After carefully studying data on the cave, a report was released announcing the new findings, stated Dr. Howard Limbert, from the British Royal Cave Research Association, on May 23. It is likely to be the longest dry cave in Asia, said Libert.

First found in 2005, Thien Duong Cave is within the Phong Nha-Ke Bang park’s conservation area. The cave, 191m above sea level, has the most beautiful and spectacular stalactites in the park. Despite the robust geological tectonic process, the whole of the cave’s structure has been preserved intact.

At that time, the explorers only discovered about 5km of the cave due to technical factors, then on their return, they discovered the remaining 26km section.

The explorers also came across a number of small creatures in the newly found section, but the species have yet to be classified and their presence in the cave is unusual. The cave is well ventilated and is expected to be an attractive tourist destination in the near future thanks to its beautiful limestone formations.
Source VNA

As modern development continues to devour the natural world, more and more people look for antiques or a pristine destination to experience life in a way more similar to the way our ancestors lived.

When mentioning famous beaches around the country, right away people think of Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc or Vung Tau. But these days, Phu Yen Province is more frequently mentioned by visitors and is listed in tours by local travel agents due to the province’s unspoiled destinations. In which, Om Beach is a stop that any tourist coming to Phu Yen Province should not miss in order to wallow in the temptation of nature.

Belonging to Xuan Dai Bay, Om Beach is rather an obscure name to tourists in Vietnam, which is why it has resisted industrial development, human settlement or any services. The beach feasts visitors a totally brand-new feeling different from other beaches with a natural world separated with outside world by peace, silence and primitiveness.

Om Beach is divided in two by an isthmus with the front beach boasts with an endless sandy beach under shade of coconut trees and the back beach hugged by two hills.

Just a meter or so under the salt water is sharp and jagged coral so swimmers must be careful to avoid injury. However, there is swimming and bathing in crystal-blue water and a chance to admire the colorful reef and schools of fish.

More importantly, there are many giant rocks in diverse shapes near the beach that are great background for girls in bikinis to pose for many photos.

Om Beach can be reached from the center of Tuy Hoa City by taking National Highway 1A to Song Cau Town. From here, ask a local the way to Vung La, a fishing village in Xuan Phuong Commune just 600m south of the beach. Boats can be hired from local fishermen at Song Cau Town or Nhat Tu Son Town about 6km south of the beach. The boat trip takes about 90 minutes.
Source SGT

1. Two festival of competition to greeting Christmas Day:
* The Make-up Ball “Gala X’mas 2007”
- Register from now to December 7,2007
- The day of contest: December 9 to 16, 2007 (supporting expenditure for each team: 500,000VND)
- The Final day and prize ceremony on: December 24, 2007
* Christmas Decorating:
- Criterion: creative and beautiful.
- Register from now to December 7, 2007 (supporting expenditure for each team: 2,000,000VND)
- Sending marquette until December 7, 2007
- Implementing: from December 10 to 14, 2007
- Being an examiner: 18h30, December 17, 2007
- The day of Prize Ceremony: 15h00, December 24, 2007
The total of prize is 100,000,000 VND
Contact to: 884 1193 or 963 2483

2. The Festival of the biggest Christmas Cake in Vietnam
All the excursionists will enjoy the biggest Christmas Cake in Vietnam at 18h00, December 24, 2007, it has 20m long and 5 tons weight.

3. The evening of Make-up Ball
The excursionist will make-up, dance and join to many activities at Oasis Stage.

4. The Promotion Program
- Free entry ticket for the excursionists with Christmas costume.
- Getting prize with household appliances (Total prize’s nearly 200,000,000VND)

5. Special Music Program “Happy New Year 2008”
- With Quang Linh, Nguyen Phi Hung, Doan Trang, Tran Tam, Thanh Ngoc and famous conmedians Hoang Son, Anh Vu,…at 20h00, January 1, 2008.
Source VANT

“To help residents and visitors count, a giant digital clock will be put in place on January 13, said Pham Quang Long, director of the Ha Noi Department of Culture and Information.

Long on Sunday announced the festival Khoanh Khac Thang Long-Ha Noi (Thang Long-Ha Noi’s Moment), a celebration of the start of the countdown to the anniversary of the capital’s establishment.

“The focus of the festival will be the opening of the count-down clock, marking 1,000 days until the grand ceremony to take place in 2010,” Long said.

The event, taking place at the heart of the capital near Hoan Kiem Lake, will include cultural activities and festivities such as the exhibition Memories of Old Ha Noi.

In addition, a dragon dance and procession will take place at Ba Kieu Temple with more than 2,000 actors and local residents participating. The programme is directed by People’s Artist Le Hung from the Youth Theatre and scripted by writer Nguyen Khac Phuc.

Petro Vietnam Finance Company general director Tong Quoc Truong signed an agreement with the Ha Noi Department of Culture and Information to be the main sponsor of the programme.
Source Vietnamnet

At a press briefing on April 28 in Hanoi, the organising board said that the festival is part of the “Space of Arts” programme developed by the XQ Vietnam Company and the Co Loa-Hanoi Citadel Relics Management Board.

The festival will showcase various kinds of flowers grown in the central highlands city of Dalat with a special emphasis on wild orchids.

There will also be a series of events in a tribute to Vietnamese embroidered art and the artisans in this field.

The organisers plan to set up a hall to exhibit 12 special works which are embroidered with a flower design on both sides, as well as other embroideries using deep-blue and yellow colours.

On October 1, an embroidery work titled “Desire of the 1,000-year-old Thang Long” will be presented to Hanoi during the grand ceremony that will mark the capital city’s 1,000th birthday.

Nine embroiderers are still working on the gift, which is expected to weigh almost 167.5kg and will be 4m long and 3m wide when it is completed in September this year.
Source VNA

The above announcement came from Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ho Van Nien on April 14.

The event will feature over 300 stalls, offering products of both domestic and foreign makers, seminars on the theme of gift-giving and a gift exhibition.

100 unique gifts from 100 craft villages nationwide will be auctioned on the occasion while 50 famous craftmen will showcase their gift collections.
Source VNA

In recent times, wide coverage has been given by domestic press agencies, including Radio the Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television, the Thanh Nien (Young People), Tuoi Tre (Youth) and Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspapers.

During the 9-day festival, major events will be held in Thua Thien-Hue Province to turn it into a festival city.

Ngo Hoa, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising board, said he hopes that the festival will receive extensive coverage.
Source VOV

According to organisers, 50 countries have so far registered to participate in the large festival that features not only the cuisine but also the culture of those countries.

Also, visitors will have a chance to enjoy artistic performances by domestic and foreign actors and actresses, said the organisers.

The event is expected to set a world Guiness record for being held on the longest site stretching up to 3km along the coast.
Source VNA

Ngo Hoa, Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and Head of the festival’s organising board, said that one theatre group from the region of Poitou-Charentes will entertain visitors with installation and street art while the funk band Les Traine-Savates will play at the festival’s opening ceremony and various other open sites in Hue City during the festival.

One of the more bizarre acts comes from the Siphon Cosmique Theatre Group which will perform a show on a special stage made from ploughing machines at Nguyen Trai High School in Thuan An Township and at the tile roofed bridge at Thanh Toan.

During the festival, famous photographer Sébastien Laval will exhibit his photos of ethnic minority groups from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia at the Dien Tho royal palace and in Nam Dong District. Laval will also place huge portraits of ethnic minority people at various sites throughout the city.

French artistes have appeared at the Hue Festivals in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and France has also helped the province to carry out many other cultural and social projects.
Source VNA