A festival celebrating the 5th anniversary of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park recognised as a world natural heritage site by UNESCO will be held in Bo Trach District, in the Central province of Quang Binh on July 26, with various cultural and art performances.

Binh Dinh Province has announced that the Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival 2008 will be taken place on August 1-3 in the Quy Nhon City, the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone, Quang Trung Museum, and neighboring areas.

The Southern Fruit Festival 2008 will be held from June 1 to August 30, 2008 in Suoi Tien Tourism Area. This will be an opportunity to collect delicious and well-known fruits nationwide to meet the demand of domestic and foreign tourists.

The 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2009) and ASEAN Tourism Ministers' Meeting will take place in Hanoi from January 5-12, 2009. The event will include a meeting of tourism working groups with experts and senior officials of tourism agencies of ASEAN countries; a meeting between ASEAN Tourism Agencies, ASEAN and partners; ASEAN Tourism Ministers meeting, ASEAN and partners.

Ha Long Bay tops the list of 77 candidates for the New Open World Foundation’s “New Seven Wonders of Nature” competition.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed a deal on February 22nd to set up a culture centre in France, which will work to boost the Vietnamese image in France and other European countries.

The Institute of Art and Culture, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has held a meeting with leaders from the five Central Highland provinces to organize the First International Central Highland Gong Culture Festival in Gia Lai Province in March 2009.

The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2009 (ATF 2009) and ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting will take place in Hanoi from January 5-12, 2009.