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Hanoi receives 500 cherry trees from Japan
A Vietnam-Japan friendship association in Chukyo, Japan, presented 500 cherry trees to Hanoi on February 11.

Thuong Temple Festival opens in Lao Cai
The Thuong (Upper) Temple Festival commemorating Tran Quoc Tuan opened on February 6 at the Thuong Temple historical and cultural site in northern Lao Cai province.

Spanish photographer falls in love with Vietnam
Ramón Fernández, a Spanish photographer, has expressed his love for Vietnam through nearly 40 black and white photos which are on display at an exhibition in Navia city in the Asturias Autonomous Region of Spain.

HCMC welcomes 310,000 foreign tourists in January
In January 2012, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) received 310,000 foreign tourist arrivals, reported the city Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Dien Bien tourist numbers rise sharply
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than 28,000 tourists since the beginning of 2012, including 6,500 during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Tran temple festival opens in Thai Binh
Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh will be held at Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district on February 4th 2012 (13th of the first lunar month of the New Year) with 20,000-30,000 tourists expected to participate.

Nham Thin Spring Newspaper Festival 2012 begins in Ha Giang
The Spring Newspaper Festival 2012 and a photo exhibition entitled “Ha Giang – The City I love,” co-organized by the Ha Giang provincial Journalists’ Association and the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Department of Information and Communication, opened on February 2nd 2012.

Asia Pacific Poetry Festival opens
The Asia Pacific Poetry Festival will be held in Quang Ninh province and the capital city Hanoi from February 2nd to February 5th.

HCM City in the top 10 of street food destinations
HCM City has been listed in the top 10 of world's best street food destinations.

Huong Pagoda Festival kicks off
The Huong (Perfume) pagoda in Hanoi’s suburban district of My Đuc opened on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year (January 28), attracting tens of thousands of people from across the country.