The 18th Red River Delta Region Fine Arts exhibition opened on August 26 in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
The number of tourists coming to Quang Ninh in the first eight months this year increased 12 percent year-on-year, including more than 1 million foreign tourist arrivals, according to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam's cultural publications and traditional products drew much attention from visitors at an international display organised by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on August 25.
Vietnam welcomed around 4.9 million international tourists in the first eight months of this year, up 7.9 percent year-on-year and equivalent to 68 percent of the annual target for 2013.
The Hue Relics Conservation Centre will launch a tourism promotion month from September 2-30 to lure more tourists to the Complex of Hue Monuments, a world cultural heritage in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The 11th Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival kicked off in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam central province on August 23 with numerous cultural and sports activities.
A photo exhibition displaying 150 photos about the land and people of Vietnam and Japan opened at the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Cultural Centre on August 22 to mark the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between the two countries (1973-2013).
Visitors both at home and abroad will have a chance to enjoy a special tourism promotion month at the complex of royal relics in Hue from September 2-30.
Uong Bi city in Quang Ninh Province has registered four tourism routes associated with Yen Tu Relic to further develop the city's tourism strength and contribute to the province's common tourism development planning.
A two-day cycling trip in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh is to take place this weekend to raise awareness of responsible tourism.
A national photographic exhibition based on two themes "Discovering the Red River Civilization" and "Homeland's sea and island" will take place in Haiphong city from August 28 to September 6.
Hanoi city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize 30 art performances for local people to mark the 68th National Day (September 2).