Ho Chi Minh City once again proved itself to be a must-visit place in Asia as travellers named its network of wartime tunnels and a 130-year-old post office among the top 25 landmarks of the region.
Some 300 paintings created by children from different regions of Viet Nam this year are on display at the Viet Nam Cultural Arts Exhibition Centre in Ha Noi.
Foreign tourist arrivals to Ha Noi from the start of the year reached an estimated 9.65 million, a year-on-year rise of 7.6%, grossing revenue of more than VND29.2 trillion, up 12%, reported the city Department of Tourism.
Three garden houses in Phuoc Tich ancient village will be upgraded in 2017 with total investment of VND2.1 billion.
Cultures from cities and provinces nationwide will be brought together in Hanoi to perform on the walking street around Hoan Kiem Lake, in an effort to diversify cultural activities in the area, enhance cultural exchanges between the capital and other localities as well as meet the demand for cultural enjoyment of Hanoians and visitors alike.
(TITC) – From 16 to 26 May, Viet Nam film industry attended the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival and organized Vietnamese movie week in Spain.
A painting exhibition showcasing artworks of Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael) will be held at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology on June 2 as part of activities to mark Italian National Day (June 2).
Forty-eight stone tools and thousands of ceramic pieces dating back to the pre-Sa Huynh Culture (3,000-3,500 years-old) were found during a third excavation in the garden of the Khue Bac Communal House in Da Nang City.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is developing four concentrated tourist areas with specific products, said Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Thi Thanh Binh.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Gyeongsangbuk province opened its representative office in Viet Nam’s southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City on May 30 to promote the bilateral comprehensive relations.
Young Vietnamese artists at home and abroad are eligible to participate in the first aerial-photo contest launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association.
A Colombian photo and handicraft exhibition opened in Ha Noi on May 29, as part of the two countries’ cultural exchange programme for 2017-2019.