2020 Ha Long International Music Festival opens in Quang Ninh
The 2020 Ha Long International Music Festival opened in Ha Long City, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on the night of January 10, gathering both domestic and international artists to treat the local audience with various attractive performances.
Eco-tourism, agro-tourism on show at Ho Chi Minh City design contest
Seven eco-tours and agro-tours in Ho Chi Minh City have won awards at a city contest on designing and operating eco-tours and agro-tours at a recent awards ceremony. Seven eco-tours…
Flower villages busy for Tet
Flower villages busy for Tet   (Jan 13, 2020)
Major flower villages across Viet Nam are busy harvesting and delivering flowers to markets before the 2020 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday begins.
Fireworks to be set off at 30 locations in Hanoi to welcome Tet
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.
Why Mu Cang Chai should top your 2020 travel list
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. 
Vietnam Int’l Travel Mart 2020 slated for April
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. 
‘Explore Vietnam’ photo contest launched to boost tourism
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) launched the national tourism photo contest 2020 entitled ‘Explore Vietnam’ in Hanoi on January 8.
Ninh Binh expects to welcome 7.8 million tourists in 2020
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. 
First Ha Long int’l music festival to take the stage
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. 
New Year celebration of H’mong ethnic group in Hanoi
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 clean agricultural products fair opens
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.
Thang Long imperial citadel to be glowing with Tet atmosphere
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.
Tea Festival   (Jan 06, 2020)
Tea Festival
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.
Number of visitors to Hai Phong in 2019 surges 16 percent
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. 
Vietnam Airlines serves passengers Canh oranges
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.
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