Vietnam to host Miss Asia 2008

On behalf of the government, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan approved the organisation the Miss Asia 2008 pageant Thursday.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to collaborate with the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam and other relevant agencies to manage the pageant.


Tran Thi Huong Giang, one of the 10 finalists at Miss Vietnam 2006, is now representing Vietnam at Miss Asia 2007 in Hong Kong from September 24 to October 28.

Miss Asia was established by Hong Kong’s ATV television channel. Since 1985, this annual contest has attracted contestants from Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, and, of course, China.