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An international dance festival kicked off in the imperial Hue city in the central Thua Thien-Hue province on April 14 as part of Hue Festival 2014, with the participation of 24 art troupes from countries and territories. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien said the artists will stage a total of […]

Tens of thousands flocked to the highly anticipated opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2014 opened on Saturday night at the citadel’s Noon Gate Square. The festival opened with performances from 65 international art troupes from 38 countries and territories from Asia, Europe, America and Africa. The opening, a spectacular mix of colourful music, song and […]

April 29 to May 4 is a Sapa Tourism week set aside to celebrate everything about the traditional culture of ethnic minority groups from the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. A wide array of festivities, including traditional music and dance performances and folk games of ethnic minority groups, are set to get underway at […]

A 22-year-old student has founded a project to provide foreign visitors with free tour guides in Hanoi, hoping that it will help make the Vietnamese capital city more worth revisiting for tourists. The project, known as “1st Hanoi,” was initiated by Nguyen Van Son, a fourth-year student of telecommunications and marketing at Hanoi University of […]

As the 2014 Hue Festival is only some days away, Hue City is making its final touches for its hallmark art festival, which will be joined by some 46 art troupes from 37 countries. With this year’s festival, the 8th so far, set to open on April 12, domestic and foreign tourists have been flocking […]

The weekly feature Viaggli of Italian daily Le Repubblica recently introduced foreign visitors to major tourist attractions in Vietnam, including capital Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and some others in the northern mountainous region. The author of the article travelled the length and breadth of northern Vietnam, from capital Hanoi to the northern border province of […]

The world famous travel site has designated Phu Quoc, Con Dao and My Khe beaches as the most beautiful in Vietnam, which lured a lot of foreign tourists in the past few years. Here are the top eight beaches in Vietnam, according to Lonely Planet: Phu Quoc Located off the coast of Kien Giang Province, […]

A two-day cultural festival called Spring in the northwest will be organised from April 5 in Sa Pa Town in the northern province of Lao Cai. Joining the festival, local residents in six northwestern provinces and customers will enjoy many shows displaying traditional costumes and food as well as participate in traditional games. A cultural […]

The People’s Committee of the northern province of Lao Cai last week officially opened its tourism website at dulich.laocai.vn with the main aim of bringing news about tourism activities to local people and visitors.  The site is a place for tourism operators to advertise and promote their tours as well as develop their trademarks. It […]

The Hoang Lien National Park in the northwestern province of Lao Cai was re-opened to visitors on April 1 after a temporary close from January 1 due to high risk of fire. The park’s director Nguyen Quang Vinh said however, visitors will be allowed to travel on only two routes, the Suoi Vang-Tinh Yeu Fall […]

Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM), the leading travel event for the country, kicked off in Hanoi on April 3 with 665 companies from 22 countries and territories showcasing their products in 508 stalls. This is the second time the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hanoi […]

The Hue relics complex in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed more than 500,645 visitors in the first quarter of 2014, including 320,740 foreigners. To attract more visitors to Hue relics, the centre has introduced many preferential policies for travelers, including a 20% discount on tickets for all groups of more than 10 people, […]