Ha Noi welcomed 3.2 million international tourist arrivals in the first ten months of 2016, up 23 percent year-on-year and close to the figure recorded in 2015 (3.36 million), according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
A HK Express flight, a budget airline from Hong Kong, landed in Cam Ranh International Airport on November 9 afternoon, bringing 180 tourists from the Chinese territory to Nha Trang city.
(TITC) – From 07 – 09 November 2016, the delegation of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) led by Deputy Director General Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong coordinated with some local tourism authorities and tourism enterprises to attend WTM 2016 in London (UK).
A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20 to promote modern tourism to fully tap Viet Nam’s tourism potential.
According to Ha Noi City Department of Culture and Sports, Ha Noi Ca tru festival 2016 will take place at the Temple of Literature from November 11th to 13th.
A photo exhibition titled ‘Hanoi in me’ hosted by Economic & Urban Newspaper and Ha Noi Elderly photographer club is set to take place on October 1-6 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 9 launched a board to canvass for the establishment of the Viet Nam Cultural and Cuisine Association with the goal of promoting Vietnamese food culture to the world.
A world cultural festival 2017 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City as part of cooperation with the Republic of Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.
Ca Tru, Chau Van, Xam, Luc Cung Hoa Dang and many other folk melodies from Viet Nam’s Northern Delta Region have been restored, performed and introduced to audiences through a program called “Ha Thanh, 36 Old Quarters”.
Buu Long Pagoda in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is frequented by tourists because of its unique architecture. Built in 1942 on a hill near the Dong Nai River, the pagoda was restored in 2007 with a mixed architecture of India, and Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and of course Viet Nam.
(TITC) - Located in Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province, Ba Lua Archipelago is the landscape site with unspoiled beauty and considered as “Ha Long Bay in the South region”.
The 21st South-Central Coast and Central Highlands region Art Photography Festival was organised in Tam Ky City, Quang Nam Province on July 28.