Halong Bay had risen to the second place in Group G in the voting for the New 7 Wonders of Nature on May 4.
Vietnamese flowers are on show for the first time at an international exhibition being held in Goyang City, the Republic of Korea, between April 22 and May 10.
The Halong Heritage Gala was held at night of May 2 on Bai Chay Wharf in Halong City, northern Quang Ninh Province.
German photographer Tom Abraham has launched a bilingual photo website on Vietnam on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the nation’s reunification (April 30).
Thousands of domestic and foreign visitors and local people flocked to the Sapa in the north-western province of Lao Cai to attend the opening ceremony of the Sapa Tourism and Culture Week 2009 on May 1.
Vietnam’s garden, which is decorated by a model of Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi and focuses on lotus, has drawn the special attention of Japanese visitors at the on-going 10th World Gardening Fair in Tokyo, Japan.
Holiday makers flocked to the country’s famous landscapes like central Nha Trang City and Halong Bay during a four-day holiday from April 30.
Sixteen carefully selected buffalos fought in the Buffalo Fighting Festival 2009 on May 1, attracting thousands of spectators as it coincided this year with the South Liberation Day and May Day holidays.
Over 50 travel and tourism companies took part in the Vietnamese Marine Tourism Exhibition that was held at the Pierre Cardin Centre in Paris on April 29.
A painting exhibition opened at Vietnam’s House (Foyer du Vietnam) in Paris on April 26 to highlight the beauty of Vietnamese countryside.
The Sea Festival 2009 organising board in coordination with the Gol Services Trading & Information Technology Co. Ltd., has officially launched its website at www.nhatrangfestival.vn on April 28
An exhibition named “Highland culture†launched in Ho Chi Minh City Museum in April 24 with nearly 400 typical items selected from daily tools of ethnic people in Highland provinces.