“Pho” added to Merriam-Webster dictionary
A well-known American dictionary, Merriam-Webster, has announced more than 150 new words and definitions for 2014, including the Vietnamese word “Pho”.
Introducing Viet Nam’s picture through Vietnamese culture
It is Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan’s speech at the press seminar to inform a situation of an international tourist to Viet Nam in May, 2014.
VNAT to launch tourism marketing program in Moscow and St. Petersburg
(TITC)- In the framework of Viet Nam Culture Days in Russia, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will launch tourism marketing promotion program in Moscow and St. Petersburg cities.
Tourism sector targets high-income earners
One of the relatively important solutions to developing the Viet Nam tourism sector in the current period is to shift its direction, emphasizing a preference for boosting high-spending markets.
326 artifacts from Khmer ancient life collected
The southern Tra Vinh provincial museum has collected 326 objects of antiquity of Khmer ethnic minority groups. The inventory includes 238 objects related to fishing and agriculture and 88 objects related to painting.
Royal documents of Nguyen Dynasty recognised as documentary heritage
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on May 14 officially recognised official documents of the Nguyen Dynasty as a world documentary heritage, according to the State Records and Archives Department.
Viet Nam cited as a top 10 best value holiday destination
Viet Nam ranked 2nd among the top 10 best value holiday destinations, according to leading global travel search site Skyscanner.
New opportunities for central city
Over the past decade, the tourism sector in the central city of Da Nang has been developing sea tourism brand of its own, the Vietnam Economic News reported on May 14.
Van Don strives to receive over 720,000 tourists in 2014
An estimated 344,000 tourists visited Van Don district, the northern province of Quang Ninh in the first four months of this year, fulfilling 47 percent of the year’s target and a year-on-year rise of 36 percent.
Ha Long Bay cited among world’s top destinations
Ha Long Bay deemed a World Heritage site in 1994 in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been cited as one of the top eight most beautiful landscapes in the world by mymodernmet.com.
Preserving and promoting folk values in modern society
A seminar on preserving and promoting folk values in modern society will be held on May 14-15 as an activity of the compilation of a dossier on Vi-Giam folk singing for UNESCO recognition as a world intangible cultural heritage.
Conference seeks to develop northwest tourism
A conference was held in Dien Bien province on May 6 to discuss ways to boost links for tourism development in the northwestern region.
Strengthening cruise tourism cooperation between Viet Nam and Hong Kong
(TITC) - On April 29th 2014, in Ha Noi, Deputy Director General of VNAT Nguyen Manh Cuong had a meeting with delegation of Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) led by Mr Anthony Lau, Executive Director.
Vietnamese cakes listed among world’s celebration foods
The travel page of the US magazine National Geographic has named Viet Nam’s Chung (square) and Day (round) cakes among the world’s outstanding celebration dishes.
Cultural activities celebrate Dien Bien Phu victory
A variety of activities are taking place in Vietnam and around the rest of the world to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7).
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