Vietnam promotes its image in Poland
The Vietnamese Embassy in Poland has liaised with a Polish University's Social Sciences and Humanities Department to hold a one-month photographic exhibition featuring Vietnam from late October.
A set of stone artifacts has been unearthed by a family in Son Lam commune, Huong Son district in the central province of Ha Tinh.
RoK festival spotlights Vietnamese culture
The second Vietnam Cultural Festival took place in the city of Uijeongbu in the Republic of Korea on November 4.
Hue imperial city's Ngo Mon Gate to get a facelift
The People's Committee of central Thua Thien - Hue province has given the nod to a three-year project on preservation and renovation of Ngo Mon Gate, an iconic symbol of the former royal city of Hue.
UK experts to promote tours exploring caves
The central province of Quang Binh has invited two leading cave researchers from the UK to help publicise cave tours as a way to develop the province's adventure tourism sector.
Vietnam aims at attracting Japanese tourists
(TITC) - On Oct. 29th, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held a working session with representatives of Japanese Association Travel Agents (JATA), Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Organizing board of Vietnam Festival in Japan, Culture, Sports and Tourism departments of Ha Noi City, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh provinces on assessing the outcomes of Japanese businesses' famtrip in the Northern Viet Nam and the plan…
SuperStar Aquarius brings 2,150 foreigners to Vietnam
The Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed 2,150 foreign passengers and crew members on board the cruise ship SuperStar Aquarius that docked at Halong harbour on November 3.
The Ho Chi Minh City Cultural Heritage Association, in co-ordination with Vietnam Heritage Magazine, is displaying 100 photographs selected from the 2,890 entries for the Vietnam Heritage 2012 photography in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho.
Developing responsible tourism closely linked to environmental and social issues was at the centre of a conference in Hanoi on November 2.
Vietnamese booth at Mexican festival
During last week's La Nao Festival in Acapunco City in Mexico a booth displayed Vietnamese cultural products, fine arts works, lacquer paintings and images of the nation and people.
An old stele dating back to the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 - 1945) was recently uncovered near a hot spring in the Duong Hoa Commune, Huong Thuy Town, central Thua Thien Hue Province.
Russian farmtrip group to survey trans-Viet route
A farmtrip group of ten Russian businesses is expected to visit Vietnam in the fourth quarter of 2012. During the eight-day visit, the group will survey the trans-Viet route to Hanoi, Halong, Hue, Hoi An, Danang, My Tho and Ho Chi Minh City.
Strengthening cultural cooperation between Vietnam and Argentina
On October 30th, in Hanoi, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh received Argentina's Secretary for CultureJorge Coscia..
President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to open November 7
According to the management board of President Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the mausoleum will open again on November 7th, 2012 after closing for periodical maintenance.
Foreign arrivals in Vietnam grow 11.2 percent
Vietnam welcomed around 5.35 million international visitors in the first ten months of this year, up 11.2 percent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
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