A project to restore the O Quan Chuong (Quan Chuong Gate) in Hanoi’s Old Quarters saw its first phase accomplished on January 4.
The number of tourists to the Hung Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho during the first three day of New Year holidays (January 1-3) reached about 4,500 arrivals, up by 30% against normal days.
A ceremony was held at international airport Tan Son Nhat on January 1, 2011 to welcome the first international visitors to HCMC of the year. The event was co-organised by the HCMC’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city’s Tourism Association.
More than 800 ships have been mobilised to carry over 11,000 tourists visiting Halong Bay during the first two days of New Year holiday (January 1 and 2), an increase of 10% compared to 2010.
Ha Tinh provincial People’s Committee in coordination with the project’s executive committee on January 2 inaugurated the bell-tower in Dong Loc T-junction.
The authorities of the ancient city of Hoi An announced the exemption of entrance fee to the city for Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, war invalids, handicapped people, journalists, children and students of less than 16.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially announced ten outstanding cultural, sports and tourism activities in 2010 in Hanoi on December 30.
A photo exhibition themed “Vietnam – Cuba, 50 years of solidarity, cooperation and development†opened in Hanoi on December 30 to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cuba (December 2, 1960 - December 2, 2010).
The Princess Daphne Cruise Ship docked at Sai Gon Port on December 30 with 530 passengers on board.
A cruise ship,
departing from China, docked
in Hon Gai
Port on December 29, officially
reopening Halong (Quang Ninh)-Fangchenggang (China) sea route, after a long
interruption.
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).