Vietnam Travel News

The central province of Khanh Hoa on March 18 and 19 welcomed more than 2,800 foreign tourists and crew by sea.

In the craft village of Quat Dong, women were traditionally judged on their ability to embroider – perhaps it’s no wonder girls start practicing while still in primary school.

An exhibition featuring Vietnamese women’s daily lives kicked off in Paris, France, on March 20.

Thua Thien-Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 20 organised a ceremony to announce the city’s 2010 tourism year and presented to the public the country’s biggest plain rice cake.

Hang Dao is one of Hanoi’s busiest shopping streets with a host of shops selling silk, footwear and jewelry but the street is also home to a ­number of cultural attractions.

161 passengers representing 17 travel firms from Japan are conducting a survey on tourism in Central Vietnam.

The Prime Minister has urged the Ministry of Public Security to go ahead with a national project on issuing E-passport in 2011, announced the Government Office.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will focus its promotion programme in 2010 on the Russian market, said a VNAT official at the opening ceremony of the Moscow International Tourism Expo 2010 on March 17.

The Hoa Lu Ancient Capital festival will be held in the historical temples of the kings of the Dinh and Le dynasties in Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province from April 19 to 21.

Nghe An, the largest province in the North Central part of Viet Nam, is calling on massive investment of around US $250 million in 22 projects on marine and eco-tourism from now to 2015.

A festival sponsored by Thua Thien-Hue province will celebrate 50 years of Hanoi-Hue-Saigon friendship on March 24-26.