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Flower lovers are in for a treat at an 'oasis' in downtown Hanoi.

Since the government decided to open up to international guests from March 15, Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector has sped up preparations and introduced many new products to cater to tourists. It also recently allowed nine tourist destinations to open to visitors under a pilot program.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism on March 1 announced the 8th municipal ao dai (traditional long dress) festival will kick off on March 5 and last until April 15.

A space dedicated to contemporary artworks is opened at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (VNFAM) on February 25.

Dong Ngo Pagoda in Tien Tien commune in Hai Duong city, Hai Duong province, has become a storage and display space for thousands of old agricultural stone tools and objects and is considered a unique museum not only locally but also in Vietnam.

Two national treasures – a wooden burial jar with a bronze drum as a lid and an animal figure dating back thousands years ago – are among about 1,300 artifacts and 500 scientific documents on display at the Binh Duong Museum in Thu Dau Mot City, the capital of southern Binh Duong province.

Boasting over 100 years of preserving and bringing into play cultural values, the Museum of Cham Sculpture is considered a unique place showcasing the quintessence of Cham people’s art of sculpture, which is a precious heritage of Da Nang city as well as Vietnam as a whole.

An exhibition of four-scroll woodblock prints called “Colours of Spring” is underway at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Hanoi.

Located in the heart of Bat Trang ancient pottery village in Hanoi's Gia Lam district, the Bat Trang Pottery Museum is not only a place to preserve the cultural values of the village but also a destination for visitors far and wide.

A thematic exhibition highlighting tigers in Vietnam’s ancient art opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History (VNMH) on January 18. ​

An exhibition highlighting tigers in Vietnam’s ancient art is scheduled to open at the Vietnam National Museum of History on January 18, the museum said on January 12.

A photo exhibition on the five-decade journey of the Vietnam – India diplomatic relations (January 7, 1972 - 2022) opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum on January 7, aiming to help people gain better understanding on the countries’ traditional friendship and cultural similarities.

The northern province of Quang Ninh plans to reopen to international tourists from the first week of next year.

A string of victories by the Vietnamese air defence force and Russian experts during the Southeast Asian country’s war against the US have been highlighted at the Museum of Air Defence Forces in Balashikha town in the Moscow region.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has awarded Quang Ninh Museum with the highest rank in the museum system of Viet Nam.

Many activities have been held in different localities to commemorate late General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary (August 25, 1911 - 2021) and the 77th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2021).

The Ho Chi Minh Museum’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 held a press conference to give the public insights into a freshly published book on the late President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey.

The capital city has developed a series of tourism products based on its historical and cultural values in line with the current flexible and safe adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam is the fulcrum in the ASEAN grouping for India to execute its Act East Policy, Dr. Rajaram Panda, senior researcher at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, told the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to India.

Fifty paintings drawn by disadvantaged children were put on display at an exhibition called “Gratitude” held at the United Nations Office in Vietnam on December 3, on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3).