With a growing number of medical tourists who combine travel with medical care coming to HCM City in recent years, lucrative medical tourism needs concerted efforts by various official agencies and travel firms to realise its huge potential, experts have said.
Since the 1980s, alongside the country’s renovation, folk festivals have gradually been restored and strongly developed over recent years. The trend of restoring folk festivals in contemporary social life contributes to affirming the local cultural identities, as well as attracting more visitors.
An exhibition showcasing more than 100 lacquered and gilded wooden objects opened in Ha Noi on June 20.
An artistic exchange program on the Vietnamese culture was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on June 19 in Ha Long City of Northern province of Quang Ninh.
Tam Ky city People’s Committee, the central province of Quang Nam, has inaugurated Tam Thanh Community Artistic Village and received Vietnam’s record on the first and largest coracle collection in Viet Nam.
The Cua Lo Trade and Tourism Fair 2017 kicked off at the Binh Minh square in Cua Lo coastal town, the central province of Nghe An on June 16th.
Ho Chi Minh City is planning to open a few more book streets after the first one in the downtown area turned out to be a much bigger success than expected.
The final round of the 2017 Miss ASEAN Friendship contest will take place from June 15 to July 2 in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, featuring the participation of 30 contestants from ASEAN countries.
(TITC) – On 13 June, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT)’s Vice Chairman Ha Van Sieu had a meeting with Mr. Bruno Bodard, General Manager of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club (World-Bays Club).
This year’s Huong Pagoda Festival in the suburban area of Ha Noi welcomed approximately 1.4 million tourists, up 6,000 from the same period last year and including about 7,800 foreign visitors, according to the People’s Committee of My Duc district.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced a decision to publish a postage stamp set on Ngoc Linh ginseng in 168 countries to popularize Vietnamese ginseng to the world.
UNESCO Chief Representative in Viet Nam Susan Vize said the preservation of heritage urban areas should be integrated into economic growth to ensure sustainable development.