The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long - Ha Noi

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. (Detail)

 Major Events

A festival, entitled “Hello! Vietnam” will take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on September 18 and 19.(Detail)

  Festivals in September

- Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival, September 16th (the 9th day of the eighth lunar month)
- Tet Trung Thu, September 22nd (the 15th day of the eighth lunar month)
- Tran Temple Festival,  from September 22nd to 27th (from the 15th to the 20th day of the eighth lunar month)
- Nghinh Ong Festival in Vung Tau, from September  23rd to 25th (from the 16th to the 18th day of the eighth lunar month)
- Con Son Festival, from September 23rd to 27th (from the 16th to 20th the day of the eighth lunar month)
- Lam Kinh Festival, September 29th (the 22nd day of the eighth lunar month)(Detail)

Vietnam’s Hanoi and Hoi An City have been added to the list of Asia’s top ten destinations for 2010 by the Hong Kong online tourist magazine Smart Travel Asia. According to the results, the ancient town in central Vietnam, Hoi An has retained the fifth place, that it reached last year and Hanoi came seventh in the list. (Detail)

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines is offering a 50 percent discount on domestic flights.(Detail)