French ambassador to Viet Nam Jean-Noel Poirier and representatives from six local tour operators signed agreements facilitating visa application for the companies’ customers travelling to France at a ceremony held in Ha Noi on April 15.
Tourists, and locals, now have helicopters as a means of transport from Da Nang to world heritage sites in the central region via Viet Nam Travel Mart Agencys chartered tours, though the trip isn't cheap.
A documentary film titled “Hard rails across a gentle river” about people's lives on and around the historic Long Bien Bridge will be made public at 7pm at April 16th at the Ha Noi Cinematheque at 22 Hai Ba Trung street, Ha Noi.
A rickshaw used by Queen Mother Tu Minh, mother of King Thanh Thai (1879-1954) will be display at Dien Tho Palace in Hue royal citadel, Thua Thien-Hue province, on April 22, together with some other royal artefacts.
A recent workshop was held in Ha Noi where experts gathered to find ways to enhance the attractiveness of the capital's tourism products.
The number of foreign tourists to Viet Nam in the first quarter of this year is estimated to reach 2,007,884, down 13.7% against the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO).
Ethnic groups in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on February 26 held the Long Tong (going to the field) festival – an annual ritual of the Tay ethnic people that became part of the national intangible cultural heritage in 2013.
The 100 sq.m old wooden house owned by Nguyen Thi Thai, 66, in Tuan Mau commune, Son Dong district, Bac Giang province, has become a stop-over for many foreign tourists over the two years when they visited the northern locality.
This year’s flower street in celebration of the New Year will be organized on Ham Nghi Boulevard in HCMC’s District 1, featuring Viet Nam’s rural beauty and its modernization seen through the development of a metro system, which is now under construction in the city.
A ceremony in recognition of Con Dao National Park as an international wetlands area took place on October 31, according to the People’s Committee of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
A 'Peace Culture Festival' will be held at Ly Thai To flower garden, Ha Noi on October 12 aiming to promote the cultural values of the capital city, according to Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The sixth Culture, Sport and Tourism festival of Bac Giang province 2014 is going to be held from October 3 to 5, according to an announcement from the provincial People's Committee.