Monument inscriptions in Han (Chinese characters) and Nom (old Vietnamese script based on Chinese characters) at the royal citadel in Hue will be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition under World Document Heritage criteria.

In the first six months, with the effort of the culture, sports and tourism sector of Thanh Hoa province, the preservation and promotion of ethnic cultural heritage in the province has achieved many goals.

The first Evason Ana Mandara-Nha Trang Sailing Cup ended in Khanh Hoa City on June 16, awarding the best players in the amateur, open and professional categories.

The role museums play in protecting cultural heritages in the Mekong and Ganga River valleys and the impacts of climate change were debated at an international science seminar in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 11-12.

Emirates Airlines has announced the launch of daily direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Dubai as from June 4.

Nordwind Airlines of Russia's Republic of Buryatia has inaugurated a new air service linking the country’s capital city of Ulan-Ude and Vietnam’s coastal central city of Cam Ranh .

To implement the project on “developing sustainable urban tourism through carbon reduction initiatives: experience from Hue (Vietnam) and Chiang Mai (Thailand)", a seminar has been held by the People’s Committee of Hue City, the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (sumernet) and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).

A book entitled “Traces of Indian Culture in Vietnam” by Indian professor Professor Geetesh Sharma made its debut in Hanoi on May 23rd.

In the recent years, the agricultural tourism model in An Giang has created attractive income sources to bring better life for many farmers in the province.

From art to food, history and spas, Australian traveller Lance Richardson points out many reasons to visit Hanoi.