From mid-March, the central coastal city of Danang will receive around 36,000 Russian tourists this year, according to the HCM City-based Anh Duong Tourism Company and Russian travel agency Pegas Touristik.

Tourists are not only attracted by famous landscapes, beauty spots or shopping centres but also by regional specialties and street food has long played an exciting role in different cuisines throughout the world.

The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) will welcome seven cruise ships from the high-end Star Cruises firm to Chan May Port in Thua Thien Hue and Tien Sa Port in Danang from February 14 to March 5.

The third Ben Tre Coconut Festival, themed “Ben Tre on the way of integration and development” will be held from April 4th to 9th, 2012.

An exhibition of paintings by four Thai artists opened in Bangkok on February 12, featuring both old and new Vietnamese architectural styles.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has preserved 2,307 sets of bronze gongs, said the local relevant agency.

The Thuong (Upper) Temple Festival commemorating Tran Quoc Tuan opened on February 6 at the Thuong Temple historical and cultural site in northern Lao Cai province.

Ramón Fernández, a Spanish photographer, has expressed his love for Vietnam through nearly 40 black and white photos which are on display at an exhibition in Navia city in the Asturias Autonomous Region of Spain.

Luxury Travel Company revamps its website for Germany, launches brochure and attends ITB Berlin 2012 in their campaign to attract luxury German travelers to Viet Nam.

The seal opening ceremony at the Tran temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh, took place on the 14th night of the first lunar month, which fell on February 5, attracting thousands of visitors.