Tourism Australia launches Vietnamese website
Tourism Australia has launched a Vietnamese language official website for customers at www.australia.com , the Australian embassy said on July 6.
HCMC makes list of heritage sites
The HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has completed an inventory of historical-cultural relics in the city that it plans to recommend for recognition as national and city-level relics.
Painting display raises fund for the poor
As many as 71 “thuy mac” (ink-and-wash) paintings on Vietnam’s land and people are on display in Hanoi to celebrate the capital’s millennium anniversary and raise fund for the poor.
Sa Huynh artefacts, ancient Cham tower found in central Viet Nam
Thousands of objects belonging to Sa Huynh culture that dated from 2,500-3,000 years ago have been discovered during excavations carried out in the Ma Vuong Mound in Pho Thach Commune, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province from June 17-July 4 this year.
Dalat to be in full bloom this year
Nearly 17,000 cherry trees will be planted around Tuyen Lam Lake in the Central Highlands resort city of Dalat by the end of this year.
Hanoi joins forces with other provinces to develop tourism
The tourism authorities of Hanoi and three neighboring provinces will cooperate to tap their local potentials and thus make their tourism products more attractive to travelers.
Intenational visitor arrivals up in low season
Nearly 376,000 international visitors have arrived in the country this month, a 7% rise from last month and a 34.6% year-on-year pickup, though this is a low season, said the National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
Tourism artistic photos on display
The award presentation ceremony of the fifth National Tourism Artistic Photo Contest took place in Hanoi on July 1, coinciding with the opening of an exhibition showcasing the outstanding photos.
Farming model presented in France
A large number of visitors have visited the traditional farm model of the Thai ethnic minority group in Nghe An province, which was built up in the Tregomeur Zoological garden in the Cotes d’Armor province, France, on June 27.
Vietnam Days held in China and Russia
Vietnam Days will be held in China and Russia with several special events, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Vietnam Tourism Award winners honoured
Thirty hotels, 20 travel agencies and 15 tourism service enterprises were presented with the Vietnam Tourism Award 2010 at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 29. Of the 2010 winners, Saigontourist Travel Company remained in the top of the list of domestic and international travel agencies.
Traditional culture – the cradle of tourism development
A national seminar was held in Hanoi on June 29 to shed light on Vietnam’s tourism development in the international integration process.
Exhibition of Uncle Ho’s poems in Korean script
An exhibition displaying 50 works of calligraphy in Korean script based on President Ho Chi Minh’s prison diary opened in the central province of Nghe An on June 29.
Danang, Vietnam Airlines to jointly promote tourism in Japan
The central coast city of Danang will contribute US$50,000 to Vietnam Airlines to organize road shows in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan this September to bring the country’s tourism products and services to Japanese travelers.
Vietnam expects Chinese tourist arrivals to double this year
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) not only expects the number of Chinese travelers to Vietnam to recover this year but also aims for them to double to around one million, tourism officials said.
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