Travel

Tourism authority to open in Tokyo
26/09/2012 10:02
The Vietnam National Administration for Tourism has unveiled plans to open a representative office in Tokyo later this year as part of efforts to attract more Japanese tourists to Vietnam and promote cooperation between the two countries. Hoang Thi Diep, deputy chief of the VNAT, said the...
Central Highlands ethnic cultural festival to be held in May
26/09/2012 10:02
The first culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands 2012 will take place from May 18th to 20th in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. The festival will strengthen solidarity and cultural exchange among ethnic minority...
Activities around Hung Kings worship rituals to be introduced
26/09/2012 10:02
The Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies will coordinate with the northern province of Phu Tho to introduce and popularize the Hung Kings worship rituals during the Hung Kings death anniversary 2012. Accordingly, traditional worship rituals dedicated to the nation’s legendary father...
Buddhist festival opens in Da Nang
26/09/2012 10:02
Thousands of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and tourists flocked to the Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) festival from March 9-11 to offer prayers of peace for the nation. The festival, one of the 15 largest festive events in the country, is held annually at the Quan...
Centre seeks to document Hue decorative verses
26/09/2012 10:02
The centre has discovered around 4,000 Chinese and Vietnamese poems carved onto roofs, pillars and decorative patterns dating from the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). Initial work started in the early 1990s, lead by Professor Huynh Minh Duc and his students, who copied and translated Chinese...
Kon Tum province villages equipped with gongs
26/09/2012 10:02
According to the Central Highlands Kon Tum provincial People’s Committee, 243 out of 588 villages in ethnic minority areas in the province, accounting for 41.32% of the province’s villages, have been provided with gongs. In addition, the province has held 11 training courses on how to use...
Muong Thanh night market opens in Dien Bien Phu
26/09/2012 10:02
A Muong Thanh night market opened in the northwestern city of Dien Bien Phu on March 12. The aim is to tap Dien Bien province’s potential for tourism, economic development, trade and services. The night market opens daily, from 20h-23h30, with more than 160 businesses selling different...