Yen Tu listed in UNESCO heritage nominations
The website of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has included Yen Tu relic site in Viet Nam’s northeastern province of Quang Ninh in the list of nominated heritages in the coming time.
Trang An to get UNESCO world heritage status
Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex has become the first site in Viet Nam to receive UNESCO mixed natural and cultural heritage of the world recognition.
Viet Nam among must-visit destinations in 2015
Viet Nam ranked fourth on the list of five must-visit destinations in the world next year, according to the travel online agency Destinia.com.
Indonesian glass paintings showcased in Ha Noi
Nearly 70 Indonesian tribal art paintings on glass are on show at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.
Cham people in Ninh Thuan province celebrate Kate festival
The Cham people in central Ninh Thuan province are marking the Kate festival with traditional rituals to remember their ancestors, while praying for good weather, abundant crops and growth of life.
Ninh Binh urged to become major tourism centre
Ninh Binh province has been urged to increase efforts to become a top tourist destination in Viet Nam, in parallel with preserving and promoting the value of Trang An landscape complex, a World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Ninh Binh joins hands with neighbouring localities to boost tourism
Ninh Binh province, with its rich nature, culture, and history, is emerging as a tourism magnet for northern Viet Nam, a potential that can be exploited further by enhancing cooperation with other localities in the region.
Exhibition on former Hoa Lo prisoners
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.
Hoi An’s Mid-Autumn Festival attracts tourists
The World Heritage site and ancient town of Hoi An is organising numerous activities in celebration of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, including sport competitions and musical performances, in order to promote the heritage site’s cultural and historical value for tourists.
Outstanding values of Trang An Landscape Complex
(TITC) - Trang An Landscape Complex covers an area of 6,172ha in districts of Hoa Lu, Gia Vien, Nho Quan, Tam Diep Town and Ninh Binh City, about 90km to the southeast of Ha Noi. The complex is surrounded by a buffer zone of 6,268ha, mostly comprising paddy rice fields and villages. As a mixed cultural and natural property, Trang An Landscape Complex contains three…
Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa co-operate in developing tourism
Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa, having great potential for natural and historical tourism, promise to become attractive destinations when the provinces co-ordinate closely in developing tourism.
Exploring Saigon shopping streets in Ho Chi Minh City
Amidst the bustling city streets in Ho Chi Minh City, filled with shabbily dressed street peddlers, alongside the ancient architecture and markets with names like Ben Thanh and Binh Tay, there are always great numbers of tourists.
Ninh Binh province seeks ways to tap tourism potential
The northern province of Ninh Binh has huge potential of tourism development, the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Online Newspaper reported, adding that t he province’s comparative advantage increased when the Trang An Ecological Complex was recognised as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Seminar on tourism product development of Ninh Binh
(TITC) - On 19 July 2014, within a three-day famtrip program, the Viet Nam Society of Travel Agents (VISTA) in coordination with Ninh Binh Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism held a seminar on tourism product development of Ninh Binh.
Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex – a convergence of cultural and natural values
(TITC) - Being endowed with a beautiful landscape, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province in Northern Viet Nam is called as an “Ha Long Bay on land” with numerous caves, mountains, valley, trees and historic relics.