Tourists to the ancient capital of Hue will have the chance to enjoy the real life of the old city rather than just viewing relics or landscape as they usually do.
The Ho Dynasty Citadel in central Thanh Hoa province received a UNESCO certificate of World Cultural Heritage status at a grand ceremony on June 16.
The 5-star cruise liner, the Voyager of the Seas, which is registered in the Bahamas, docked in Vung Tau on June 14 with more than 3,200 tourists on board.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched on June 14 a campaign that seeks to identify 100 "exciting things" about HCM City by opening up several categories for people, locals and foreigners, to vote on.
The first Evason Ana Mandara-Nha Trang Sailing Cup ended in Khanh Hoa City on June 16, awarding the best players in the amateur, open and professional categories.
A thousand research works have been published on Vietnamese folk arts and culture by 446 artists, during the first phase of the "Publication and Promotion of Vietnamese Ethnic Group Folk Culture and Arts" project (2008-2012).
The Hoang Dieu Archaeological Site and the ancient Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi are to become a cultural and historical park to promote the global value of the 1,300 year-old relic site.
The role museums play in protecting cultural heritages in the Mekong and Ganga River valleys and the impacts of climate change were debated at an international science seminar in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 11-12.
Leaders of the central province of Quang Nam and Lao province of Sekong have agreed to organise cultural exchanges between them during 2012 to mark the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Year.
In the first 5 months of 2012, Dong Thap Province has welcomed over 730,000 tourist arrivals including 19,000 int'l arrivals with total revenue of VND 81 billion, up 18.28% over the same period last year.
The Ho Dynasty Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has attracted an increasing number of tourists since it was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site last year.
A Vietnam-Russia cultural exchange was held at Danang University of Foreign Languages (DUFL) on June 9 to mark the Russian National Day (June 12).