Travel News

More than 10,000 visitors are estimated to have descended on the northern resort town of Sa Pa on January 24 to catch a glimpse of the snowfall - a rare occurrence in a tropical country like Viet Nam.

Twenty-three relic sites have been added to the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield Relics Complex in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, lifting the total number of constituent sites in the complex to 45.

A special event about Kitchen God celebration is set to take place at the Ha Noi Club on January 31.

A spring festival kicked off at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Ha Noi on January 29 as part of the activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3, 1930-2016).

The Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) Festival in the central province of Khanh Hoa will be held on January 24 in fishing villages.

Free Wi-fi service will be offered for pilgrims to Huong pagoda, said Nguyen Van Hoat, Chairman of the My Duc district People’s Committee, in a January 18th press briefing on the 2016 Huong pagoda festival.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has agreed to open 131 Spring flower markets in districts to serve residents and tourists during the Lunar New year (Tet) 2016.

A Viet Nam - Asia silk festival set to take place on March 28-29 will be a major cultural highlight of myriad of events celebrating the 41st anniversary of Hoi An City.

An art performance praising the beauty of spring opened the Lunar New Year Festival on January 20 in downtown Ha Noi.

Hundreds of circus performers from 20 countries and territories will participate in the International Circus Festival 2016 in Hue imperial city in May.