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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised nine historical and archeological vestiges and landscapes as national relics.
(TITC) – Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in coordination with Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and People's Committee of Ly Son Island District launched a campaign on tourism environment protection in Ly Son Island on March 17, 2014.
(TITC) – Recently, Agoda.com - one of Asia’s leading hotel booking sites, has released its fourth annual Asia’s Fresh Destinations list, marking some of Asia’s hottest emerging travel stops which includes Da Nang City of Viet Nam.
(TITC) - According to Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Can Tho City will strive for the target by 2015 of attracting 3,140,000 tourist arrivals, including 440,000 international arrivals, achieving total tourism receipts of VND 2,500 billion; the target by 2020 of receiving 4.8 million tourist arrivals, reaching total tourism receipts of VND 6,000 billion.
(TITC) - In addition to constantly improving the quality of products, services, Ba Ria - Vung Tau also focuses on environmental protection in order to lure more visitors and contribute to the sustainable development of local tourism.
(TITC) - Organized by Lua Viet Tours in collaboration with Phu Yen Tourism Promotion Information Center, the Famtrip delegation surveyed tourism products in Phu Yen from 14th to 16th March 2014.
On March 17, the groundbreaking ceremony for President Ho Chi Minh Monument in K9-Da Chong historical site took place in Ba Vi district, Hanoi.
Hanoi welcomed 4.87 million domestic tourists and 705,000 foreign arrivals in the first quarter of 2014, up 8 percent and 15 percent respectively from the same period last year.
The central province of Thua Thien–Hue on March 18 organised the Le Te Xa Tac (Worshiping the Genies of Earth and Crop), one of the most important rituals performed by kings of successive feudal dynasties to pray for peace and a good harvest.
The central city of Da Nang has opened its second tourism information centre at the Da Nang International Airport's national arrival station. Total investment was VND200 million (US$9,500).
Hundreds of black-and-white photos featuring long-standing Vietnamese rituals and relic sites are being put on show at an exhibition in the Cernuschi Museum in Paris from March 13 to June 29, as part of the Viet Nam-France Exchange Year.