(TITC) - ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2019, themed “ASEAN – The Power of One”, will take place in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province from January 14-18, 2019. This is the second time the event has been organized in Viet Nam after ten years.
Construction of a 368 million USD tourist complex has started at Chan May – Lang Co economic zone in Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, with its first phase slated to become operational at the end of 2019.
The Swiss Sustainable Tourism Programme (SSTP), the first of its kind funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for Viet Nam, has officially kicked off, according to the programme’s management board.
Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and representatives from the central province of Ninh Thuan met with delegates from other countries over the weekend to discuss the Cham pottery village’s application for UNESCO status.
The first Viet Nam brocade culture festival and Dak Nong investment promotion conference will take place in the Central Highlands locality from January 5-7.
The first Balade en France in Ha Noi is set to take place at the city’s Ly Thai To Statue Square from December 14-16, said French Ambassador to Viet Nam Bertrand Lortholary in a media briefing on December 11 in Ha Noi.
To promote rural tourism, it is necessary to pay attention to community benefits and cultural and environmental protection, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.
The country’s first multi-platform interactive TV channel on culture and tourism has just been launched by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chaired a tourism forum in Ha Noi on December 6 to discuss major measures to develop high-quality and sustainable tourism in Viet Nam by 2030.
Viet Nam has been named among best destinations that you aren’t wasting too much time on travel, according to a list released by The Economic Times, an English-language, Indian daily newspaper.
The first Trang Bang - Banh Trang Phoi Suong (dew-soaked rice crepe) Festival will take place in Tay Ninh Province’s Trang Bang District from December 20 to 25, according to the province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
With around 400 islands covered with diversified species of plants, Lan Ha Bay in Cat Ba island district, in the northern port city of Hai Phong, has risen to become a “second” Ha Long Bay of Viet Nam on the tourist map.