Vietnam tourism sector welcomes annually 170.000 French tourists. If the Vietnam tourist visa is waived, then French tourist arrival increases. The sector needs qualified tourism workers for this market according to tourism experts.
The year 2010 will bring Vietnamese photographers many opportunities and challenges, as many remarkable events will take place, says Vu Quoc Khanh, president of the Viet Nam Artistic Photographers Association. This year, Hanoi will be the host of the 30th International Federation of Photographic Arts Congress in August, drawing 250 international representatives.
Washington audiences had a good opportunity to enjoy a selection of Vietnamese folk music at a concert including the dan tranh (16-string zither) and the dan bau (monochord) given by Vietnamese musicians on April 26.
PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corp (PVC) and PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corp (PVEP) recently broke ground for the PetroVietnam Hotel Complex project in the northern city of Thai Binh.
A week of cultural and tourist activities started in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on April 25 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and receive the UNESCO’s decision recognising Ca Mau Cape as the world’s biosphere reserve. The event is a chance for the province to introduce its economic potentials, especially in ecological tourism and raise the people’s awareness…
Heritage experts recently discussed a plan to manage the Ho Dynasty's Citadel in central Thanh Hoa Province.
The Vietnamese embassy in Mexico has held a solemn ceremony to commemorate the 18 Hung Kings who founded the country and began a golden era in Vietnam’s history.
Hung Vuong Museum has been inaugurated in Phu Tho Province to commemorate the Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary.
An exhibit of more than 100 images, photos, and documentary films on the history of Vietnam’s seas and islands opened on April 22 in the central province of Quang Ngai. Along with reiterating the country’s inviolable sovereignty over its sea and islands, the exhibit is part of activities in the lead up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the 35th anniversary of the…
The first Vietnamese Fruit Festival closed in the Mekong delta province of Tien Giang on April 24. At the closing ceremony, the organising board awarded the Golden Cups for the Cause of Developing the quality of Vietnamese fruits and food safety for 18 businesses, 30 scientists and 40 institutes, schools and branches in the field as well as honoured 61 creative farmers.
Aviation-tourism cooperation is a vital path for the two sectors’ development, benefiting the country, said Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan.
Work on the casting of the largest special bronze drum in celebration of the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi began in the central province of Thanh Hoa on April 23.