Viet Nam greets over 1.6 million foreign tourists in two months
Foreign tourist arrivals to Viet Nam in the first two months this year reached an estimated 1.62 million, a year-on-year rise of 33.4 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Central localities join together in tourism
The central localities of Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam will cooperate with each other in tourism in order to ensure sustainable development.
HCM City’s tourism sector targets 94 trillion VND
Ho Chi Minh City is striving to welcome 4.4 million international tourists, raking in 94 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD) - 15 percent more revenue than last year.
Luxury liner brings tourists to land of heritage
Some 1,400 passengers and crewmembers onboard the luxury liner Crystal Serenity arrived at Chan May port in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue on February 27.
Asian cuisine week highlights Vietnamese food
Popular Vietnamese specialties such as Hanoi fried spring rolls and southern grilled beef noodles are attracting attention from customers at the ongoing Asian Cuisine Week in the Czech Republic capital Prague.
Seminar seeks ways to boost tourism in Hung Yen
Methods of realising the tourism potential of Pho Hien old town in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen were tabled at a seminar in the locality on February 26.
Good crop praying festival of San Chay ethnic people reinstated
On the evening of February 24 and early morning of February 25, Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism reinstated a festival to pray for good crop of the San Chay ethnic minority group in Dai Duc commune, Tien Yen district.
Nha Trang to greet over 180,000 Russian tourists
2014 is forecast to see continued growth in the number of Russian tourists travelling to Nha Trang, according to the Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduces new version of web portal
On February 25, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduced a new version of the ministry’s web portal at http://www.bvhttdl.gov.vn.
A series of Duong Lam ancient village preservation projects to be carried out
According to Pham Hung Son, chief of Duong Lam ancient village management board, Hanoi city and Son Tay town will carry out a series of projects to preserve and promote Duong Lam ancient village relics.
Developing Mekong sub-region tourism infrastructure for inclusive growth
Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Hoang Trung Hai, on behalf of the PM, has signed Decision 280/QD-TTg approving items under the project on Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth.
Tourists change destination from Thailand to Vietnam
Some travel firms say they have recently received requests about fees and contracts to serve international tourists who previously planned to visit Thailand but then decided to come to Vietnam instead.
Vietnam promotes culture in Germany
The Vietnamese People Association in Leipzig city, the German state of Sachsen, held a multicultural festival of Vietnamese ethnic groups on February 23.
Gong lessons introduced at Central Highland schools
Many schools in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have begun teaching students about the area’s ancient gong culture in an effort to preserve and promote its traditional values.
MS Europa 2 brings visitors to Phu Quoc island
German cruise ship MS Europa 2 docked at Duong Dong port of Kien Giang province’s Phu Quoc Island district on February 24, bringing 600 passengers, mainly European visitors, to the island.
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