The Swiss Sustainable Tourism Programme (SSTP), the first of its kind funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for Viet Nam, has officially kicked off, according to the programme’s management board.
Artisans from Viet Nam and Indonesia have shared experience during the ‘Cultural Exchange through Batik and Brocade Weaving’ held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
The southern province of Tay Ninh is hosting a festival highlighting the local specialty - banh trang phoi suong (rice paper exposed to the fog), which has been recognised as part of the National Intangible Heritage, with the aim to promote traditional food and handicrafts.
Viet Nam’s central city of Da Nang has been chosen by Australian travel website Finder as one of the best travel destinations in 2019.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to welcome their 7 millionth foreign visitor of the year, a French citizen, to the city on December 10.
Viet Nam has joined nine other ASEAN countries to showcase its best traditional dishes at the ASEAN Culinary Festival 2018 which is currently underway at the COEX Convention Centre in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from November 29 to December 1.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam, the Vietnam Airlines Corporation and domestic carriers have backed a plan to launch international flights from Phu Cat Airport in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province.
Australian travel website Traveller has picked three dishes from Viet Nam in their list of world’s best dishes in 2018.
The 12th culture, sport and tourism festival of the Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is taking place in Go Quao township, Go Quao district from November 21 to 23, attracting thousands of visitors.
Viet Nam is the most popular Southeast Asian destination among South Koreans this winter, the Yonhap reports.
The Italian Cuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City from November 14 to 29.
Two projects - Premier Village Danang Resort and Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills - , invested in by property developer Sun Group in Viet Nam’s Da Nang city, won prizes at the World Luxury Hotel Awards in Bali, Indonesia, on November 10.