A live entertainment show in the central province of Quang Nam which features bustling scenes of the trading port of Hoi An in the 16th and 17th centuries was acknowledged as the largest-ever outdoor visual art performance and the show with the largest number of actors by the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings). The daily show, which started on March 18 at Hoi An Impression theme park, attracts more than 500 actors while the stage of the show covers 25,000 square meters and is able to accommodate 3,300 spectators at a time. The “Memories of Hoi An” program allows audiences to recall old memories of the ancient city, which used to be a busy trading port in Southeast Asia, and a convergence point of Japanese and Chinese merchants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Dao Quang Tung, general director of Viet Quoc Park Company and show producer, told the Daily that it took two years to make preparations for the show. The show, which is expected to woo more than 3,000 guests per night,...

The ancient city of Hội An has allocated some sections of four streets – Trần Quý Cáp, Bạch Đằng, Tiểu La and Hoàng Văn Thu – near Hội An market as a space for the third night market to serve tourists looking for shopping opportunities in the city. Vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Sơn said the night market with 56 pavilions will open daily from 6pm to 11pm. He said the newly-launched night market will offer more shopping options for tourists at night, easing the crowding of tourists in the old quarters of the west side. The city has previously launched two night markets – souvenir pavilions in Nguyễn Hoàng Street and cuisine corner along Công Nữ Ngọc Hoa street on the Hoài River bank. Hội An, a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site, also allocated new pedestrian areas on streets of Trần Phú, Nguyễn Huệ (in front of Hội An market), Phan Châu Trinh, Công Nữ Ngọc Hoa and the Hoài River Square last year. The vice chairman of the city said the pedestrian...

National carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch a new air route linking Nha Trang and Seoul from March 25, to meet the increasing demand for travel links between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea. A representative from Vietnam Airlines says this is the fourth air route launched by the national carrier to link Vietnam with Seoul, after opening routes between Hanoi/HCM City/Da Nang and Seoul. Establishing this new route is an important step in implementing the cooperation agreement on trade, tourism, and aviation promotion signed by Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee and Vietnam Airlines in October 2017, he says. To mark the occasion, the carrier will offer discounts for the route, with return tickets bought from now to April 30 priced from VND5.29 million (excluding fees and taxes) for flights departing between March 25 and April 30. As a further promotion, Gold Lotus members flying the Nha Trang to Seoul route from March 25 to April 25 will earn between 1,000-2,000 bonus...