(TITC) – On September 23, 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism released a Decision recognizing three scenic sites in Ha Giang Karst Plateau (Ha Giang Province) as national relics, including the Hue Bien (Crinoidea) fossil area, Rong (Dragon) Cave and Na Luong Cave.
A workshop was held in Ha Noi on October 2 to introduce a draft report on Viet Nam’s tourism in 2013, the first of its kind built following international practice.
An array of archaeological objects found in Thang Long Imperial Citadel since 2010 are being displayed in an exhibition that opened in Ha Noi on October 1.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) held a seminar on MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) tourism at the Lotte Hotel in Ha Noi on September 30 with the participation of around 180 Vietnamese and Korean delegates.
A series of photos and documents, featuring former Hoa Lo prisoners, is being showcased at an exhibition at Hoa Lo prison historical site in Ha Noi.
Some 60 art performances will be held across Ha Noi between October 9 and 11 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10), according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
At night, it looks like a floating city on a sea filled with light. This is how Le Duc, a tourist, describes Con Co Island off the central province of Quang Tri which he recently visited.
A Belgian Beer Festival is expected to be held in Viet Nam, for the first time, at 6pm on October 3 at the American Club, 21 Hai Ba Trung Street, Ha Noi.
Foreign tourist arrivals to Ha Noi reached nearly 1.5 million in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 17.1%, according to the city Statistics Office.
Nearly 100 photos and maps depicting nine special national relics in Ha Noi are being displayed at an exhibition at the Temple of Literature from September 24 to October 24 to mark the 60th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – 2014).
Ba Kieu Temple in Ha Noi will undergo restoration under a project worth VND 23.2 billion (roughly US$1.1 million) sourced from the city’s budget.
Stretching along the central coast of Viet Nam, the province of Phu Yen is blessed with the Ghenh Da Dia (The Cliff of Stone Plates), a masterpiece of stone gifted by nature, recognised as a national heritage.