Ly Son island district in the central province Quang Ngai, one of Viet Nam’s ten most attractive islands, is focussing on improving its infrastructure and services to take full advantage of its natural beauty.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang’s People’s Committee on October 31 held a working session with officials and business people from several localities of Thailand and Cambodia to discuss measures to boost their tourism and trade links.
The ‘48h Photo Project’ themed ‘I love my city, my people’ will offer young people in Ha Noi a chance to show their love of Ha Noi through their photos.
The southern tip province of Ca Mau will attempt to receive 1.2 million domestic tourist and 30,000 foreign tourist arrivals in 2015, according to tourism development plan for the province during the 2014-2015 and 2015-2020 period, approved by the provincial People’s Committee.
An exhibition featuring hundreds of embroidered artworks opened at Quang Ninh provincial Museum in Ha Long City on October 29.
International and domestic researchers and artists of folk music presented suggestions about how to preserve and promote Bai choi singing at a workshop on October 29 in central Quang Nam province.
Stone paintings by artisans Do Van Bi and Nguyen Tung Lam were awarded second prizes by Ha Long Bay Management Board in a souvenir design contest.
Ha Long Bay has been chosen as one of the world’s best fishing spots by the well-known travel website, Lonely Planet.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport on October 28 welcomed the first charter flight of Nordwind Airlines bringing 287 Russian tourists to Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city has greeted about 3.5 million foreign tourist arrivals from the beginning of the year, a year-on-year rise of 8%, according to a report by the municipal People’s Committee.
The 113-year-old Sofitel Legend Metropole Ha Noi has been crowned the best hotel in Southeast Asia by Conde Nast Traveller, one of the world’s most luxury and lifestyle travel publishers.
Phu Quoc Island, dubbed the Pearl Island, in the southern province of Kien Giang expects to see a new boost to its socio-economic development with the planned launch on November 1 of two international air routes connecting the island and Singapore and Cambodia’s Siem Reap.