Making Viet Nam become the 'Kitchen of the World' is considered a promising approach for a "smoke-free industry”, as well as the country's cuisine, especially in the context that the tourism industry needs to build its characteristic products to attract tourists, especially international visitors.
The second pedestrian street in Ha Noi - a space for art and street food - was officially opened on May 11 at the lotus lake area, Trinh Cong Son Street, Nhat Tan Ward and adjacent areas.
A cultural – tourism space, displaying products of the ethnic groups in Ha Giang province, opened at the 26/3 Square of Ha Giang city, on May 12.
A public Wi-Fi system was handed over to the central province of Quang Tri by the military-run Viettel Group on May 11.
The former imperial capital city of Hue received almost 1.9 million visitors in the past four months, marking an increase of 12.7 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Thua Thien Hue Province People’s Committee.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has completed its preparation of six Then songs to join the 6th national Then singing festival, slated for May 12 – 14 in Ha Giang and featuring art troupes from 16 provinces and cities.
A scientific seminar discussing ways to preserve folk music of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region took place in the province of Dien Bien on May 10.
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organization and the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony receiving memorabilia of Argentine journalist Ignacio Ezcurra on the occasion of 50 years since he was reported missing in Viet Nam (May 8, 1968).
Amid increasing demand from international visitors, Cuba plans to increase its number of hotel and guesthouse rooms to 108,000 by 2030, opening up great opportunities for Vietnamese investors operating in the fields of property, restaurant and tourism.
Quang Binh has surveyed the coverage of free Wi-fi to serve local people and tourists at attractions, according to the provincial Department of Information and Communications.
Thua Thien-Hue province has been taking numerous measures to truly turn tourism into a spearhead industry, and these efforts have resulted in encouraging outcomes.
An Indian tourism promotion themed “Incredible India Roadshow 2018” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8 by India’s Ministry of Tourism and General Consulate in the city, giving a chance for travel firms of the two sides to explore partnership opportunities.