Aiming to establish a prestigious and highly professional annual International Travel Mart in Vietnam in order to promote to image of Vietnam tourism as well as the development of the tourism industry, taking Vietnam become the top regional destination, the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) has worked with Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and Hanoi People’s Committee to organize the Vietnam International Travel Mart Hanoi 2013 at the Hanoi International Centre for Exhibition (91 Tran Hung [...]

The worship of Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, generates a source of strength for their offspring to overcome any difficulties and challenges in national building, State President Truong Tan Sang has said. He made the remarks at a grand ceremony in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 13 to receive a UNESCO certificate of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity bestowed to the worship of Hung Kings. The event coincided [...]

According to the meeting of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee on April 9, the 2013 Halong Carnival with the theme of “Quang Ninh’s colors – Integration and Spread” to be held on April 27 at Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province. With the participation of 5,000 local artists, models and dancers as well as art troupes from Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and Laos, the carnival will be a [...]

The fifth Traditional Craft Festival will be held in central Hue city from April 27 to May 1, aiming at promoting the development of traditional crafts and craft villages as well as the tourism industry. According to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Trong Vinh, the festival, themed “The Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts”, is expected to see the participation of craftsmen from provinces nationwide as well as foreign artisans. A new special feature in [...]

According the the Sapa Tourism Information Center, the 2010 Sapa Cloud Festival will be held from April 26 to May 5, welcome all tourists from all over the world to join. On this occasion, the district People’s Committee will also announce the decision to recognize Sapa as a 4th-class city. There will be a wide range of interesting cultural and sporting activities to be taken place during the festival in Sapa, including displaying flowers and [...]

Following the success of the 2012 Hoa Lu Ancient Capital festival, the 2013 Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Festival will be held in 3 days from April 17 to 19 (8th to 10th of the third lunar month) in the historical temples of the kings of Dinh and Le dynasties in Truong Yen Commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province. Like the tradition of many other festivals in Vietnam, the 2013 Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Festival [...]

Mai Chau, a small town in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, was named one of the top ten “fresh” Asian destinations by Agoda. These destinations all had high growth rates and attracted many foreign travellers as well as increasing amounts of vacationing locals. Mai Chau was described as “a semi-isolated village in Vietnam…surrounded by limestone cliffs and green rice paddies, populated largely by members of the ethnic White Thai tribe…Vibrant, verdant green rice [...]

Diverse activities will be held in Phu Tho from April 13-19 to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings – the founders of the Vietnamese nation. The Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee and Ministry of Information and Communications announced the Hung Kings Festival in Hanoi on April 1. The festival will begin at 8pm on April 13 (the fourth day of the third lunar month) and close at 10pm on April 19 (the tenth day [...]

Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee has just ratified the plan of Nha Trang Sea Festival 2013 to be held from 8 to 11, June, 2013. Accordingly, there will be 79 cultural, arts, sports activities around the event. Some main activities during the event will the opening ceremony, the ending ceremony, a street carnival, music shows, an international beach volleyball tournament for women – Sanna Cup, a film week, exhibitions, national golf tournament and Khanh Hoa [...]

The People’s Committee of Danang City revealed it has raised VND14.5 billion so far from sponsors for the international fireworks contest 2013 (DIFC 2013). VND7.5 billion of the money was raised from 30 companies while the rest of the sponsorship has come from nine companies for services and products. DIFC 2013 themed “A love for Han River” will have five teams competing over the nights of April 29-30. The first night is for the Russians, [...]

The Hung Kings Temple Festival 2013 will kick off in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 13 (the fourth day of the third lunar year). The opening, which will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television, will feature an awards presentation ceremony honouring the province’s Hung Kings worshipping ritual as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A high-range fireworks display to celebrate the important event will also take place at Hung Vuong [...]

This year’s Da Nang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC 2013) will feature even more interesting activities than last year, according to the city’s Tourism Promotion Centre. In detail, a 3-day International Food and Drink Festival, themed “Flavour of Life”, will take place at the local General Sciences Library on 28, 29 and 30 April.  Ten booths will showcase the traditional food and drink culture of Viet Nam, plus the countries with teams participating in DIFC 2013. [...]