The northern Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed with relevant agencies to carry out the plan for traditional art performances to serve domestic and foreign tourists.
The central province of Quang Binh plans to launch experimental adventure tours to Son Doong Cave, which is considered the largest cave in the world, in early August this year. The tours were suggested by Howard Limbert, an expert of the British Cave Research Association (BCRA).
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and The Nam Hai in Hoi An have been ranked among the top five hotel spas in the world by the US Travel&Leisure (TL) Magazine readers.
(TITC) - In the first 6 months of 2013, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province attracted 6,466,082 tourist arrivals, increasing by 10.75% over the same period of 2012; of which, international arrivals were 248,095. Total tourism receipts reached VND 1,480 billion, up 17.9% over the same period of 2012.
The number of tourists to Danang reached 1.54 million in the first six months this year, a year-on-year rise of 16.3 percent, according to the City's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A photo contest on Vietnam - Paris autumn has been launched in Hanoi to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam - France diplomatic ties.
Bac Ninh provincial People's Committee has approved a project on preserving and promoting the intangible cultural heritage value of quan ho Bac Ninh and ca tru singing in the 2013-2020 period.
Vietnam has participated in its first international tropical carnival in Paris as part of the ongoing celebrations for Vietnam-France Year 2013.
Hoan Kiem District has completed a project on turning the streets Hang Buom, Hang Giay, Luong Ngoc Quyen, Ma May, Dao Duy Tu and Ta Hien in the Hanoi ancient quarter into gastronomy streets to highlight Hanoi's special cuisine characteristics.
National Tourism Year 2014, with its theme of, "High Mountains and Thick Forests of the Central Highlands", will include 45 events, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Twenty-six troupes from 23 countries and territories across the world will join Vietnamese artists at the 2014 Hue Festival.
The number of tourists visiting two central coastal cities, Danang and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province), has so far risen by 16 percent and 20 percent compared with the same period last year.