A photo exhibition themed, “My Son, a thousand years of culture†by French photographer Xavier Nory is open to visitors in Paris from October 30 - November 15.
Vietnam expects to welcome 5 million visitors this year, up by 800,000 over the yearly target, according to the tourism sector.
Audiences can take a photographic trip to Russia at the Glimpse on Russia exhibition on show at 45 Trang Tien Street in Ha Noi. The exhibition features about 100 photographs highlighting the beauty of the Russian landscape, architecture and the people.
On the morning of October 30, 2010, at the King Ly Thai To Garden (Ha Noi), Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (DCST) have co-organized the departure ceremony of conquering Fansipan Mountain and planting the flag of "1000 years of Thang Long - Hanoi" on peak Fansipan.
Two luxury cruise ships of Costa Crociere S.p.A cruise line brought 5,000 tourists and crew members to Vietnam for a week from Friday, October 29, 2010.
A delegation, including wives and husbands of high-ranking foreign delegates taking part in the 17th ASEAN Summit, paid a visit to Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on October 29.
Vietnamese Culture Week in Cambodia ended with two arts performances on October 28-29 by Vietnamese and Cambodian artists at Chartomouk International Conference Palace in Phnom Penh.
Veterans and amateurs promise to enchant aficionados with their varied performance styles at the first Zither Festival which opened in HCMC on October 30.
A group exhibition by an artist club at HCMC University of Fine Arts on October 28, opened at the Applied Fine Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District.
Vietnam’s national tourism agency has started a program to improve the quality of tourism services in the central region in an effort to attract regional travelers, especially those from Thailand, an official said.
Vietnamese resorts that made the top 20 list for best resorts in Asia included, Life Heritage Resort-Hoi An, The Nam Hai, and Evason Ana Mandara & Six Senses Spa. The Sofitel Legend Metropole-Hanoi and the Park Hyatt-Saigon, each won top spots in the survey of the 100 top hotels in Asia.
Embroidery is not everyman’s favorite hobby, which makes the exhibition at The Bui Gallery even more interesting. Lionel Descostes has spent a decade to produce the 200 pieces of embroidery in his show “10 Years in Hanoiâ€.