Tourism enjoys a booming year
Tourism enjoys a booming year    (Aug 26, 2011)
Vietnam has welcomed almost 4 million foreign visitors since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year rise of 18.3 percent, and earned nearly 85 trillion VND in revenue from tourism.
The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) of Laos and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of Vietnam will jointly host “ Vietnam ’s Cultural Week in…
Number of foreign tourists to HCMC surges
Over the past eight months, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has greeted nearly 2.12 million foreign tourists. The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 10 percent and fulfills 60 percent…
Vietnam’s tourism promoted in UAE and Slovakia
The leading United Arab Emirates-based newspaper Gulf News on August 20 ran an article entitled “Discover Vietnam” by Skhan Kar, deputy editor in chief of Gulf News’s photo magazine.
Vietnam’s cultural and tourism week to open in RoK
Vietnam’s cultural and tourism week will be held in Pusan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) from August 25-29.
Highway 1 reached top 10 world's most beautiful roads for cycling
According to the popular website www.lonelyplanet.com, Highway 1 in Vietnam is the only way of Asia in the top 10 world's most beautiful roads for cycling tourists.
English interpretations will be available through headphones for the first time for non-Vietnamese speakers attending performances of cai luong (reformed theatre) at the Hanoi Theatre of Cai Luong's Chuong Vang Theatre.
Japan’s TV makes film on Vietnamese tourism
Beautiful sites in the capital city of Hanoi and several central provinces are expected to become more popular with Japanese people after a documentary film made by the Kansai Telecasting Corporation (KTV) makes debut.
Trang An seeks world natural heritage status
As many as 300 delegates to the UNESCO World Congress, ambassadors from 30 countries and territories, and guests on Aug. 21 visited the ecotourism region of Trang An, ancient citadel of Hoa Lu and Bai Dinh temple in Ninh Binh province.
Cultural heritages of Buddhism in the former imperial city of Hue and the southern region have been put into an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tourism up 15-20 percent for Vietnam Independence Day
The number of tourists registering to travel both in and out of the country on Vietnam Independence Day (September 2) has increased by 15-20 percent from last year’s figure, according to tour operators in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ethnology museum hosts Mid-autumn festival
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and a Vietnamese family guidance website will hold the 2011 Mid-autumn Festival for Hanoian children between September 10 and 12.
Hanoi hosts exhibition on honeymoon and wedding services
A marathon competition for couples in wedding dresses themed Love and Challenges will be held in the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on August 20.
Hanoi set to create cultural cuisine area
Along with the night market on the Hang Dao to Dong Xuan pedestrian route, Hanoi will have a cultural cuisine ward in the Old Quarter with special provision for pedestrians.
Vietnam is attending the 2nd China Guilin International Tourism Expo 2011 (CGITE 2011) from September 16-18, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
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