Nha Trang beach (Source: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The ninth Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival is scheduled to take place in the central province of Khanh Hoa from May 11-14, 2019, as an activity to kick-start the National Tourism Year 2019. The festival will feature a string of cultural, artistic and sport activities, aiming to introduce the province’s strengths in economics, culture and tourism as well as its sustainable development prospects. The festival has been held biennially since 2003. Some 120,000 foreign and domestic tourists flocked to the city during the previous festival. Boasting 180 kilometres of coastline, stunning natural landscapes with Van Phong, Nha Trang and Cam Ranh bays listed as the world’s most beautiful bays, together with many exciting festivals such as Ponagar Temple festival, whale worshipping festival, and Salanganes Festival, Khanh Hoa province poses huge potential to develop tourism. According to the provincial Department of … [Read more...] about Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival slated for May 2019
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Seminar discusses Khanh Hoa tourism development
A beach in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Some 200 businesses and experts discussed developing tourism in the central province of Khanh Hoa at a seminar in Nha Trang city on August 4. Speaking at the event, Tran Son Hai, Vice Chairman of the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee, said local tourism has recorded high growth over the past year but shortcomings remain. According to him, these shortcomings included tourism products lacking diversity, service quality not meeting tourists’ demand, restrictions in tourism promotion and low quality human resources. Hai asked the provincial Tourism Department to work with relevant agencies to restructure the sector to make Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa a mark in Vietnamese and global tourism maps. Nguyen Truong Son, a business development executive at the Crystal Bay group, shared solutions to connecting natural heritage areas between the northeast and central regions, and between Ha Long Bay and … [Read more...] about Seminar discusses Khanh Hoa tourism development
Declaring many results of excavating in Khanh Hoa
(Cinet)- Recent, in Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), the Vietnam Archaeological Institute cooperated with Khanh Hoa museum to hold prehistoric international archaeological conference. This is a chance for researchers to declare the results of excavation of archaeology in the region of Khanh Hoa. Archaeological relics have been declared including: the archaeological relics of Con commune (Nha Trang) and relics having the same features, belonging to the cultural space of Con commune( in the date of 3.500-3.000 BC) , Hoa Dien relic with many tombs and kitchens having the date from 3rd century to the second and third century AD; Vinh Yen relic with many tombs, ruins of daily activities, thousands of stone real objects, metals and bones…. Having the date under or above 2.500 AD. According to Mr. Nguyen Tam – the Vice Director of Khanh Hoa museum, in the next time, Khanh Hoa museum will cooperate with the Archaeological Institute and some research … [Read more...] about Declaring many results of excavating in Khanh Hoa
Khanh Hoa, Danang still popular among Chinese tourists
Khanh Hoa Province and Danang City, which are both attractive to Chinese tourists, are forecast to receive a large number of tourists from the neighboring country next year, administrators and tour operators said. Foreign tourists at a resort in Khanh Hoa Province According to the Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism, more than 1.11 million Chinese tourists visited this south-central province in January-November, posting a record growth rate of 130% against the same period last year.Many travel firms said they are waiting for the new international terminal at Cam Ranh Airport in the province to be put into service so that they can operate more chartered flights. This airport is being overloaded, so many flights from China must be operated at night.Nguyen Van Thanh, vice chairman of the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Tourism Association, said the Chinese market has grown steadily in recent years. He referred to the forecast of some enterprises, saying the number of Chinese tourists may increase … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa, Danang still popular among Chinese tourists
Festivities abound in Nha Trang
Khanh Hoa Province is grearing up the Nha Trang Sea Festival, which will run from June 6-12 with the theme Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) – Civilisation and Friendship.A host of activities will mark the run up to the event, starting with a musical show on May 19 to commemorate the birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh.During the rest of the month, other performances will be held to herald the fest, including a show by ethnic children in Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Ninh Thuan provinces. An official campaign to clean up local beaches and an exhibition of metalwork will also be held.A grand fireworks display will announce the opening of the festival with musical performances sponsored by VinaCapital.The seven-day programme includes 70 different events in culture, art, sports, economics and science.Folk culture will also get a special mention, with the Cau Ngu festival (fish worshipping ceremony) and Cham performances.There will also be coracle racing, a human chess contest, an exhibition of … [Read more...] about Festivities abound in Nha Trang
