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.
Vietnam has participated in the Japan Association of Travel Agents World Trade Fair 2011 (JATA World Travel Fair 2011), which opened in Tokyo on Sept. 30.
The Rural Heritage Management and Preservation Centre has set up a website at www.hoianheritage.net to provide information about the ancient town which is also a world cultural heritage site and one of the country's most popular tourist destinations.
Fashion designer Minh Hanh will display her collection Duong Chan Troi Cua Nuoc (Horizon of Water) at a fashion show held during a water festival in Liuzhou, China on Oct. 3.
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.