The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Viet Nam recently presented performances of traditional Japanese puppetry in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. The performances, hosted by the Bunraku Company from Osaka, aim to mark the 45th anniversary of the Viet Nam-Japan diplomatic ties.
A ceremony was held in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 7 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Viet Nam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Regent Residences Phu Quoc will be the first six-star resort in Phu Quoc Island and will be completed by 2020, according to the project’s developer BIM Group.
Le ThanhTinh, the director of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, made an announcement on December 13 that the National Park has discovered an additional 58 caves in the buffer zone.
It is necessary for the central and Central Highland regions to enhance connectivity, increase competitiveness, and build international-standard brands to obtain sustainable tourism development.
Luxury cruise ship Genting Dream docked at Tan Cang - Cai Mep port in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on November 8, bringing 2,044 foreign visitors to exciting destinations in Viet Nam.
A cultural exchange was organised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 7 to further tighten the solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.
Travel operators attending the recently-concluded International Trade Show for Asian Travel Market (ITB Asia) hailed Viet Nam’s 15-day visa exemption for tourists from Italy, Spain, the UK, France, Germany and Belarus.
(TITC) - On 13 October 2015, in Ha Noi, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai had a working session with leaders of People’s Committee of Can Tho City on organizing the 5th Southern Traditional Cake Festival 2016.
Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang has taken a number of measures to develop the island into a hi-end eco-tourism destination of the region and the world, a local official said.
Vietnam Airlines has kicked off a new sale program for traditional Lunar New Year Holiday 2016 in some domestic routes.
Traditional celebrations of the Mid-Autumn festival for children will be held in Ha Noi Museum on September 20 and 26 nights by Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal House) group.