Hanoi capital city will stage firework displays at 30 different locations from 0-0.15 am on January 25, the first day of the New Year on lunar calendar.
Mu Cang Chai, a remote district which is home to breathtaking terraced rice fields in Vietnam’s northern province of Yen Bai, should top the travel list, according to US-based media site CNBC.
The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2020, themed “Heritage – Power of Vietnam Tourism”, will take place in Hanoi from April 1-4, announced the Vietnam Tourism Association on January 9.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) launched the national tourism photo contest 2020 entitled ‘Explore Vietnam’ in Hanoi on January 8.
Ninh Binh province, which is hosting the 2020 National Tourism Year, strives to welcome about 7.8 million tourists in the year, including approximately one million foreigners.
The first Ha Long international music festival is scheduled to take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 10 – 11 with the participation of over 100 Vietnamese and foreign artists.
A festival featuring the traditional New Year celebration of the H’Mong ethnic group was held at the Hanoi University of Culture on January 5. The annual cultural event of the Hmong community living and studying in Hanoi is considered as an opportunity for the community to celebrate the New Year traditionally together as well as promote the cultural characteristics to Hanoi’s public.
Tet (Lunar New Year) clean agricultural products fair 2020, offering a variety of regional specialties, opened at the Vietnam Women's Museum, in Hanoi, on January 4.
Traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year will be recreated at the Vietnamese Tet Programme 2020, held at the Thang Long imperial citadel in Hanoi from January 17 to February 2.
At the end of this year, when the H’Mong people in Son La province are preparing to celebrate their traditional New Year, with good news arriving for the local people. A population of 200 ancient tea trees in Be village, Ta Xua commune were recognised as a heritage tree.
The number of visitors to the northern port city of Hai Phong increased 16 percent year on year to nearly 9.1 million people, including 930,000 foreigners, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will offer Canh oranges from Luc Ngan district in Bac Giang province on its flights between January 2 and January 15 to business-class passengers on the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City air route and international flights departing from the two cities.