The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 30 launched a year-long series of activities within the National Tourism Year in the northern central coastal area for 2012.

More than one million visitors from across the country visited the Hung Kings Temple historical complex in the northern midland province of Phu Tho during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet)

Tens of thousands of people from all regions of the country have flocked to the Quang Trung Museum in Phu Phong town, Tay Son district, central Binh Dinh province to join a festival marking the 223 rd anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory.