The Super Star Aquarius cruise ship, bringing 2,100 foreign tourists, from Hong Kong, China docked at Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 14.

While in Hue, visitors visited Ancient Hue relics complex and enjoyed Hue Royal Court Music.

Around 200,000 baskets of tulip flower will be displayed on the shores of Xuan Huong Lake during the Da Lat Flower Festival 2012.

According to Nguyen Vu Hoang, Chief Director of the Da Lat Flower Festival 2012, the tulip flower baskets will be on show from December 30, 2011 until the Lunar New Year festival, which will fall on January 23, 2012.

The second Vietnam Rice Festival ended on November 11 in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, affirming the important role agriculture, farmers and rural areas play in the Vietnamese economy.

The four-day event attracted hundreds of agricultural experts, scientists, managers and leaders of ministries, agencies and universities, as well as representatives from businesses across the country.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related agencies will support the central provinces in their efforts to develop tourism in the region

The statement was made yesterday by Politburo Member and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Tuan Anh, at a seminar in Hanoi on “Developing Tourism in the Central Coastal Provinces”.

Poland’s LOT Airlines has announced that the direct flight from Hanoi to Warsaw started on November 15, offering passengers more air connections between Europe and Vietnam.

The Polish carrier had been granted the traffic right to fly on the Hanoi-Warsaw route on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while flights on the Warsaw-Hanoi route will depart three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.