The Thien Duong Cave in Bo Trach District in Quang Binh Province has recently been found to be 31km long, a new record for the country.
Vietnam’s handicraft items have been displayed at an exhibition in Verneuil-sur-Arve in the central French province of Eure by the France-Vietnam friendship and solidarity association (AASFV).
South African Ambassador to Vietnam Ratubatsi Super Moi-loi says the African Day will help promote the friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Vietnam and Africa.
Vietnamese and foreign children in Hanoi will have a chance to show their cultures at the “Friendship Connections†programme to be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on May 29-30 on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1). They will involve in costume shows, dances, singing, and play musical instruments, games and toys.
Halong Bay offers an incredibly beautiful landscape naturally formed by thousands of islands and islets. Recently, Halong Bay's management board has attempted to lure tourists through an experimental project that transforms caves into natural theatres.
An exhibition about the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi opened at the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Paris, France on May 22.
Hanoi-based Sofitel Metropole Hotel has made the Conde Nast Traveller Hot List 2010, the publication's annual list of the "66 Coolest New Hotels in the World".
A photo contest under the theme “A moment of Thang Long†has been launched to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Viet-Danang craft village festival 2010 officially opened at 29/3 Park in Danang City on May 19. With the participation of 60 craft villages nationwide, the event features 100 arts and handicrafts stalls, product competitions, a seminar on stimulating demand for products from craft villages, and a bronze drum performance to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Forty-nine troupes from 26 countries will appear at the biennial Hue Festival to be held from June 5 to 13, according to Hue Festival Centre.
Italian specialists will help to restore some of the ancient streets in the capital city of Hanoi, said the Italian Embassy at a press conference on May 19.
Vietravel Marketing and Tourist Company, or Vietravel, worked with China’s Travel Channel China from May 16 to 21 to film a documentary in HCMC, Nha Trang and Hanoi.