Vietnam Travel News
More than 1,300 tour guides in HCMC have put their names down at the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to change their practicing cards for new professional ones, a tourism official said.
One of the nation’s largest rainforests in Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh has become a hot destination for adventure and nature lovers, complete with wildlife treks and homestays in the communes of Thai and Muong ethnic groups.
Around 410,000 foreign tourists visited Vietnam in July, bringing the total number of foreign visitors to the country in the January-July period to nearly over 2.9 million, 35 percent up year on year, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
If you are so hungry you could eat a horse, Bac Ha Market in the north-western province of Lao Cai is the place for you. And you have it straight from the horse’s mouth.
Hotels in Khanh Hoa Province, home of the world-renowned Nha Trang Bay, are offering discounts of up to 50 percent to attract tourists.
The number of tourists to Hanoi reached 4.53 million, according to estimates, increasing by 13.3% over the same period last year’s figure, including 0.58 million foreign visitors (an increase of 12%) in the first half of the year.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will help the Hue Imperial Relics Preservation Centre (HIRPC) produce percussion instruments of Nha Nhac (Royal Court Music) as locals no longer know the techniques to make and play them.
Farmer Nguyen Dinh Hai from Lam Dong Province has presented his recently-found set of gongs to the Museum of Lam Dong in Dalat City.
The cultural sector needs to focus on streamlining the organisation of festivals, controlling advertising, and proper management of the nation’s cultural heritage, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh told a meeting here on Wednesday.
The South Korean Centre for Traditional Performing Art Research will provide financial and technical assistance to Hue Imperial Relics Preservation Centre to produce percussion instruments of Nha Nhac (Royal Court Music).
One of the most outstanding artisans from Hanoi’s Bat Trang pottery village – Tran Do, opened his exhibition at Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) on July 7.
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The People's Committee of the central province of Ninh Thuan has approved in principle for the Hong Kong-based Polo Beach International Limited Co to develop a 4.5 billion USD tourism complex in the locality, the provincial official website revealed.
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