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International visitors to Viet Nam continue to increase in August (Aug 28, 2015)

(TITC) - According to General Statistics Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in August of 2015 estimated 664,985 arrivals, increasing 12.0% over last month and 7.5% over the same period last year, following the positive growth in July of 12.1% and 5.1% respectively.

Ben Tre tourism sees fruits of its labour (Aug 28, 2015)

Cho Lach district, the largest fruit cultivation area in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, has created several tourism products after three years of implementing its tourism development plan…

World heritage discovery competition launched (Aug 27, 2015)

Measures to conserve and promote Viet Nam and ASEAN UNESCO world heritage will be mapped out through a competition launched in Ha Noi on August 25.

Viet Nam among world’s top 10 best-value destinations (Aug 26, 2015)

Rough Guides - the UK leading publisher of travel and reference guides has cited Viet Nam as top 10 best-value destinations across the world.

Central province reveals national treasure, heritage pieces (Aug 26, 2015)

The central province of Quang Nam on August 25 publicised an antiquity recently recognised as a national treasure and some pieces of the national intangible cultural heritage.

VFS Global proposes to establish Vietnamese visa application center in India (Aug 25, 2015)

(TITC) – On 22 August 2015, in Ha Noi, VNAT’s Director General, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan had a meeting with Regional Head of Business Development Asia-Pacific, VFS Global Company – Beijing Branch Office, Mr. Kwa Tjun Kyet.

Choir festival entitled “Songs presented to the Party” (Aug 25, 2015)

Basic Cultural Departmetn and HCMC Department of Culture and Sports organized the choir festival entitled “Songs presented to the Party” at Ho Chi Minh City Theatre on August 20th.

A day at the mine launched in Quang Ninh (Aug 25, 2015)

A group of foreign tourists experienced the first mining tour piloted in northern Quang Ninh province on August 24.

Workshop seeks ways to develop community-based tourism (Aug 25, 2015)

The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, in collaboration with the ASEAN - Japan Centre (AJC) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association - Viet Nam chapter, held a workshop in central Da Nang city on August 24 to seek ways to develop community - based tourism.

Le Figaro selects ten attractive destinations in Viet Nam (Aug 24, 2015)

French newspaper Le Figaro has cited Tra Que village in Hoi An ancient town and culture of ethnic minority groups in the northwestern mountainous areas equally as attractive as Ha Long Bay and Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Viet Nam's longest lantern road to be launched in Da Nang (Aug 24, 2015)

Thousands of lanterns which is expected to set a new record in Viet Nam as the longest lantern road ever made in the country will be officially launched in Asia Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 29.

20-millennium-old prehistoric sites found in Lao Cai (Aug 21, 2015)

Archaeologists have discovered prehistoric sites dating back 20,000 years in Bao Thang district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, said Associate Professor Dr. Trinh Nang Chung from the Viet Nam Institute of Archaeology on August 20.

Vinh Phuc promotes green tourism in Dai Lai (Aug 21, 2015)

The People’s Committee of the northern province of Vinh Phuc has issued a 2015-2020 master plan on developing the Dai Lai tourism zone to fully tap the area’s potential.

Tourists visiting Ho Chi Minh's hometown to see folk singing show (Aug 20, 2015)

A central folk singing show will be organised from next month for tourists in Sen Village, the birthplace of President Ho Chi Minh, in the central province of Nghe An.

Launching the photo contest and exhibition "Discovering Viet Nam’s beauty" (Aug 19, 2015)