A photographic exhibition opened in Tokyo in Japan on December 2 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan and three decades of cooperation between the Vietnam News Agency and Kyodo News Agency.
Hanoi hosted an award ceremony on December 1 to honour 48 outstanding images chosen by the seventh International Artistic Photo Competition.
A wide range of cultural activities were held in Perth city, in the State of Western Australia, from November 28-30 by the Vietnamese consulate general to mark the 40 th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Vietnam has been ranked second in Asia in terms of tourism development potential, just after China. This is according to a survey of 1,200 tourism managers around the world about global tourism trends announced at the World Travel Market 2013 in London.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Vu Binh has met Ms Olga Kefaloyanny, Greek Minister of Tourism, to seek ways to promote tourism cooperation between the two countries.
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa greeted 270,000 tourists in November 2013, bringing its tourism arrivals so far this year to more than 2.7 million, a year-on-year rise of 29 percent, and 91 percent of the year’s plan, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has greeted nearly 7 million tourists since the start of the year, 94.3 percent of the year’s plan and a 9 percent increase over a year previous, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Construction Ministry and the People’s Committee of northern mountainous Ha Giang province have agreed on the Dong Van Stone Plateau development plan to 2030, with an aim of turning it into a national tourism centre.
(TITC) - On November 16, 2013, in Da Nang City, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a conference on establisment of tourist supporting centres.
The number of international visitors to Vietnam was estimated at 6.85 million in the first 11 months, posting a year-on-year increase of 10.2 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.
From December 1, the public will have an opportunity to enjoy dances performed by people from Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia, and to try dishes from throughout Southeast Asia.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed Decision 2284/QD-TTg approving a common scheme to build the Ban Gioc waterfall tourism area and detailed scheme on the Ban Gioc waterfall tourism centre.