Vietnam welcomed around 410,000 foreign tourists in July, bringing the total number of foreign visitors to the nation in the first seven months of the country to more than 2.9 million, a year-on-year rise of almost 35%.
Dai Tong Lam Tu Pagoda is an imposing relic of Phu My Commune, Tan Thanh District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. Located on National Road 51, about 70 kilometers from HCMC, the sanctuary is an ideal place to indulge in sacred tranquility.
An exhibition showcasing 100 photos featuring the beauty of Vietnamese women created by photographer Van Tho will open at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on August 6.
A Buddhist Festival was held in the Mekong delta province of Bac Lieu on July 28 as part of preparations by Buddhists nationwide to celebrate the 1,000th birth anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The government of HCMC has assigned its tourism department to survey a river tour linking the city with the Mekong Delta and the neighboring country of Cambodia.
As many as 240 delegates from 43 countries and territories will attend the 30th Federation of International Art Photography (FIAP) conference, held in Vietnam for the first time from August 1-8.
A procession carrying the statue of King Ly Thai To from Do Temple to Tieu Son Pagoda to pay respect to monk Van Hanh took place in Tu Son District, Bac Ninh Province on July 27.
Hanoi has welcomed 551,600 foreign tourists so far this year, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent, reported the city’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
The 2010 World Food Festival came to an end in Vung Tau City in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on July 25, earning VND8 billion from sales of food.
Fully tapping into the top ten markets boasting the highest numbers of visitors to Vietnam, including Cambodia, is seen as a priority task of the tourism industry to accomplish the target of serving 4.5 million foreign tourists in 2010.
Nearly 40 Vietnamese silk paintings are on display at an exhibition that opened in the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris , France on July 24. The exhibition, the fist of its kind in France , is being co-organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnamese Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition Department, the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Vietnamese Cultural Centre…
Chefs of the Vietnamese Cau Tre Food Processing Company demonstrated how to cook vegetarian and basa fish spring rolls at an international food fair in Kuala Lumpur on July 22.