Major events

VND13,000 billion invested in construction of Ben Tre Province’s coastal road (Feb 22, 2023)

Ben Tre Province plans to kick off construction of a 53-km section of the southern coastal line running through provinces in the 2023-2025 period, Director of the provincial Transport Department Cao Minh Duc said on February 20.

Vietnamese puppetry performance to open World Theatre Congress (Feb 20, 2023)

A Vietnamese puppetry performance has been selected to raise the curtain of the 36th International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress due to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…

Viet Nam is a favorite destination for Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese tourists (Feb 16, 2023)

Places in Asia, including Viet Nam, are always on the list of favorites of Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese tourists, according to a report.

Gov't approves Quang Ninh provincial master planning for 2021-2030 (Feb 15, 2023)

The northern province of Quang Ninh strives for an average gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 10 percent per year and a GRDP per capita of US$19,000-20,000 in the 2021-2030 period.

HSBC: Outlook for int’l tourism in Viet Nam remains positive (Feb 08, 2023)

With government ambitions and various development projects in play, the structural outlook for international tourism in Viet Nam remains positive, according to the “Viet Nam at a glance” report released by HSBC.

Vietnam attends the 57th meeting of the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations (Feb 03, 2023)

(TITC) - On 2nd February, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the 57th meeting of the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations took place, opening up the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2023) event. Mr. Ha Van Sieu, Vice Chairman of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) leads the Vietnam delegation along with leaders of relevant Departments under VNAT attended the meeting.

Gov’t to accelerate investment preparations for high-speed railway (Jan 30, 2023)

The Government will accelerate investment preparations for north-south high-speed railway, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks to be set off across Ho Chi Minh City (Jan 11, 2023)

Ho Chi Minh City is set to hold 15-minute fireworks displays at six venues across the city in order to welcome the Year of the Cat on Lunar New Year’s Eve on January 22.

1,000 Chinese visitors to visit Khanh Hoa during Tet holiday (Jan 10, 2023)

The southcentral province of Khanh Hoa is anticipated to receive roughly 1,000 Chinese visitors during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 18 to 26, according to Le Thi Hong Minh, general director of Cam Ranh International Terminal Joint Stock Company.

Son Doong among top 10 most incredible caves worldwide (Jan 04, 2023)

The Travel website has listed Son Doong of Vietnam among the top 10 most incredible caves globally.

Newly-released stamp set features churches in Vietnam (Dec 28, 2022)

The Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) recently issued a set of stamps themed ‘Architects of Churches’.

PM launches passenger terminal construction project (Dec 26, 2022)

Construction work started on the third passenger terminal at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24, in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Exhibition on the history of Vietnamese lotus flowers opens (Dec 22, 2022)

The exhibition "Hanh Trinh Di..." or "A Journey..." by painter Nguyen Thị Thuy Huong will open on December 23 at 45 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An prepare for New Year countdown events (Dec 21, 2022)

Countdown events held in order to mark the start of 2023 will be organised in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An City on December 31, according to plans recently unveiled by local authorities.

Vietnam named among the friendliest countries on Earth (Dec 20, 2022)