A conference to review a cooperative programme to develop tourism in 2010 was held in Sa Pa district, Lao Cai province on November 1. This was the second time the eight northwestern provinces agreed to unite to establish tourism trade names in the region.
Long Bien Bridge, famous for its unique architecture and long history, has been a great inspiration for many artists including American photographer Douglas Jardine.
Canadian photographer Greg Girard has published a book named Hanoi Calling: One Thousand Years Now to celebrate the millennium anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.
Nguyen Hong Nga is holding a three-day exhibition of her photographer featuring traditional water puppetry in HCM City starting on November 2.
An international climb began in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province, on November 1 to plant a flag marking Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday on the peak of Fansipan Mountain. The event drew the participation of over 100 local and foreign amateur climbers.
An exhibition of lacquer paintings done by children suffering mental disorders has opened in Hue City.
A photo exhibition themed, “My Son, a thousand years of culture†by French photographer Xavier Nory is open to visitors in Paris from October 30 - November 15.
Vietnam expects to welcome 5 million visitors this year, up by 800,000 over the yearly target, according to the tourism sector.
Audiences can take a photographic trip to Russia at the Glimpse on Russia exhibition on show at 45 Trang Tien Street in Ha Noi. The exhibition features about 100 photographs highlighting the beauty of the Russian landscape, architecture and the people.
On the morning of October 30, 2010, at the King Ly Thai To Garden (Ha Noi), Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (DCST) have co-organized the departure ceremony of conquering Fansipan Mountain and planting the flag of "1000 years of Thang Long - Hanoi" on peak Fansipan.
Two luxury cruise ships of Costa Crociere S.p.A cruise line brought 5,000 tourists and crew members to Vietnam for a week from Friday, October 29, 2010.
A delegation, including wives and husbands of high-ranking foreign delegates taking part in the 17th ASEAN Summit, paid a visit to Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on October 29.