The contest of ASEAN tourist guide has just been held for the first time in Yogyakarta (Indonesia) by ASEAN Tourist Guide Association and Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Pho, bun cha, banh cuon and many other Vietnamese dishes have been featured on the American travel website CNNGo.
Nearly 200 domestic and foreign businesses attended the International Timber and Handicraft Products Fair which opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Fair Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5.
In September, the number of foreign tourists to Hanoi reached approximately 92,000 arrivals. This brought the total number to 898,000 arrivals in the first nine months of 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent.
An entertainment complex called Happy Land, similar to the famous amusement destinations in the world such as Disneyland and Universal Studio, has been constructed by Phu An Infrastructure Development and Construction JSC, a subsidiary of Khang Thong Group in a quite convenient position in Ben Luc District, Long An Province, only 20 minutes by car away from HCM City.
Celebrated Japanese musicians will be performing at the Hanoi Opera House on Oct.9 for the second Japan-Vietnam Music Festival.
A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam’s cultural heritage will be held on October 10 in Hanoi to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-October 10, 2011).
The Vietnam Institute of Archaeology has announced new discoveries unearthed during the recent excavation of Thoai Ngoc Hau and his wives' tombs, including a coin dating back to the Tay Son dynasty (1778-1802).
French photographer Thiery Beyne is holding an artistic photographic exhibition ‘Panorama of Vietnam’ at Novotel Hotel in Nha Trang City from October 3-31.
The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh marked its 125th founding anniversary and began its first gong culture festival on October 2.
From now until April 2012 Star Cruises Company from Malaysia will make 25 trips to Chan May Port, carrying about 300,000 tourist arrivals to the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hue in central Vietnam by sea.
Vietnam ranks third in the list of destinations for Australians, many of whom are travelling abroad following a strengthening of the Australian dollar, Australian newspaper The Daily Examiner has reported.