Cao Dai (a.k.a. Dao Cao Dai or Caodaism) is a perfect combination of world religions such as Christianity, Buddhism , Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, Geniism, and Taoism. Đạo Cao Đài is the religion's shortened name, the full name is Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ (Great Religion of The Third Period of Revelation and Salvation).It officially established in the city of Tay Ninh, southern Vietnam, in 1926.

Bai Dinh Pagoda is famous for its great size and imposingness. Roughly 100 km South from Hanoi, near the city of Ninh Binh, reclining on a hill in Gia Vien commune alongside the Hoang Long River and the Trang An tourism area, reposes what will surely become Vietnam’s richest cultural mecca.

The Marble Mountain is located 10km South of Danang and consists of around five marble outcrops. The marble these days has been largely hollowed out and the marble used in stores at the base of the mountains is largely imported from China.

Hoang Thi Diep, deputy head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, revealed that Vietnam received more than 6 million international visitors during 2011.

The National Tourism Year 2012 program themed “Heritage Tourism” featuring a series of activities to be celebrated throughout the North Central coastal regions during the course of next year is expected to raise this figure even higher by 2012.

Tết Nguyên Đán (Vietnam's festival)

Most Vietnamese festivals are fixed by the lunar calendar: The majority take place in spring, and the days of the full moon (day one) and the new moon (day fourteen or fifteen) are particularly auspi­cious.All Vietnamese calendars show both the lunar and solar (Gregorian) months and dates (Please check with our staffs for the exact date).Visitors may experience difficulties during this period as shops, restaurants and public services close and prices tend to go up in the few shops that remain open.

Travel  tips in Vietnam

Food

I Vietnamese food often comes as a wonderful surprise! It has a very distinctive style, although it is also clearly influenced by Chinese and, to a lesser extent, French cuisine. Freshness is of paramount importance so ingredients are bought fresh from the local market on a daily basis.

Travel tips in Vietnam

Passport

Each Passenger must be in possession of a valid which must be valid for more than 6 months after the return date of travel. Passport number, date and place of issue, and birth date are now required to confirm services. Names on your airline tickets must match the first and name listed on your passport.

Vietnam and the Principality of Monaco should boost cooperation in agriculture, infrastructure, finance and banking, on the back of their growing economic ties, Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan said.

She made the remarks during her reception for the Chairman of the MimRan Group of Monaco, Nachson MimRan, in Hanoi on April 9, citing the two-way trade value of US$1 billion between Vietnam and Monaco.

Vietnam’ Foreign Ministry spokesperson on April 9 rejected comments on human rights in the country made by the US Department of State, UK Department of Foreign Affairs and the EU Delegation to Vietnam, underlining “they are partial and based on erroneous information”.

Spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga made the protest in her reply to correspondents ’ queries regarding the comments on Vietnam contained in the 2010 Human Rights Reports of the US Department of State and the UK Department of Foreign Affairs, and a recent statement of the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam.

The ninth and final session of the 12th National Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi on March 29, voting for several laws, except for the Law on the Capital City.

The bills passed at this session included the Law on Human Trafficking Prevention, the Law on Independent Auditing and amendments to the Civil Litigation Code.