Da Trang Pagoda Festival attracts visitors
The Da Trang (White Stone) pagoda festival opened yesterday in An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province, attracting a large number of locals, Buddhist followers, and pilgrims.
Largest Vietnamese pottery exhibition in US
Over 200 exhibits are on display at a Vietnamese pottery exhibition, the largest of its kind, at Birmingham Museum of Art in the US state of Alabama from Jan. 22 to April 8.
EuroCham congratulates Vietnam's new tourism logo and slogan
On January 16, 2012, The Tourism and Hospitality Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) sent a letter to Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam Hoang Tuan Anh to congratulate Vietnam's New Tourism Logo and Slogan (period 2012-2015).
Tourists to Hanoi increase during Tet
Around 183,000 foreign tourists visited Hanoi during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent.
Cruise ship brings 2,000 visitors
Saigontourist Travel Service Co provided on-shore services to around 2,000 passengers, mainly from Italy, Spain, and the UK, who arrived on board the five-star cruise ship Costa Classica at HCM City 's Navi Oil Port, on Jan. 12.
Luxury Travel Ltd and DMC to establish a representative office in key markets
Luxury Travel Ltd (a long established specialist in luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand) is expanding its reach with the launch of representative office in London. This office will service UK and Ireland travel agents and tour operators from January 2012.
Vietnam’s water puppeteers perform in France
Vietnam’s water puppeteers will give 40 shows in 10 cities of France from Jan. 15 to March 21, 2012, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Water Puppet Theatre Nguyen Tien Dung.
Vietnam, Laos host cultural exchange programme
A cultural exchange between ethnic minority groups of Vietnam and Laos took place at the Lao National Culture Hall in Vientiane on December 28.
Da Lat gears up for bloom boom
The Central Highlands resort city of Da Lat , already famous as the City of Flowers , is now the City of Flower Festivals.
