Vietnamplus

Vietnamese runner Hoang Thi Thanh on August 19 grabbed a silver medal in the women’s marathon event at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien bade farewell to the Vietnam contingent at a simple ceremony in Hanoi on August 8, as they headed for the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Vietnam’s national U15 team returned home on July 23 with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Under-15 Championship trophy held in Thailand.

he Vietnam tourism culture days began in Vientiane on July 17 as part of activities to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Laos (September 5, 1962) and 40 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977).

The second culture, sports and tourism festival in the Vietnam-Laos border area kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 5 evening.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has approved sending a Vietnamese delegation of 693 members to the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.

The outcomes of the third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) were announced at a press conference in Hanoi on June 21 afternoon after the sitting wrapped up earlier the same day.

APEC tourism ministers have convened in Ha Long for their policy dialogue, focusing on promoting sustainable tourism for an inclusive and interconnected Asia-Pacific.

Son Doong Cave in central Quang Binh province has been recognised as the world’s largest and most beautiful natural cave by the World Records Union and the World Record Association.

The 14th National Assembly wrapped up its second Q&A session of this tenure after three working days in Hanoi on June 15.

Voters have expressed their satisfaction with frank answers from ministers during the National Assembly’s question and answer session in Hanoi on June 14.

Vietnam is targeting between 49 and 62 gold medals at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29), which will take place in Malaysia from August 19 to 31.

A ceremony receiving UNESCO certificate of recognition for the Viet Beliefs in the Mother Goddesses in Three Realms as part of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was held on April 1.

Israeli President Reuven Ruvi Rivlin and his spouse attended a Vietnam-Israel friendship concert at the Hanoi Opera House on March 22 night as part of his ongoing visit to Vietnam from March 19-25.

Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Francis Gurry has vowed to keep assisting Vietnam in intellectual property field.

Hollywood film director Jordan Vogt-Roberts said he is honoured to be Vietnam’s tourism ambassador and will do his utmost to help Vietnamese tourism take off.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has set high goals for the Vietnamese sport at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian Games, which will take place from August 19-31 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2016 was a successful year for the tourism sector, with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists along with a breakthrough in improving the image of Vietnam’s tourism through a campaign to scrutinize the accommodation system nationwide.

Traditional festivals comprising violent activities and causing chaos are to be stopped or changed, authorities and cultural managers said at a conference in Hanoi on January 10.

Vietnam welcomed the 10 millionth foreign visitor in 2016 at the Phu Quoc airport in the island district of Phu Quoc, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on December 25.