Luxury resort on Con Dao to feature rattan bungalows, craft village Urban Design Company (UDS) of Japan will join forces with the National Oil Services Company (OSC) of Vietnam to develop a luxury resort on the Hon Cau Islet of the Con Dao Archipelago.
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The New Imperial Hotel to open The New Imperial Hotel, the first five-star hotel in Hue City, is planned to open by the end of this year.

Asia Pacific Hotel will be opened in Nha Trang in October 2005 Read more

New resort approved in Chu Lai economic zone Read more

New international standard hotel to open in Da Nang Read more

Da Nang to establish new ecotourist village The Ngu Hanh Son Spa Resort, a new ecotourist spa resort, will be built on more than 80,000 square meters near the famous Ngu Hanh Son Mountain, cluster of five mable mountains which symbolizes metal, wood, water, fire and earth.
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Airlines NewsCathay Pacific doubles flights on Hong Kong - HCM City route Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways launched the second daily service of its HCM City-Hong Kong route on July 1, 2005. The new service operates an Airbus 330 aircraft with an evening departure from HCM City.

Vietnam Airlines to open direct air route to Busan Vietnam Airlines plans to open a direct route between Hanoi and Busan in the Republic of Korea (RoK) later this year.Read more

MiscellaneousKhanh Hoa prepares for 3rd annual tourism festival Central Khanh Hoa province is gearing up preparations for a tourism festival entitled "August - Nha Trang as a destination" to be held in the province this August.

Asian highway agreement takes effect The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network came into force on July 4, 2005.
The agreement aims to complete 141,000 km of standardised roadways spanning 32 Asian countries with linkages to Europe.

Vietnam to start Greater Mekong transport deal in 2007 Vietnam will carry out a transport agreement among six Greater Mekong countries in 2007 that will allow vehicles from the involved countries to operate on a certain number of Vietnam roads.
The agreement will boost regional passenger and freight transportation among Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, China and Vietnam.

Ancient Hue receives US$3.5 million for preservation The Ministry of Culture and Information, the Hue Ancient Capital Relic Preservation Center, and the World Heritage Institute of Waseda University, Japan, agreed on a project to study and preserve the ancient quarter in Hue in 2005-2008 at a total cost of US$3.5 million. Read more

Airlines NewsBangkok Airways, flight time to be changed Bangkok Airways will change the aircraft of Boeing 717-200 to Airbus 320 and start on 6 August 2005 from Bangkok to Yangon.
The flight time will be changed as below:

Air Bagan to launch Kawthaung flights Domestic carrier Air Bagan has launched a new service to Kawthaung in a move which assist the growth of tourism in the Myeik Archipelago.

MiscellaneousConvention centre to host tourism forum The Myanmar Convention Centre in Yangon has been chosen as the venue for the first ASEAN Tourism Forum to be hosted by Myanmar and to be held from January 13 to 21.
The official website for the forum is www.atf2006.com. Buyers, sellers and visitors can use the website to register for the forum.

Popa Mountain Resort to win Asean prize for energy efficient design The Popa Mountain Resort, operated by the Woodland Group of Companies, has won the first prize in the tropical buildings category of an annual competition for energy efficient buildings organised by the ASEAN Centre for Energy, based in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Read more

MiscellaneousEco tourism in Laos The National Tourism Authority of Laos has released a special brochure on eco tourism for sustainable development. Laos is working hard to develop new destinations such as Khammouane province, southern Laos, and Vientiane prefecture.