Year of the buffalo stamp set releasedA collection of stamps featuring folk paintings of Vietnamese buffaloes has been released by the Ministry of Information and Communications in celebration of the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
Mekong Delta partners with Vietnam Airlines to promote tourismThe Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 22 coordinated with national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to hold a seminar on promoting tourism in the post-COVID-19 period.
Important contents related to SEA Games 31 approvedMany important contents about the organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Vietnam in 2021 were approved at a working session of the committee for sports and law in the framework of the second meeting of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) on November 19 in Hanoi.
Experts simultaneously called for the cancellation of the Formula 1 race in HanoiNational Assembly delegates Le Thanh Van, Economists Tran Dinh Thien and Dinh Trong Thinh warned about the negative impact of Vietnam's economy if Vietnam did not bravely withdraw from the Formula 1 calendar.
November cultural activities to highlight great national unityGreat national unity will be the main theme of cultural activities held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the town of Son Tay on the outskirts of Hanoi from November 16 to 23.
Vietnam among world’s top ten beloved countries: magazineConde Nast Traveller readers have voted Vietnam among their top 20 favourite countries around the globe, as part of the US-based magazine’s 33rd annual readers’ choice awards survey.
Tay Ninh to build complex with logistics centre, port, container depotThe southern province of Tay Ninh has approved building a multifunctional complex that would include a logistics centre, an inland container depot (ICD) and a general port, with total investment of more than 2.9 trillion VND (125 million USD).
Traditional instrument solo and orchestra contest held in five citiesThe National Traditional Musical Instrument Solo and Orchestra Competition 2020 are taking place from September 18 to October 2 in five provinces and cities across the country.
Vietnam’s image popularised at multicultural festival in GermanyHuong Viet, an online magazine of the Vietnamese community in Germany, on September 12 joined a multicultural festival in Augsburg in the southern state of Bayern, on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam – Germany diplomatic ties (September 23).
Photo exhibitions held in HCM City to mark 75th National DayTwo photo exhibitions opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 to celebrate 75 years since the August Revolution and the 75th National Day (September 2).
Tourism sector works to recover market amid new COVID-19 outbreakThe Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is making preparations for the recovery of the tourism market amid a new COVID-19 outbreak.
Web dramas on cai luong to be releasedA web drama series on cai luong (reformed opera), the south’s most popular theatre form, has started to be released on YouTube this week.
Vietnamese short movie nominated for Venice film festival awardVietnamese short movie “May nhung khong mua” (Live in the Cloud – Cuckoo Land) has been nominated for the Orizzonti Short Competition award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival to be held in Italy from September 2-12.
VPF rejects calls to scrap V.League 1 seasonThe head honcho of domestic football has come out against calls to cancel the season amid the return of community coronavirus transmission in Vietnam.
Vietnamese movie to be screened at Locarno Film FestivalThe Unseen River directed by Pham Ngoc Lan will be internationally premiered at the Pardi di domani shorts competition of the Locarno Film Festival which will be held from August 5-15.
Vietnamese student wins at international film contestHuynh Nguyen Khang, a 10th grader at Gia Dinh High School in HCM City, recently won a gold medal at an international film contest for his short film on environmental protection.
Culinary tourism-new trend in Can ThoNowadays, apart from experiencing destinations, enjoying cuisine is also a tourism trend. In Can Tho City, culinary culture is a strong point that needs to be boosted to create its own brand.
Traditional music contests to be launchedFour traditional music contests will be launched in HCM City and southern provinces this week.
Foreign arrivals could reach 6-8 million in 2020 if int’l tourism resumes in Q3Vietnam could welcome 6 to 8 million foreign visitors this year if COVID-19 remains under control and international tourism could be resumed in the third quarter of this year, a webinar in Hanoi on June 10 heard.
Vietnam first in Southeast Asia to resume competitive football with spectators: AFCVietnam became the first country in Southeast Asia to resume competitive football with spectators with the first round of the 2020 national tournament being held over the weekend, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on its official website on May 25.