Viet Nam joins charity bazaar in Venezuela
The Viet Nam Embassy in Venezuela has taken part in an annual charity bazaar held by diplomatic corps at the Eurobuilding hotel in the capital city of Caracas.
Booming tourism creates property market opportunities
Viet Nam’s flourishing tourism has stimulated the property market. From 2010-2016, the number of foreign visitors to Viet Nam doubled to 10 million people. Domestic tourists also increased, from 28…
Hoi An seeks national status for intangible heritage
The ancient city of Hoi An will apply to list its annual mid autumn festival and the traditional pottery craft of Thanh Ha village as national intangible heritage.
Folk art form diversifies central province’s tourism
The north central coastal province of Nghe An has recently offered visitors the chance to enjoy Vi-giam folk singing in the province. The move is among local authorities’efforts to preserve and promote the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
Viet Nam promotes images at Asian culture festival in Czech
Viet Nam introduced performance and cuisine arts, and tourism potential to an Asian culture festival in Prague, the Czech Republic on May 25 with the aim of promoting its images to international friends.
Exhibition brings Viet Nam closer to Myanmar
An exhibition, featuring nearly 100 photos and paintings in relation to Vietnam and Myanmar, was held in Yangon, Myanmar on May 23 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar.
Museums, relic sites join hands to lure visitors
Seventeen museums and relic sites in Ha Noi have signed a memorandum of understanding on intensifying dissemination work to lure more visitors. The initiative aims to maximise each unit’s strength.
Children festival highlights Italian culture
Vietnamese and international children will have a chance to learn about the diverse colours of Italian culture during International Children’s Day at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology (VME) on May 27&28.  
An Giang moves to develop sustainable tourism
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is striving to take full advantage of its potential for tourism development and turn it into a spearhead economic sector.
Bulgarian Education, Culture Day marked in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City
The Viet Nam - Bulgaria Friendship Association (VBFA) hosted a ceremony to mark Bulgarian Education, Culture and Slavonic Literature Day in Ha Noi on May 24.
Da Nang Visitor Center opens at new international terminal
On Tuesday, the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center officially opened its Da Nang Visitor Center at the airport’s new international terminal.
Phu Tho unveils preservation plan for Hung Kings Temple relic site
The northern province of Phu Tho on May 23 officially publicised a Prime Minister-approved plan on preserving and promoting the values of the Hung Kings Temple relic site until 2025.
Viet Nam Days in Spain 2017 opens
The third Viet Nam Days in Spain and Vietnamese Culture Space event kicked off at Circulo de Bellas Theatre in Madrid on May 23 (local time) under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Phuc Giang school woodblocks displayed in Ha Noi
Phuc Giang School woodblocks, a UNESCO Documentary Heritage by Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, are on show at an exhibition in Ha Noi that opened on May 23.
Lao Cai: Tourists flock to Bac Ha
Bac Ha district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai experienced a 200 percent surge year on year in number of tourists in the first five months of the year, according to Ta Cong Huy, Chairman of the local People’s Committee.
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