A dossier will be built to propose the area of the World Natural Heritage Site Ha Long Bay, which is in the northern province of Quang Ninh, be expanded to Cat Ba archipelago in nearby Hai Phong city.
Hue is proposing to set up a street of museums and exhibition centres to serve the cultural needs of locals and visitors to the former imperial capital city.
(TITC) – In the framework of International Travel Expo 2016 (ITE-HCMC 2016), on 9 September 2016, in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) organized seminars on outbound tourism markets of North America, Australia and New Zealand.
Along with Viet Nam’s top tourist markets of Northeast Asia and ASEAN, North America has become an important market of Vietnamese travel companies in recent years with abundant untapped potential.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 9 launched a board to canvass for the establishment of the Viet Nam Cultural and Cuisine Association with the goal of promoting Vietnamese food culture to the world.
Dozens of ancient tombs and objects of various kinds have been excavated at the Ba Hoe Cave in Ham Thuan Bac District, south central Binh Thuan province, the Viet Nam National History Museum announced on September 10.
The northern province of Hoa Binh and the Hanoi National University have jointly organised a conference to collect ideas on a project to develop the Hoa Binh Lake national tourist area, contributing to the sustainable development of the Northwestern region.
Dining services will no longer be permitted in caves in Ha Long Bay, the UNESCO-recognised heritage site in the northern Quang Ninh province, Chairman of Ha Long City People’s Committee Pham Hong Ha announced on September 8.
Two over-200-year-old trees in the Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park in Tan Bien district, the southern province of Tay Ninh province, have been granted heritage status.
Ha Noi’s tourism sector welcomed over 207,000 visitors during the National Day holiday from September 2-6, a year-on-year rise of 22%, according to the Ha Noi Department of Tourism.
Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien hosted a reception in Ha Noi on September 6 for the French delegation accompanying visiting President François Hollande.
Hue relic site will soon have an automatic voice-over system in five languages installed to provide better services, according to Phan Thanh Hai, director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.