Foreigners in transit at international airports and seaports across the country can extend their tours in Vietnam from five to 15 days, with effect from August 14.
The Danish government will continue to cooperate with Vietnam in realising phase 2 of the project “Dialogues between cultural managers and cultural policy makersâ€, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).
The Vietnam – China International Border Trade Fair 2011 will take place from November 11-16 in Vietnam ’s northern border province of Lao Cai .
Travel and Leisure Magazine has named Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi as one of the top three city hotels in Asia.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has announced that the Cat Tien Biosphere Reserve was renamed the Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve.
The national boat racing competition 2011 will be hosted by the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang from August 19 to 21 at Xa No Channel in Vi Thanh City.
A photo festival on tourism potential in the Red River delta will be held in Quang Ninh province at the end of August by Vietnam Photographers’ Association and the Quang Ninh provincial Association of Literature and Arts.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in coordination with the Danish Embassy and the British Council held a seminar in Hanoi on July 13 to devise a development strategy for the cultural industries in Vietnam.
NhaVietCorp, in collaboration with Hoi An City authorities, started construction of the first terracotta cultural park in Vietnam at Thanh Ha District, in the central city of Hoi An.
The Management Board of the Hoa Lo prison historical site said it is actively popularising cultural and historical values of the prison to visitors in the city and the country.
According to Nguyen Dang Tuc, director of the northern Bac Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the province is preserving and promoting values of Quan ho folklore pursuant to the commitment with UNESCO.
The Mekong Delta has attracted more than 10 million visitors since the beginning of the year, up 720,000 compared to last year’s period and earning a record high of VND1,700 billion, said the Mekong Delta Tourism Association.