Fourteen international airlines have signed in a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in promoting and opening new routes to Hue, Vietnam’s former Imperial Capital and a World Heritage Site recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
A summer camp with a purpose, “Volunteer for the World Heritageâ€, was kicked off on August 21 in Halong City of Quang Ninh Province.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) met in Hanoi on August 20 to review tourism activities in the past seven months and discuss ways to boost the tourism industry in Northern Vietnam.
The Asian American Association has received 120 typical Vietnamese antiques for exhibition in the US.
Vietnamese community in Laos attended an art festival in the capital city of Vientiane on August 18 to commemorate the 64th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day.
Vietnam’s Halong Bay on August 18 advanced from the 12th to the 4th place among the top 28 nominees at the third stage of a campaign voting for the world’s seven new natural wonders.
Twenty travel companies across the country are exempting visa fees for international tourists who buy package tours to visit Vietnam under ‘Impressive Vietnam’, the country’s first national tourism promotion campaign, an official said.
All foreign tourist vehicles, including right-hand-drive ones, will be allowed to enter Vietnam while carrying foreign visitors during their trips to the country.
The Vietnam Record Book Centre (VietKings) has stated it will promulgate 100 records of Thang Long – Hanoi capital on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary in 2010.
A stone stele, chiselled with ancient Champa script, was unearthed in the central province of Phu Yen, and believed to be a very significant archaeological find, said a provincial official.
Japan will provide nearly USD 10 million to build a replica of Hue Citadel’s Can Chanh Palace from 2010-2015, which was destroyed during the war in 1947.
A ceremony was held on August 16 in Tan Hiep Commune, Hoi An City, central Quang Nam Province to receive UNESCO’s certificate recognizing Cu Lao Cham Islands as the World Biosphere Reserve and the closing ceremony of the 7th Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Days Festival.