The northern province of Ninh Binh, which is famous for its beautiful scenery and historical relics, has attracted a sharply increased number of domestic and international tourists, earning VND245 billion in revenues, up 51% from the same period last year.
An exhibition celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People’s Army has opened at Lam Son Park near HCMC’s Opera House.
A nationwide fine arts exhibition focusing on the Armed Forces and Revolutionary War has opened at the Vietnam Museum of Military History in Hanoi. The exhibition displays 161 paintings, graphics and sculptures chosen from a nationwide call for new artworks created since 2005.
The representatives of 17 regional travel agencies, including Saigontourist (Vietnam), attended a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand and agreed to establish an Asian Cruise Services Network (ACSN).
The Central Highland province of Dac Lak will set up a 200-ha elephant sanctuary in Yok Don National Park under a project to preserve wild and domestic elephants.
Hanoi and Ha Long Bay (Viet Nam) is in an Australian website’s list of ideal destinations for family vacation in 2010.
Ancient dances, an exceptional art genre that stems from the old capital city of Thang Long, are being revived after a long time in oblivion.
The Buon Me Thuot-Dak Lak Tourism and Culture Week entitled “The Legend of the Central Highlands Elephant†opened in the central highlands province of Dak Lak on December 16.
Lower-income communities have been placed in the core of a tourism programme scheduled to begin in 2010 to develop the north-western mountainous provinces into an attractive destination.
All high-end hotels nationwide will be allowed early next year to keep some entertainment facilities open until 2 a.m. instead of 12:00 a.m. to cater to tourists and improve business, according to a new Government decree.
Head of UNESCO’s representative office in Vietnam on December 12 awarded the certificate of Documentary Heritage to the State Records and Archives Department for woodblocks from the Nguyen Dynasty two centuries ago.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha hosted a solemn ceremony at the Yen Tu Mountain on December 16 to commemorate the 701st anniversary of the attainment of Nirvana of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism.