The 132nd anniversary of the Yen The Uprising, a major movement against France, was celebrated in northern Bac Giang province on March 16.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has just instructed that Viet Nam will join the compilation of a multinational dossier to seek UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
(TITC) – From 9 - 13 March 2016, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in collaboration with Viet Nam Tourism Association, localities and businesses participated in ITB Berlin 2016.
An annual festival dedicated to Vua Ba goddess in Viem Xa village in northern Bac Ninh province has been acknowledged as a national intangible heritage.
A “Vietnamese Cuisine Day” was recently held in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava with the aim of introducing Vietnamese traditional dishes to international friends.
Vietfest 2016, a Vietnamese cultural festival, opened at University College London (UCL) on March 14 as part of activities hosted by Vietnamese students in the UK to promote the image of Viet Nam’s people and land.
(TITC) – On 10 March 2016, in Ha Noi, Mr. Ha Van Sieu, Deputy Director General of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) had a meeting with Mrs. Napasorn Kakai – Director of Office of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in Viet Nam.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to receive certificates recognising the Tay Thien site and the Binh Son Tower as special national relic sites.
Various ancient objects and pieces of architecture were discovered in the special national Go Thap relic site in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap during excavations in 2015.
Representatives from Sapporo city, capital of the Japanese Hokkaido prefecture, held a tourism promotion programme in Ha Noi on March 13.
A book street will be put into operation in the central city of Da Nang on September 2 to serve readers and lure tourists.
Almost 300 passengers on a direct flight from Sweden’s capital Stockholm arrived at Phu Quoc airport in the southern province of Kien Giang on March 8th.