Vietnam greeted more than 587,000 foreign tourists in March 2013, a 1.6 percent rise from the same month last year. This figure brought the total number of foreign tourists to the country so far this year to more than 1.8 million, a year-on-year reduction of 6.2 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.
The south central Khanh Hoa provincial People's Committee has approved a project to teach Russian to tourism staff in the 2013-2015 period.
Mekong Delta region attracted more than 19.4 million visitors in 2012 and earned about 4.3 trillion VND from tourism-related activities, an increase of 23.2 percent compared with the previous year, according to newly-released statistics.
A meeting was held in Hanoi on March 27 to discuss how to boost cooperation in culture and fine arts between Vietnam and Cambodia in 2013 and the subsequent years.
(TITC)- On March 21, 2013 in Ha Noi, the launching ceremony of the Photo contest and National Photo Exhibition was organized by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibitions in collaboration with Hai Phong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
In the first quarter of 2013, the number of foreign tourists to Ho Chi Minh City was estimated at more than 1 million, a year-on-year rise of 8 percent and 25.6 percent of the year's target, announced the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam will work closely with Niger on a cultural cooperation agreement to be signed in the near future. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh made the statement while receiving Niger's Minister of Communication, New Information Technologies and Culture Salifou Labo Bouche in Hanoi on March 26.
A performance of the opera "Yuzuru" to commemorate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on March 29 and 30.
The Quang Binh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has published three photo books depicting the beauty of caves discovered in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park over the last 20 years.
An exhibition displaying 45 photographs of Vietnam, its people, culture and socio-economic achievements during the Doi Moi (Renewal) period was held in Mexico from March 18 to 23.
Vietnamese history and people have become the theme of a workshop held within the framework of the "World Culture Day" in Gretz-Armainvilliers city, France, on March 23 and 24.
Vi-Dam folk music was officially selected as a representative of Vietnamese heritage seeking UNESCO's recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014.