The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in co-ordination with the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, held a roundtable discussion yesterday on the role of cultural diplomacy in supporting sustainable development and international integration.
On the afternoon of April 6, at 26 Le Loi street, on the sideline of Hue Festival 2012, the Thua Thien Hue provincial Union of Literature and Arts Associations in collaboration with Art Photography Associations of Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City opened a photography exhibition on Hanoi – Hue – Ho Chi Minh City.
Nearly 4.4 million tourists have arrived in Hanoi so far this year, an increase of 28% compared to the same period last year, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Thousands of people from across the country headed to the Saint Tran festival, which opened at the Trang An – Bai Dinh spiritual tourist site in Ninh Binh province on April 8 (the 18th day of the third lunar month).
Sapa will become a resort site by international standards, aiming to welcome 3 to 4 million visitors until 2030 with an average growth rate of 7.2 percent per year.
Entry to Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be free to all visitors from Apr. 28 to May 1, as a way of saying thank you to visitors for voting the Bay as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.
Image of blooming lotus and slogan "Vietnam - Timeless Charm" announced in December 2011 by Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have been painted on the front part of VietJetAir aircraft. The entire aircraft are covered with yellow and red those are specific characteristics of Vietnamese flag.
Descendance, one of Australian's leading indigenous dance groups, will showcase their contemporary interpretation of Australian indigenous culture for Vietnamese audiences at the 2012 Hue Festival.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh on April 4 received Romanian Ambassador to Viet Nam Dumitru Olaru who is ending his term in Viet Nam.
A tripartite co-operative agreement on tourism development for 2012-2013, was signed by the Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Thuan and Lam Dong provinces on April 4 in Binh Thuan province.
Tourists visiting Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh are benefiting from free wifi service as of April 20.
A ten strong musical ensemble from Venezuela will perform in Hanoi and Hai Phong City as part of “Venezuelan Cultural Week in Vietnam †from April 11-16.