Elephant Polo fever in Thailand 04/04/2008
Polo is a sport usually reserved only for the super rich who can afford to own their own horses and stables to house them. In Thailand polo isn?t played in quite the same way. They use elephants. The annual King?s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament is ...
Daewon breaks ground for first urban area on reclaimed land 03/03/2008
Daewon Cantavil Construction Company of South Korea?s Daewon Group held a ground-breaking ceremony in Danang yesterday for Da Phuoc International New Town, the first urban development in the central region to use land created by filling in the ...
Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Single Visa Plan 17/12/2007
The Thai and Cambodian governments will sign an agreement allowing foreign visitors to travel in both countries with only one visa.
The plan was initiated under the Ayeyawaddy-Mekong-Chao Phraya Economic Cooperation (Acmecs) accord, in which ...
AirAsia to launch Flights between KL and Vientiane 31/10/2007
AirAsia is to launch its inaugural flight into the capital of Laos, Vientiane, on 1 December 2007. The low cost airline will start with three direct flights per week to Vientiane from the LCC Terminal in Kuala Lumpur using its new Airbus ...
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International Travel Expo HCMC set for an October showing 22/06/2007
The International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2007 is ready for a 5th to 7th of October showing at the Phu Tho Exhibition Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.
The tradeshow, aimed at selling the Indochina region to international travel trade ...
Asia's LCC expansion spreads like brush fire 18/05/2007
High on the agenda for Asia?s burgeoning LCC segment is the overseas expansion, confirmed by a wave of international service announcements. The violations into international service markets will however have a depressing effect on fares, which would ...
Cambodia, Laos to take part in central Vietnam heritage festival 31/03/2007
Art troupes from world heritage sites in Cambodia and Laos will join their Vietnamese counterparts for the first time at the Heritage Itinerary Festival to be held in Quang Nam province next June.
The third edition of the biennial festival will ...
Food Tourism Asia 25/03/2007
You may still get stuck in ?Western? restaurants in mainland China, but in the hot foodie destinations of Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea and Japan, travellers can choose from both upscale or authentic food experiences.
Thailand and Japan are ...
2nd Friendship Bridge has no effect on Ubon Ratchathani 21/03/2007
The Chairman of Ubon Ratchathani Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Chawalit Ongkhawanich (????? ??????????), says the 2nd Friendship Bridge of Thailand and Laos has no positive or negative impacts on Ubon Ratchathani since the province is also cooperating ...
Trekking the cultural trail 19/03/2007
THE loveless pandas are ignoring each other, fibreglass dummies in police uniforms are catching more crooks than real cops and immigration border patrols are giving singing lessons.
There must be something in the mountain air of northern Thailand ...
Laos Sees Possibility of Tourism in Caves Used During the 'Secret War' 18/03/2007
A network of caves promises to further illuminate the "secret war" the United States waged in Laos against the North Vietnamese, but may also help open a region in need of tourism revenue.
The five caves, in the Viengxay district in the Houaphanh ...
Culture and Tourism Week to be launched in Quang Nam 17/03/2007
The People's Committee of Quang Nam Province has been preparing for the third Quang Nam Heritage Road Festival.
The festival is staged every two years with this year's theme being "Indochina Culture and Tourism Week." The festival will launch on ...
Thai city to hasten water-splashing ceremony to fight haze 17/03/2007
Thailand's northern metropolis of Chiang Mai on Thursday announced plans to bring forward the annual Songkran water-splashing festival in an effort to reduce haze and dust particles in the city and its environs.
Chiang Mai governor Boonlert ...
Short-haul Travel to dominate Tourism in Asia for next 10 years 14/03/2007
Short-haul travel within Asia Pacific is more popular than ever, with 90% of all outbound departures from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Macau, going to destinations within the region, according to research from Euromonitor International. Not only does ...
Thai event organizer sees fertile ground in Vietnam 13/03/2007
Event specialist CM Organizer Plc (CMO) of Thailand is ready to explore the Vietnamese market after setting up its first venture abroad in Cambodia last December, a CMO official said.
Like Cambodia, Vietnam is a fresh destination for the MICE ...
French Speaking Week Festival 10/03/2007
Bandar Seri Begawan - The French Speaking Week Festival 2007 or La Journee Internationale de La Francophonie 2007 was yesterday launched as a pre-event displaying various cuisines and interactions between Alliance Francaise and its local ...
Laos opens a major part of its history to the world 09/03/2007
Amidst the chaos of the Indochina War, Laotians were showered with a merciless aerial bombardment. 23,000 Laotians soon found shelter in a collection of caves in the Viengxay district. After many decades, the Lao Government have finally decided to ...
Mekong sub-region bamboo festival to be held in Hanoi 09/03/2007
Traditional bamboo weaving of different ethnicities living along the Mekong River will be introduced at a bamboo festival held by the Cultural Heritage Agency and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on March 10-11 in Hanoi.
The exhibition, entitled ...
World's fastest growing airline to launch 10 new international routes 16/02/2007
China Southern Airlines, the world?s 10th largest airline - is pleased to announce a major International expansion during 2007.
Slated to open in 2007 are all new air routes to eight Asian nations including Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, United Arab ...
Four Seasons opens Fourth Hotel in Thailand 15/02/2007
Four Seasons has opened its newest property in Thailand, a hillside retreat in Koh Samui at Laem Yai peninsula. The opening marks the fourth Four Seasons property in Thailand. With a bustling city hotel in Bangkok, a quiet countryside retreat in ...
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