ATF 2009’s success promotes

The success of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2009) helped raise Vietnam’s tourism status in the region and offered opportunities for the country to promote its tourism potential abroad. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), made the statement at a conference in Hanoi on March 8 to honour [...]   Detail

Hanoi Craft Week 2010 draws 500 villages

Hanoi Craft Week 2010 will take place from August 4-9 at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi with the participation of 500 craft villages. Themed “A thousand years of quintessence” the fair is part of activities to celebrate the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary and the National Tourism Year in Hanoi, Luu Tien Long, Director of the [...]   Detail

Sixth HCMC Tourism Festival To Kick Off In April

The 6th HCMC Tourism Festival will be held at 23/9 Cultural Park from April 8-11. During the festival, there will be a fair with a total of 150 stands, introducing tourist destinations, services and summer tour programmes of local travel agencies. Other highlights will include a food festival, a contest to discover Saigon and art performances. The festival [...]   Detail

Second International Kite Festival To Kick Off

The second International Kite Festival will be held at the Bien Dong Tourist Area in Vung Tau City from March 25-29, which is expected to attract participants from 30 countries around the world. On March 26, there will be a kite demonstration by 6 kite clubs from Ho Chi Minh City, Bien Hoa, Nha Trang, Binh [...]   Detail

Vietnamese businessman with Thang Long Hanoi

Almost 3,000 people flocked to the northern province of Ninh Binh on March 4 for a cultural programme entitled “Vietnamese business people with Hoa Lu-Thang Long-Hanoi: 1,000 years of construction and sustainable development” for Vietnamese business people to celebrate the millennial anniversary of their country’s capital. The programme of activities is the biggest to be [...]   Detail

Danang prepares the third international fireworks competition

The Danang City expects to attract about 60,000 people, of which 20,000 from outside the city for International Fireworks Competition 2010 which will be organized on March 27 and 28 in the city. With the theme Huyen thoai song Han(Legend of Han River), this year’s International Fireworks Competition is one of seven country’s major cultural events to [...]   Detail

Vietnam’s first ever international craft fair to open in HCMC

Vietnam’s first-ever international fair of fine art and handicraft items, furniture and gifts will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 22 to 26. The fair, “LifeStyle Vietnam”, is being jointly held by the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft) and the Department of Trade Promotion under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. According to the [...]   Detail

German photographer to display works in Hoi An

Exhibitions displaying photos of Vietnam taken by German photographer Jochen Voigt will open in Hoi An ancient town and several other locations in April. The coming exhibitions are part of activities to mark the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-German diplomatic ties. Earlier, in late 2009, the German photographer displayed his photos of the Vietnamese land and people [...]   Detail

Hanoi listed among world’s top tourist destination in 2010

Hanoi is ranked third among 12 most attractive destinations in the world in 2010, announced a US prestigious tourist publisher. Frommer with the most best-selling guidebooks in the US advised travellers to choose Hanoi for their destinations as the city will celebrate its 1,000th birthday and the National Tourism Year 2010. “Hanoi also happens to be Asia’s [...]   Detail

Giant cake to celebrate 1000th anniversary of Thang Long Hanoi

A giant Banh Day (a traditional Vietnamese cake) will be transported from Phu Minh Town in Hanoi to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh Province on March 3. The cake was made in honour of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and the traditional cake-making craft of Quan Ganh Village, Thuong Tin District in [...]   Detail

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