The number of Thai visitors coming to Vietnam by road in the first six months of 2011 dropped by 50 percent from last year as the floods in Thailand hit the central region's tourism industry.
Some 900 passengers and crew who came aboard the British luxury cruise ship Voyages of Discovery are on an eight-day visit of Vietnam beginning Dec. 23.
The opening ceremony of a picture exhibition themed “Long Bien Bridge – Past and Present†was held at the Exhibition House at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi on December 19th, 2011.
The northern mountainous area of Ha Giang has become an attractive tourist destination for its natural beauty and a wide variety of unique foods.
HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced that the city has welcomed 3.5 million international visitors, up 12.9 percent compared on last year and fulfilling this year's plan.
A seminar on tourism development co-ordination among central coastal provinces was held in Tuy Hoa city in the south-central province of Phu Yen on December 19.
Hoi An this year has welcomed some 1.5 million travelers, up 18.3% year-on-year, with 750,000 international tourists.
The second campaign to vote for “Ho Chi Minh City-the 100 interesting things†was launched by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 17.
The annual Craft Village Fair 2011, a part of activities in preparation of the Da Lat Flower Festival 2011 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Lam Dong Provincial People’s Community will be held from December 29th to January 3rd , 2012 in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.
Many well-known artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam will attend the Korea-Vietnam Chamber Concert at the Hanoi Opera House on December 17 to mark the 19th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The national television festival opened on December 18 in the central city of Da Nang, bringing together producers and other broadcast professionals to share experiences.
A giant picture of Khue Van Cac (Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature) made of thousands of dry flowers will be featured at the 2012 Flower Festival which begins on the evening of December 30 to celebrate the New Year.