Developing strategies to promote world heritage values in Viet Nam
A network of various world heritage sites across the nation should act as the basis for Viet Nam to develop its tourism sector, helping to turn the country into an attractive tourist centre in Asia.
Discovery Wonders of World Heritage exhibit opens in Ha Noi
For the first time, images of Viet Nam's World Heritage sites are placed alongside those of their counterparts from all over the world to show audiences the link between them.
Ha Noi celebrates Theravada Buddhists’ robe-offering festival
The Kathina (robe offering) ceremony is being held for the first time at the Khmer pagoda in the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay…
A village of carving sounds   (Oct 20, 2014)
A village of carving sounds
Sitting less than 20 kilometers from Ha Noi downtown, Son Dong wood carving village is famous for its meticulous, spiritual products made of wood by devoted and talented craftsmen like statues of Buddha and worship objects used at pagodas and temples. What most impressing those visiting the craft village is perhaps the sounds of wood carving, which can be heard in any corner of the…
Ha Noi tourism advertised in Tokyo subways
More than 1,000 posters introducing the images of Viet Nam's capital city of Ha Noi are being hung on cabins and 24 electronic tables at almost subway stations in Japan.
HCM City to host French culinary festival
A French culinary festival themed “Balade en France” is set to take place on October 24-25 at the Equatorial hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Close to 250 troupes join Chau Van singing festival
Thousands of performers from 250 amateur art troupes from all over the country have flocked to the capital city of Ha Noi to take part in the 2014 Chau Van Singing Festival, Nguyen Khac Loi, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said on October 13.
Ha Noi hosts Viet Nam-RoK culinary exchange
A Viet Nam-Republic of Korea (RoK) culinary festival was held in Ha Noi on October 10 to promote cultural exchange between the two nations.
Ha Noi boosts efforts to preserve Ca Tru singing
The city of Ha Noi, which has a history of preserving and promoting the value of the ancient northern Vietnamese traditional Ca Tru singing, has pledged to increase its efforts by calling for more public participation in the city’s Ca Tru clubs.
Con Dao welcomes nearly 80,000 tourists in nine months
Con Dao district in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau greeted nearly 80,000 tourist arrivals from the start of the year, a year-on-year rise of 14.98%, reported the managing board for tourism areas in Con Dao.
Da Ban Lake - an attractive eco-tourism site
(TITC) - Da Ban Lake is located in Ninh Son Commune, Ninh Hoa Town, Khanh Hoa Province. This is the largest lake in Khanh Hoa Province.
Ha Noi to host cultural festival conveying message of peace
A 'Peace Culture Festival' will be held at Ly Thai To flower garden, Ha Noi on October 12 aiming to promote the cultural values of the capital city, according to Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ha Noi’s West Lake seeks national attraction status
West Lake, an iconic landmark in the heart of Ha Noi, is seeking recognition as a national scenic attraction, a workshop in Ha Noi revealed on October 2.
Foreign arrivals in Ha Noi surpass 2 million in nine months
The number of foreign arrivals in Ha Noi so far this year has surpassed 2 million, up 15 percent from the same period last year, the capital city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on October 6.
Ha Noi ranks second among top 25 Asian destinations
Three Vietnamese cities have been listed among top 25 destinations in Asia by TripAdvisor – the world’s largest tourism website.