Over 1 mln tourists visit Hue Monuments Complex in 5 months
The Complex of Hue Monuments in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed more than 1.06 million tourists, including over 650,000 foreigners, in the first five months of 2016. 
Viet Nam House in Ottawa attracts visitors
The Viet Nam House in Ottawa, Canada, attracted hundreds of visitors on June 4 and 5, as part of the 2016 Doors Open Ottawa event. 
Hue: Six more traditional craft villages recognised
Authorities of central Hue city have added six more villages to the list of recognised traditional crafts in an attempt to preserve and develop these crafts. 
Ha Noi seminars educate travel agents on the ‘Magic of Ha Noi’
The Ha Noi Department of Tourism recently held seminars in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang highlighting the city’s tourism opportunities and educating the staff of some 100 local travel agencies on the ‘Magic of Ha Noi’.
Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien attends 9th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru
(TITC) – On 28 – 29 May 2016, the 9th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting took place in Lima, Peru under the theme “Connecting Asia-Pacific tourism through travel facilitation”. The Vietnamese delegation led by Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism attended the meeting.
Ha Noi ranks top among greatest cities for food
Ha Noi was placed first in the list of the world’s 16 greatest cities for food selected by the UK’s Telegraph newspaper.
Khanh Hoa Province regulates functions of Department of Tourism
(TITC) – On 16 May 2016, Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No.1295/QD-UBND on regulating the functions, tasks and organizational structure of Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism.
Viet Nam culture centre to be established in Laos
The Prime Minister has approved a plan to build a Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Laos to introduce Viet Nam’s land, people and culture in the neighbouring country.
Village hosts many June activities for children
Various fun activities for children will be organised throughout June at the Viet Nam Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the western outskirts of Ha Noi.
Viet Nam-Thailand trade fair, exhibition underway in Da Nang
A Viet Nam-Thailand trade fair and photo exhibition opened in the central city of Da Nang on June 1. 
ASEAN children festival to take place in Ha Noi
Viet Nam will for the first time host the ASEAN Children Festival from May 28 to June 2 in Ha Noi, the Viet Nam News Agency reports.
Sa Huynh culture’s artifacts presented to Da Nang Museum
The Da Nang Cultural Heritage Management Centre Da Nang on May 31 handed over artifacts discovered during excavation in the garden of Khue Bac communal house in Hoa Hai ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, in the central city of Da Nang in 2015 to the Da Nang Museum.
Viet Nam attends Pacific international tourism expo
The Consulate General of Viet Nam in Russia’s Vladivostok city together with other foreign consulates general in Primorsky attended the Pacific International Tourism Expo (PITE) 2016 held in Vladivostok city in the end of May.
Photo exhibition on Viet Nam’s world heritage in RoK
(TITC) – Photos of Viet Nam’s world heritage were exhibited in the Republic of Korea’s Capital of Seoul from May 20-30, 2016.
Viet Nam welcomes over 4 million international tourist arrivals in 5 months
(TITC) - According to the General Statistic Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in May of 2016 estimated 757,224 arrivals, decreasing 4.1% compared to the previous month but seeing an increase of 30.2% over the same period last year.
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