• Outbound tourists increase during Tet

    26/09/2012 10:02

    Around 80,000 tourists in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces went abroad through Tan Son Nhat International Airport Minh City to enjoy their lunar New Year holiday, representing a year-on-year increase of 20 percent. According to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and...

  • Tran temple festival opens in Thai Binh

    Tran temple festival opens in Thai Binh

    26/09/2012 10:02

    Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh will be held at Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district on February 4th 2012 (13th of the first lunar month of the New Year) with 20,000-30,000 tourists expected to participate. The Tran Temple Festival is held annually on the death anniversary of General Tran...

  • Da Trang Pagoda Festival attracts visitors

    Da Trang Pagoda Festival attracts visitors

    26/09/2012 10:02

    The Da Trang (White Stone) pagoda festival opened yesterday in An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province, attracting a large number of locals, Buddhist followers, and pilgrims. The festival will commemorate monks and heroes who have contributed to the nation, including Tran Cao Van...

  • Dien Bien tourist numbers rise sharply

    Dien Bien tourist numbers rise sharply

    26/09/2012 10:02

    The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than 28,000 tourists since the beginning of 2012, including 6,500 during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival. The province also welcomed around 700 foreign visitors from France, Australia, Canada, the US and Germany during Tet...

  • HCMC welcomes 310,000 foreign tourists in January

    HCMC welcomes 310,000 foreign tourists in January

    26/09/2012 10:02

    In January 2012, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) received 310,000 foreign tourist arrivals, reported the city Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism. Of the figure, 250,000 foreign tourists arrived in the city by air. Because the lunar New Year 2012 was in January, a large number of overseas...

  • Pilgrims flock to Tran temple’s seal opening ceremony

    Pilgrims flock to Tran temple’s seal opening ceremony

    26/09/2012 10:02

    The seal opening ceremony at the Tran temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh, took place on the 14th night of the first lunar month, which fell on February 5, attracting thousands of visitors. The ceremony was an re-enactment of a custom dating back the Tran dynasty (1225-1400), when...

  • Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Communication Centre debuts

    26/09/2012 10:02

    The Institute of Relic Preservation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with the Talent Development Support Centre to open the Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Communication Centre. The centre gathers activists in the field of heritage to popularize, support and...

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