Vietnam welcomes more foreign tourists by sea
Saigontourist welcomed 2,100 tourists aboard the Costa Romantica cruise liner which anchored at the Navi Oil port, Ho Chi Minh City, on June 1.
Airlines circle central region, enhancing tourism
Opening more flights in the central region will enhance tourism and investment, and hasten economic development, experts have said.
Vibrant Vietnam week takes places in Havana
A special art performance by artists from the Vietnam Singing, Dancing and Music Theatre opened the Vietnam Week in Cuba at the Mella Opera House in Havana on May 31.
Hue displays Uncle Ho’s poems in Korean script
Lovers of calligraphy and President Ho Chi Minh’s poetry have found a common place of interest – the Ho Chi Minh Museum chapter in central Hue city as its opened a Korean calligraphy-poem exhibition on May 31.
RoK institute makes 3D film on Hue’s relic site
The Republic of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on May 31 handed over a 3D film on the Ho Quyen relic site in the former imperial city of Hue to the city’s preservation centre.
Tourism festivals to be organized in Japan, South Korea
The International Cooperation Bureau under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize the Vietnam Culture and Tourism Festival in Japan and repeat it in South Korea next month. Nguyen Van Tinh, Director of the bureau, said that the festival would take place in Tokyo from June 22 to 24 and in Seoul from June 25 to 27. There will be music, art, fashion…
Dynamic Mekong Delta featured in photo exhibition
The Secretariat of the Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum and the Ho Chi Minh City Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism co-launched a photo exhibition at Lam Son Park in HCMC on June 1 to reflect the dynamism of the region.
HCMC stimulates tourism sector
To respond to the programme 2010 to stimulate the tourist industry, “Vietnam-Your Destination,” initiated by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, HCMC’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organise and encourage a range of events to attract domestic and foreign tourists.
Music show in UK marks Hanoi’s millennium birthday
The Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Students’ Association (VSA) in the UK jointly held a music programme entitled “Memory of a love” in London on May 29.
Vietnamese paintings on display in Belgium
An exhibition of Vietnamese pictures collected by G. Ponsanh, a Belgian Vietnam lover, has opened at the University of Liege in Liege city, Belgium, and will run until July 10. The collection on display features 140 paintings by famous Vietnamese painters like Bui Xuan Phai, Pham Van Mui, Pham Van Don, Nguyen Tu Nghiem, Tran Van Can and Nguyen Tien Chung.
Mekong Delta nations meet to discuss tourism
A seminar was held in Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang on May 28 to discuss how to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta region.
Vietnam, Mexico boost cultural, sports, tourism cooperation
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), Hoang Tuan Anh, visited Mexico from May 23-28 to strengthen bilateral ties in fields under his charge.
International sport, tourism movies &TV festival opens
The fifth Vietnam International FICTS Festival – Sport, Tourism Movies and TV opened in the central city of Danang on May 27. Franco B. Ascani, President of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS), was among guests to the festival.
Vietnam in the eyes of Italian photographer
Nearly 50 photos on land and people of Vietnam taken by Italian photographer Maurizio Cofini are on display at an exhibition in Rome.
Bell cast to herald Hanoi’s millennial anniversary
Work on the casting of a bell in celebration of the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi began at Quang An Pagoda in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thanh Tri on May 27. Once completed, the bell will have a diameter of 2.5m and a height of 3.5m and weigh 7 tonnes.
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