Việt Nam News

About 9 million Vietnamese travel during Tết holiday, revenues down

During the holiday from January 20-26, total revenue from tourism activities was estimated at VNĐ17.5 trillion (US$745.79 million), down 30 per cent year on year, reported the VNAT.

Visitors flock to annual HCMC City Tết book fair

HCM City’s annual Tết Book Fair, held from January 19 to 26, welcomed more than 585,000 visitors.

Spiritual sites to visit in spring around Hà Nội

Some of our recommendations might be the perfect place for you and your loved ones to spend the spring.

Poetry Day to take place next month at Thăng Long Citadel

The Việt Nam Poetry Day will be held next month in Hà Nội's Thăng Long Imperial Citadel promising new and unique activities.

Charismatic grinning cat statue in Quảng Trị draws admirers from across VN

A giant cat statue put up by authorities in the central province of Quảng Trị to mark the Lunar Year of the Cat has exploded in popularity on social media due to its captivating appearance and is drawing huge crowds from around the country.

HCM City launches new tours

HCM City Department of Tourism has launched the city’s first community-based tourism product on Thiềng Liềng Island in the city’s Cần Giờ District.

Đông Cuông Temple Festival named on national list of intangible cultural heritage

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued Decision No 73/QĐ-BVHTTDL on putting the Đông Cuông Temple Festival in the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

Art of the Samurai Swords to be introduced in April

A space for Japanese Art of the Samurai Swords, will be open in Quảng Ninh Province's Hạ Long City this April.

Tây Ninh to host Bà Đen Mountain Spring Festival during Tết

Bà Đen (Black Lady) Mountain Spring Festival is taking place at Bà Đen Mountain national tourism site in the southern province of Tây Ninh

Netflix releases date and first look images for A Tourist’s Guide To Love

It follows the story of a travel executive (Rachel Leigh Cook) who, after an unexpected breakup, decides to accept an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Việt Nam.

Veteran actor passes away, aged 86

Trần Tiến, a veteran artist of Vietnamese theatre, passed away on January 22 at the age of 86.

National museum's exhibition features spring landscapes

A painting exhibition at the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts offers art lovers a chance to see the beauty of the spring in different regions across the country.

Tuồng shows aimed at visitors in Bình Định Province

The city of Quy Nhơn of Bình Định Province is offering new shows and performances of tuồng (classical drama) for visitors as part of its long-term project to preserve the traditional theatre. 

HCM City’s theatres ready for Tết

HCM City’s theatres promise a variety of new shows to suit audiences of varying musical and dramatic tastes during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday

Việt Nam Post to issue stamp collection on Paris Peace Accords

A postage stamp collection on the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Việt Nam (Paris Peace Accords) is set to be issue on January 27, also the date on which the document was reached five decades ago.

TV series highlights Vietnamese culture in Tết

Local television stations have lined up new TV series to entertain nationwide audiences during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls on January 20-26.

Fireworks soar across Việt Nam ringing in Year of the Cat

Large crowds of people have gathered at the fireworks venues to catch the return of this highly-anticipated New Year tradition after three years of disruptions.

Short domestic tours, self-designed outbound tours popular for Tết

Travelling for few days during Lunar New Year holiday has been a trend among city dwellers, especially after the pandemic was under control.