The 10th annual Vietnamese Poetry Day took place at the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi on February 5, drawing the participation of nearly 70 poets from 27 countries and territories.
Besides the Costa Classica cruise ship, Costa Crociere S.p.A. this year plans to send one more luxury vessel named Costa Victoria to bring international visitors to the country.
Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam started offering free wireless internet (wifi) access at the beginning of the Lunar New Year, becoming the first city in Asia to provide such service.
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than 28,000 tourists since the beginning of 2012, including 6,500 during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
The Da Trang (White Stone) pagoda festival opened yesterday in An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province, attracting a large number of locals, Buddhist followers, and pilgrims.
Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh will be held at Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district on February 4th 2012 (13th of the first lunar month of the New Year) with 20,000-30,000 tourists expected to participate.
The Spring Newspaper Festival 2012 and a photo exhibition entitled “Ha Giang – The City I love,†co-organized by the Ha Giang provincial Journalists’ Association and the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Department of Information and Communication, opened on February 2nd 2012.
Over 200 exhibits are on display at a Vietnamese pottery exhibition, the largest of its kind, at Birmingham Museum of Art in the US state of Alabama from Jan. 22 to April 8.
The Asia Pacific Poetry Festival will be held in Quang Ninh province and the capital city Hanoi from February 2nd to February 5th.
Almost 200 artists, both amateurs and professional, are competing at the 22nd “Quan ho†(love duets) folk singing contest in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
On January 16, 2012, The Tourism and Hospitality Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) sent a letter to Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam Hoang Tuan Anh to congratulate Vietnam's New Tourism Logo and Slogan (period 2012-2015).
A stone road dating back to the 14th century has been discovered at the remains of the Ho citadel complex in the central province of Thanh Hoa.