A meeting was held in Hanoi on January 25 to review activities of National Tourism Year 2010. The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Under the theme “Thang Long-Hanoi-Convergence of 1000 years”, National Tourism year [...]
A Spring Flower and Drinks Fair which has opened in Hanoi will see some last-minute politicking for the selection of Vietnam’s national flower. The fair will also feature a photo exhibition by HCMC-based photographer Tran Bich dedicated to the lotus, a leading candidate for designation as the national flower. Bich is dedicated to photographing the [...]
An estimate of 1.7 million foreign visitors flocked to Hanoi during the National Tourism Year 2010, representing a year-on-year increase of 62%. The figures were announced by Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 25 to review the implementation of the National Tourism Year [...]
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on January 26 held an award ceremony of logo-symbol designing contest for the National Tourism Promotion Programme over the 2011-2015 period. The first prize went to the designing team of the Cowan Vietnam Company with a new logo -slogan “Vietnam – a Different Orient”. According to the Organising [...]
An exhibition of Chinese paintings, photos and calligraphies was opened recently in Hanoi to mark the 61st anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties. The event was jointly organised by the Vietnam-China Cultural Exchange Club, the Hanoi Library and the Federation of Literature and Art of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Thua Thien –Hue Province is calling investment into the tourism sector, seeking investors for projects of hotels and resorts outside Hue City because inner-city areas have been crowded with around 12,000 hotel rooms, an official said. The province at a tourism promotion forum in HCMC on January 19 recommended some venues such as Lang Co, [...]
Ten thousand flower garlands will be released to pray for national peace and happiness on Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 2) in the program “ Sparkling Tay Ho – Wishing flower garlands” to be held at the Tay Ho Lake Water Park in Hanoi. There is also an exhibition of lanterns by Vietnamese and Chinese artisans [...]
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 22 launched a national action plan to preserve and develop the value of the Giong Festival, which has been recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. The plan was announced at a ceremony held in Phu Dong Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi [...]
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar will jointly produce a documentary titled, “Four countries – one destination” with the aim of promoting the countries’ tourism industry and strengthening their cooperation in the field. The film is part of the national action programme in tourism and the national tourism promotion programme in 2010 initiated by Vietnam.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the People’s Committee of Hanoi City and the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO will organise a ceremony to grant UNESCO certificate to the Giong Festival as a world heritage in Hanoi on January 22. The Giong Festival was the third cultural heritages in Vietnam recognised by UNESCO in [...]
