Located in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, Buu Long Pagoda shares common architecture with other pagodas in Southeast Asian countries, making it special among pagodas in Viet Nam.
Vietnam Airlines will offer direct flights on its route between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong with tickets starting at US$100 roundtrip for travel departing now through December 21, it said on May 19, according to InfoMoney.vn
Famous dishes of the southern region will be on offer at the annual Am Thuc Dat Phuong Nam (Southern Land Cuisine) Festival that will take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Park in HCM City’s District 11.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council recently had a working to survey ideas for the city's tourism development in connection with museums.
Travel businesses in Ho Chi Minh City are offering discount tours this summer to attract more tourists.
Ho Chi Minh City has launched a Street Show programme in Nguyen Hue walking street, with weekly performances every Saturday and Sunday.
Vietnamese cinema and Ho Chi Minh City as a tourist destination will be promoted at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The event is scheduled to take place from May 17-28 in France.
Street art performances will take place from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in the pedestrian square on Nguyen Hue Boulevard in downtown Ho Chi Minh City starting from this Saturday, May 13, said a source from the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department.
A slew of cultural, art, cuisine and tourism events are scheduled in the next few months to attract more tourists to HCM City, according to the Department of Tourism.
Ho Chi Minh City's District 5 has honoured its venerable goldsmith tradition by converting Nhieu Tam and Nghia Thuc streets into a jewellery street.
More streets specifically for tourism will be designated in HCM City in the future, heard a programme named “Dialogue with the city’s authority” with a focus on boosting the local tourism industry.
The “Deutschlandfest 2017” will take place for the first time at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in Ho Chi Minh City on April 22, said Germany Consul General to the city Andreas Siegel said at a press conference on April 19.