Viet Nam Puppetry Festival to be held in Ho Chi Minh City
The Viet Nam Puppetry Festival will be held, for the first time, at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, Ho Chi Minh City, from August 16-18.  
Hoi An Impression ThemePark opens
Hoi An Impression ThemePark officially opened on Hen islet in Hoai river in the ancient town in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on July 28.  
Street festival celebrates 10 years of Ha Noi’s boundary adjustment
A large street festival was held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi on July 29 morning to mark 10 years of administrative boundary adjustment of…
Da Nang hosts Viet Nam - Japan cultural exchange festival
The Viet Nam - Japan cultural exchange festival 2018 officially kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on July 26 as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries.   
Da Nang tourism makes spectacular leap in past decade
Da Nang city has made a “spectacular” leap forward in tourism development over the past decade, said Chairman of Da Nang Tourism Association Huynh Tan Vinh.  
Vietnamese festival in Japan’s Kanagawa on the horizon
The fourth Vietnamese Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture will take place in Yokohama city from September 7-9, the event’s organisation board announced at a press conference on July 13.   
Ba Ria-Vung Tau to host sea festival in late August
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau plans to host the Sea Festival 2018 from August 28 to September 3, with a focus on connecting coastal provinces and cities across Viet Nam.  
Foreign travellers spend more for longer stays HCM City: Survey
HCM City authorities are making efforts to ensure foreign visitors extend their stay in the city, and they seem to be paying off.  
Vietjet opens Nha Trang – Da Nang route
The budget carrier Vietjet has announced the launch of a new domestic air route connecting Nha Trang and Da Nang from September 21.
The taste of Ha Noi’s autumn   (Jun 19, 2018)
The taste of Ha Noi’s autumn
Ha Noi’s autumn is also the season for ‘com’ or young sticky rice flakes. ‘Com’ can be eaten directly or mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes, including ‘cha com’ (com paste).
Thua Thien-Hue develops specialties, souvenir items
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has issued a strategy to develop brands for provincial specialities and souvenir items by 2020.
Vietnamese culture promoted in Cuba
Vietnamese landscapes and culture have been introduced to Cuban friends at an annual gala night recently held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapter in the country.   
Photo exhibition introduces Viet Nam in Ukraine
A photography exhibition entitled ‘Viet Nam: Country, People’, displaying over 100 photos of the landscape and people of Viet Nam, opened in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on June 5, as part of the activities under the framework of the ‘Vietnamese cultural year in Ukraine’.
Over 2.44 million tourists visit Khanh Hoa in five months
Khanh Hoa greeted 520,000 tourist arrivals in May 2018, up 20.9% over a year earlier, in which 215,000 were foreigners, up nearly 53.7%, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.  
HCM City has eyes on India as potential tourism market
Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Department is launching plans to attract more visitors from India, which is considered a market of great potential.