Vietnam News

Traditions of "Tet", Lunar New Year

Traditions of "Tet", Lunar New Year

Like other Asian countries, Vietnamese believe that the color of red and yellow will bring good fortune, which may explain why these colors can be seen everywhere in Lunar New Year. People consider what they do on...
Surveying products and services for golf in Viet Nam

Surveying products and services for golf in Viet Nam

From December 26-30, 2015, an int’l presstrip with delegates from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, England, Australia and India surveyed products and services for golf in Viet Nam.
Boosting tourism promotion via cinema

Boosting tourism promotion via cinema

On 19 December 2015, in Ha Noi, Cinema Department and Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Viet Nam organized a seminar “Film co-production between Viet Nam...
Over 60 foreign art troupes to attend Hue Festival 2016

Over 60 foreign art troupes to attend Hue Festival 2016

More than 60 art troupes from 47 countries worldwide will join 53 local ones in the 2016 Hue Festival, which will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 29 to May 4, 2016.
Vietnam recognizes festival, tree as national heritages

Vietnam recognizes festival, tree as national heritages

Vietnam has added a precious banyan tree and a southern maritime festival to its list of national heritages. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized a fishermen’s festival in the Mekong Delta...
New expressway cuts Hanoi - Hai Phong travel time by half

New expressway cuts Hanoi - Hai Phong travel time by half

A US$2-billion expressway from Hanoi to Hai Phong was fully opened to traffic on Saturday, reducing travel time between the two major northern cities by more than half to only one hour.