1 killed, 20 injured as coach carrying pilgrims rear-ends tractor-trailer in Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:50 16/03/2021The coach was carrying pilgrims from Thanh Hoa Province to a pagoda in Nghe An Province early on Tuesday morning
Coronavirus transmission looms at Vietnam's largest Buddhist compound crammed with pilgrims
Vietnam News 21:27 15/03/2021Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex witnessed an unexpected surge in visitors on Sunday
Pilgrimage tourism peaks after Tet
Vietnam News 14:20 10/02/2014Locals and expat Vietnamese have been increasingly going on pilgrimage tours, usually running until the end of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar (around late April).
Pilgrims flock to Gen. Giap’s resting place on Tet
Vietnam News 19:07 07/02/2014The number of visitors, including foreigners, to general Vo Nguyen Giap’s resting place in Quang Binh province soared during Tet days.
Overcrowding plagues ongoing Huong pagoda festival (photos)
Vietnam News 13:26 06/02/2014The Huong Pagoda festival in Hanoi, one of the largest of its kind in Vietnam, has welcomed some 16,000 visitors, several times more than its capacity.
India, Nepal monsoon floods leave 160 dead
World 21:00 19/06/2013Thousands of pilgrims and tourists have already been evacuated after floods and landslides caused by early monsoon rains wrought devastation through India's Himalayan foothills
Nationally-recognized Ponagar festival opens
Travel 14:44 01/05/2013The Ponagar fest, the biggest cultural event held by Cham people in the south of the central region, kicked off Apr 30 in Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang city.
