The Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, in Ha Noi capital city has so far this year welcomed more than 70,000 local and international visitors.
The number of Russian tourists to Viet Nam has increased over the past few years thanks to the country’s beautiful beaches with reasonable prices, the French Le Monde Diplomatique reported in its August issue.
The Prime Minister has approved to supplement the Viet Nam Press Museum into the general plan on Viet Nam’s museum system until 2020.
More than 200 artisans of ethnic minorities across the central province of Quang Ngai presented the best of their traditional culture through musical instrument and singing performances at a recent festival in Son Tay district.
The foundations of a Cham tower complex have recently been unearthed in Qua Giang 2 Village, Hoa Phuoc Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang, after excavations on a 300m2 area which lasted nearly a month. The excavation was jointly conducted by archeologists from the Ha Noi University of Social Sciences and the Humanities (USSH) and Da Nang’s Museum of Cham Sculpture.
The 2014 International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair will take place from 15 - 20 August at the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street. The city’s Trade Promotion Information Centre is making the preparations for the forthcoming event.
An artistic photo contest and exhibition, which has “Panoramic Views of Da Nang” as its theme, is running until 30 November. The contest has been jointly organised by the city’s Union of Literature and Arts Associations and its Artistic Photography Association.
Da Nang city has entered a cooperation agreement with two central provinces Quang Binh and Quang Nam in a bid to boost tourism in the region, the Da Nang Today online reported.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa continue to work together to lure more tourists from Russia.
The world’s fourth largest observation wheel dubbed “Sun Wheel” will officially debut at Asian Park in the central coastal city of Danang on July 18.
The Furama Resort Danang is hosting a Viet Nam-Japan culture and food festival until on July 16 and a photo exhibition until Sunday.
The central city of Da Nang on July 16 welcomed the first flight of a new direct air service from Tokyo (Japan) which is hoped to bring more Japanese tourists to the central region.