World heritages on display

A one-week photo exhibition themed Vietnam 's World Heritage will open in Da Nang on Aug. 30. The event will show 206 photos of 11 exhibits which were recognised as world heritages by the United Nations ...

Ethnic village receives Truong Sa sovereignty stones

The Hanoi-based Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups has received coral stones taken from Truong Sa as evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago. At the ceremony in Hanoi ...

Cham cultural center’s National Day delights

To give tourists a fun time on National Day vacations, the Cham Cultural Exhibition Center in Phan Hiep Commune, Bac Binh District, Phan Thiet City will host many attractive programs. Visitors will not ...

Festival promotes culture, tourism

More than 10,000 tourists and locals gathered on Lang Co Beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 9 for the opening of the Lang Co Festival 2011. The two-day event, which aims to feature the ...

Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange to be held in Hoi An ancient city

Hoi An ancient city People’s Committee will coordinate with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and the Japan Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam to organize the 9th Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange on ...

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 ...

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 ...