The hospitality industry wraps up this year in unthinkable success, generating revenue of VND96 trillion, or nearly USD5 billion, jumping by around 40% from last year’s VND70 trillion, said the national tourism administration.
The National Institute of Traditional Art Performance of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 29 handed over a set of Bien Chung (brass bells) and Bien Khanh (stone gongs) to the Hue Imperial Relics Preservation Centre (HIRPC).
An exhibition entitled “Vietnam Fine Arts-Connecting Past and Present†was held in Hanoi on December 28 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group in Vietnam.
A club of 30 travel companies, mostly in central Vietnam who cater to Thai travelers, made debut in the central city of Danang on December 28 to promote cooperation for better serving visitors from the neighboring country.
Prime Minister has recently approved a project for the planning of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel area.
Vietnam Television has launched Folk Singing Festival 2011 to discover new original folk melodies peculiar to each region as well as prominent folk singing voices.
Colour has the strongest influence on emotion, according to artist Van Duong Thanh. Her art is not about the tangible but about the abstract. But although the universe is like a fantasy, it does evoke very strong images and feelings.
Two Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta localities and a Central Highland province are discussing the possibility of a co-operative tourism programme that will allow them to offer better quality tourism products at reasonable prices.
The number of travelers booking tours for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday has increased by some 30%, though prices this year are also some 30% higher, tour operators said.
The capital should tap into its natural resources and cultural and historical heritage, and diversify its unique tourism products and services, said the Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Mai Tien Dung at a workshop titled "Tourism Investment Promotion in Hanoi".
A traditional music exchange programme between students from China’s Beijing University and their peers from Vietnam National Academy of Music took place in Hanoi on December 27.
The Vietnamese embassy in Germany organised a ceremony in Berlin on December 26 to review ‘Vietnam Year’ in Germany.