The Dau Rong (Dragon Head) cave system in Cao Phong district of the northern province of Hoa Binh was awarded a certificate recognising it as a national relic site on November 17.
The Ngo Boat Racing Festival, a tradition of the Mekong Delta region’s Khmer ethnic minority, began in Soc Trang province’s Soc Trang City on November 15.
Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, is piloting experimental tourism in the flooding season, which involves tourists in fishing activities, harvesting wild rice, visiting breeding grounds of birds and sailing to enjoy natural landscapes.
Vietnam joined Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia at the third ministerial meeting on tourism and cultural cooperation, which was held in the Lao city of Vientiane on November 16.
(TITC) - The Sa Pa District’s People’s Committee of Lao Cai Province has decided to develop Cau May Street into a walking street for visitors.
(TITC) – According to Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 10 months of 2013, total international visitor arrivals to the city reached 3.22 million, increasing by 4% over the same period last year, reaching 79% of the plan in 2013.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed decision 2151/QD-TTg on November 11 approving the national tourism promotion programme during the 2013-2020 period.
On November 14, a conference titled “Developing efficiency policy for responsible Tourism in Vietnam” took place in the central coastal city of Da Nang.
The prestigious US online magazine Huffington Post has listed Ha Long bay among the world’s 10 most dramatic coastlines.
The spirit of Japan's ancient capital Kyoto is on display at an exhibition at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan participated in the 2013 Asia Cultural Cooperation Forum (ACCF 2013) in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on November 14.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh and Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio Tajani inked a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the field of sustainable tourism in Hanoi on November 13.