(TITC) – According to the General Statistics Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in August of 2014 estimated 618,588 arrivals, increasing 9.5% over last month. Summing up the first 8 months of this year, the country welcomed 5,471,209 arrivals, increasing 12.2% over the same period last year.
(TITC) - Aiming to enhance environmental responsibility of businesses, from August 18 – 22, the Intercontinental Hotels Group in the coordination with other IHG properties in the Asia, Middle East and Africa region held the IHG Green Week 2014 in Ha Noi.
A ceremony was held in the mountainous northern province of Tuyen Quang, on August 27 to receive certificates recognising the “Cap sac” (coming-of-age) ritual and the “Pao dung” singing of the Dao ethnic group as national intangible cultural heritage.
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have been implementing a range of measures to boost tourism, from improving the quality of services and increasing network linkages to offering attractive promotions.
A modern passenger terminal will be built on Phu Quoc island, a tourist destination in the south and Kien Giang province, to accommodate luxury cruise liners.
At least 98 organisations and 150,000 visitors are expected to participate in this year’s Viet Nam Days in Japan festival to take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on September 13-14.
Da Nang’s Non Nuoc stone carving village, which is situated at the foot of the Marble Mountains in Ngu Hanh Son District's Hoa Hai Ward, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Viet Nam welcomed more than 5.47 million foreign holidaymakers over the Jan-August period, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.2 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Nearly 1,000 documents of historical value will be on display at an exhibition on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) community and Viet Nam’s national holiday to be held from August 28th to September 15th.
An artistic photo festival that spotlights today’s land and people in the northern mountainous region opened in Lang Son province on August 25.
Vietnamese water puppetry has fascinated thousands of audiences during the Darwin Festival 2014 that took place in Darwin city, Australia's Northern Territory.
The 19th art exhibition of the northern central region was opened at a ceremony held at the Hue Cultural Museum in Thua Thien-Hue province on August 20.