The Tuan Chau cruise ship terminal in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been recognised as the nation’s biggest artificial marina by the Viet Nam Record Organisation.
The foundations of a Cham tower complex have recently been unearthed in Qua Giang 2 Village, Hoa Phuoc Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang, after excavations on a 300m2 area which lasted nearly a month. The excavation was jointly conducted by archeologists from the Ha Noi University of Social Sciences and the Humanities (USSH) and Da Nang’s Museum of Cham Sculpture.
Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are close to completing their report on the Lang Biang biosphere reserve to be submitted to UNESCO for recognition this September.
The northern province of Ninh Binh has huge potential of tourism development, the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Online Newspaper reported, adding that t he province’s comparative advantage increased when the Trang An Ecological Complex was recognised as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
The northern province of Bac Ninh has become the ninth province in the country hosting an exhibition of maps and documents affirming Viet Nam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
Hai Duong provincial People’s Committee has decided to spend VND18.7 billion (US$880,000) to restore the Mao Dien Temple of Literature in Cam Giang district.
The Quang Ninh People’s Committee has recognised Soi Sim beach in Ha Long bay and Tra Co beach Mong Cai city as standard tourist beaches.
Quang Ninh province and South Korea’s Jeju province will cooperate to promote the images of Ha Long Bay and Jeju island.
Beautiful moments of people's lives are introduced at the 19th Central and Central Highlands region photo festival, which opened in Quy Nhon city in Binh Dinh province on July 30.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 30 to receive a certificate recognising a collection of official administrative documents of the Nguyen Dynasty as documentary heritage of the Memory of the World Programme in Asia-Pacific by UNESCO.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched its marketing campaigns to Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Russia, while at the same time boosting the growth of the domestic tourism market, the Viet Nam Economic News reported.
An artistic photo contest and exhibition, which has “Panoramic Views of Da Nang” as its theme, is running until 30 November. The contest has been jointly organised by the city’s Union of Literature and Arts Associations and its Artistic Photography Association.