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Under impact of pandemic, ancient houses in Hoi An offered for sale

Affected by the four Covid-19 outbreaks, many ancient houses that are priced millions of USD in the ancient town of Hoi An, Quang Nam province, are offered for rent or sale.

Hoi An to educate primary school kids on heritage

A 150-page heritage education document set, compiled by historians and cultural researchers from Hoi An City’s centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, 

Hoi An ancient city to host Korean Cultural Day 2021

Korean violin artist JMI KO, singers Seok Hun and Hansara, and K-pop dance troupe will perform in Hoi An from April 9 to 11 during the Korean Cultural Day event, an annual cultural exchange between the Republic of Korea and Quang Nam province.

Hoi An residents turn organic waste into compost and detergent

While cycling for exercise every early morning, Nguyen Thi Hong Van often passes a market to collect leftover fruits and vegetables.

Termites damage Hoi An's historic relics

Termites are threatening many relics in the ancient town of Hoi An's old quarter, local authorities and residents have reported.

Hoi An farmers earn high income from buffalo tour

One of the entertainment services travelers enjoy in Hoi An is riding buffalos and learning to farm. The special tours allow local farmers to earn big money.

Tourists do field work, Hoi An locals make a fortune

One of the joys of tourists coming to the ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam is to ride a buffalo and learn to farm.

Attractiveness of Hoi An ancient streets

Experiencing the changes of space and time, yet Hoi An ancient streets still keep their old beauty, and relic complexes are maintained intact along with a huge intangible cultural base.

Old Tet market recreated in Hoi An

The Lunar New Year, or Tet, is an occasion to honour traditional values and remind the younger generation to preserve and promote Vietnam’s beautiful cultural identities. 

New Year celebrations begin in Da Nang, Hoi An

The central city of Da Nang will host the ‘Da Nang New Year’ festival at the Asia Park and street performance on the Han River banks from December 30 to January 3.

Hoi An tackling aftermath of Storm Molave

Though Storm Molave did not damage Hoi An ancient town’s architecture, local people still suffered a great deal when the rains arrived, having not long ago recovered from a second wave of COVID-19.

Hoi An luxury resorts threatened by erosion

Many luxury resorts along the Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An City have been abandoned or temporarily closed after being damaged by erosion.

Nearly 100 people join in saving Hoi An beach from erosion

Authorities in Hoi An City have mobilised hundreds of people to urgently save a section of the Cua Dai beach from serious erosion amid the on-going flooding in the area.

Flood-hit areas evacuated in Hoi An

Houses and restaurants along the Hoai River in Hoi An were evacuated on Thursday afternoon after floodwater breached many buildings following three days of uninterrupted rain.

A view of Hoi An on first day after lifting of social distancing order

The daily lives of local people largely returned to normal from 6:00 a.m. on August 28 following the lifting of the social distancing order in Hoi An city.

Social distancing imposed on UNESCO-recognised Hoi An

The central province of Quang Nam will impose social distancing on Hoi An tourist city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, starting 00.00hrs July 31, after a local resident was infected with COVID-19.

 

Vietnam opposes wrong location caption in American film

Authorities of the central city of Quang Nam have requested to suspend the broadcast of an American series aired on Netflix in which Hoi An was dubbed a Chinese landmark.

Zero-waste communities emerge in Hoi An

Reserving a 2,600sq.m garden in Dong Na Village in Cam Ha Commune – a farming intensive suburban area of Hoi An – local farmers and businesses have joined hands to debut the first zero-waste agriculture

Ao dai show impresses visitors to Hoi An

More than 3,000 tourists, on June 14, flooded the Hoi An Impression Theme Park to enjoy an Ao dai (Vietnam’s traditional long dress) show with the theme of Vietnam’s landscapes.