Hanoi and Hoi An ancient quarter in the central province of Quang Nam have been named among the top ten destinations in Asia for 2011, in an online poll conducted by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.
The German film festival opens in Hue Sept. 29 with the screening of Goethe! at the Thua Thien-Hue Culture and Information Centre.
The Muong Land exhibition featuring contemporary artworks that explore the culture of the Muong ethinic group will be open to the public from Sept. 30 at the Muong Cultural Museum in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
Many cultural events will be held in Brussels on October 4-8 with the aim of introducing Vietnam’s cinematography to Belgian people.
Vietnam welcomed 4.3 million international visitors in the first nine months of this year, a surge of 15.5 percent compared to the same period last year.
Chairman of the New Open World organisation Bernard Weber has extolled the beauty of Ha Long Bay, describing it as a special landscape, different from other places of the world.
The Prime Minister has decided to establish a National Museum of History based on the mergence of the present Museum of Vietnamese History and Museum of Vietnamese Revolution.
An international exhibition titled “Food and Hotel Vietnam 2011†opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), HCM City on September 28.
A fine art exhibition entitled ‘ Cham Colours in Binh Thuan’ opened in the province on September 27 as part of the Cham Kate Festival 2011.
Potential for investing in hotels in Vietnam is promising, especially for investors who target long term growth, said Robert McIntosh, CBRE Hotels Asia Pacific Executive Director.
A Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia cultural and tourism festival entitled “Passion Indochine†will be held in Paris, France, on September 30-October 1.
On the occasion of the 57th anniversary of Hanoi liberation (Oct. 10th), a photo exhibition on "Vietnam's world heritage" will be held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism from Oct 10-17, 2011 in Ha Noi.