Dozens of activities featuring traditional and modern Japanese culture were the highlight of the Viet Nam – Japan Day in Youth Cultural House, HCMC on September 12.
Vietnam bagged two out of the total four gold prizes for performances at the second International Puppetry Festival, which closed in Hanoi on September 9.
Photographer Nguyen Duc Loi showed visitors photos of Ha Noi that are part of his private exhibition at Nguyen Hong Street.
Hanoi will provide 3.6 trillion VND (189 million USD) to preserve and develop craft villages over 2010-2015 to preserve traditional craft villages, develop tourism and build new ones while ensuring the environment is protected.
More than 150 overseas Vietnamese (OV) delegates from 14 French cities and provinces gathered at a meeting in Paris on September 8 to discuss solutions to develop Vietnam’s tourism sector.
The Italian embassy in Hanoi has announced the ‘Italian Music Month in Vietnam’ as part of the embassy’s activities to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Vietnamese businesses need to pay more attention to designing and creating unique handicraft products in order to boost exports to the Japanese market and increase their competitiveness over rivals from China , India and Myanmar , say Japanese experts.
The Vietnamese Record Book has acknowledged nine national records set by ceramic objects and related events.
To promote eco-tourism and open up new opportunities for economic development in three countries of Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, the Thai Ambassador to Laos, Mr. Vitavas Srivihok, has proposed that: Thailand, Laos and Vietnam should jointly develop Routes 8 and 12 as an eco-tourism routes linking the three countries rather than focus only on build up Route 9.
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Vietnam Hotel Association (VHA) had held a press conference on September 08, 2010 to announce the National Hotel Front Office Competition 2010 in Ha Noi.
Vietnam’s Hanoi and Hoi An City have been added to the list of Asia’s top ten destinations for 2010 by the Hong Kong online tourist magazine Smart Travel Asia. According to the results, the ancient town in central Vietnam, Hoi An has retained the fifth place, that it reached last year and Hanoi came seventh in the list.
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines is offering a 50 percent discount on domestic flights.