Foreign tourist arrivals to Ha Noi reached nearly 1.5 million in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 17.1%, according to the city Statistics Office.
Nearly 100 photos and maps depicting nine special national relics in Ha Noi are being displayed at an exhibition at the Temple of Literature from September 24 to October 24 to mark the 60th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – 2014).
Ba Kieu Temple in Ha Noi will undergo restoration under a project worth VND 23.2 billion (roughly US$1.1 million) sourced from the city’s budget.
Stretching along the central coast of Viet Nam, the province of Phu Yen is blessed with the Ghenh Da Dia (The Cliff of Stone Plates), a masterpiece of stone gifted by nature, recognised as a national heritage.
The 300m long Hang Buom Street in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter has been made a cuisine street, serving Ha Noi traditional confectionery and beverage and some European and Asian dishes to visitors to the night market along the Hang Dao- Dong Xuan route.
(TITC) - To support and meet demand of tourists for finding out information and also visiting, exploring the beauty of Ha Noi Old Quarter, Tourism Information Technology Centre (Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism) has completed the 2nd edition of Ha Noi Old Quarter Tourist Map (English version).
The Italian daily Le Repubblica has recently run an article on its Viaggi (Travel) column highlighting the stunning beauty of Ha Long Bay which was recognized as a World Natural Heritage site in 1994 by UNESCO and voted as one of the seven New Natural Wonders of the World in 2011.
Nearly 150 original artifacts, materials and photos related to the land reform campaign that abolished feudalism and heightened peasants’ power of ownership in the north of Viet Nam, between 1946 and 1957, are being exhibited in Ha Noi.
Linh Ung Pagoda is located in an area known locally as Bai But or Buddha’s Sanctuary on Son Tra peninsula. It is rated as the most magnificent work of this kind in the central city of Da Nang , in terms of architectural and artistic value.
Visitors to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh can now take to the skies with ziplining, a new adventure tourism service launched on September 9.
A programme kicked off on September 5 at the Viet Nam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (VECCA), No.2 Hoa Lu street, Hai Ba Trung district to celebrate the Mid-autumn Festival, which is held annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
A tourism forum in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 2 provided a great opportunity for nearly 60 Indonesian entrepreneurs, starting or planning to expand tourism related businesses in Viet Nam to locate cooperation partners.