(TITC) - Tuong (Classical Opera), also called Hat Boi in the South, is one of the most classical and scholarly arts of Viet Nam. It was formed on the basic of folk stage performance during the Ly-Tran dynasties and became very popular nationwide during the following centuries.
As many as 70 artifacts depicting Japan’s historical events and its traditional culture are on exhibit at 25 Tong Dan Street in Hanoi.
The ancient city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province celebrated the arrival of the 6 millionth foreign tourist who visited the old quarter at the Japanese Bridge, on February 28.
Ambassadors, their wives and representatives from more than 20 embassies and international organisations joined a spring tour of the traditional craft village of Bat Trang in Hanoi on March 1.
The Tourism Association of the southern central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has announced 38 local tourist destinations known for providing high quality and safe services for visitors.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An have been ranked second, sixth and 12th respectively in the top 30 Asian cities based on price in the backpacker index for 2014, a database of travel costs around the world.
Foreign tourist arrivals to Viet Nam in the first two months this year reached an estimated 1.62 million, a year-on-year rise of 33.4 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The central localities of Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam will cooperate with each other in tourism in order to ensure sustainable development.
Ho Chi Minh City is striving to welcome 4.4 million international tourists, raking in 94 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD) - 15 percent more revenue than last year.
Some 1,400 passengers and crewmembers onboard the luxury liner Crystal Serenity arrived at Chan May port in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue on February 27.
Popular Vietnamese specialties such as Hanoi fried spring rolls and southern grilled beef noodles are attracting attention from customers at the ongoing Asian Cuisine Week in the Czech Republic capital Prague.
Methods of realising the tourism potential of Pho Hien old town in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen were tabled at a seminar in the locality on February 26.