Vietnam Travel News

A Thai Indian friend of mine, who prefers to remain anonymous, and her American fiance decided to organise their wedding soon in Istanbul.

The Tay Bac (Northwest) Region is famous for its splendid sceneries such as Sa Pa, Mai Chau Plateau and Dien Bien historical land and the magnificent mountains, rivers and lakes in Son La and Hoa Binh provinces. The region is also known for its mountain style cuisine.

Festivals in Japan and South Korea this week will promote tourism in Viet Nam, ahead of Ha Noi’s millennium celebrations later this year.

The Central Music and Dance Theatre gave a special performance in Beijing, China, on June 19 to welcome the Vietnam-China Friendship Year 2010 and 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The central province of Quang Binh is known as land of resounding, heroic feats of arms in wartime.

The Bac Ha Culture and Tourism Week Open 2010, a special tourism program, has been launched in Bac Ha town in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.

Pop singer Minh Quan, who is also an artist from Radio the Voice of Vietnam, attended the ASEAN+3 Concert in Thailand on June 19 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's ascension to the throne.

Fete de la Musique – a French celebration of all genres of music – will be hosted by Sofitel Luxury Hotels on June 20-21.

Over the first five months of this year, the country’s tourism industry has grown by more than 30 percent, said Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism at a press conference for the Vietnam Tourism Awards on June 18.

Lu Hu Thi, the oldest musician playing Hue Royal Court Music and the last living member of the Hoa Thanh ceremonial orchestra in the Nguyen Dynasty, currently lives in a small house in Hue City.

A legend that was born a thousand years ago is alive and swimming in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

Vietnam is among the four countries with the highest growth rates in tourism in the first five months this year, a senior industry official has announced.

The Government has drawn up a roadmap for restoring the Hue royal citadel through 2020 as part of an overall programme to conserve the world heritage site.

The World Food Festival 2010 will take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau from July 21st to 25th, said the organising board of the coming event at a press conference held on June 17th.

As urbanisation is getting more and more rapid, more villages are being ‘transformed’ into cities.