The awards ceremony for the photography contest themed ‘2015 National Tourism Year – Thanh Hoa’ was held on December 23 in the north central province of Thanh Hoa.
The Chut ethnic group in Huong Lien commune’s Rao Tre hamlet in Ha Tinh province’s Huong Khe district eagerly celebrated their traditional Tet, Cham Ba Boi on December 22.
More than 1,000 antique items portraying life in Da Lat City, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, in the past are on display from December 22.
The effort to pass gong culture to younger generations in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has been facing challenges, according to artisans.
A certificate of national relic site status was presented recently to honour the tomb and temple of Nguyen Thi Due, the first female doctoral laureate in Vietnam’s feudal history, in northern Hai Duong province.
The latest findings in a relic site in the northern province of Thai Binh believed to be the Lo Giang Palace built during the Tran dynasty in the 13th century was announced on December 20.
Three layers of architectural structures have been found at the Thanh Cha excavation site in central Binh Dinh province – home to vestiges of Vijaya, the political and cultural hub of Champa Kingdom.
A seminar promoting Da Nang tourism was held on December 18 in Sydney, Australia, which is among the top five countries having a large number of visitors to the Vietnamese central city.
A photo contest themed “Viet Nam today” was launched in Ha Noi on December 17, aiming to promote the country’s tourism in the eyes of domestic and international tourists.
The number of foreign visitors to Ho Chi Minh City this year is estimated at 4.7 million, fulfilling this year’s target and up 7 percent from 2014, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
A road show to promote tourism in Viet Nam took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 16.
More than 60 art troupes from 47 countries worldwide will join 53 local ones in the 2016 Hue Festival, which will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 29 to May 4, 2016.