Phu Yen aims to sharpen its tourism spearhead
Phu Yen is striving to develop its tourism sector into a spearhead economic industry. Phu Yen's People's Committee recently approved a project to develop the local tourism until 2015 with vision towards 2020, with the intention of turning Phu Yen into one of the key tourist provinces in the south central coast.
Binh Phuoc needs tourism investment
  The southern province of Binh Phuoc will organize an investment promotion conference on November 22-23 to call for investment in ecological and cultural tourism.
Hoang Su Phi terraced fields recognized as national heritage
The Ha Giang provincial People's Committee has received the national heritage certificate for Hoang Su Phi terraced fields from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
UNESCO praises Hanoi's preservation efforts
  The Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, Kishore Rao, has highlighted the efforts made by Hanoi to preserve the ancient royal citadel of Thang Long.
Exhibition features Trang An tourism complex
Over 1,000 objects, documents and photos on Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh are being displayed at an exhibition that opened on September 12.
Poland helps train conservation personnel
A course on relic conservation techniques got underway in the former imperial city of Hue on Sept. 11 under the guidance of Polish experts.
HCM City the convergent point of tourism promoters
Travel agencies in HCMC during this week will be busy with a series of programs to promote tourism and introduce products among local and foreign tour operators.
Russian businesses explore Ninh Thuan's tourism potential
A Russian Farmtrip delegation consisting of representatives from 10 travel agencies of Pegas Touristik Company paid a fact-finding visit to Ninh Thuan province from September 7-9.
Photographic exhibition on Vietnam opens in France
A photographic exhibition called "glimpses of Vietnam" opened in Choisy le Roi city, about 20km from Paris, on September 9.
Caravan visitors deeply impressed by Hue
An international caravan delegation left the former imperial city of Hue on September 7 after traveling through China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Dien Bien Province focuses on developing community-based tourism
(TITC) - From 2004 to 2010, Dien Bien Province has invested in community-based tourism development in eight cultural villages of Dien Bien District and Dien Bien Phu City.
Simultaneous investment to boost craft village tourism
Over the past years, traditional craft villages in the southern provinces of Tien Giang, Dong Thap, An Giang, Tay Ninh and Ba Ria-Vung Tau have proved popular destinations for travel companies. However, due to lack poor planning and limited tourist products, these villages have been unable to cash in on return visits.
National Day celebrations in focus
Many tourism sites in Vietnam have attracted a large numbers of holiday-goers and tourists.
People pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
More than 47,700 people paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on National Day (September 2) and the previous day.
Quang Nam province to boost tourism industry
The central province of Quang Nam hosted a record 2.3 million tourists in the first eight months of this year, earning VND3 trillion (US$143 million).
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