Viet Nam-Japan cultural exchange festival opens in Ho Chi Minh City
A Viet Nam-Japan cultural exchange festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on December 29 with the participation of thousands of visitors.
Vietnam Airlines commits to promote tourism
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will collaborate with national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to boost the introduction of Vietnamese tourism to the world, following a Memorandum of Understanding…
Ha Noi Spring Fair 2020 to highlight vegetarian food
The 2020 Spring Fair, themed “A vegan Tet (Lunar New Year Festival)”, will be held for the first time at the Viet Nam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Ha Noi from January 13-19, 2020.
Viet Nam to boost tourism development in protective forests
Developing tourism and services in protective and special-use forests in parallel with conservation will become a key part of the national economy in the future, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.
Visa exemption extended for visitors from eight countries
Viet Nam will continue visa exemption for citizens of Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Belarus, for the tenure ending in the end of 2022.
Winners of Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2019 honoured
A ceremony was held by the Heritage Magazine under Vietnam Airlines in Ha Noi on December 21 to announce and honour the winners of the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2019.
Russia’s tourism products introduced in Viet Nam
The Russian Embassy in Viet Nam and the Federal Agency for Tourism of Russia jointly hosted an event in Ha Noi on December 19 to introduce tourism products of the country. The Russian Embassy in Viet Nam and the Federal Agency for Tourism of Russia jointly hosted an event in Ha Noi on December 19 to introduce tourism products of the country.
Hue Festival 2020 promises unique experiences
The Hue Festival 2020 is scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 1-6 next year, marking a 20-year development process of Viet Nam’s first internationally-acclaimed culture-art-tourism event.
Viet Nam’s Ao Dai to be highlighted at Hue Festival 2020
A programme honouring Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) will be held under the framework of the Hue Festival 2020 with an aim to promote people’s participation in community arts performances and programmes.
Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong delta link to make breakthrough in tourism
Speaking at a conference on tourism cooperation between Ho Chi Minh and 13 cities and provinces in the Mekong delta on 14 December in Bac Lieu Province, Ho Chi Minh City Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan said all cities and provinces should join hands to boost tourism and a general brand name on tourism is needed to impress visitors instead individual brand name of each…
Ha Noi becomes official member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network
Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office in Viet Nam Michael Croft presented a certificate recognising Ha Noi as an official member of the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a a ceremony in the capital on December 13.
Viet Nam’s ‘Then’ practice honoured as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
‘Then’, an essential ritual practice in the spiritual life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic people in Viet Nam, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, announced the Cultural Heritage Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 13.
Folk festival to take place in downtown Ha Noi
Various folk activities will be on show at the first ever Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival this weekend at Ly Thai To Park in downtown Ha Noi.
Travel firms offer extra tours to SEA Games 30’s football final
Travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City have offered tours to take Vietnamese fans to the Philippines to watch their team competing in the football final of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30). 
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