The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed over 2.1 million tourists in the past eight months of this year, including 735,900 foreigners, up 1.32% compared to the same period last year.
The 2015 Viet Nam Culture Week began in Laos on August 28 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day and the 40th anniversary of Laos’.
(TITC) - Under the permission and guidance of Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France in collaboration with Mediatheque Agency of Paris Municipal Administration and Vietnamese Association in France has officially launched the writing contest about Viet Nam in France with the theme “Viet Nam – the 5th season”.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the establishment of Du Gia National Park - Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on the basis of merging the Du Gia Nature Reserves into Khau Ca Species and Habitat Conservation Area.
A geological park featuring the largest volcanic cavern system in Southeast Asia is expected to open in 2016 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.
(TITC) - According to General Statistics Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in August of 2015 estimated 664,985 arrivals, increasing 12.0% over last month and 7.5% over the same period last year, following the positive growth in July of 12.1% and 5.1% respectively.
Cho Lach district, the largest fruit cultivation area in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, has created several tourism products after three years of implementing its tourism development plan in the 2012-15 period, according to the district's People's Committee.
The Prime Minister has approved a master development plan on culture, family, sports and tourism for the southeast region to 2020.
The Vietnamese embassy in Russia will host a photo exhibition and film week title “Viet Nam-World’s Rendezvous 2015” in Moscow as from September 1.
Measures to conserve and promote Viet Nam and ASEAN UNESCO world heritage will be mapped out through a competition launched in Ha Noi on August 25.
The Prime Minister has approved a master plan for the development of the Dien Bien Phu - Pa Khoang national tourism area in northern Dien Bien province by 2020.
Tourism officials from Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam have agreed to build a sea tourism package programme connecting tourism sites in the southern ends of the three countries.