The number of foreign visitors to Hanoi in the first nine months of this year amounted to 1.9 million, a year-on-year increase of 20 percent and representing 35 percent of all international arrivals in Vietnam.
The 2013 Festival for Traditional Handicraft Village Tourism of Hanoi and Provinces in the Red River Delta officially kicked off on October 8 at Quan Ngua Sports Complex in Hanoi.
The "National Great Solidarity - Vietnam Cultural Heritage" Week is scheduled to be held at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi from November 18 to 24.
A week-long festival highlighting the culture of Toulouse city will be held in Hanoi from October 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.
The Lam Kinh historical site in the central province of Thanh Hoa received a certificate recognising it as a special national relic at a ceremony on September 26.
Hanoians will have an opportunity to enjoy delicious traditional dishes and beverages of the Republic of Korea (RoK) at K-Food Fair 2013, to be held at Thong Nhat Park on September 28-29.
This was reported by ASEAN Stats on September 17. Accordingly, Vietnam is the fourth most popular destination among tourists from outside ASEAN, after Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
Among the glorious beauty of the Central Highlands lies Bien Ho (Sea Lake), a freshwater lake to the north of Pleiku City of Gia Lai Province, which is 900 meters above sea level and covers an area of some 230 hectares.
A festival entitled "Mot thoang que huong" (A glimpse of the homeland) opened in Paris on September 15.
The 2013 Culture and Tourism Week will take place in the Central Highland resort city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province from September 27-31.
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Frankfurt in conjunction with the Vietnamese community in Rhein-Main area has held a culture festival themed "The beauty of Vietnam" in Oberursel city in Germany's Hessen state.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will host a mid-autumn festival inspired by Southeast Asian culture from September 14-15, featuring a wide range of activities and games.