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1,000-year-old ploughing festival to be restored |
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The Tich Dien Mua Xuan (Spring Ploughing)
Festival, which was initiated more than 1,000 years ago to
promote agriculture, will take place in the northern
province of Ha Nam from February 18-20 (from the fifth to
seventh day of the first lunar month). |
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Hung Kings to be commemorated from April 14-23 |
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A
wide range of activities will take place in the northern
province of Phu Tho to celebrate the death anniversary of
the Hung Kings and the opening of the Hung Temple Festival,
to take place from April 14 to 23. |
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2009 Tourism under
Review: overcoming difficulties, restoring growth rate
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Nhan Dan-
Last year saw many difficulties for the tourism sector,
including the global financial crisis, the world economic
recession and epidemic diseases. These have caused adverse
impacs on the development of Vietnam’s tourism, leading to
the decreasing number of tourists to the country. |
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New Year holiday sees a boom on tourism |
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Nhan
Dan- During the first days of the New Year, the number of
both domestic and international visitors to different
localities of Vietnam increases sharply, according to
Vietnam Administration of Tourism. |
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Alleys form soul of old Hoi An |
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Falling
in love with Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam is
falling in love with its wonderful alleys, which for locals
are the soul of their home town. |
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Flower Festival to open in Hanoi |
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Nhan
Dan - Taking place from December 30, 2009 to January 3,
2010, the 2010 Hanoi Flower Festival will be the first of a
series of cultural events in Hanoi and other provinces and
cities nationwide in anticipation of the capital city's
coming 1000th anniversary. |
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Da Lat recognised as city of flower festival |
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Nhan
Dan - Da Lat City in the central province of Lam Dong has
officially been recognised as the city of flower festival
according to an official dispatch No 2567/TTg-KGVX, signed
by Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on December 22. |
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Ha
Long Bay’s 15th anniversary marked |
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The
15th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as a world
natural heritage was celebrated in the northern coastal
province of Quang Ninh on December 15. |
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Copper casting by Ngu Xa artisans |
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Ngu
Xa Village, located west of the former Thang Long capital
(present-day Hanoi ) has practised the craft of copper
casting for more than four centuries. Through the village’s
ups and downs, the local artisans have preserved this
traditional craft with their wholehearted devotion. Among
them, artisan Nguyen Van Ung and his offspring have become
famous for having turned out various sophisticated products
that demonstrate their talent and skills. |
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Hanoi to host celebrations for Ha Long Bay |
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A
series of activities to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Ha
Long Bay’s recognition as the world natural heritage
(December 7) will be held in Hanoi from December 11-14,
according to the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee. |
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Floral street festival to celebrate New Year |
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Hanoi
is holding a floral festival, only the second of its kind,
on the streets around Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in the
centre of the capital from December 30, 2009, to January 1,
2010, which will turn the area into a gigantic flower
basket. |
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Saigontourist begins busy MICE tour season |
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The
Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) has just begun
a busy season of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and
Exhibitions) tours, welcoming more than 10,000 visitors in
November alone. |
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Quang
Nam promotes its culture and tourism in Hanoi |
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Nhan
Dan Online- Quang Nam Tourism and Culture Week which is to
open in Hanoi tomorrow aims to promote culture, history and
tourism of the central province of Quang Nam to Hanoians as
well as to domestic and foreign investors. |
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Ha Long Bay to have 25-storey twin towers |
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The
Minh Viet Investment Joint Stock Company (MVIC) on Nov. 15
announced that it will invest in building Bay View Towers in
Ha Long in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh. |
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International Gongs Festival to kick off tomorrow |
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Nhan
Dan- The International Gongs Festival will be held in the
Central Highland province of Gia Lai from November 12 to 15,
with the participations of various ethnic groups in Vietnam
and in South East Asia. |
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Ooc
Om Boc festival warms up Soc Trang province |
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An
art performance and an ethnic costume show presented by Hoa
people in the southern province of Soc Trang as part of main
activities to mark the Ooc Om Boc festival, concluded on
November 1. |
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Building up tourism products of Red River Delta |
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Nhan Dan – The Red (Hong) River Delta
possesses a variety of natural and humane tourism resources.
Hanoi ancient capital city along with thousands of
historical and cultural relic sites; traditional craft
villages and intangible cultural heritage systems all
converge in the Red River Delta, making it possible a key
tourism centre of the nation, Luu Nhan Vinh tells more. |
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Promoting cultural assets to encourage Mekong tourism
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The up-coming Mekong-Japan Tourism and
Cultural Festival is aimed at highlighting the unique
aspects of local culture to promote Mekong Delta tourism,
affirmed Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran
Chien Thang at a press briefing in Hanoi on October 26. |
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Ha
Long Bay: one of the world’s natural wonders |
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The Vietnam National Administration of
Tourism said on October 8 that Ha Long Bay has been ranked
as one of the 150 most beautiful natural wonders in the
world by the French leading e-magazine, L’Internaute. |
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Hanoi
gears up for national tourism year |
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Hanoi’s
tourism authorities and travel agents have kicked off
various activities in the run up to National Tourism Year
2010 which takes the theme of “Thang Long-Hanoi, a thousand
years of coming together.” |
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Developing Vietnam’s sea tourism brand |
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Nhan
Dan - Vietnam has comparative advantage for sea travel,
compared to many other regional countries. These values can
be used to create special sea tourism products, with
national pride. However, income from sea travel is still low
in Vietnam, which poses question for the development of
Vietnam’s sea travel brand. |
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Tourism Year 2010 to kick off next month |
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National Tourism Year 2010 will
kick off starting next month with a series of commemorations
of the 999th anniversary of the capital Thang Long-Hanoi,
the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNTA) said. |
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Khmer
people cheer Sene Dolta Festival |
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Nhan
Dan/VNA- Nearly 1.3 million Khmer people in Mekong Delta
localities are celebrating the Sene Dolta Festival, a Khmer
holiday to express their gratitude and appreciation to their
ancestors. |
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Maps
of Vietnam relics to be set up |
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Nhan
Dan – Vietnam has around 40,000 relics across the country,
including five relics recognised by the UNESCO and 3,000
others classified as national relics. However, not until
now, the Institute for Preservation of Vietnamese Relics and
its partners have recently started a project to make maps of
the country’s relics. |
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