Electric Bicycle World Tour returns to Vietnam
Guim Valls Teruel originally from Spain plans to travel through 75 countries on his electric bicycle to promote electric vehicles and clean energy.
Majestic Hotel braces for e-transactions
The five-star Majestic Hotel in downtown HCMC is working on a plan to spur electronic transactions in 2011 to facilitate its business expansion, the hotel’s general director said.
The Nam Hai wins award for community work
Hospitality organization The Leading Hotels of the World has granted a Commitment to Excellence award to The Nam Hai resort, managed by the luxury hotel and resort management company GHM…
Two typical sets of musical instruments restored
Korean experts will hand over two sets of musical instruments to Thua Thien-Hue Province later this month, having being restored, said Phung Phu, the Director of Hue Ancient Capital Relic Preservation Center.
Uncle Ho's father's death noted
To mark the 81st anniversary of the death of President Ho Chi Minh's father, Nguyen Sinh Sac, authorities of Dong Thap in the Mekong Delta will open the Nguyen Sinh Sac Tourist Area in the Province's Cao Lanh City.
Mixed reactions to Xin Chao! Show
The premier of the cultural show named Xin Chao! performed to a packed house on Friday at the Circus Tent, 2 Pham Ngu Lao Street in HCMC’s District 1.
Quang Ngai to build complex on historical site
Quang Ngai Province will spend VND400 billion to develop an ecological and historical tourism complex on the historical site where the war martyr doctor Dang Thuy Tram used to work, an official said.
War memorabilia goes on display in Hanoi
Many never return from war. Through keepsakes and photographs, however, it is possible to keep their memory alive. To help us somehow come to terms with the great sacrifice made by those who died in the war-torn 20th century, the Museum of Military History in Hanoi has launched an exhibition of war memorabilia.
Southern music seeks UNESCO recognition
Efforts are being to compile a national dossier on Nghe thuat don ca tai tu (Southern amateur music) to be nominated to UNESCO as a mankind intangible cultural heritage.
Vietnam attends opening of 17th world youth festival
A Vietnamese youth delegation, led by the first secretary of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Vo Van Thuong, attended the opening ceremony of the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pretoria, South Africa on December 13.
Chinese arrivals in HCMC rise sharply
The number of Chinese visitors to Ho Chi Minh City in the first 11 months of this year rose by 189% over the same period of last year, according to the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Artist bridges cross-cultural aesthetics
Thirty contemporary oil paintings by French-Vietnamese artist Robert Mihagui are on display at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.
India eyes more Vietnam travelers
Indian officers have introduced new offers including visa on arrival and train tours in that country in a move to attract more Vietnamese travelers to India’s places of interest, particularly Buddhist sites.
Luxury cruise ships visit Danang
Local travel firm Viet Excursions on December 10 brought two luxury cruise ships, Le Diamant of France and SeaBourn Pride of the US to the Tien Sa Port in the central city of Danang.
Vietnam ranks 12th in long-term tourism growth
Vietnam ranks 12th among 181 countries and territories in term of tourism growth in the next ten years, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The council estimates that Vietnamese tourism sector reached a growth rate of 3.4% this year and this rate will increase to 7.3% in the next ten years.
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