The Nung live at higher elevations and have a tradition of self-sufficiency. The Nung live close to nature and eat whatever they can grow or gather in the forest. Some of their dishes have become specialties of Lang Son’s tourism.
An area covering three northern provinces - Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Bac Kan - has been designated for the conservation of cultural and historical values and revolutionary war-zone relics, as well as the development of an agroforestry economy.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is focusing on improving infrastructure and creating more products in preparation for the Year of Tourism 2017, which will be organised in the province.
Various fun activities for children will be organised throughout June at the Viet Nam Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the western outskirts of Ha Noi.
In the past, tourists spent a lot traveling from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Phu Quy Island off mainland Binh Thuan Province on the south-central coast. Now they need around VND1 million (US$45) each for a perfect two-day weekend trip to this exotic island.
(TITC) – On 12 May 2016, in Ha Noi, the Embassy of Belgium in Viet Nam organized a networking dinner to introduce tourism, trade and investment of Brussels to Vietnamese tourism enterprises and press agencies.
A painting exhibition on the theme of the lotus was launched in Ha Noi to celebrate the 126th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.
More than 500 domestic and foreign experts and businesspeople were brought together at a conference on investment and tourism promotion in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on May 8.
A musical concert and firework performance rounded off the 9th Hue Festival on May 4, which attracted thousands of revellers.
Y Ty in the northern province of Lao Cai was selected as one of the Best-kept Secrets in Asia Travel by the travel site www.thrillist.com.
In the cold of the northern upland, tourists to market sessions of ethnic minority communities in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province may be attracted to hot round cakes in green, black and white.
Visitors to the Day of “Pho”, organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico on April 3, had a chance to gain an insight into and taste the renowned noodle soup of Viet Nam.