The Cultural, Sports and Tourism Week opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 8 in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
Known as a delicious and nutritious dish, roasted crab with tamarind sauce is not only a must-have dish on the menu of every seafood restaurant, but also a favourite of each family.
An exhibition of folk Vietnamese paintings opened in the central city of Da Nang on February 1 with a view to honouring cultural and spiritual values of Vietnamese ethnic groups.
The festival named Spring Color in the Countryside celebrating the lunar New Year opens at Can Tho City Museum on January 31.
The southwestern city of Can Tho strives to greet more than 8 million foreign travellers in 2018, grossing revenue of about VND3.5 trillion, reported Mr. Le Minh Son, Deputy Director of the city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a conference on January 25th.
A space of Tet Market in Ha Noi city will be reinstated at Hanoi Metropole to welcome lunar New Year with diverse activities.
Lying at the foot of Chanh Hung Bridge in District 8, HCMC, An Phu Pagoda with a history of more than 170 years is frequented by foreign tourists who want to explore its ancient and unique architecture.
The Mekong delta city of Can Tho attracted over 7.5 million domestic and international, an increase of 41 percent compared to last year.
The Hue imperial relic site in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue served more than 3 million visitors in 2017, earning over 320 billion VND (14 million USD), 22.05 percent higher than the plan.
HCMC, the country’s most dynamic and vibrant economic center, is getting ready to host a variety of cultural and art programs at many popular entertainment areas in the city center to ring in the New Year.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam has directed airlines to provide extra flights during the New Year and Lunar New Year (Tet) to cope with the forecast 20% rise in passenger numbers compared to last year.
Hue City in central Thua Thien- Hue Province and one of its hotel facilities have been listed among the awardees of the ASEAN Green Awards 2018.