Nearly 60 per cent of handicraft villages around the country have been forced to cut back on their production because of the global financial crisis, according to a ministry official.
A photo exhibition entitled “Vietnam and ASEAN tourism forum (ATF)†opened in Hanoi on December 29, 2008.
Nearly half of international travelers to Vietnam have not learned of a tourism route named the East-West Economic Corridor which stretches 1,450 kilometers from Vietnam's central city of Danang to Laos and Thailand, shows a survey.
The first flight from Ha Noi to the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho by Vietnam Airlines will be conducted on January 4, 2009.
In the first day of 2009, about 1,100 visitors from Germany, Italy and France will ship to the central city of Da Nang. On the same day, another 130 tourists will fly to the city from Thailand.
The Vietnam’s first luxury tour company LUXURY TRAVEL will be presented with a Excellent Product and Service Awards 2008 from the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprise Association on Sunday 3 Jan 2009 in Hanoi.
Central Quang Nam province will open a “street festival†on December 31, 2008 to promote Hoi An city’s image.
Artistic and floral creations will be on display, bringing colour to a 600-metre long street in the centre of Hanoi from Dec 28, 2008 three days before the festival officially begins to kick off the New Year?s celebrations.
According to the Management Board for My Son Relics, Vietnam has begun coordinating with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the start of the second phrase of the project on the preservation of My Son world cultural heritage site.
Vietnam will grant entry visa exemptions for Russian citizens holding ordinary passports for visits of 15 days at the maximum as from January 1, 2009.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will offer a wide range of cultural activities to ring in the 2009 Lunar New Year from Jan. 29, 2009 to Feb. 1, 2009.
Lights, flowers and fireworks will take centre stage on Ho Chi Minh City’s streets during the upcoming New Year and Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.