Hanoi City People's Committee has issued a decision approving a plan on city cultural development until 2020 and orientation until 2030.
Cua Van village in Ha Long Bay has been recognized as one of the most beautiful villages around the world by Journeyetc.com, a travel blog that provide useful guidance on and latest information about the travel market.
An exhibition with the theme "Explore Singapore! Colours of Heritage" opened in Hanoi on October 18.
Around 489 importers from 41 nations have registered for Hanoi Gift Show 2012 scheduled for October 26-30.
As many as 70 painters and sculptors from Vietnam and 15 countries and territories worldwide will gather to showcase their art at a creative camp set to kick off on October 18 in Hoa Binh, about 70km south-west of Hanoi.
The One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, has been recognised by the Asian Records Organisation as having the most unique architecture on the continent, the Vietnam Records Organisation said on October 17.
The world's largest tourism website, TripAdvisor, has ranked as "Excellent" the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. The museum was voted among the most attractive tourist destinations in 2012 in Hanoi.
1,263 works by 219 photographers from nine provinces and cities in the Red River Delta participated in the 15th artistic photo festival of the Red River Delta.
So far this year, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has welcomed 383,000 tourists from overseas, a year on year increase of 27 percent, with the 50,000 Russian tourists making up the largest group from any one country.
(TITC) - On October 10, 2012, People's Committee of Hanoi City in coordination with Hanoi Culture, Sports and Tourism Department hold opening ceremony of the 11st annual meeting of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) 2012 under the theme "Tourism - Powering sustainable development".
The Nha nhac Hue (Hue royal music) troupe from the Theatre of Hue Traditional and Royal Arts is attending the annual Silla Cultural Festival held in Gyeongju city, South Korea from October 10 to 16.
A seminar on developing community-based tourism industry took place in Hue city on October 11.