Vietnam welcomes more Japanese tourists
Vietravel Marketing and Tourist Company said it will receive nearly 700 visitors from Japan on July 4-6. This is the largest number of Japanese arrivals since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, marking the ...
2,700 foreign tourists to visit Vietnam on cruise ship
The five-star SuperStar Virgo cruise ship will dock at Ho Chi Minh City’s Lotus port at 9am on July 5, bringing 2,700 sea travelers, mainly from Singapore, Malaysia and ...
Ho Dynasty Citadel now World Heritage
UNESCO recognised the Ho Dynasty in the central province of Thanh Hoa as World Cultural Heritage site on June 27. Located in the two communes of Vinh Tien and Vinh Long in Vinh Loc district, the citadel ...
2012 Tourism Year Puts Heritage in Focus
The first meeting of the Steering Committee and the Organizing Board for the 2012 National Tourism Year recently took place in the old imperial city of Hue. Thua Thien Hue Province will host nine master events ...
NHK TV to broadcast Son Doong cave reportage
Japan’s NHK World TV will broadcast on June 25 a 3D scientific reportage on Vietnam’s Son Doong cave, which is classified as the largest cave in the world. NHK TV’s broadcast will reach 60 ...
20 Vietnamese records nominated for Asia Book of Records
On May 31, Vietnam Record Book Center (Vietkings) announced a list of 20 Vietnamese records in the fields of culture - religion, gastronomy, arts... to nominate for the Asia Book of Records (ABR).Among ...
Floating school emphasises heritage preservation
The EcoBoat, an environmental education programme on Ha Long Bay, was the focal point of an exhibition on June 5 to showcase its outstanding performance over the past six years.The exhibition introduced ...
Ha Noi welcomes 5.7 million tourists during first five months
The capital has welcomed 5.7 million tourists during the first five months of 2011, according to the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Of this, 552,098 were made up of foreign tourists (32 ...
UNESCO recognises Ba Be Lake as wetland of international importance
Ba Be Lake is set to receive a UNESCO certificate recognising it as Viet Nam's third Ramsar site on the World Environment Day (June 5). The first and second Ramsar sites include the Xuan Thuy National Park ...