The "Festival in the Clouds 2012" will open the Sapa Culture-Tourism Week 2012 from April 27 - May 4 with many new features since the previous year.
A mountain market session, as part of the ‘Sac Mau Tay Bac’ (Colours of the Northwest) programme, is being held in Hanoi from April 26-28.
There will be many art performances in 2012, said the head of the Department of Performance Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vuong Duy Bien, at a press briefing held in Hanoi by the Department of Performance Arts on April 25th.
A ceremony for Ha Long Bay to receive the title of ‘World Natural Wonder’ will take place at the My Dinh stadium in Hanoi with the participation of international and Vietnamese visitors.
The central City of Da Nang will hold many special cultural and artistic activities to mark the 37th anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and the 2012 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition which will take place on April 29-30.
Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai welcomed more than 6,000 visitors since the beginning of this year, receiving 200 to 350 tourists a day.
Landscapes and ethnic groups of the northern mountainous region are featured in a photograph exhibition which opened on Apr. 24 in Hanoi.
On 20 April in Ha Noi, General Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan had a meeting with Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Mr. Taleb Rifai.
The 14 activities under the framework of Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2012 celebrating Ha Long Bay becoming one of the seven new wonders of the world have been prepared carefully, and Ha Long is ready to welcome domestic and foreign tourists.
The Quang Ninh People’s Committee and the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) yesterday launched free wireless internet (wi-fi) services in Ha Long city.
A photo exhibition entitled “Charming Vietnam†by two photographers will be held in Houston, Texas, USA, from April 25th to 28th.
On 20 April 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) held a press conference on the occasion of the visiting to Viet Nam of Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).