A project to restore Long An Palace, one of the most beautiful structures in the world heritage site – the imperial city of Hue, was inaugurated on March 25 after three years of restoration.
Vietnam ’s unique water puppets won the Cuban audience’s hearts after a special show at the Carpa Trompoloco Circus in Havana from Mar. 23-25.
A 30-kg conical hat has been recognized as the biggest of its kind by the Vietnam Records Book Centre.
Cebu Pacific has become the first Philippine airline to operate a flight between capitals Manila and Hanoi. Its flights to HCM City began in April 2008.
Thirteen Vietnamese travel agencies are participating in the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT-2012) to promote Vietnam’s popular destinations in Russia.
A chau van (spiritual singing) club has been established in the capital in a bid to preserve the traditional art form.
On Mar. 19-20th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) organized a fact-finding trip to Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and Bai Dinh pagoda.
The Italian embassy in Hanoi held a press conference on March 21 to introduce Italy’s cultural events taking place in Vietnam in 2012.
HCMC will soon organize three major tourism events – Tourism Day, Southern Land Food Festival and Southern Fruit Festival – to promote the city’s tourism image and create opportunities for travel firms in the upcoming travel season.
Gold Coast Company Limited and Rafaeli Group of Israel held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Manna Luxury Holiday Resort project in Cam Lam district of the central province of Khanh Hoa on March 22.
Representatives from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Museum met in Hanoi on March 21 to seek cooperative opportunities with travel agencies to attract international visitors to museums.
Almost 2,700 foreign tourists aboard cruise ship Diamond Princess of Bermuda explored Nha Trang bay, one of the most beautiful bays in the world, in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Mar. 20.