A documentary photo exhibition “Net Co Thang Long†(Old features of Thang Long) that opened on Sunday in HCMC showcases historical and architectural features of the 1,000-year-old Thang Long-Hanoi City. The exhibition is at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum at 97 Pho Duc Chinh Street, in District 1 until July 30.
A photo exhibition on Hanoi and Belgium’s cities opened in Hanoi on July 16. The event, organised by the Vietnam-Belgium Friendship Association, is to mark the 179 th anniversary of Belgium’s National Day (July 21) and the 1,000 th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi.
On July 14, TUV Rheinland - an independent safety inspection association- granted an ISO 14001:2004 certification for environmental management system to Sheraton-Hanoi Hotel.
At least 31 countries and 31 Vietnamese cities and provinces have registered to take part in the World Food Festival to be held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from July 21-25.
Two annual symposiums connected with the International Council of Traditional Music (ITCM) will be hosted in Ha Noi on July 30.
A Vietnamese art troupe will take part in a festival entitled “Non-border chorus†in Michigan , USA from July 19-23, which aims to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends. Around 300 pupils from 40 countries and territories around the world will participate in the festival.
As many as 40 million people, including 7 million foreigners, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi over the past 35 years.
HCMC as the country’s biggest tourism center will focus on developing four main segments of shopping, MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibition), ecological and cultural tourism in the years to come, said a city leader.
The image of Vietnam’s tourism will reappear on CNN channel this year as part of a national tourism promotion program just approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Mekong River Delta welcomed nearly 10 million tourists including 730,000 foreigners in the first half of the year, 19 percent more than in the same period last year, said the Mekong Delta Tourism Association.
The Hung Duy Trading Import Export Transportation Company will invest VND130 billion in building an eco-tourism area in Hoa Thanh district, Tay Ninh province.
More than 600 ancient artefacts from Viet Nam and some other Asian countries are on display at an exhibition at the Can Tho Museum.