Ha Noi among happiest cities in Asia
Ha Noi has been selected as one of the four happiest cities in the Asian-Pacific region by MasterCard - a global leading company in payment.
Trang Trinh Temple recognised as special national heritage
The Trang Trinh Temple in the northern port city of Hai Phong has been recognised as a Special National Heritage.
Ha Noi among happiest cities in Asia
Ha Noi has been selected as one of the four happiest cities in the Asian-Pacific region by MasterCard – a global leading company in payment.
Ho Chi Minh City to welcome New Year with spring flower festival
Ho Chi Minh City’s annual spring flower festival will be held at Tao Dan Park and on Cong Truong Quoc Te Street from February 3 (the 25th day of lunar December) to February 14 (the 7th day of lunar January) with a myriad of activities.
Biggest cruise ship docks at Tien Sa Port
On January 6, the Superstar Virgo arrived at the Tien Sa Port in Da Nang for a one-day port of call carrying 1,850 passengers and crew, say officials at Saigontourist Travel Services.
Surveying products and services for golf in Viet Nam
(TITC) – From December 26-30, 2015, an int’l presstrip with delegates from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, England, Australia and India surveyed products and services for golf tourism in Viet Nam.
“Discover Viet Nam” photo exhibition opens
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) opened a photo exhibition themed “Discover Viet Nam” in Ha Noi on January 6, displaying 100 best items selected from a competition launched in August 2015.
Hung Yen relic site patronised by Viet Nam’s UNESCO associations
The Viet Nam Federation of UNESCO Associations presented its certificate of patronage of the “Son Nam - Ba Chua Vuc Temple”, part of the Pho Hien relic complex in northern Hung Yen province, on January 6. 
Foreign artists show off sand sculpture in Phan Thiet
Renowned Italian and Belgian artists are performing their sand sculpture building skills in Tien Hai hamlet of Phan Thiet city, the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan.
King Nguyen Hue’s enthronement anniversary marked
A thurification marking the 227th anniversary of King Nguyen Hue’s enthronement and the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da Victory took place at the Ban Mount national historical site in Hue city on January 4th.
Discovering traces at Luy Lau Citadel
Some experts from National Museum of History and University of East Asia has unearthed archaeology in Luy Lau citadel, Thanh Khuong commune, Thuan Thanh district in 2015 and found trace at Viet Nam's oldest citadel in Bac Ninh Province.
Various activities held nationwide to welcome 2016
A programme entitled “Welcome 2016 - Food - A cultural feature of Viet Nam” is taking place at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay Town, Ha Noi from January 1 to 3, as part of activities to welcome 2016 new year.
Quang Nam greets over 46,000 tourists during New Year holiday
As many as 46,448 tourists visited the central province of Quang Nam during January 1-3, a year-on-year increase of 20.6 percent.
Thai ethnics’ dance, ritual named national cultural heritages
A ceremony was held in Muong Lay township, the northwestern province of Dien Bien on December 31 to publicise the recognition of the Xoe dance and Kin pang Then ritual as national intangible cultural heritages. 
Memory of Ha Noi programme attracts 120,000 visitors
Nearly 120,000 visitors including about 5,000 foreigners visited the “Ky Uc Ha Noi” (Memory of Ha Noi) programme which took place at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Ha Noi from December 30 to January 4, according to the Ha Noi Department of Tourism.
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