Preservation of cultural and natural heritage sites plays an important role in tourism growth in Vietnam, experts said at a conference on November 30 in HCM City.

The Sa Pa winter festival 2018 is underway in Sa Pa town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai with a wide range of splendid activities.

A workshop discussing ways to preserve and uphold the value of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) gong culture was held in Gia Lai province on December 1.

Hundreds of local people and foreigners came to the French food and cultural festival “Balade en France” at Hoa Lu Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on its opening night on December 1.

The organizing board of the Tay Nguyen Gong Culture Festival 2018 started the activities within the framework of the festival in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on December 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the administrations and people of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) localities to work harder to preserve and promote the value of their gong culture as well as other traditional practices and religious rituals.

More than 8,200 runners from 63 countries and territories will participate in the second Techcombank HCM City Marathon in HCM City on December 2, the largest marathon event in Vietnam.

Vietnamese movie Nguoi Vo Ba (The Third Wife) on November 29 received the Best Artistic Contribution in International Competition awards at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).

Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.

Vietnam’s national men’s football team has climbed two spots to find itself on the list of world’s top 100 for this month, according to the latest International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) rankings released on November 29.

As many as 25,000 online tickets for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup’s second leg semi-final match between Vietnam and the Philippines have been sold out, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said.

A photo exhibition entitled “Painter Xu Man – Legacy” kicked off in Pleiku city, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, on November 29, as part of the Central Highlands Gong Culture Festival 2018.

Vietnam Airlines will arrange one more direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Bacolod in the Philippines to serve football fans, following the news that the national men’s football team has entered the semi-finals of the 2018 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF Suzuki Cup), said the national flag carrier.

Vietnam has joined nine other ASEAN countries to showcase its best traditional dishes at the ASEAN Culinary Festival 2018 which is currently underway at the COEX Convention Centre in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from November 29 to December 1.