The Mekong Delta province of Long An on February 15 and 16 held a festival for “Don ca tai tu”, a musical art in southern Vietnam that has officially become a recognised UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
As many as 39,011 people visited historical Ba Dinh square and paid tribute to Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2014.
The central province of Quang Nam welcomed 1.65 million foreign tourists in 2013, accounting for one fifth of the country’s total foreign visitors in the year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Quang Nam People’s Committee has agreed on a policy by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organise a caravan tour, themed “Heritage connection – Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia cooperative bridge” from November 29 to December 6, 2013.
Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has won the 2013 Asian Townscape Awards given by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced its plan to increase the number of flights between Vietnamese and Republic of Korean destinations as of October 28.
A cutting-edge contemporary art exhibition titled “Winter Gardenâ€, co-organised by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, the Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam to mark the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Year 2013, will take place from June 8 to July 21 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city.
Da Nang City plans to organize 37 major cultural, sports and tourism events at regional and national levels in 2013 to promote its image to local and foreign friends.
My Son Community-based Tourism Village in Duy Phu commune, central Quang Nam province, was opened on March 14 by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The 22nd Joint Meeting of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Commissions for East Asia and the Pacific, and South Asia will be held in Hanoi from May 10-12.