The central city of Da Nang plans to develop tourism into one of the key sectors that makes up a large proportion in its economic structure.
The development of Viet Nam’s cruise ship tourism was discussed at international seminar held in Hue on April 16 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Thua Thien Hue provincial People’s Committee, and the Asian Cruise Association (ACA).
Traditional dishes of Viet Nam’s ethnic minority groups were introduced at a food festival in the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture and Tourism Village, Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi.
The “Ha Long bay alliance” a joint public-private effort that will bring together US and Vietnamese government officials, private sector business partners, and key local and national stakeholders to help preserve and protect Ha Long bay was launched on April 15.
The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang is working hard to revitalise a folk singing genre performed by the San Diu ethnic group, known as Soong co.
The Japanese government is considering an initiative to grant visa exemption for citizens from Viet Nam, Indonesia and the Philippines, in an effort to turn Japan into an attractive tourist destination.
More than 97,000 domestic and foreign holiday-makers have flocked to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue for the Hue Festival 2014, 48 percent of them foreigners.
Viet Nam and Bungary will enhance to build some contents to sign a Cooperation Program about Culture in 2014-2016 periods in the up-coming time.
The UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is in a festive atmosphere as numerous activities are being held as part of the 2014 Hue Festival.
Royal treasures of the feudal Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945) of Viet Nam are on display in the former capital Hue City, in line with the biennial cultural Hue Festival 2014.
German Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms Jutta Frasch on April 12 inaugurated a new highlight for visitors of the Imperial City of Hue as part of Hue Festival 2014.
The biennial Hue festival 2014, the eighth of its kind, opened in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue in the evening of April 12 with a spectacular mix of music and performances.