approximately 400,000 visitors, Saigon Giai Phong reports.  According to Mr. Tran Thien Ha, Manager of Green Park Company of HCMC, tourists commented that the [...]

Foreign art troupes registered for Hue Festival 2008

   Twenty two art troupes from 16 countries have registered to perform at the June 3-6 Hue Festival 2008.   The Hue Festival 2008 will be held in the former imperial city of Hue under the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development” to showcase the cultural values of Hue and Vietnam through hundreds of festive [...]

Mekong – Can Tho Travel Year 2008

The National Administration for Tourism and Can Tho Municipal People’s Committee have officially announced a programme of Mekong – Can Tho Travel Year 2008 with the “Mekong Waterways” as its theme. The programme is expected to contribute to linking tourism among Mekong delta provinces with great variety of cultural, tourism, sports and festival activities. The [...]

2008 Can Tho National Tourism Year to open on Nguyen Tieu Festival

  The 2008 National Tourism Year celebrations, themed “The Mekong Delta’s Waterways and Countryside,” will be held on Cai Khe Island, on the banks of the Hau River on February 21, 2008.      The celebrations will mark Tet Nguyen Tieu (festival of the 15th day of the first lunar month), according to the director [...]

Can Tho to host National Tourism Year 2008

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has decided to choose the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to host the National Tourism Year 2008.  The National Tourism Year 2008, themed “Mekong River countryside”, will feature special festivals from cities and provinces in the region. The event will coincide with Can Tho’s 5th anniversary of [...]

Can Tho selected for Vietnam Tourism Year 2008

Can Tho has been selected as the site for the ceremony of Vietnam Tourism Year in 2008, themed “Cuu Long with Gardens and Rivers – 2008.”  According to Dinh Viet Khanh, Director of Can Tho Tourism Department, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) decided to choose Can Tho for the ceremony to advertise the [...]

Vietnam to take part in France’s Brest Sea Festival 2008

The northern city of Hai Phong will represent Viet Nam to take part in the Brest Sea Festival 2008 in France from July 11 to 17, according to Mr. Hoang Van Ke, Deputy Chairman of the People’s Committee. Viet Nam will present to the traditional boats and ancient costumes of the crew along with a [...]