Vietnam travel agencies

Flowers in blossom, landscapes and calligraphy are the central themes of 70 works by 33 Vietnamese-Chinese artists on display at an exhibition at HCM City Fine Arts Association.

The northern port city of Hai Phong will organise the first Culture, Sports and Tourism Week from Sept. 28 to October 2 in response to the grand ceremony of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The city’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department said the week, which is expected to be held annually, aims to encourage service and tourism businesses to expand production and diversify and raise the quality of their products.

The week will include the second lion dance contest, a gastronomic festival, an artefacts, drinks and tourism exhibition, water puppet shows, folk games and other traditional art performances, the department said.

Phan Thiet City will hold the traditional Nghinh Ong Quan Thanh Festival on August 30 - September 1 (from the 21st day to the 23rd day of the 7th lunar month)

Hanoi has welcomed 551,600 foreign tourists so far this year, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent, reported the city’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.