The UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is in a festive atmosphere as numerous activities are being held as part of the 2014 Hue Festival.
Royal treasures of the feudal Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945) of Viet Nam are on display in the former capital Hue City, in line with the biennial cultural Hue Festival 2014.
German Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms Jutta Frasch on April 12 inaugurated a new highlight for visitors of the Imperial City of Hue as part of Hue Festival 2014.
The biennial Hue festival 2014, the eighth of its kind, opened in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue in the evening of April 12 with a spectacular mix of music and performances.
TripAdvisor has examined millions of travelers’ reviews to come up with the top worldwide travel destinations for the year, citing Hanoi as the eighth top choice.
Puppeteers from the Viet Nam Puppet Theatre have imparted the making of water puppets to Egyptian artisans as the first step to introduce the country’s renowned water puppetry to Egyptian audiences and later the Middle East spectators.
The Peruvian Embassy in Viet Nam on April 10 organised a party with the aim of introducing the image of land and people of the South American country.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the “Cau Ngu” (whale worship) festival in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The weekly feature Viaggli of Italian daily Le Repubblica recently introduced foreign visitors to major tourist attractions in Viet Nam, including capital Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and some others in the northern mountainous region.
Viet Nam is filled with beautiful and exotic sights ranging from rural countryside to ancient Temples and tombs. Petal Mashraki, a freelance travel writer, has suggested 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Viet Nam in an article published on globalgrasshopper.com
The Khmer ethnic minority people of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh are fastidiously preparing for their traditional New Year festival, Chol Chnam Thmay.
Over 200 images, artefacts, books and newspaper stories on the formation and development of “Don ca tai tu”, Viet Nam’s latest piece of world intangible cultural heritage, are being offered to the public at the Museum of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.