Vietnam Travel News

The Thang Long lantern parade, the largest ever of its kind, will be held around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (solar calendar dates).

Efforts to preserve the Thang Long Royal Citadel recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site were discussed at an online meeting held by the government’s information portal on August 11.

Saigontourist Travel Service has introduced more than 50 inbound and outbound tours nationwide on the occasion of the National Day (September 2).

Thousands of Sa Huynh Culture artifacts, some dating back to the fifth century BC, have been discovered at Phu Truong in Phan Thiet after three months of excavations.

An exhibition named “Porcelain” opens today, August 12 at San Art, 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh District, HCM City.

About 80 kilometers from Hanoi, Tam Dao Mountain is considered of Dalat of the North. Holiday-makers make the trip to escape the scorching heat of the city.

A seminar to promote China’s tourism in Ho Chi Minh City, themed “China-Vietnam Friendship Year, joining hands for tourism development”, was held on August 11.

The northern port city of Hai Phong will organise the first Culture, Sports and Tourism Week from September 28 to October 2 in response to the grand ceremony of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Tourism is seen as one of the important factors in improving the socio-economic development in the central province of Quang Binh.

The four-star Sai Gon-Phu Yen Hotel has recently been unveiled by Saigontourist and Sai Gon-Phu Yen Tourism Joint Stock Company.

The Saigontourist Holding Company (Saigontourist) has planned to build marinas at several localities nationwide aimed at launching a new model of tourism and diversifying its tourism products.

The participation of Vietnam in the well-known Berlin international beer festival has received a positive response from the visitors to the event, according to Nguyen Xuan Hung, HMSky director in charge of the Vietnamese stand at the festival.

China wants to co-operate with Viet Nam on tourism, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration Shao Qiwei told Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan yesterday.

An exhibition showcasing 40 paintings and sculptures by 18 Indonesian and 17 Vietnamese artists opened at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Hanoi on August 9.

An awards ceremony for two contests for Nam Dinh’s tourism photo and logo design was held on August 9 by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.