Travel

Highland market session held in Hanoi
26/09/2012 10:02
A mountain market session, as part of the ‘Sac Mau Tay Bac’ (Colours of the Northwest) programme, is being held in Hanoi from April 26-28. Visitors to the market can taste thang co - a traditional dish of the Mong ethnic people, com lam (rice cooked in bamboo-tubes), smoked ham and grilled...
The "Festival in the Clouds 2012" will open the Sapa Culture-Tourism Week 2012 from April 27 - May 4 with many new features since the previous year.
26/09/2012 10:02
Sapa opens ‘Festival in the Clouds 2012’ This event, under the travel program "On the origin 2012", is held by the 3 provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho and Yen Bai. As planned, the opening ceremony will be held on the evening of 28 April in the centre of Sapa town, with a brief rite of...
DIPR 2012 to be held in Danang
26/09/2012 10:02
The Danang International Paramotor Race (DIPR) 2012 named "Danang - New peaks" will be first organized in Vietnam from May 23-27 with the participation of 25 athletes coming from America, France and Japan. The race will include four contents: speed, avoiding obstacles, rescuing, and...
Hanoi draws up plans to promote tourism
26/09/2012 10:02
The Hanoi People’s Committee says it plans to promote tourism to reach a target of two million foreign visitors in 2012. This year, the city will host the International Tourism Fair and a meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) to highlight Hanoi ’s potential for tourism...
Mekong Delta trade, tourism and investment fair opens
26/09/2012 10:02
A Mekong Delta trade, tourism and investment fair opened in Xuan To industrial zone, Tinh Bien district, in An Giang province on May 9. The event aims to create favourable conditions for businesses to introduce new products and trade names to consumers in border districts between Vietnam...
Joint Vietnamese-RoK concert held in Bac Ninh
26/09/2012 10:02
Vietnamese musicians along with their counterparts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) got together to put on a concert on May 9 in the northern province of Bac Ninh to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The event was jointly organised...
Another 13 sites listed as special national relics
26/09/2012 10:02
An additional 13 historical sites nationwide have been listed as special national relics under the Government’s decision dated May 10. They include the ancient capital of Hoa Lu in northern Ninh Binh province, the Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, the ancient citadel...