Built in the 1780s, Ha Noi Cathedral is considered a witness to great changes of the capital of Viet Nam for three centuries. Today, it is not only the centre for catholic activities, but also a popular tourist site in the land of a thousand-year-old culture.
Traditional festivals of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand were featured at a programme that opened in Ho Chi Minh City, on April 12, by the city’s Union of Friendship Organisations…
Covering 4,000sq.m in a new residential area in HCM City’s District 2, Snow Town is becoming a popular venue for a different kind of entertainment.
A photo exhibition on Vietnamese traditional trade villages opened Maputo, Mozambique, on March 23.
Thanh Hoa Province is rich in culture. It boasts not only many historical vestiges like Ham Rong Bridge, Ho Citadel and Lam Kinh Remains, but also many folk games and professional contests from the Ly dynasty, including Tro Chieng.
The Xuan Pha folk dance was recognised as a part of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a ceremony held on March 6 at Tho Xuan District’s cultural centre in Thanh Hoa Province.
A Southern traditional cake festival will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 6 to 9.
HCM City’s Department of Tourism will focus on developing and marketing destinations to increase the number of foreign arrivals to the city to six million this year, officials have said.
Due to the region’s desirable natural conditions, the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang has marked out four key tourism development zones, in the hope of satisfying travellers’ demands for discovery, relaxation and sightseeing.
Visitors to Lam Kinh historical site in Tho Xuan district in the central province of Thanh Hoa will be exempt from purchasing tickets for one week.
Viet Nam is promoting the “Northwestern Tourism Year” in 10 ASEAN member states to introduce ethnic culture, adventure and eco-tourism attractions, said Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Khanh Hai.
Four-meter deep successive cultural layers dating from the 8th to 20th centuries have been uncovered around the center of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long after one year of excavation at the Kinh Thien Palace in Ha Noi.
The travel guide and information website Roughguides has released a list of the 10 best places to travel as student, in which Viet Nam was suggested as an attractive spot for foodie adventure.
The countdown for the 2016 Viet Nam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival – Ha Noi that transpires December 3, 2016-January 22, 2017 at the Lepare Trade Centre in the Gaduma City Urban Area has started.
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