Vietnam’s tourism sector hopes the Impressive Vietnam Grand Sale 2010 program, which will take place in August and September this year, will prompt the development of shopping tours as tourist spending in Vietnam is still small.

The year of cultural diplomacy 2009 was deployed strongly and comprehensively, contributing greatly to the foreign relations programme set out by the Party and State.

HCMC Television began broadcasting a documentary chronicling the history and culture of Hanoi on January 21

The People’s Committee of Hue City hosted a workshop on making plan for Hue’s sustainable tourism development by 2020 on January 19.

Sitting on the bus for dozens of hours to cross thousands of kilometers to go from the South to the North is exhausting. Therefore, travel agents are offering sleeping bus programs for a more economical and relaxing journey.

The Hanoi Publishing House (HPH) announced that it has collected 412 valuable materials on Thang Long-Hanoi on the occasion of its 30th anniversary on November 24.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and his Danish guests, including Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Prederik and Crown Princess Mary, attended the opening ceremony of a street art festival at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden in Hanoi on November 3.

Folk musicians from Vietnam and Sweden will perform in a traditional music festival in November in Hanoi to promote the culture of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

The fourth annual “Taste of the World Festival 2009” will be organized at September 23 Park in HCMC’s District 1 from December 3 to 6 with the participation of 24 countries.

Tourism, cultural and sports activities will kick off National Tourism Year 2010 in Hanoi beginning this month. "The National Tourism Year is the country’s important event to promote national tourism sector to international countries," Pham Quang Long, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said.