The five-star Costa Classica cruiser brought 1,600 European tourists, mainly Italian, French, Spanish, German and British, to HCMC on April 2.
The Vietnamese tourism industry will be promoted on the global BBC TV channel and on public transport in the UK as from late April 2009
Foundation of an ancient road was discovered by construction workers in the old street area of Hoi An City, central Quang Nam Province on March 31.
The Pho Hien cultural festival opened in the province of Hung Yen on March 31 with the aim of promoting its traditional cultural values and image to domestic and foreign visitors.
An art troupe from the Republic of Korea’s Hwaseong City began its performance programme on the anniversary of Hung King death in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province on March 31.
Pilgrims to the northern province of Phu Tho this year can pay their respect to national legendary ancestor Lac Long Quan at a newly-built temple that opened to the public on March 29.
The United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is considering giving documentary heritage status to 82 doctor laureate steles at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature.
The Seoul-based National Museum of the Republic of Korea is holding an exhibition on Vietnamese ancient earthenware, the first ever hosted by the museum on ancient pottery from a Southeast Asian nation.
The International Kite Festival, held in Vung Tau, concluded on March 29 and was recognised as the country’s largest by the Vietnam Record Book Centre.
The Nam Hai seaside resort in the central province of Quang Nam has won a gold award at the annual Asia Spa & Wellness Festival, the region’s premier exhibition for the spa and wellness industry.
Nearly 1,000 athletes and artists from ethnic minority groups in six northwestern mountainous provinces are flocking to Lai Chau Province for a special festival which opened on March 28.
Vietnam’s sea tourism potential will be under the spotlight at a festival scheduled to take place in Paris from April 28-29.