The Ho Chi Minh City - Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 will take place in HCM City from November 11 to December 3 with a series of cultural exchange activities between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Weekend traditional music performances which have been piloted in Ho Chi Minh City’s Centre are gripping visitors to the southern hub. They are an initiative by the municipal government to promote Viet Nam’s traditional culture values, and at the same time, attract tourists to the city.
The tourism sector of the central city of Da Nang has made efforts to ensure the best conditions for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.
The APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which will take place in the central Da Nang city on November 6-11, will offers opportunities to promote the beauty of Viet Nam’s landscapes and people, especially destinations in the central region, to international friends.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to organize a cultural dissemination team serving ethnic people in remote and ethnic-inhabited areas in 2017 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
Ho Chi Minh City and the three provinces in the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) sub-region, namely Dong Thap, Tien Giang and Long An, discussed measures to boost their tourism cooperation at a meeting in Dong Thap’s Cao Lanh city.
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism and low-cost carrier VietJet Air will receive a delegation of the Republic of Korea (RoK) businesses to study and survey Viet Nam’s tourism from October 25th to 30th.
The Southern Women’s Museum has opened a showroom on Vietnamese Ao dai to introduce this national tradition.
The northern province of Bac Ninh has actively applied numerous measures to fully tap its spiritual tourism potential.
The Flag Tower in Hue imperial citadel will be lit at night and the cannons will be fired for the enjoyment of tourists and local residents.
The Cham people in Binh Thuan province are marking the Kate festival with traditional rituals to remember their ancestors, while praying for good weather, abundant crops and long life.
The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa grossed over VND12,800 billion in tourism revenue over the first nine months of the year, an increase of over 28.7% against the same period last year, according to the provincial People’s Committee.