The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on December 31 held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognising Cham Rieng Cha Pay, a traditional folk music practised by Khmer ethnic people, as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
Ho Chi Minh City organised a ceremony to welcome the first foreign tourists of 2014 at Tan Son Nhat Airport on January 1.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai targets 1.5 million tourist arrivals and 2.8 trillion VND (135.7 million USD) in tourism revenue for 2014.
The Prime Minister issued a decision to recognise 37 more national treasures on December 30. Six ancient items that date back to the Dong Son civilisation (2,000-2,500 years ago), including a bronze drum in the Hung King temple in the northern province of Phu Tho, were on the list.
Up to 250 foreign tourists on a flight from Japan’s Narita airport to the central city of Da Nang were welcomed as New Year callers on January 1.
Hanoi has been rated as the second cheapest city for travellers among 49 surveyed destinations worldwide by TripAdvisor, just after Sofia of Bulgaria.
Festivals, exhibitions, art performances and film screenings on the Central Highland culture are among events to be held during the 2014 Central Highlands-Da Lat National Tourism Year.
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa received more than 3 million tourist arrivals in 2013, an increase of over 29 percent against the previous year.
HCMC has completed a list of wharfs, piers and stations on the city’s river tour routes with relevant authorities set to announce the details including the location and the scale of every project tomorrow to seek investors.
The central province of Quang Nam welcomed 1.65 million foreign tourists in 2013, accounting for one fifth of the country’s total foreign visitors in the year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
International tourist arrivals have risen to an all-time high with more than 7.57 million so far this year, up 10.6% over the same period in 2012 and even higher than the target set for 2015, according to the General Statistics Department.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in conjunction with the municipal Tourism Association and Vietnam Airlines, held a ceremony on December 24 to welcome the 4 millionth foreign visitor, a Japanese, to the city.