Good news for Hue tourism sector
Central Thua Thien-Hue province welcomed more than 437,900 visitors, including 165,400 inbound travellers and 272,500 domestic tourists in the first two months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%.
Thai Binh Tran Temple festival opens, receiving special honour
The Tran Temple Festival 2015 kicked off on March 3 in Tam Duong hamlet, Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district in the Red River province of Thai Binh.
Festival celebrates ancient village
Thousands of local people and visitors participated in a traditional festival in Tuy Loan Village in the suburban district of Hoa Vang in central Da Nang City, on February 28.
Da Nang – A world’s best travel destination
Da Nang has long been viewed as the place travellers pass through in order to get to historic Hoi An, but has now earned its place as a top travel destination for 2015, says leading entertainment website TheRichest.
Cua Dai Beach makes TripAdvisors best list
Travel website Trip Advisor has named Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam to its 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards for Asian beaches.
Record fruit map in Can Tho   (Feb 11, 2015)
Record fruit map in Can Tho
A map of Viet Nam made entirely out of fruit has been recognised as the largest fruit map in Viet Nam by the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records on February 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Lao Cai leads Northern provinces in int’l tourist arrivals
Lao Cai has welcomed international holidaymakers from 70 countries worldwide, becoming one of the five tourist hubs in the North of Viet Nam besides Ha Noi capital, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh provinces and Hai Phong port city.
Ha Noi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Centre opens
The Vietnamese capital inaugurated a centre dedicated to promoting the time-honoured culture of its Old Quarter on February 2 as part of activities to celebrate the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV).
India to support My Son heritage site restoration
The Government of India has allocated 2.5 million USD to assist Viet Nam in restoring and preserving the My Son Sanctuary world cultural heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Central localities announce joint tourism campaign
Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam provinces and Da Nang City recently unveiled a joint campaign to promote tourism in the Central region, home to a slew of famous beaches and world heritage sites.
Cultural week offers a taste of Haiti
Haiti's art, culture, lifestyle and tourism will be introduced for the first time in Viet Nam during the Cultural Week of Haiti that will run from January 12-15.
Quang Ngai, Jeju artists meet at cultural exchange
A poetry and music exchange between artists from the central province of Quang Ngai and a 32-writer delegation from the Republic of Korea’s Jeju Literature House was held on January 6.
Quang Nam launches new attractive tour for foreign tourists
Hoi An Eco-tour, a local Vietnamese fishing family-run business, has launched a new attractive tour that helps foreign visitors get better understanding of Quang Nam province’s ba trao dancing and traditional local folk songs singing.
Tourism plan for Ba Den Mountain approved
The Prime Minister has recently approved a master plan for the Ba Den Mountain National Resort in the southern province of Tay Ninh by 2020, with a vision to 2030.
Thua Thien- Hue welcomes 10,000 tourists on January 1
As many as 10,000 holiday-makers, including 6,000 foreigners, visited Hue imperial city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on January 1, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Relic Conservation Centre.