Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts, director of the latest Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” has been appointed as tourism ambassador of Viet Nam in the 2017-2020 tenure.
Northern Quang Ninh province is aiming to take advantage of opportunities the American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” may bring to its tourism industry.
Viet Nam’s first-ever truck driving tournament is taking place at the Dong Mo Culture and Tourism Village in Ha Noi on March 10-11.
Viet Nam provided the “perfect aesthetic” for the film “Kong: Skull Island”, director Vogt-Roberts was quoted by Channel NewsAsia on its website www.channelnewsasia.com.
The Mekong Innovative Start-up Tourism (MIST) on March 9 announced two incubation programmes to support innovative firms in tourism in Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
The People’s Committee of Bac Giang province held a press conference on the organization of a ceremony to receive the certificate recognizing Bo Da pagoda in Viet Yen district as a Special National Relic on March 12.
(TITC) - Recently, the famous travel website TripAdvisor has announced 2017 Traveller’s Choice Awards for top 25 beaches in Asia. The two Vietnamese beaches of Non Nuoc and An Bang are included.
(TITC) - According to the recently vote of the British newspaper Telegraph, Ha Noi is ranked 2nd among 17 greatest cities for food in the world.
The third contemporary Viet Nam-Thailand art exhibition opened on March 8 in Ha Noi, featuring works of 66 artists from the two countries.
The number of tourists visiting Da Nang city by sea has increased 30 percent since the beginning of this year.
The Xuan Pha folk dance was recognised as a part of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a ceremony held on March 6 at Tho Xuan District’s cultural centre in Thanh Hoa Province.
The Viet Nam-Russia Friendship and the Russia-Viet Nam Friendship Organizations and the Pushkin Sub-Institute jointly held an award ceremony and an exhibition for the painting contest “I draw Viet Nam, I draw Russia” at the Russian Science and Culture Centre in Ha Noi on March 5.