Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is still half a month from now, thousands of local and foreign tourists are rushing to the lantern quarter on Luong Nhu Hoc and Phu Dinh streets in HCMC’s District 5 during the weekend to admire the beauty of sparkling lanterns in different shapes and vibrant colors, pose for stunning photos and immerse themselves in the joyful and jubilant atmosphere.
The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 4.5 million visitors in the first eight months of this year, including 514,300 foreigners, up 14.21 percent over the same period last year.
A Malaysia - Viet Nam art exchange programme was held in Ha Noi, on August 29, as part of activities to mark the 60th National Day of Malaysia (August 31, 1957-2017) and the 72nd National Day of Viet Nam (September 1, 1945-2017).
The budget carrier Vietjet announced the direct flight connecting Indonesia’s Jakarta with Viet Nam’s Ho Chi Minh City during a ceremony in Jakarta on August 22.
A photography exhibition entitled “ASEAN People and Countries” comenced at the Hai Phong Fine Arts Centre on August 7, as part of the celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of ASEAN (1967-2017).
Cat Ba island, off the northern port city of Hai Phong, is set to become an eco-smart island and a national tourism site, according to the city’s tourism development plan period 2017-2020.
A local festival linked with ceremonial procession in Hoang Chau island commune, Cat Hai district, the northern port city of Hai Phong, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
(TITC) - “Da Nang - Summer rendezvous” program is an annual tourism event organized by Da Nang Tourism Department to attract visitors to the coastal city during the summer. The program also is expected to foster promotion of sea tourism products of Da Nang City.
Viet Nam’s low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will hold a range of interesting activities to attract Korean and international visitors to the Hanatour International Travel Show 2017, which will take place in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from June 9 to 11.
A photo exhibition on Belarus will be held in Ha Noi from May 25-28 along with a show of paintings by Belarusian artist Vasily Yasyuk, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said on May 19.
Work started on May 14 on the first phase of a big ecological tourism complex on Cat Ba Islands in the northern port city of Hai Phong, which is projected to be Viet Nam’s first carbon-free tourism area.
The tourism and hospitality sectors are predicted to develop rapidly and attract plenty of investment, based on their strong growth in recent years, according to experts.