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Content includes  1/ ‘Don ca tai tu’ recognized as UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage  2/ Mekong delta folk music in line for UNESCO credit (Writing and pics of Tuoi Tre newspaper) 3/ Famous songs ‘Don ca tai tu’ recognized as UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage   The Ministry of Culture , Sports, and Tourism announced on Dec 5 that Vietnam’s “Don ca tai tu” (southern folk music) has made UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.   Vietnamese folk music was announced as one of the 11 new inscriptions on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage’s 8th session, which runs until tomorrow, Dec 7.  The application was submitted to UNESCO in 2007 and a host of promotion activities were held in the southern provinces to boost the chances of earning recognition for the regional music. Ac...

Content includes:  1/ Overview and map  2/ List of hotels on Bui Vien street  3/ List of hotels on Pham Ngu Lao street  4/ List of hotels on De Tham street  5/ Others: Saigon new capsule hotel                         Suite Backpackers Inn                     Phan Anh Backpackers Hostel 6/ 5-star Pullman Saigon Center Hotel (managed by Accor) Overview and Map   Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao and De Tham streets along with a spider-like network of intersecting alleys constitute the Saigon's backpacker area Bui Vien street and its alleys have countless family-run guesthouses (8 USD - 12 USD), many standard hotels (20 USD -28 USD) and some dorm beds (5 USD) Pham Ngu Lao street has many standard and midrange hotels (18 USD to 55 USD up) as well as a lot of guesthouses. The street is really busy with a lot of transportation vehicles, so it...