Week of Buddhist Culture starts in Nha Trang
Two photo exhibitions were opened in the central coastal city of Nha Trang , Khanh Hoa province, on November 29, starting a week of Buddhist Culture.The week, lasting until December 5, is to celebrate the 1,000th birthday anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the first national conference of the cultural sector of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. Source: VNA Photo: Van Ky … [Read more...] about Week of Buddhist Culture starts in Nha Trang
Khanh Hoa: Strengthening tourism propaganda domestically and internationally
(Cinet) – The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee has just had the working session with Vietnam Finance and Investment Services Joint Stock Company to propagandize the Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa tourism images at the international airports and on the major routes to Nha Trang by means of the LED screen. At the working session. both parties agreed that Vietnam Finance and Investment Services Joint Stock Company will co-ordinate with foreign partners to propagandize the Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa tourism images at the international airport of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) by means of the screen system displaying and sending information via the Bluetooth services of the telephone with a view to guiding the tourists visiting Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa. Besides, the People’s Committee of the Province also agreed that the Company will deploy the installation of 05 (five) LED screens on the Tran Phu route to serve the people and … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa: Strengthening tourism propaganda domestically and internationally
Champa Sculpture Art Exhibition at Khanh Hoa
(Cinet) – The Champa Sculpture Art Exhibition at Khanh Hoa will take place at Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) within June 4th – July 1st, 2011 on the occasion of Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011. With the topic of “Goddess and relic statues in the Champa sculpture arts”, the exposition will introduce 23 objects (of which 19 are original and 4 are samples) to the public of the sea city. Besides, the exposition will also introduce some additional samples of new statues discovered and offered by the people of Da Nang city to the Da Nang City Champa Scupture Museum. On this occasion, the exhibition aims at introducing a collection of the Champa costumes and musical instruments to help tourists generally recognize the Champa culture. In addition, the exposition has a comfortable space to present the international cooperation process through the museum’s expositions in France, Belgium, Austria and USA and organize the research program for studying the Champa … [Read more...] about Champa Sculpture Art Exhibition at Khanh Hoa
Khanh Hoa: Opening the second Asian U16 basketball tournament
(Cinet) - On October 18, in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism associates with Asia Basketball Federation (FIBA Asia) and Vietnam Basketball Federation to organize the opening ceremony of the 2nd Asian U16 basketball tournament in 2011. The tournament attracts 250 athletes from 15 countries and territories across the region and the host country Vietnam. Some teams will be divided into 4 groups A, B, C and D and attends three rounds as a qualifying round, the ranking round and the final round. The best team will win the championship. Teams are divided into groups and will compete in three rounds and 57 matches. Host country Vietnam initially faces the Philippines and Indonesia in group D. The four groups are: Group A - China, India, Malaysia and Taiwan (China); Group B - the Republic of Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq and Lebanon; Group C - Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Japan; and Group D - the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. It aims to create … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa: Opening the second Asian U16 basketball tournament
Fireworks at Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2013
(Cinet)- Government Office had Document No. 9267/VPCP-KGVX on November 15 sending MOCST and Khanh Hoa Province People's Committee for the organization of low-level fireworks at the opening ceremony of the Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa sea Festival 2013.Accordingly, the Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan agreed to Khanh Hoa Province People's Committee held a 01 point for low-level fireworks, duration of 15 minutes at the opening ceremony of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2013 on the evening of June 08, 2013, in Nha Trang city.The Deputy Prime Minister also requested, the fireworks must comply with Decree No. 36/2009 on April 15, 2009 of the Government on management and use of fireworks; ensure absolute security, not use state budget. As expected, the Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2013 will take place in 4 days (November 08 -11, 2013) with the cultural and sport activities and tourism such as: Opening and closing ceremonies, street festival, the festival of Khanh Hoa tourism … [Read more...] about Fireworks at Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2013