Forty 40 hand-made embroidery works made by Vietnamese artisans using designs and materials from the Republic of Korea are on display in Hanoi.
The Vietnam Institute of Social Sciences on January 4 handed over a showroom displaying typical objects of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel for the Co Loa Relic and Thang Long Ancient Citadel Preservation Centre.
The US Travel and Leisure magazine’s January 2011 edition has honored four Vietnamese hotels in the list of top 500 hotels worldwide.
Over 25,000 tourists flocked to the central province of Khanh Hoa during the first three days of 2011, up more than 20% over the same period last year.
Many tourism promotion trips to foreign countries made in 2010 and careful preparations for Vietnam’s national tourism year in 2011 are aimed at not only attracting more tourists next year but also improving the country’s tourism quality
The HCMC Cultural Heritage Department, the HCMC Academy of Music and HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held international press briefs on January 4 to announce a seminar on don ca tai tu (southern amateur music).
A project to restore the O Quan Chuong (Quan Chuong Gate) in Hanoi’s Old Quarters saw its first phase accomplished on January 4.
The number of tourists to the Hung Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho during the first three day of New Year holidays (January 1-3) reached about 4,500 arrivals, up by 30% against normal days.
A ceremony was held at international airport Tan Son Nhat on January 1, 2011 to welcome the first international visitors to HCMC of the year. The event was co-organised by the HCMC’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city’s Tourism Association.
More than 800 ships have been mobilised to carry over 11,000 tourists visiting Halong Bay during the first two days of New Year holiday (January 1 and 2), an increase of 10% compared to 2010.
Ha Tinh provincial People’s Committee in coordination with the project’s executive committee on January 2 inaugurated the bell-tower in Dong Loc T-junction.
The authorities of the ancient city of Hoi An announced the exemption of entrance fee to the city for Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, war invalids, handicapped people, journalists, children and students of less than 16.