British Council grants for traditional handicraft producers utilising digital technology
Organisations, collectives and craftsmen from 18 countries, including Vietnam, have the opportunity to receive financial support for the sustainable development of traditional handicrafts.  
Farmers in Ca Mau province engage in eco-tourism
Ca Mau, Vietnam’s southernmost province and one of four key economic centers in the Mekong Delta, has a 54-kilometer coastline and two ecosystems of mangrove and cajeput forests recognized by…
(TITC) From the end of April to the beginning of May 2021 to now, the 4th outbreak of pandemic once again seriously affected domestic tourism activities. According to data from…
Automatic stay extension for FOREIGNERS stranded due to COVID-19
The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic extension of stay extension for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19.
Organic farms, agro-tourism in Bạc Liêu yield higher profits, protect the environment
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is promoting organic and other high-quality standards for rice and key agricultural products as well as agro-tourism services in a bid to raise farmers' incomes.
TIME: Hanoi is one of World’s Greatest Places 2021
The charming capital of Vietnam ranked among the ‘100 the world’s greatest places 2021’ chosen by Time- the news magazine and news website based in New York City. Vietnam’s 1,000-year-old capital is embracing changes while maintaining a strong sense of identity,” the newspaper wrote.
World’s Greatest Places (TIME) calls Phu Quoc, Viet Nam
(TITC) TIME magazine has just announcedthe list of 100 extraordinary destinations to explore (World’s Greatest Places of 2021) based on nominations of international network of correspondents and contributors. Phu Quoc is one of 3 Vietnam’s places in the list, beside Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnamese cuisine promoted in Algeria
The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria together with the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management of Algiers (ESHRA) held an event on Vietnamese and Algerian cuisine on July 25.
Vietnam tourism in the first half of 2021
(TITC) According to UNWTO, international arrivals dropped by 83% in the period January – March 2021 compared to 2020. UNWTO has had reduce its forward of international arrivals for growth scenario in 2021. The General Statistics Office of Viet Nam informed that the number of international arrivals to Viet Nam in first half of 2021 decreased 97.6% over the same period of 2020. Vietnam tourism…
Hanoi: Italian-Vietnamese photographic exhibition calls for acting in favor of nature
The exhibition titled “Italian Routes - Mountains, mountaineering, climate change” will take place from July 23 to August 23 at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi.  
Vietnam strives for half of craft villages participating in tourism supply chain
Vietnam has been striving that half of craft villages can participate in the country’s supply chain in tourism.
Hundreds of hotels in HCM City join hands in COVID-19 fight
Over 20 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have offered free accommodation and meals to medical workers involving in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, with about 50,000 room nights, reported the Tourism Department on July 19.
Contest encourages design of creative spaces in Hanoi
A total of 25 designs have been selected to enter the voting round of the Hanoi creative space design contest, which seeks initiatives to inspire new and unique ideas in designing and exploiting Hanoi’s spaces.
Quang Ninh Province: Vaccination starts for 6,800 tourism workers
As part of the 5th phase of Covid-19 immunization plan in Quang Ninh province, 500 tourism workers was jabbed with the first Covid-19 vaccine shots at the Quang Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital on July 14.
Intra-provincial tourism promoted
In the context of international tourism being “frozen” and domestic tourism activities not being smooth due to the complicated development of COVID-19, the promotion of tourist markets in localities (intra-provincial tourism) that have basically controlled the epidemic is considered an urgent and prompt step to maintain and gradually rejuvenate the tourism market.  
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