The third Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival opened in Dong Ha City, central Quang Tri Province on July 28.

The Mekong River Delta drew 1.8 million foreign arrivals in July, raising the total number of visitors since the beginning of the year to 12.8 million, up 6 percent from a year ago.

TITC_On 17th July 2012, a press conference on the First Viet Nam International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (VIHABF)- Binh Thuan 2012 was held in Ha Noi by the Binh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, HCM-based Chien Thang Service Co., Ltd (Victory-Mind company) and Viet Nam News Agency (VNA). The event had the attendance of reporters and journalists of Ha Noi’s and central press agencies.

Nearly 150 fishing ships took part in the annual Nghinh Ong festival for fishermen to worship the whale praying for good luck at sea on August 3rd at Binh Dai fishing port in Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the second Central Highlands cultural days in Hanoi will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Center for Culture and Arts in Hanoi, from August 28th to September 2nd.

After over half of month of Champa archaeological excavation in Phong Le village, in the central city of Da Nang, a tower of Champa, dating about 1,000 years old, was found.

Vietnamese seas and people are major highlights of a Vietnam National Day was held at the 2012 Expo in Yeosu, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on August 6.