The 15th anniversary of Halong Bay’s recognition as a world natural heritage site was celebrated in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 15.
“Vietnam -a favourite destination†is what Vietnamese travel agents highlighted at a meeting with French partners in Paris on December 14, offering a number of discount tours and new products.
Nearly 200 documents, photos, and artifacts concerning late President Ho Chi Minh collected during the 2000-2009 are being exhibited at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.
Tourist and travel companies are smiling as the tourist market booms with numbers registered for tours increase by 10 to 15% year-on-year.
The museum of Lam Dong Province will combine with the Vietnam History Museum to exhibit more than 15,000 items related to the Thang Long royal citadel. The exhibition entitled “Thang Long royal citadel’s antiques in the Ly and Tran dynasties†will be held at the Dalat Museum from January 15 to February 5, 2010.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai inaugurated the passenger terminal of Cam Ranh international airport in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on December 12.
Danang City’s authorities have approved a project to build an enormous steel-made stand to accommodate 26,000 visitors for the International Fireworks Competition 2010. This will be the largest steel-made stand in Vietnam.
David Minh Duc designer and EvE Group’s models have set off to Milan, Italy and Madrid, Spain to showcase 30 traditional long dresses (ao dai) in a fashion show themed “Vietnam’s perfume and beautyâ€.
An exhibition entitled “Halong Bay – 15 years as a World Heritage Site†opened in Hanoi on December 11 to mark the 15th anniversary of UNESCO-recognized bay as a World Heritage Site.
Some 60 dancers from Japan and five countries in the Mekong River region, including Vietnam, joined in an art performance held in Tokyo in the framework of the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009.
Food festival “Thang Long culinary art in the heart of Southern Vietnam†kicked off in HCMC on December 11 in an effort to promote millennium anniversary of Hanoi.
A programme of cultural exchanges to promote Vietnam’s image will be held in France on December 14, 2009 by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).