The first five-star standard Muong Thanh Hotel was officially opened in the southern city of Can Tho on April 28, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a number of state officials.
President Truong Tan Sang attended an incense offering held at the Hung Kings Temple complex site in Phu Tho province on April 28 (the tenth day of the third lunar month) to pay tribute to Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Van Lang – the first State in Viet Nam’s history.
A photo book titled “Royal Hue: Heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty of Viet Nam” was released in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on April 28.
Hung Yen provincial authorities held a ceremony on April 26 to receive a certificate honouring the province’s historic Pho Hien complex as a special national relic site.
Ham Rong Mountain of the majestic Hoang Lien Son Range in northern Lao Cai province’s Sa Pa district has been listed among top 8 stunning sunsets in the world, according to the US’ Huffington Post newspaper.
On April 24th, a silk cultural festival took place in Van Phuc silk village, Ha Dong district, Ha Noi to mark the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national unification (April 30th) and the 125th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19th).
Epics passed down many generations of the Bahnar ethnic minority community in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai were awarded a certificate recognising them part of the national intangible heritage on April 24.
The 2015 Da Nang tourism season was kicked off on April 25 at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang to promote the city as a safe, friendly and attractive destination among tourists.
The district of Sa Pa in the northwest province of Lao Cai, one of the top tourism destinations in Viet Nam, is expected to welcome about 50,000-70,000 visitors in the upcoming six-day vacation which starts from April 28.
As many as 150 outstanding carved and ceramic products are being showcased at the bronze book and engraved wood exhibition, which opens in the Central province of Thua Thien- Hue on April 24 as part of the Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2015.
Traditional festivals opened on April 23 at two ancient Buddhist pagodas in the west of Ha Noi ─ Tay Phuong and Thay ─ received certificates recognising them as special national heritage sites.
A scientific seminar on promoting tourism in Phu Quoc during the 2015-2020 period, with a vision to 2030 was organised on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang on April 21st.