A Colombian photo and handicraft exhibition opened in Ha Noi on May 29, as part of the two countries’ cultural exchange programme for 2017-2019.
Viet Nam’s flourishing tourism has stimulated the property market. From 2010-2016, the number of foreign visitors to Viet Nam doubled to 10 million people. Domestic tourists also increased, from 28 million to 62 million people.
The ancient city of Hoi An will apply to list its annual mid autumn festival and the traditional pottery craft of Thanh Ha village as national intangible heritage.
The north central coastal province of Nghe An has recently offered visitors the chance to enjoy Vi-giam folk singing in the province. The move is among local authorities’efforts to preserve and promote the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
Seventeen museums and relic sites in Ha Noi have signed a memorandum of understanding on intensifying dissemination work to lure more visitors. The initiative aims to maximise each unit’s strength.
Vietnamese and international children will have a chance to learn about the diverse colours of Italian culture during International Children’s Day at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology (VME) on May 27&28.
The Viet Nam - Bulgaria Friendship Association (VBFA) hosted a ceremony to mark Bulgarian Education, Culture and Slavonic Literature Day in Ha Noi on May 24.
On Tuesday, the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center officially opened its Da Nang Visitor Center at the airport’s new international terminal.
The northern province of Phu Tho on May 23 officially publicised a Prime Minister-approved plan on preserving and promoting the values of the Hung Kings Temple relic site until 2025.
Phuc Giang School woodblocks, a UNESCO Documentary Heritage by Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, are on show at an exhibition in Ha Noi that opened on May 23.
Bac Ha district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai experienced a 200 percent surge year on year in number of tourists in the first five months of the year, according to Ta Cong Huy, Chairman of the local People’s Committee.
Couleurs d’Asie by Réhahn - Sai Gon, a new gallery by Hoi An-based photographer Réhahn, will open in HCM City on June 1.