Binh Dinh hosts lantern gala night- August 4, 2008 More than 10,000 visitors converged on Thi Nai Lagoon on the evening of August 2 to take part in a lantern gala night as part of the Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival. The gala night included a special art performance, a fireworks display and the release of lantern on Thi Nai Lagoon. The art programme also drew the participation of artists from the Republic of Korea and Laos. Twenty-two boats symbolising 22 years of the renewal process were mobilised to participate in the lantern display on Thi Nai..http://asiakingtravel.blogspot.com/2008/08/binh-dinh-hosts-lantern-gala-night.html Student crowned Miss Tourism Vietnam- August 4, 2008 Phan Thi Ngoc Diem, a student from central Khanh Hoa Province, was crowned Miss Tourism Vietnam 2008 on the evening of August 2. Ngoc Diem, who is now studying at the HCMC Foreign Trade University, surpassed 35 rivals at the final round to win a VND 100 million prize, including cash, an English language learning scholarship and a tour of Europe. The girl will represent Vietnam at the Miss Tourism International contest to be held in 2009. Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc from the southern province of Ben..http://asiakingtravel.blogspot.com/2008/08/student-crowned-miss-tourism-vietnam.html King Quang Trungs merit highlighted at festival- August 4, 2008 A grand memorial service was dedicated to Hero Nguyen Hue in the central province of Binh Dinh on August 1, as part of the Tay Son - Binh Dinh Festival. Nguyen Hue later known as King Quang Trung, together with his two brothers Nguyen Nhac and Nguyen Lu, and the Tay Son army had driven away the northern Qing invaders in a seven-day battle during the Lunar New Year in 1789 which is still celebrated in the country today. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and Vice Chairman of the National..http://asiakingtravel.blogspot.com/2008/08/king-quang-trungs-merit-highlighted-at.html |