The 2015 Carnival of Ha Long is set to open on May 8 in downtown Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province. The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee said Carnival Ha Long was considered as the highlight of tourism activities in 2015 in Quang Ninh. The annual event offers an opportunity to promote the native culture …
Month: April 2015
Cambodia completes construction of the longest bridge across Mekong River
Cambodia has completed the construction of Neak Loeung Bridge, the kingdom’s longest bridge across Mekong River, after the country spent nearly four years to build it under Japanese aid. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Japanese parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Kazuyuki Nakane jointly marked the symbolic completion of the bridge on Wednesday (1st April …
The Thingyan Festival (Water Festival) in Myanmar
Every year, during the month of Thingyan (1st month of the year in the Burmese calendar), from 12-13 to 16 April in our calendar, the whole of Myanmar celebrates the “Water Festival” to mark the Buddhist New Year. While the temperature is at its peak, the Burmese throw water over each other in the streets …