The New Year 2018 celebration of the H’Mong (or Mong) ethnic group in Ha Noi will take place on January 7th at the Ha Noi University of Culture to create opportunity for young people to study about national culture.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, which hosts the National Tourism Year 2018, hopes to welcome 12 million visitors this year, including five million foreigners, and earn 22 trillion VND (968 million USD).
The northern province of Quang Ninh has made thorough preparations as host of the National Tourism Year 2018, planning at least 51 cultural, sports and tourism events, affirmed Director of the provincial Tourism Department Pham Ngoc Thuy.
International visitors to Viet Nam in December estimated 1,276,353 arrivals, increase 8.9% over last month and 42.2% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in 12 months reached 12,922,151 arrivals, increase 29.1% over the same period last year.
Lebreton Didier, a passenger on Vietnam Airlines’ flight VN18 which landed at Noi Bai International Airport on the morning of January 1, became the first foreign visitor setting foot in Ha Noi in 2018.
A cannon dated back 200 years ago was recently discovered in mid December during the implementation of a water supply project on Long Dinh lake, Son Hao hamlet, Quan Lan commune, Van Don district in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The Saigontourist Service and Travel Company’s branch in Quang Ninh on December 26th welcomed four international cruise ships carrying 6,263 tourists to Ha Long city.
Up to 100 events will be held throughout 2018 in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh as part of the National Tourism Year.
Many localities of the northern province of Quang Ninh has actively built their plans in service of the National Tourism Year Ha Long-Quang Ninh 2018.
The Indian Government has provided financial assistance worth over 50 billion VND (2.2 million USD) to the central province of Quang Nam to help restore and preserve the world cultural heritage site of My Son Sanctuary, a local official has said.
Ho Chi Minh City will see a sharp increase in MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) tourists in 2018, according to the local Department of Tourism.
An art programme entitled ‘Viet Nam – Beauty and Fragrance of Spring’ was held in Sydney, Australia on December 20, attracting the participation of Overseas Vietnamese students and officers of Vietnamese representative offices in Sydney.