Traditional Vietnamese, Japanese foods spotlighted

Traditional dishes of Vietnamese and Japanese food will be on display at a gastronomy night, which is to be held in Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province on July 7. The programme, co-organised by the Quang Nam Tourism Association, Hoi An Hotel and the Japan’s Institute for Human Resource Development, will spotlight dishes made by [...]  Detail

Hanoi to host Arts and Handicrafts Week 2010

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade in coordination with the ABIX Joint Stock Company will host Arts and Handicrafts Week 2010 at the Friendship Cultural Palace in the city from August 4-9. To promote the traditional culture of Hanoi’s craft villages, this annual event will include an exhibition of arts and handicrafts, art performances, a [...]  Detail

Tranquil Ban Ho Village

Indochina Travel Service - Vietnamese Australian Tran Han expressed his excitement when he walked out of the Lavie Stream in the scenic village Ban Ho, more than 26 kilometers away from the famous resort town of Sapa. Han said swimming in the Lavie was one of many unforgettable memories of his trip to northern Vietnam earlier [...]  Detail

Hanoi introduces five tours to craft villages

Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade is putting together five tours of the city’s traditional craft villages to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. The tours, which are scheduled to start this month, include a one-day tour to the Chuon Ngo pearl inlay village, Thang Loi embroidery village, [...]  Detail

Hanoi’s tourist festival scheduled for October

The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will run from October 2-5 at the Bao Son Paradise Theme Park. At a meeting with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 10, Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang said that the event is not only part [...]  Detail

World Food Festival promotes Vietnamese cuisine

Vietnam will host the World Food Festival for the first time in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau in July, providing a great opportunity for the country to promote its traditional cuisine. The festival, co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung [...]  Detail

Flower festival marks city millennial birthday

A flower festival will be held in the relic site of the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi to usher in the capital city’s 1,000th birthday from May 1 to October 30. At a press briefing on April 28 in Hanoi, the organising board said that the festival is part of the [...]  Detail

“Vietnam Week” to be held in Acapunco, Mexico

A press briefing was held in Mexico’s Acapunco City, Guerrero State, on May 12 to announce the organisation of the first “Vietnam Week” to be held in the city from May 19-28. At the function, Vietnamese ambassador Pham Van Que said a monument of late President Ho Chi Minh will be inaugurated in Miguel Aleman [...]  Detail