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.
A week of Vietnamese gastronomy is being held in Macau from April 25-May 2 with the aim of promoting the national culture to Macau people.
More than 79,700 Vietnamese visited Cambodia in the first quarter of this year, marking an increase of 49% over the same period last year, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism.
The Halong Carnival 2009 was held in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province on April 25. This is the opening programme of Halong Tourism Week 2009.
The Luxury Travel Company has been voted for the prestigious Guide Awards for Excellent Performance 2009. The 10th annual awards ceremony will be held in the White Palace, 194 Hoang Van Thu St, Ho Chi Minh City on June 5, 2009.
The Quang Binh administration has revealed that an English potholing team has discovered a cave believed to be the biggest in the world, in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang world natural heritage site.
Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh will be home to the world’s largest jade Buddha statue from May 16 to 22 in celebration of Buddha’s 2553rd birth anniversary and the 2553rd year of the Buddhist calendar.