A Vietnamese folk painting seminar was held in Hanoi on January 13 in an effort to preserve this special genre of art.
The Nara National Research Institute for Japanese Cultural Properties is researching and developing preservation technology tailored to the priceless wooden relics within Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
Vietnam’s tourism potential was introduced to international tour operators at a workshop in Belgium on January 9.
The tourism industry will this year actively attend fairs and promotion programs overseas as well as organize trips to Vietnam for international reporters to introduce tourism and create business ties between local and foreign companies.
The coastal province of Khanh Hoa now has 550 accommodation providers with more than 14,900 rooms, including seven five-star hotels (1,216 rooms), six four-star hotels (1,101 rooms), 35 three-star hotels (2,664 rooms) and two-star centres, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The capital city of Hanoi plans to welcome 3 million foreign tourists this year with a hospitable and safe environment for both visitors and enterprises.
Russian tourist arrivals to Vietnam in 2013 reached 250,000, a 71 percent rise over last year, according the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
The first national festival of “Don ca tai tu”, the musical art that UNESCO recognised as an intangible cultural heritage, will take place in the southern province of Bac Lieu from April 20-25.
(TITC) – According to decision 80/2013/QĐ-Ttg released by Primer Minister on December 27th 2013, foreigners or Vietnamese holding foreign passports can enjoy visa exemption for stay of not more than 30 days on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province. Besides, foreigners who transits via int’l border gate of Viet Nam, including by road, by air and by sea are exempted from visa entering Phu Quoc.
The US-based food website Daily Meal continues its culinary tour of the world with its first-ever roster of the 101 Best Restaurants in Asia, which honours five Vietnamese restaurants.
Dai Tu district in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen on January 6 opened its second tea festival in order to promote the local specialty.
La Residence Hotel & Spa, run by Vietnamese staff, has been listed as one of the world’s 500 best hotels in 2014 – a prestigious honor in the travel industry.