Hanoi's People's Committee issued Program 154/UBND-CT on developing tourism associated with craft villages for the 2012-2015 period, with the aim of creating favorable conditions for craft villages in the capital to promote their strengths.
A New Year Countdown Festival 2013, "I Love Da Nang", will take place at 9pm on December 31st at 29/3 Square in Da Nang City, announced the City's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a press conference on December 17th.
The Hanoi ca tru singing festival 2012 will take place at the Temple of Literature on December 20 and 21.
(TITC) - Located in the Northwest mountainous region with many unique values of majestic natural landscapes as well as specific cultural identities of ethnic groups, Lao Cai is one of pioneer provinces in developing community-based tourism associated with culture and eco tourism.
To make traditional art into a unique tourism product is a trend and target of the tourism sector, as well as art units. However, it is not easy for the combination to contribute to promoting the image of Vietnam and attracting more tourists.
The Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee held a ceremony on December 15 to receive the Prime Minister's certificate recognising the Nguyen Du memorial site as a Special National Relic and to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the poet's birthday.
(TITC) - As home to 22 ethnic groups (Kinh, Mong, Dao, Tay, Nung, Lo Lo, San Diu, Pa Then...), of which each ethnic group stored its own unique cultural values and identities, Ha Giang has strengthened to develop community-based tourism associated with new rural construction. This is a breakthrough in tourism development of the province.
As many as 10.3 million tourists visited six northern central coastal provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue in 2012 - an increase of 12 percent from last year.
50 leading hotels and restaurants in 25 countries and territories are taking part in the 7th Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from December 12-16.
Graves and burial jars recently discovered at Phoi Phoi-Bai Coi archaeological site in the central province of Ha Tinh are the same found in the Republic of Korea (RoK). It reveals similarities among contemporary Asian cultures, Hong Jin-geun from RoK National Museum has said.
On December 12th, a ceremony to open the countryside museum took place in Binh Di commune, Giao Thinh commune, Giao Thuy district, in the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh.
According to the general planning to develop the southeast region's economy until 2020, the region will welcome about 15 and 18 million visitors, including four and five million international visitors by 2015 and 2020 with tourism revenues of US$3 billion and US$5 billion respectively.