Vietnam has for the first time participated in the Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, which took place in Malaysia from March 17-20.
Vietnam’s first ever International Choir Festival and Competition (VICC 1) opened in Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam on March 16.
The International Yacht Festival (VIYF) 2011 under the theme “Ship, Sea, Sand and Sun†opened at Mui Ne, Phan Thiet City in the southern province of Binh Thuan on March 17.
As many as 11 Vietnam travel companies are taking part in the 18th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) in Russia, one of the five annual biggest tourism expos in the world.
The number of Korean tourists to Vietnam has increased considerably over the past 10 years, from 53,000 in 2000 to 0.5 million in 2010, up 230%, according to Hoang Thi Diep, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
The Head of the organising board of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit has proposed the Association of Vietnamese Students in the US to give cultural performances during the event, which will be held in Hawaii from November 7-13.
The Asian cuisine festival was held on March 5 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates. The festival was attended by embassies from 16 countries including Vietnam, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, China, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Nepal, Singapore, Korea, Iran and Azerbaijan.
Germany will provide an additional USD135,000 for implementing cultural heritage preservation projects in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The local firm Huong Giang Travel is teaming up with Turkish Airlines for outbound tours for people from Vietnam to explore the destinations that the carrier flies to in parts of Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
A photographic exhibition praising the time-honoured relations between Vietnam and Laos was held recently in Vientiane by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Laos.
Construction began on the Archi Reeno Hoa Binh Company's VND800 billion (US$37.2 million) Lam Son Resort in northern Hoa Binh Province on March 12.
An elephant from Yang Tao Village won the first ever race for pachyderms held on March 10 in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak.