Tourism promotion campaigns have shown efficiency as they help Vietnam get one step closer to its set target of hosting 17.5-18 million international tourists and 85 million domestic visitors in 2019.
Spiritual tourism destinations in the northern province of Tuyen Quang attracted numerous visitors coming to pray for health, and prosperity in the new year.
The Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 kicked off at the Temple of Hung Kings in Phu Tho on July 12, drawing 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 30 nations and territories, and a crowd of local youths.
The Dao Thanh Phan ethnic community in Dong Van commune, Binh Lieu district, the northern province of Quang Ninh, jubilantly celebrate their annual Ngay Kieng gio festival (meaning avoiding wind) on May 18.
Many people organise buffalo fighting festivals to gamble illegally, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy said at a conference held in Hanoi this week.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received the newly-accredited Peruvian Ambassador to Vietnam, Augusto Morelli Salgado, on March 19.
For generations, Vietnamese have preserved a traditional New Year custom of collecting calligraphic words written in ancient Vietnamese-Chinese script. The practice reflects their respect for knowledge and learning.
An exhibition on Ho Chi Minh was opened in Paris, France, on November 13, highlighting the late President of Vietnam as a great man of peace and culture.
Homestay tourism in Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang proviince, has drawn domestic and international holiday-makers to the imposing landscape and cultural tradition of ethnic minorities in the locality.
The Tran Temple Festival opened at the national special historical complex of the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs in Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province, on February 9.
About 180 outstanding children from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have gathered at an international exchange progamme entitled “Vong tay ban be” (Friend’s arms) .
Traditional rituals and a line-up of cultural activities are included in the Kinh Duong Vuong festival, which opened at the historical Kinh Duong Vuong-Lac Long Quan-Au Co temple in Bac Ninh province.
With two weeks remaining until the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, Nhat Tan village on the edge of Hanoi's West Lake is blooming with a variety of flora, especially peach flowers.
A large number of religions in Vietnam have coexisted peacefully since the country was established on September 2, 1945, according to religious officials.
Automobile sales in August dropped by 10 percent from the previous month to 18,236 units, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).
A festival featuring the Vietnamese community’s 40-year integration and
development in Germany was held in Berlin on June 28 as part of
activities to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic
ties.
Experts and educators gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on March 24 to
discuss how to include intangible cultural heritage in education for
sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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