The number of both domestic and foreign holidaymakers during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival this year increased sharply.
The largest painting of Uncle Ho’s testament, written on palm leaf made by artisan Vo Van Tang from Nui Sap Town, Thoai Son District in the southern province of An Giang, has been entered in the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records (Vietbooks).
More than 2,000 foreign tourists on three international cruise ships arrived in Nha Trang City on February 9. It was the first time Nha Trang has received three cruise ships at the same time.
Amateur and professional photographers will display their best images in a competition entitled Vietnamese World Heritage Sites to be held in July.
The Saint Giong Festival, which was recognized by UNESCO as world intangible cultural heritage, started in Soc Son and Dong Anh districts in the outskirts of Hanoi on February 8 or the 6th day of the first lunar month.
A festival to celebrate the 1,971st anniversary of the Trung sisters’ uprising (40AD) was solemnly organised in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Me Linh on the 6th day of the first lunar month which fell on February 8 on the modern calendar.
The annual Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival opened in Hanoi’s outskirts district of My Duc on February 8 or the 6th day of the first lunar month.
Thousands of visitors flocked to Dong Da Hill in Hanoi on February 7 to celebrate the 222nd anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da Victory.
The HCMC's annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street attracted nearly 800,000 local and foreign visitors during the Tet holiday (Lunar New Year), organisers said.
Splendid displays of fireworks and traditional festivities animated the country during the first week of February to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls under the zodiac sign of the Cat.
On January 29, the Hanoi Museum displayed nearly 3000 items which have been presented to it by organisations and individuals.
The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) will receive three cruise liners with 3,650 foreign tourists aboard during the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), which falls on the first week of February.