A website on ethnic minority people at http://www.langvietonline.vn made its debut on July 19.
A photo exhibition entitled “Vietnam-ASEAN, Imprints 15 Yearsâ€, opened in Hanoi on July 20 as part of the activities on the sidelines of the 43 rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM 43) and related meetings.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh has approved a national tourism promotion programme for 2010 under which Vietnamese destinations and products will be promoted on the domestic and international media.
The five-star Majestic Hotel in downtown HCMC will start work on an expansion project early next year, with a new 28-story building of 205 rooms and 19,000 square meters of office space plus parking space to be developed.
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.