The ASEAN Tourism Investment Forum opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 29 under the theme of challenges and opportunities for investment in ASEAN tourism sector.
The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in the first nine months of this year reached over 3.7 million, up 34.2 % over the same period of last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
Architect Doan Bac will exhibit a collection of black-and- white photos in celebration of Hanoi's millennium to give Hanoians and visitors a glimpse of the city in the 1800s.
Artist Ana Tzarev's floral paintings will be featured in a solo exhibition in Ha Noi. She introduces 41 canvas and 35 pottery paintings of many flowers such as the Hawaiian ginger, oahu, heliconia, protea, bird of paradise, belladonna lily and golden orchid.
A ceremony to honour outstanding entrepreneurs of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi was held at the Do Temple in Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province, on September 27.
A photography exhibition about Hanoi opened in HCM city on September 28 by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
The organizing committee of the International Travel Expo in HCMC is working on a plan to heighten its status to make the expo a Mekong Sub-regional event by engaging Myanmar and China’s Yunnan Province, an official said.
The British Council is organising a wide range of events designed to celebrate the 1,000 th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi and promote cultural links between the United Kingdom and Vietnam throughout October.
A solemn ceremony was held at Tran Thuong Temple in Ly Nhan district, the northern province of Ha Nam on September 26 to commemorate the 710 th death anniversary of Tran Hung Dao, a military Grand Commander during the Tran dynasty.
A new national flag tower has been inaugurated on the peak of Rong mountain, Lung cu commune, Dong Van district in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.
About 1,000 reporters, including over 100 foreign ones, will cover events to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, which will take place 10 days from September 30.
Cham ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are celebrating the Royal Festival after concluding their Ramadan month of fasting.