08:55 29/02/2024
The ancient city of Hoi An in central Vietnam has been voted the friendliest destination in Vietnam this year by customers of Dutch online travel agency Booking.com.
15:43 01/11/2023
The ancient city of Hoi An and Da Lat City in the Central Highlands have been named in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in terms of music, and crafts and folk art.
16:32 24/06/2020
Plenty of tourists have begun to visit the UNESCO-recognised ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam with the area reopening after suspending all activities for over two months as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.
16:36 01/06/2020
Situated in the central province of Quang Nam, the ancient city of Hoi An leaves a great impression on visitors due to its fabulous culture, friendliness of local people, shopping options, and range of street food. Let’s spend a day in the city and sample some of the delicious street food on offer:
14:11 19/09/2019
In the exciting atmosphere of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary celebration of UNESCO’s recognition of Hội An Ancient Town as world cultural heritage site, on September 7, the event represents travel magazine Travel + Leisure to award the prize “The most charming city of the world 2019” to Hội An. This is a recognition of the city’s efforts to preserve and promote heritage values.
11:14 11/07/2019
Annually, readers of Travel + Leisure travel magazines share, rate and vote destinations from over the world. This year, Hoi An - the central city of Viet Nam had the highest score in this election.
14:52 27/10/2018
The ancient city of Hoi An has opened a wastewater treatment station to collect and clean 2,000cu.m of wastewater before pumping into the Hoai River whilst stopping pollution around its famous Japanese Bridge
07:50 04/08/2017
The historic city of Hoi An will re-enact a 17th-century wedding parade held for Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese businessman Araki Sotaro in the old quarter as part of the 14th annual Hoi An-Japan Culture Festival from Aug 18 to 20.
07:47 04/08/2017
A photograph taken by John S Lander depicting tourists in boats cruising amid colourful floating lanterns on the Hoài River in the world heritage city of Hội An has been named one of the world’s best travel photos by CNN’s edition.cnn.com.
10:22 15/07/2016
The ancient city of Hoi An has launched the ‘Green Fence – My Village’s Beauty’ campaign to promote greenery among households and home-stay hosts in ecotourism sites.
11:13 18/05/2016
In order to meet the needs of visiting of tourists in the tranquility of the ancient town, the city of Hoi An has implemented a plan to adjust the timeframe of the program “The town for walking and non motorized vehicles. Here is the new timeframe:
08:31 23/04/2015
The ancient city of Hoi An in Vietnam is a UNESCO heritage site, home to beautiful traditional architecture. The sizeable tourism industry and cultural vibe make the city a mecca for artists. Although Hoi An’s contemporary art scene is not yet as developed as other larger cities, but there are a few art galleries and workshops that exhibit and sell original artwork. Here is our curated selection.
09:17 03/02/2015
The central city of Hoi An plans to attract around 2 million visitors, including more than 1 million foreigners this year.
16:31 20/02/2014
The central city of Hoi An will promote the use of bicycles this year as part of a plan to build the city into the first eco-city in Viet Nam.
14:46 14/01/2013
The ancient city of Hoi An will host a lantern festival to celebrate the lunar New Year on February 9-16, thecenter for culture and sport of Hội An city told Viet Nam News yesterday.
07:45 02/11/2012
The central city of Hoi An yesterday launched its first rubbish classification programme in the four major precincts of Minh An, Son Phong, Cam Tho and Tan An, said the city's vice chairman Nguyen Van Dung.
15:09 23/10/2012
In March 2011 INTERKULTUR organized the first ever International Choir Competition in Vietnam's history in the city of Hoi An. After the big success of this first edition Hoi An authorities decided to regularly continue the cooperation by biannually hosting the event. After the 2nd Vietnam International Choir Competition is hosted in Huế city in December 2012, the event will now come back to Hoi An in 2013.
09:47 28/08/2012
Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam, city of Hoi An and the Japanese city of Naha, on August 25 signed an agreement on applying the latter’s model of reducing and managing waste for the future.
14:47 25/08/2012
According to Smart Travel, the capital of Hanoi and the central ancient city of Hoi An have been listed in the 2012 top-ten attractive travel destinations in Asia recently.