The northern port city of Hai Phong will be the center where key activities of the national tourism years 2013 in the Red Rive Delta are held.

• Exploring Hai Phong cuisine through The Red River Delta Tourism Fair
• The opening ceremony of the Culture Sports and Tourism Week of the Red River Delta Hai Phong 2013
• Red River Delta Tourism Fair 2013 kicks off in Hai Phong
• Red River Civilization photo contest launched
• Cat Ba Tourism Year 2013 launched

Other provinces in the Red River Delta such as: Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen and Bac Ninh will also organize many festivals.

The opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2012 is scheduled on May 12, 2013, at the square in front of Hai Phong Opera House. 

Hai Phong will also organize various activities at that time, including the Cat Ba fishing village festival, the Red Flamboyant Festival, the Do Son buffaloe fighting festival, etc.

Officials of Hanoi and Hai Phong at a meeting on June 19, agreed to promote cooperation in tourism to attract local tourists and visitors from key markets like China, Japan, North America, West Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia .

In 2013, Hanoi ( the capital of Viet Nam) will organize a lot of events, including the Red River Delta food festival, an international tourism fair, a festival for craft villages and develop its special tourism products.

Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn