The tourism sector of the northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed over 7.3 million visitors during 2018. This totalled a gross revenue of VND3.2 trillion, representing an increase of 19.2% on-year.
A book on Ha Noi’s intangible cultural heritage in Contemporary Life was launched on November 9 at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - National University).
The Cau Vang (Golden Bridge) has been honoured among the Top 5 special awards of the year under the Guide Awards 2018.
A set of 100 ceramic floor vases featuring Viet Nam’s traditional patterns created by artisan Pham Van Tuyen - Venerable Thich Chanh Tinh, has received an entry in the Viet Nam Book of Records.
“A soulful Viet Nam” – a Vietnamese tourism promotion event - was held in Washington D.C., the US, the Southeast Asian country’s fifth largest tourism market, on September 19.
A pilot passenger road transport route through Viet Nam’s Hai Phong city and Ha Noi and China’s Kunming city has been opened, expected to help promote trading activities between the two countries.
The northern province of Ninh Binh is striving to become one of the tourism hubs of Viet Nam by 2020 and to turn tourism into a spearhead industry of the local economy by 2030.
The annual Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival will take place from September 19 to 29 in the northern province of Hai Duong with assorted activities to honour the Tran dynasty’s (1225 -1400) contributions to the national defence.
The first national intangible cultural heritage festival will take place simultaneously with the Tuyen Quang City Festival in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from September 20-23.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung handed over 18 antiques from different cultural periods to the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Ha Noi on August 9.
UNESCO Center for International Cultural Exchange and Preservation will coordinate with San dinh project to organize folk games at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street on August 18th.
(TITC) – Aiming to boost tourists exchange between Viet Nam and Taiwan, on July 24, 2018, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) led by Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong hosted roadshow introducing tourism in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.