A book titled "Arts of Vietnam 1009-1945" written by Australian author Kerry Nguyen Long has been published by the The Gioi (World) Publishing House.
Calligraphy artists and Confucian scholars are seen gathering on the street adjoining the Temple of to welcome Lunar New Year well-wishers.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourim launched the Tourism Promotion Centre (HTPC) on January 29.
Up to 400 Vietnamese and foreign tourist companies are expected to attend the Vietnam International Travel Mart in Hanoi in April.
Ho Chi Minh City received about 341,000 international tourists in January 2013 an increase of 10 percent from the same period last year.
The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed over 2,000 passengers and crewmembers, mostly from China, aboard the luxury cruise liner MV Henna for a tour of Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 27.
Vietnam's five intangible cultural heritages of humankind were performed in Da Lat on January 25.
A flower festival cum trade fair honouring craft villages and high-quality agricultural produce will be held in Hanoi from January 30 to February 5 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has said that it plans to promote tourism in Russia, aiming to welcome 300,000 visitors in 2014.
On January 21, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Uong Bi city People's Committee held a press briefing on the programme on recognising Yen Tu historical site as a Special National Relic and the 2013 Yen Tu Spring Festival 2013.
A theatre dedicated to Quan Ho (love duets), a folk singing in northern Bac Ninh province, has been established in an effort to preserve and promote the values of the art form.
Hanoi will open 65 flower markets during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, the municipal People's Committee has announced.