Visitors will be offered free admission to Hoi An Ancient Town in Quang Nam Province and some other related tourism destinations from February 18 to 21, on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).
(TITC) - From 22 to 24 January 2015, in Ninh Binh City and districts of Gia Vien, Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh Province), many activities will be organized to honor Trang An Landscape Complex, the highlight of which is the certificate receiving ceremony for Trang An as World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.
The representative office of Vietnam Airlines in the UK on January 13 announced that the firm will provide its services at Heathrow Airport’s T4 Terminal instead of Gatwick Airport from March 31.
An international workshop on Viet Nam’s Bai choi singing and similar arts in the world opened in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on January 13, attracting the participation of more than 100 domestic and foreign researchers and artists.
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 Scenic Landscape Complex has become the first site in Viet Nam to receive UNESCO mixed natural and cultural heritage of the world recognition.
The Thanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee and Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, this morning announced the official logo of the 2015 National Tourism Year, to be held in the province.
The central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh will co-host a programme on January 31 to honour the local Vi-Giam folk singing which was inscribed as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage in November.
The ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province has seen many positive changes since it was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 15 years ago (December 4, 1999), thanks to the attention from the community in preserving and promoting heritage values.
Based on researching results, Co Loa citadel, constructed by King An Duong Vuong in the third and second century BC, was appreciated as the oldest building and the most large-scale structure in Viet Nam and the Southeast Asia.
Viet Nam’s Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing was officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of its Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris on November 27.
Con Vanh is located inside the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve recognised by UNESCO in 1994 and is one of the places in Viet Nam that preserves its primeval ecology and beaches, attracting a large number of discovery lovers.