Many festivals together with entertainment activities were held in Hanoi, HCMC and other localities nationwide to greet New Year 2010.
On January 1, 2010, Hanoi received its first 300 European tourists from Paris, France on flight of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
Three new Vietnam Guinness records are being presented at the second Hanoi Flower Festival kicked off tonight of December 30 at the Ly Thai To Square.
The country’s largest-ever tourism promotion program named “Impressive Vietnam†will continue into the new year, instead of being wrapped up on December 31 as earlier scheduled, said a senior tourism official.
The National Museum of History and the Ha Tinh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 29 carried out the third excavation of Phoi Phoi - Bai Coi archaeological site.
The tourism sector sets a target of welcoming around 4.5 million foreign visitors in 2010, representing an increase of 20% over this year, said Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
The professional cheo (traditional opera) festival 2009 raised hopes for performers that public awareness about the need to preserve the folk art genre has been improved.
A series of culture, economy and sport activities will be held throughout next year to celebrate the “Vietnam Year in Germany – 2010â€, marking a new step of development in Vietnam-Germany relations.
The largest relief of Vietnam’s ancient culture is expected to be completed before the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, which will fall on October 10, 2009.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially announced 10 outstanding culture, sports and tourism activities in 2009 in the central city of Danang on December 27.
The first direct flight linking China’s Taipei and the central city of Danang arrived in the Danang Airport on December 26.
Art from traditional Cambodian daily life were featured in an exhibition on December 24. The art exhibition displays about 30 paintings and artefacts by Cambodian artists, as part of the Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.