The Japanese Embassy in Ha Noi announced that on November 20, Japan started a simplified application procedure for single tourist visas for Vietnamese nationals as part of efforts to further promote people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
An exhibition of royal administrative documents, which dated back to the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 - 1945), opened in central Thua Thien – Hue province on November 21.
The Phu Yen provincial People's Committee held a ceremony on November 21 to receive the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s certificate recognising Bai Choi (singing while playing cards) singing as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The imperial tomb of King Tu Duc will still welcome tourists during its preservation.
An exhibition featuring wooden folk statues imbued with the cultural identities of the Central Highlands opened this morning at the Kon Tum provincial Museum.
As many as best 100 photos of 73 photographers from to the 2014 Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards contest are being showcased at an exhibition in the southern province of Can Tho running from November 19-25.
The Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing of Viet Nam is amongst 46 nominations for UNESCO’s recognition as the world intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the UN body’s upcoming session.
Nha Trang City in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa greeted about 190,000 Russian tourist arrivals in the first ten months this year, said Phan Thi Thanh Truc, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A photo exhibition on life and nature in Northwest region opened in Ha Noi on November 16.
The People’s Committee of Thanh Mien district in northern Hai Duong province held a ceremony on November 16 to receive a certificate recognising its Dao Co (Stork Island) as a national relic site.
The National Museum of History will host a workshop dedicated to Viet Nam's Dong Son Civilisation (dating from 1,000BC to 100AD) on November 18.
Viet Nam is the most popular destination for Spanish holiday makers last summer, according to the online travel agent Atrapalo.