VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has become a major tourist market for Japan and the island nation hopes to attract more Vietnamese visitors, said Kuroiwa Yuji, governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, at a seminar held on Thursday in Ha Noi to promote Kanagawa tourism. Splendid: Lake Ashinoko, a popular tourist site in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Hakone City.— Photo http://www.japan-guide.com The seminar was organised by Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) in Ha Noi. Kanagawa Prefecture is located just south of Tokyo, an hour drive from Tokyo International Airport. It is home to Kamakura and Hakone, two popular destinations near Tokyo. Famous for hot springs, natural beauty and the view across Lake Ashinoko of nearby Mount Fuji, Hakone is one of the … [Read more...] about Japan wants to attract more tourists from Vietnam
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Peaceful Truong Sa Islands
Sinh Ton Island of Truong Sa Archipelago in 1988. Photo: Vinh Quang/VNP … [Read more...] about Peaceful Truong Sa Islands
China memorial to Korean assassin sparks Japan feud
A new Asian diplomatic row broke out Monday after China unveiled a memorial to a Korean national hero who assassinated a Japanese official a century ago -- with Tokyo condemning him as a "terrorist". In 1909, Ahn shot and killed Hirobumi Ito, Japan's first prime minister and its top official in Japanese-occupied Korea, at the railway station in the northeast Chinese city of Harbin. Ahn was hanged by Japanese forces the following year, when Korea also formally became a Japanese colony, heralding a brutal occupation that lasted until the end of World War II in 1945. A joint Chinese-South Korean memorial hall in Ahn's honour was unveiled at the train station on Sunday. Yoshihide Suga, Japan's top government spokesman, said Monday that Tokyo had told Beijing and Seoul it considered the monument "extremely regrettable". "We recognise Ahn Jung-Geun as a terrorist who was sentenced to death for killing our country's first prime minister," Suga said. "I cannot help saying that it … [Read more...] about China memorial to Korean assassin sparks Japan feud
Relics around the Hoan Kiem Lake
Hoan Kiem lakeHoan Kiem lake - nice as "corbeille" of flower, in the centre of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem lake is surrounded by Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thai To, Hang Khay street. These three streets, is 1.800 km long. The surface is the big mirror cat, tortoise.The tortoise is one of four animals (dragon, eagle) is the mind of Vietnamese. This sare kind of tortoise has been existing is lake. It sometimes emerges in the surface. It's very happy for tourist to see it.In lake there are two floating islands. The bigger one is NgocIsland in the North. Near (east), there is the Teh Huc bridge connecting two islands. TortoiseIsland is smaller, there is temple in the South of lake. Among four side, water is twinkling.Time elapsed and in the 20th century, the Lake is smaller, with an area of a little more than 10 hectares and a circumference of roughly two thousand meters. By the start of the century, all the gardens and bamboo groves, hamlets and villages, temples and pagodas, were replaced by … [Read more...] about Relics around the Hoan Kiem Lake
Historical photos of Legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap
VietNamNet Bridge introduces some historical photos of the great hero of the Vietnamese people - General Vo Nguyen Giap. Standing on a naval ship, General Vo Nguyen Giap showed his determination to defend the country's sea and islands (March 1973). Next to him were Major General Pham Kiet - Deputy Minister of Public Security, and Colonel Nguyen Ba Phat, Commander of the naval forces. General Vo Nguyen Giap was born in a teacher's family on the bank of Kien Giang River in Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province in central Vietnam. He joined the revolution campaign very early. Photo: General Vo Nguyen Giap, his parents, his daughter Hong Anh (white) and his grandchildren in 1946. … [Read more...] about Historical photos of Legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap