Ha Giang to build Mong ethnic culture and tourism village
The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has approved the “Culture-Tourism Village of the Mong Ethnic Group” project in Pa Vi Ha hamlet, Pa Vi commune, Meo Vac district in an effort to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of the ethnic group and attract more tourists.
Bronze drum unearthed near UNESCO-recognised Ho Dynasty Citadel
A bronze drum has been unearthed near the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO world heritage site in the central province of Thanh Hoa.
Vinh Long launches hat boi shows for tourists
Shows featuring hat boi (classical drama) will be launched in southern Vinh Long province in an bid to attract tourists and preserve traditional theatre, the province’s Department of Culture, Sports…
Russia - key tourism market of Viet Nam
Russia is listed among 10 markets with the highest growth of tourists to Viet Nam.
Ha Noi announces nine more pedestrian streets
Ha Noi authorities plan to open nine more pedestrian areas in the Old Quarter in October this year.
Tourists to An Giang surge in nine months
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has welcomed about 6.3 million tourists in the first nine months of 2016, a year on year increase of 5.6 percent and 0.8 percent above this year’s target.
Fine art exhibition celebrating 30 years of renewal opens in Ha Noi
(TITC) – On 21 September 2016, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the opening ceremony of fine art exhibition to celebrate 30 years of Renewal (Doi moi) at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum.
VNAT works with Vietnam Airlines
(TITC) – On 20 September 2016, in Ha Noi, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan - Director General of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) had a meeting with representatives of Vietnam Airlines (VNA).
Ha Tinh has woodblocks listed as world documentary heritage
A ceremony was held in the central province of Ha Tinh on September 25 to receive a certificate recognising the Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School as a documentary heritage by UNESCO’s Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).
EU-funded project helps promote responsible tourism in Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta localities of An Giang, Can Tho and Kien Giang were given 21 sets of technical documents by representatives from the EU-funded project “Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Progamme” (EU-ESRT) at a conference in Can Tho city on September 22.
Phu Quoc to host largest regional sea festival
Phu Quoc Island is likely to host Southeast Asia’s largest sea festival next year, according to the Epizode sea festival co-operation project being arranged by Russian entertainment company Epizode, Vietnamese event organiser Dong Do Show Co., and 99 Mountains Company, developer of Sunset Sanato Resort on Phu Quoc.
Phu Lam storehouse recognised as national art-architectural site
The Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony in Phu Yen province on September 22 to receive a certificate recognising “Lam Phu Lam” (Phu Lam storehouse) in Phu Lam ward of Tuy Hoa city as a national art-architectural site.
Viet Nam to host international meeting on tourism and sports
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to organize an international meeting on tourism and sports on September 24th, at Novotel hotel, in the central coastal city of Da Nang.
A Sao Temple Festival recognised as national intangible cultural heritage
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on September 20 to receive a certificate in recognition of the A Sao Temple Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage as well as to open the annual festival.
Gastronomy gives Vietnamese a taste of Peru’s culture
A Peruvian gastronomy week will provide visitors with useful information and the best experience about the culture of the South American country when it takes place in Ha Noi from September 21-27.
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