Viet Nam is a highly attractive investment and tourism destination, said US ambassador to Viet Nam David Shear at an July 2 ceremony in HCM City marking the 238th anniversary of US independence.
(TITC) - Being endowed with a beautiful landscape, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province in Northern Viet Nam is called as an “Ha Long Bay on land” with numerous caves, mountains, valley, trees and historic relics.
A project on developing eco-tourism in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue was launched on July 4 with the assistance from the Poitou-Charentes region of France and other partners.
Republic of Korea’s singer An So Eun and the Chungnam Gukak Orchestra performed traditional Korean music and thrilled the audience at Ho Chi Minh City's Ben Thanh Theatre on July 3 night by singing Viet Nam Que Huong Toi (Viet Nam, My Homeland) as part of celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-RoK relations.
Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai lured some 16,000 tourist arrivals in the first half of this year, fetching about 19 billion VND (889,000 USD), up 10 percent year-on-year.
(TITC) - Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No.72/2014/TT-BTC on value-added tax (VAT) refund for purchases made in Viet Nam by foreigners, overseas Vietnamese when leaving the country.
(TITC) – According to Mekong Delta Tourism Association, in 2014, the region’s localities have actively invested in tourism development, contributing to attracting more international and domestic tourists.
The Bamboo Wings Restaurant and the Dai Lai Conference Hall in the Dai Lai Bamboo Complex, Vinh Phuc province recently won the gold award for resort building from the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) 2014 and the Building of the Year award, respectively.
Da Nang's tourism promotion centre has launched a programme to promote MICE tourism (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) in Ha Noi and HCM City, the two major domestic tourism markets.
Following a number of localities, Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai was the next destination of the exhibition “Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa – historical and legal evidence”.
A traditional art performance by artists from the Republic of Korea takes place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 3 and Hanoi on July 6 to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Korea.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has designed a tourism promotion plan with various activities in a bid to lure at least 2 million visitors in 2014, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.