Vietnam-Japan cultural festival opens in HCM City

A large number of Vietnamese and Japanese students, businesses and people participated in the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Day in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15.

Lam Kinh Festival to open in Thanh Hoa Province

The ‘Lam Kinh Festival’ will be held at the Lam Kinh Historical Site in Xuan Lam Commune of Tho Xuan District in Thanh Hoa Province from September 24-26.

Province promotes precious bai choi singing

Researchers and artists of traditional folk music presented suggestions to preserve and promote bai choi singing at a workshop held yesterday in the central province of Binh Dinh, the cradle of the singing.

HCM City hosts international travel expo

The 2013 International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC 2013) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 11, carrying the message “Five Countries-One destination.”

Famtrips help to stimulate tourism sector

Famtrips have become popular in Da Nang in recent years. The purpose of a famtrip is to provide participating travel agents and reporters the opportunity to survey the tourist attractions and products at the locality they are visiting.

Rare monkey rescued in central Viet Nam

Forest rangers in the central province of Quy Nhon on November 2 said they are treating an endangered, injured gray-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea) monkey, which was kept by a local.

Da Mi’s hidden man-made gems

Nestled between Dalat and Phan Thiet cities, about 60 kilometers from Bao Loc Township, the Da Mi area proudly offers two beautiful manmade lakes namely Ham Thuan Lake and Da Mi Lake. The charm of the two lakes always lures passers-by to stop and admire.

“Waking up” tourism potentials of Ninh Thuan

(TITC)-On 31st Aug., Ninh Thuan Province held a conference on “Tourism Development and Destination Marketing” aiming to introduce the province’s tourism potentials.

Nghinh Ong festival recognised as intangible cultural heritage

Nghinh Ong, one of the biggest annual event in the South for fishermen to worship the whale and to seek good luck at sea, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Festival in Germany highlights Vietnamese culture

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Frankfurt in conjunction with the Vietnamese community in Rhein-Main area has held a culture festival themed “the beauty of Vietnam” in Oberursel city in Germany’s Hessen state.