Hanoi flower festival 2012 to open in December
The Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 will open in the capital city of Hanoi from December 30, 2011 to January 2, 2012. According to Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Khac ...
Vietnam named the best-value destination for Australian tourists
Research conducted by the National Australia Bank (NBA) and the online travel company Expedia has shown that Turkey, Tanzania and Vietnam are the best-value overseas destinations for Australian people. The ...
Vietnam Festival 2011 impresses Japanese people
Vietnam Festival 2011 titled “Beloved Vietnam – Beloved Japan” closed at Yoyogi Park, Tokyo on September 19. Addressing the closing ceremony, Vietnamese ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh, ...
Festival promotes culture, tourism
More than 10,000 tourists and locals gathered on Lang Co Beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 9 for the opening of the Lang Co Festival 2011. The two-day event, which aims to feature the ...
Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange to be held in Hoi An ancient city
Hoi An ancient city People’s Committee will coordinate with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and the Japan Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam to organize the 9th Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange on ...
Ho Dynasty Citadel now World Heritage
UNESCO recognised the Ho Dynasty in the central province of Thanh Hoa as World Cultural Heritage site on June 27. Located in the two communes of Vinh Tien and Vinh Long in Vinh Loc district, the citadel ...
2012 Tourism Year Puts Heritage in Focus
The first meeting of the Steering Committee and the Organizing Board for the 2012 National Tourism Year recently took place in the old imperial city of Hue. Thua Thien Hue Province will host nine master ...
NHK TV to broadcast Son Doong cave reportage
Japan’s NHK World TV will broadcast on June 25 a 3D scientific reportage on Vietnam’s Son Doong cave, which is classified as the largest cave in the world. NHK TV’s broadcast will reach 60 ...
20 Vietnamese records nominated for Asia Book of Records
On May 31, Vietnam Record Book Center (Vietkings) announced a list of 20 Vietnamese records in the fields of culture - religion, gastronomy, arts... to nominate for the Asia Book of Records (ABR).Among them, ...