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Coming to the ancient town of Hoi An, one of the most attractive cities in Asia, tourists can enjoy specialties right on the street. Hoi An used to be one of the busiest cities in Cochin, which conversed the East and West cultures, therefore, the food here is very diverse and abundant. Today, many traditional […]

More than 30,000 visitors from home and abroad flock to Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai during the five-day holiday. Tourists to Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai are increasingly experiencing the traditional customs of locals, including making the unique herbal bath remedy of the Red Dao ethnic […]

Hue is brimming with tourists as tens of thousands have flocked to the province and surrounding area for the five-day holiday, starting on April 30, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Relics Preservation Centre. Over the past three days, the Hue Relics Complex has welcomed over 62,000 holiday-makers, including 8,700 foreigners, earning a […]

Thousands of tourists both from home and abroad along with local people flocked to the 2014 Ha Long Carnival that opened on April 30 in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The event, themed “Quang Ninh – Convergence and Pervasion”, highlighted a special 45-minute performance by local artists and 300 from China, Laos and Thailand. […]

Thousands of visitors have been immersed in the vibrant atmosphere of the “festival in the clouds” that opened in foggy Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai, on May 1. As a feature of the 2014 Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Week, the two-day festival includes folk music performances, a souvenirs market, ethnic […]

The opening ceremony of the annual Sapa in the Cloud Festival at Ham Rong tourist resort on May 1 was hosted with the participation of thousands of visitors as part of the Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2014. Tourists have a chance to enjoy a special art performance staged by amateur artists from H’Mong, Dao, […]

Da Lat city, known as a “small Paris”, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will be introduced to Thai people through their television channels in the coming time. A fact-finding tour to film the city was made by reporters from the Thai Public Relations Department (PRD) from April 22-26 as part of its […]

Hai Phong’s northern coastal city preps itself for a hectic May after plans to host a flower festival and ceremony recognising Cat Ba archipelago as a special national relic site. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Khac Nam released the information at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that activities to mark the […]

From April 29 to May 4, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai will host numerous activities for Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2014. The event will have traditional music performances and folk games of Sapa ethnic minority groups from the Ham Rong mountain eco-tourism area. In addition, the Cat Cat Village Culture Festival and […]

A seminar was held in Thua Thien Hue central province on April 24 to discuss the implementation of a project on sustainable and responsible tourism in the central region. The US$920,000 project will be implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Thua Thien and Quang […]

Six more streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter have been pedestrianized every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6pm to 11pm. The newly-expanded pedestrian zones include Hang Buom, Hang Giay, Luong Ngoc Quyen, Ma May, Dao Duy Tu, and Ta Hien. Previously, the capital city had banned vehicles from driving on three streets namely Hang Dao, Hang […]

The 2014 KhauVai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week will take place in MeoVac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, from April 24-26. The information was released by organisers at a press conference in Hanoi on April 17. Highlighting the new features of this year’s event, Vice Chairman of the MeoVac district People’s Committee Tran […]