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…
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…
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.
Over 30 artisans participate in Viet Nam-ASEAN Silk Festival
The Viet Nam-ASEAN Silk Festival was opened on December 28 at the Hoi An Silk Village in the central province of Quang Nam, bringing together over 30 artisans from well-known silk village across the country.
Quang Nam takes measures for heritage value preservation
The central province of Quang Nam has taken measures to promote and preserve values of the world heritage sites of My Son Sanctuary and Hoi An Ancient Town.
Hoi An hosts silken rendezvous   (Dec 15, 2014)
Hoi An hosts silken rendezvous
Top craftsmen and women from seven silk villages in Viet Nam will participate in the Viet Nam Silk Culture Day at Hoi An City's Silk Village Centre on December 28.
First Hoi An - RoK handicraft exchange programme opens
The first Hoi An – Republic of Korea (RoK) Handicraft and Fine Arts Exchange Programme opened in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province on December 2, as part of activities to mark the 15th anniversary of Hoi An ancient town being recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site (December 4, 1999 –December 4, 2014).
What tourists are saying about Hoi An
Hoi An, with its beautifully restored houses, shops and public buildings has a reputation of being a favourite getaway of budget minded travellers, the type of cultural hub where tourists come to visit for a few days and end up staying for weeks.
Conde Nast Traveler lists Long Bien Market a world's best
Conde Nast Traveler named the Long Bien wholesale market in Ha Noi located under the famous Long Bien Bridge that was repeatedly bombed and repaired during the war with France and America on its list of the world top 7 street markets.
Hoi An keen to preserve Bai choi singing to attract tourists
The World Heritage site and ancient town of Hoi An has been implementing a number of measures to preserve bai choi singing in an effort to promote the heritage site’s cultural value.
Quang Nam seeks to preserve Bai Choi singing
International and domestic researchers and artists of folk music presented suggestions about how to preserve and promote Bai choi singing at a workshop on October 29 in central Quang Nam province.
Three Vietnamese museums cited in top 25 of Asia
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, has named three Vietnamese museums – the Museum of Ethnology, the Women’s Museum and the War Remnants Museum – in the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia.
Bao Loc - the city of waterfalls
A lot of hearsays have it that Bao Loc City in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong is home to numerous wonders. The most typical one, as widely agreed, is certainly the Dambri Waterfall, but the wonderland is also said to be well known for other extravagant venues, such as Suoi Mo, or Fairy Stream, and Seven-Storey Waterfall among others. So we set out for…