Vietnam Travel News

The 35th anniversary of the liberation of south Vietnam was celebrated in Havana, Cuba on April 21 by the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba.

The dossier for nominations of the Saint Giong Festival as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity to UNESCO meets the technical standards necessary to enter the next round of evaluations, the Viet Nam Culture and Art Sub-Institute (VICAS) announced on Tuesday.

Thua Thien – Hue province is home to nearly 50 historical relics, most built during the Nguyen Dynasty.

The Vietnam Tourism Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is to host the 22nd session of the Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and Commission for South Asia under the United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and a meeting under the theme “Tourism-Important Dynamic for Socio-Economic Development”.

A master plan to develop Con Co Island into a tourist site was introduced at the 20th session of the Quang Tri People’s Council on April 19th.

The Management Board of the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village has lately launched a campaign encouraging people to donate belongings, utensils and documents depicting ethnic culture.

The Da Nang People’s Committee has just approved a detailed plan on Ngu Hanh Son Cultural and Spiritual Park.

The second Vietnam Traditional Craft Village Festival 2010 will be held in Da Nang City between May 19th and 23rd.

Sofitel Saigon Plaza pastry chefs Pham Ngoc Hai and Tran Ngo Lam Khanh are taking part in a cake making contest in Singapore that began on April 20.

Vietnam Airlines plans to add 14 additional flights in the next four days to meet high travel demand as there are signs Europe will reopen its skies soon, officials said at a press briefing in Hanoi Tuesday.

An exhibition entitled Balgo: Contemporary Australian Art from the Balgo Hills has opened at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.

The Vietnam Super Model 2009 bronze cup winner, Kim Dung, will represent Vietnam at the Miss Tourism Intercontinental 2010 pageant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this May 2010.

Vietnam Airlines has announced the cancellation of the flights on April 19 and 20. To date, 22 flights have been canceled, with 6,000-7,000 passengers affected due to the Iceland’s volcanic eruption.

Huong Pagoda, located about 70 kilometers from downtown Hanoi in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Hanoi, is often host to some of Vietnam’s most renowned Buddhist festivals.