Some 900 passengers and crew who came aboard the British luxury cruise ship Voyages of Discovery are on an eight-day visit of Vietnam beginning Dec. 23.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) said it would offer a 37 percent discounts on ticket prices of air routes from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany) and London (the UK) from Dec,19th. 

‘Hoi An Day in HCMC’ is to be held from Feb 10 to 11 in Dong Ho Restaurant of Ky Hoa 1, District 10 to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Society of Hoi An’s fellow-countrymen in the city (1972-2012). The event is jointly organized by Hoi An City’s authority and the society.