Representatives from the eight northwestern mountainous provinces met in the resort town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province on November 14, 2008 to discuss ways to develop the tourism market by promoting the natural beauty of the area and the unique local tribal cultures.
French and Vietnamese architecture experts are concerned that newly-built housing constructions are changing the face of the French-style quarter in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district for the worse.
A group of Spanish experts are on a visit to the central city of Hue to help outline a master plan regarding the development of the tourism industry in the city.
With many old houses in the historic town of Hoi An facing a threat of damage from the elements, a lack of funding is taking its toll on one of the country’s top tourist destinations.
Japan has so far provided a total of USD 236 million in development aid for central Thua Thien-Hue province to implement a series of projects on public services and social issues, said a provincial official on Nov. 11th, 2008.
Latest made in Vietnam garment and footwear fashion products will be on show at the Vietnam Fashion Fair 2008 to be held at the Vietnam Friendship Palace, Hanoi from November 19th – 24th, 2008.
The Prime Minister has approved the development plan of Phu Quoc International Airport in the resort Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang till 2020 with orientation to 2030.
Biking is an interesting and authentic way to explore the countryside in Vietnam. A new selection of biking tours recently has been launched to offer its guests the opportunity to discover daily life in the heart of the Mekong Delta region.
Ha Quang District and the Cao Bang Provincial Department of Culture, Information and Tourism have coordinated with Lung Lo Construction Company under the Ministry of National Defense in upgrading the Historic Relic of Coc Bo Cave.
After more than two years of implementation, a project on developing, preserving and promoting the cultures of ethnic minority groups in the Northeastern Mountainous Province of Lao Cai in the 2006-2010 period has contribute to changing people’s awareness and has had positive effects on provincial socio-economic development.
Vietnam tourism sector will risk lagging far behind other regional countries and find it difficult to maintain a high growth rate if breakthrough measures are not taken to generate enough qualified personnel, a senior tourism official has said.
An agreement on visa exemption for common passport holders signed between Vietnam and Cambodia will take effect as from Dec. 4, 2008 announced the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.