The 30th edition of the music gala Duyên Dáng Việt Nam (Charming Việt Nam) will take place in HCM City on January 5.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a master plan on the development of the Thác Bà Lake national tourism site in the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái by 2025.

Over the past 10 years, Việt Nam’s cinema market has developed strongly, becoming one of the hottest in the world. Dr Ngô Phương Lan, a film critic and former director of the Cinema Department, shares her views about cinema socialisation.

German tourist Timo Kux had no idea what was waiting for him when he arrived Hà Nội on the New Year Day – he is the first foreign tourist of Hà Nội in 2019.

Locals of all ages in HCM City spent part of their time during the New Year’s holiday at amusement parks in the city.

The first group of 12 domestic and foreign tourists travelling to HCM City on the first day of the New Year were greeted at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport with a welcoming ceremony.

More than 2,600 foreign tourists have visited Đà Nẵng on the first day of the New Year, arriving by air and sea, marking a promising start to another successful year for tourism in central Việt Nam.

Thousands of people in HCM City are expected to participate in “Lights 2019”, the New Year Countdown party which will be organised on Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street from 8pm on December 31 until midnight.

A photo exhibition on the formation and growth of HCM City over the lst 320 years has opened at the Nguyen Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1.