Tens of thousands of locals in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang as well as tourists flocked to Chiem Hoa District on February 4 to join the Long Tong (going to the field) festival, a unique and most typical agricultural festival of the Tay, a big ethnic minority group in the locality.
Hai Phong city is expected to become a coastal tourism centre in the northern region under a development plan for the 2016 - 2020 period, with a vision to 2030 which was put on the table recently by the municipal Party Committee.
The Prime Minister has approved a project on restoration and promotion of Tan Trao special national historical relics association with tourism development untill 2025.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on September 20 to receive a certificate in recognition of the A Sao Temple Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage as well as to open the annual festival.
The central province of Quang Nam has launched a photo contest highlighting the beauty of the Tien Phuoc region. The contest will run from September to February.
More than 100 young people in Ha Noi will take part in five trips to different craft villages of the city and the nearby regions to experience the life and work of artisans, starting this weekend until September 24.
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.
A temple dedicated to Bau Lords has been inaugurated as the Tuyen Quang province People’s Committee preserves Bau Citadel, a national relic site.
The Prime Minister has approved a plan to build a Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Laos to introduce Viet Nam’s land, people and culture in the neighbouring country.
There is a wonderful gem hidden in the famous Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province.
The first Viet Nam Film Week in the Czech Republic kicked off on late May 20 at Lucerna Cinema in the capital city of Prague, attracting hundreds of movie lovers.
The Con Son relic site in Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province is closely associated with many well-known Vietnamese figures such as Tran Nguyen Dan, Huyen Quang and Nguyen Trai, a national hero and world cultural figure.