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 A luxury train service between Ho Chi Minh City and the beach resort town of Nha Trang is set to be introduced in December.
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 Foreign arrivals to Vietnam in the first eight months of the year hit 2.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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 An advertising programme to promote tourism in Hanoi was launched in Australia on August 24.
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 A Vietnam Cultural Week will be held in Cambodia from August 28 to September 1 on the occasion of Vietnam's 61st National Day (September 2), the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts reported at a press conference on August 22.
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 Vietnam will be getting a taste of Japan through the Japan Festival 2006, a celebration of traditional and contemporary Japanese cultural forms.
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 A Japan-Vietnam karate event, which is being held at the Cau Giay Gymnasium in Hanoi, opened the Japan Festival 2006 running from August 18 through 25 in different cities throughout Vietnam.
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 The Vietnam Railway Department (VRD) is working on a US$200-million plan to build a time-saving railway tunnel through the Hai Van Pass in central Vietnam, Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper reported Saturday.
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 Binh Thuan province on Vietnam’s central coast is known not only for its beautiful landscapes but also for artifacts and works that find a place in the Vietnam Guinness Records
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 The World Aviation League (WAL) has announced plans for a hot air balloon race in the name of World Sky Race along the coast of several countries, including Vietnam, in July 2007.
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 A seminar on the preservation of world heritage sites was held in the ancient town of Hoi An, central province of Quang Nam, on August 7 with the participation of Japanese researchers and Hoi An's representatives.
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