Construction work started on the third passenger terminal at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24, in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The exhibition "Hanh Trinh Di..." or "A Journey..." by painter Nguyen Thị Thuy Huong will open on December 23 at 45 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
Countdown events held in order to mark the start of 2023 will be organised in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An City on December 31, according to plans recently unveiled by local authorities.
Prestigious international travel magazine Far & Wide has placed Vietnam in fifth position on its list of the 10 friendliest nation in the world.
Three Vietnamese hotels have been listed among the top 30 Best Hotel in Asia, as compiled by Luxury Travel Magazine, one of the world's leading luxury travel websites.
Repatriating the Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal, the nation’s hosting SEA Games 31, and the reopening of international tourism as of March 15 are among the nominations for voting in the top 10 culture, sporting, and tourism events of the year.
A collection of stamps featuring numerous images of Vietnamese cats were released on December 1 by the Ministry of Information and Communications in celebration of the upcoming Tet festival, known locally as the Lunar New Year.
The country welcomed 2.95 million foreign visitors during the past 11 months of the year, a figure 21.1 times higher compared to the same period from last year, but still down 81.9% compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has inscribed the art of pottery making of the Cham people on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The Bac Lieu Provincial Culture and Tourism Festival opened on November 27 at Hung Vuong Square, featuring around 500 artists and performers from across the country.
The eighth Tam giac mach (Buckwheat) Flower Festival opened in Dong Van District, in the northernmost province of Ha Giang, on November 26.
Ninh Hai district in the southern central coastal province of Ninh Thuan will host International Kite Surfing Week for the first time with a view to attracting domestic and foreign visitors as part of the occasion.