Viet Nam Cultural Week in Rome, Italy kicked off on January 12 with an exhibition on the distinguished traditional values of the Southeast Asian country.
A socio-economic development project worth 2.839 trillion VND (132 million USD) in Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai has been approved, vtv.vn reported on January 12.
Construction of Phan Thiet airport in Thien Nghiep Commune, Phan Thiet City, in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan will commence in January, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
A highly acclaimed British website providing tourist information and guides, Rough Guides has listed Sa Pa- a mountainous district of Lao Cai province among top 9 new tourist attractions around the world.
The website of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has included Yen Tu relic site in Viet Nam’s northeastern province of Quang Ninh in the list of nominated heritages in the coming time.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has announced a master plan for the development of culture, sports and tourism for the key central economic region until 2020 with a vision to 2030.
The New York Times on January 9 listed Viet Nam’s central Da Nang City the 43rd among 52 places to go in 2015.
TripAdvisor has sliced and diced its users' reviews and ratings for calendar year 2014 into lists of its most highly recommended global destinations and recently announced its winning destinations.
The Azamara Quest cruise ship, carrying over 600 passengers from the UK, Germany, the US, and others, docked at Tien Sa port on January 9, becoming the first cruise to land in the central city if Da Nang in the new year.
The Management Board of Ha Noi’s Old Quarter on January 6 said Hoan Kiem district has completed a project to conserve Lan Ong street, which specialises in selling Vietnamese traditional medicine.
A poetry and music exchange between artists from the central province of Quang Ngai and a 32-writer delegation from the Republic of Korea’s Jeju Literature House was held on January 6.
The Ministry of Health said the number of foreign patients treated by medical facilities in the country surged last year, bringing foreign currency earnings of some 1 billion USD, the Saigon Times Daily reported.