Thousands of visitors flock to Giong festival
Some 30,000 people on May 18 flocked to Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong Festival 2013, commemorating Saint Giong, who legend says turned from a child to a giant overnight to fight against invaders in the past.
Vietnamese cuisine, culture highlighted in Indonesia
The "Vietnamese culinary and cultural weeks in Indonesia" programme kicked off at Kempinsky hotel in Jakarta on May 17.
City to introduce seven river tours this month
HCMC this month will officially introduce seven river tours departing from Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 to tourist sites along the city's rivers.
Cu Lao Cau - island paradise!   (May 16, 2013)
Cu Lao Cau - island paradise!
The typical characteristics of Cu Lao Cau Island are smooth sloping sandy beach, blue seawater, endlessly hills and mountains that create charming landscape...
Vietnamese cultural festival in Volgograd
In the city of Volgograd in southwest Russia, activities in the framework of the "Vietnamese cultural festival" on May 11 held by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the province of Volgograd in collaboration with other Overseas Vietnamese Associations in the country, were a great success. This is a cultural focal point ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Russia.
Indochina's world heritages exhibited
An exhibition dedicated to the interconnections of the World Heritage Sites of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam opened at the Ho Citadel Museum in central Thanh Hoa province on March 8th.
Casting of special drums for Hanoi birthday begins
Work on the casting of the largest special bronze drum in celebration of the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi began in the central province of Thanh Hoa on April 23.
Saigontourist takes 76,000 cruise tourists to Halong Bay since early this year
Within the first ten months of this year, Saigontourist Travel and Services Company greeted more than 76,000 cruise tourists to Halong Bay, a 5.3 fold annual increase compared to previous years.