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Kenya Airways launches first direct flight to Viet Nam (Apr 02, 2015)

Kenya Airways launched direct flights to Ha Noi from its hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on March 31, making it the first African airline to connect to Viet Nam.

Duyet Thi Duong Royal Theatre reopens (Apr 01, 2015)

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on March 31 reopened the Duyet Thi Duong Royal Theatre after a temporary closure to upgrade its interior.

IPU-132: Visitors enjoy cultural welcome (Mar 31, 2015)

A cultural extravaganza promoting the vibrant traditional customs of 54 Vietnamese ethnic minorities was held on March 29 at the Culture- Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups, outside of Ha…

Japanese cherry blossom festival to take place at Thang Long royal citadel (Mar 31, 2015)

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed to organize a Japanese cherry blossom festival 2015 on April 11th-12th at the Thang Long royal citadel in Ha Noi.

Promotional tours on Tourism Day (Mar 30, 2015)

Saigontourist comes up with a spate of promotional tours at the 11th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Day Festival scheduled for March 26-29 at September 23 Park in District 1.

Media centre for IPU-132 Assembly opens in Ha Noi (Mar 30, 2015)

A media centre for the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132) opened on March 26th on the 3rd floor at the Viet Nam National Convention Center in Ha Noi.

Thanh Hoa actively prepares for the opening week of National Tourism Year 2015 (Mar 27, 2015)

(TITC) - On 23 March 2015, in Ha Noi, the leaders of Thanh Hoa’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism had the meeting with the leaders of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) to report the preparation of the opening week of National Tourism Year 2015 – Thanh Hoa (from 3 to 10 April 2015). The event organized by Ministry of Culture, Sports and…

Direct air routes deemed key to Viet Nam-India tourism cooperation (Mar 26, 2015)

Direct air routes are key to boosting tourism between Viet Nam and India, according to Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Tourism, Suman Billa.

TripAdvisor – Ha Noi among top 10 world’s best destinations (Mar 26, 2015)

TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice awards for Destinations.

Travel company builds Red River tourism as special treat for tourists (Mar 25, 2015)

Ha Noi ’s Thang Long GTC One Member Public Limited Company - the only supplier of tourist services on the Hong (Red) River - aims to make the river a special destination for domestic and foreign vacationers, said President and Director General of the company Ta Minh Hung on March 23.

Viet Nam promotes cultural heritage education (Mar 25, 2015)

Experts and educators gathered at a seminar in Ha Noi on March 24 to discuss how to include intangible cultural heritage in education for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Exhibitions to mark 40 years since Quang Ngai liberation (Mar 25, 2015)

Exhibitions on the history of central Quang Ngai province were launched on March 23 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the locality’s liberation (March 24, 1975 – March 24, 2015).

Olympic Run Day launched nationwide (Mar 23, 2015)

A ceremony was held on March 22 in Ha Noi to launch the 2015 Olympic Run for All People’s Health to mark the Viet Nam Sport Day (March 27, 1946).

Bai Choi singing seeks World Heritage status (Mar 20, 2015)

The Prime Minister has authorised the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to prepare application documents proposing the traditional singing Bai Choi to be declared a piece of World Intangible Cultural Heritage .

Mysterious Mo So Mountain (Mar 19, 2015)