Vietnam targets wealthy tourists
Vietnam tourist authorities have decided to adopt a 10-year plan to try and attract rich tourists to its sparkling white beaches. More than 70% of tourist sites in Vietnam lay in coastal provinces – and 70% of tourists choose beach tours.
Finnish artist fashions playful works in metal
A playful exhibition by Finnish artist Maritta Nurmi entitled After the End of Art Anything Goes, has opened at Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi.
Expatriates in France exhibit their paintings, sculptures
Painter Tran Thi Duy Nga and sculptor Pham Trong Chanh, both Vietnamese expatriates in France, displayed nearly 100 of their works at an exhibition in Paris on December 18, featuring…
International seminar aims to build tourist destination brands
An international seminar on developing destination trademarks was held in Hanoi on December 16, attracting representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the World Tourism Organization.
Miss Earth 2010 praises Vietnam at home
In interviews with the Indian news agencies, Miss Earth Nicole Faria was lavish in her praises to Vietnam, the host country of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant.
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 on the coast of Quang Nam Province.
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.
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