Ho Chi Minh City gets new tourism slogan
"Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City" is the city’s new tourism slogan, announced the steering committee for Ho Chi Minh City tourism development .
Second Rice Festival to be held in Soc Trang
The event is scheduled to open at the Exhibition and Culture Centre in Soc Trang province on November 8, 2011.
Downstreaming to Miet thu
Downstreaming to Miet thu   (Aug 18, 2011)
In Southern people’s memories, Miet thu in the Mekong Delta is a deserted land where ‘muoi keu nhu sao thoi, dia lenh tua banh canh’ (mosquitoes buzz like the sound…
Egypt to host official World Tourism Day celebrations
The Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, which will include a High-Level Think Tank on this year’s theme, ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ (27 September 2011).
Vietnam Airlines began selling tickets on August 10 for travel during the next Lunar New Year holiday.
Hanoi to mark National Day with various activities
The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to organise a wide range of cultural and arts activities to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).
Mekong Delta calls for investment in tourism
13 Vietnamese provinces in the Mekong Delta will introduce their tourism potentials and tourism projects needing investment at the upcoming international tourism investment promotion conference named “Four Countries – One Destination” to be held on September 13th in Ho Chi Minh City.
Sculptures on show at Museum of Fine Arts
An art exhibition opened last weekend at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts, showcasing sculptures of passionate local artists.
Champa culture antiquities discovered in Quang Binh
Two ceramic vases of the Champa culture has been discovered in the central province of Quang Binh.
The La Vang Pilgrimage Festival 2011 wrapped up at the La Vang Church in Hai Lang district, in central Quang Tri province on August 15.
Vietnamese circus artists shine in Cuba
Vietnamese circus artists won the Grand Prix prize and a bronze medal at the International Circus Festival 2011 in the Cuban capital of Havana which closed on Aug. 14.
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HCM City to host Int’l Tourism Exhibition 2011
The International Tourism Exhibition 2011 (ITE) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from September 14-17.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications on August 12 announced the Prime Minister’s decision on a plan for the Long Thanh International Airport in the southeastern province of Dong Nai.
Nearly 100 literary works and newspapers published by members of the Tu Luc Van Doan (Self-reliance Literature group) during the New Poetry movement in the 1930s is being displayed in HCM City.
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