Delegates from nations in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) are discussing community-based ecotourism planning and management at a workshop in the ancient city of Hue, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
A book collection with around 100 book titles about Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1,000-year-old culture will make debut at the Hanoi National Library due on the grand millennium celebration of the capital city.
The German Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has announced four cultural conservation and training projects in Vietnam, an indication of the support and cooperation in culture between the two countries.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has pledged to help Vietnam’s tourism sector by training human resources and creating development schemes to promote certain attractions.
Sixteen paintings on illegally-hunted and trafficked species of animals including tigers, bears, elephants, turtles and rhinos are being on display at Hanoi’s Noi Bai international airport.
Hanoi will offer additional 4,000 high-quality hotel rooms this year to serve the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the National Tourism Year 2010.
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will assist Vietnam in mulling policies and long-term plans for tourism development and training human resources for the hospitality industry, said Secretary General Taleb Rifai.
Vietnamese songs, dishes, ao dai (traditional long dress) and palm-leaf conical hats were among the highlights that drew crowds at the Hi Seoul Festival 2010. Embassies of more than 40 countries in the Republic of Korea (RoK) joined in the Seoul Friendship Fair, which was organised on May 8-9 as part of the annual festival.
The newest five-star hotel in HCMC, InterContinental Asiana Saigon, has been voted on to Conde Nast Traveller’s exclusive Hot List covering the 134 hottest hotels around the globe.
Vietnam’s tourism industry has announced the second tourism stimulus campaign in 2010 called “Vietnam – Your Destination.†After the first campaign called “Impressive Vietnam†last year, authorities and enterprises hope for better results this year.
Three hundred journalists from 43 domestic and foreign press agencies have registered to cover the Hue Festival 2010.
An exhibition on ethnic minority of groups opened on May 9 in Hanoi, highlighting their contributions to national defence and construction. The four-day event, jointly held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Committee for Ethnic Affairs, is a major cultural festival of ethnic groups to welcome the 120th birthday of the late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19) and the first…