The six-day festival of traditional musical instrument solos and ensembles saw its official conclusion on June 15 in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province.
The Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) Festival in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh will be held from June 7 to 9.
Viet Nam’s national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, organised a tourism promotion conference in Tokyo on May 21, during which it announced the opening of its two new air routes to Tokyo in July.
Pac Ngoi – a small tourist village located in Ba Be National Park – is home to the Tay minority ethnic community and a popular venue for foreign and local tourists to experience homestay.
Five-star hotels in HCMC have put on their special food programs to serve guests on the Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1) holidays.
A Viet Nam Culture Day was held on April 26 in Prague, to introduce Vietnamese cultural traditions to people in the Czech Republic.
The Viet Nam Culture Centre in France will play host to a photo exhibition and a film week, starting in Paris on April 26, to mark 40 years of Viet Nam-France relations and introduce Viet Nam as a global tourist attraction.
Culture has been the major bridge connecting countries in the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN), so the cooperation framework for culture should be strengthened, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Most travellers to Viet Nam are attracted by the country’s wonderful natural beauty: From the green rice fields in the north to the fascinating bustle of the Mekong Delta in the south. Viet Nam however is also a country with a long history and ancient traditions. It has many historic attractions and old temples.
The first international dance festival in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been a great success, leaving a fine impression on audiences.
The 2014 Quang Ninh Tourism Week, slated for the end of April in the northern province of Quang Ninh, is expected to attract around 500,000 visitors.
The Hue relics complex in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed more than 500,645 visitors in the first quarter of 2014, including 320,740 foreigners.