Passing down through generations and continued with equal enthusiasm today, “Xong dat” (first footing), a Tet tradition in Viet Nam, has always been associated with hopes for a fruitful year ahead.
Viet Nam is expected to enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 9.5 percent between 2016 and 2021 for outbound travel among Asia Pacific’s emerging markets, according to the “Future of Outbound Travel in Asia Pacific 2016 to 2021” report by MasterCard.
Quang Nam Heritage Festival becomes domestically and internationally popular due to rich and moreish art performances and activities.
The Dong Lac Communal House has been recognised by the Ha Noi Tourism Department as a new tourist destination in the Old Quarter.
The organising board of the Quang Nam Heritage festival 2017 has launched a website in a bid to promote the festival to domestic and international visitors.
A population of three gold apple trees (known scientifically as Diospyros decandra) in Tien Chau village, Thang Binh district of the central province of Quang Nam, has been recognised as national heritage trees.
The five-star JW Marriot Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort was officially opened on December 17 in Phu Quoc Island District in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang.
Vietjet Air has announced it will launch a new route connecting Ha Noi with Siem Reap in Cambodia from March 30, 2017.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) and Lenin Communist Youth Union held a cultural exchange programme in Moscow on December 12 to foster friendship and solidarity.
Da Nang’s tourism department will introduce the Son Tra Sunset Tour next March, the newest tourism service on top of Son Tra Mountain.
An exhibition of Champa antiques opened at the Hue Royal Museum of Antiquities at 3 Le Truc Street, Hue City on November 23 as a part of activities celebrating Viet Nam’s Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).
The second Gong Festival of the Muong ethnic minority group opened in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh on November 16.