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Vietnam - an attractive tourism destination for Australian visitors (Jul 02, 2009)

Vietnam is becoming one of the hottest tourist spots for Australian visitors this winter, said Julie Stewart, Manager of Highpoint Flight Centre.

Photo exhibition brings Vietnam, Cuba closer together (Jul 02, 2009)

An exhibition of 100 photos taken by Vietnam News Agency (VNA)â€™s photojournalists has brought Cuba and Vietnam - on opposite sides of the globe - a little closer together.

Vietnam leads in foreign arrivals to Cambodia (Jul 02, 2009)

Vietnam took the lead in the number of foreign arrivals to Cambodia in the first five months of the year with 122,000 tourists, accounting for 12.8%.

Southern national park houses to threatened animals (Jul 02, 2009)

The Ca Mau Cape National Park in southernmost Ca Mau Province is home to rather big flocks of rare animals and birds that are listed in Red Books of Vietnam and the world, the parkâ€™s top official has said.

Folk festival attracts tourists and locals alike (Jul 01, 2009)

As many as 31 troupes of performers and artists from 24 ethnic minority groups in Phu Yen flocked to a festival of culture, sports and tourism on June 30 to prepare for the National Tourism Year that the central province will host in 2011.

Tourism sector aims at Japanese students (Jul 01, 2009)

Tourism officials of Vietnam and Japan met at a seminar in Hanoi on June 29 to look for ways to attract Japanese students to Vietnam for both study and leisure.

Vietnamese in Germany promote homelandâ€™s image (Jul 01, 2009)

Over the past six months, the Vietnamese community in Germany has organised a series of events to promote the image of their homeland, said Dang Tran Cu, Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.

Pageant promotes Vietnamâ€™s image to world (Jun 30, 2009)

A 9-minute clip on Vietnamâ€™s country and people will be featured during a live broadcast of the Mrs. World pageant final in the city of Vung Tau on November 22, 2009.

Costa Allegra ship brings 1,250 tourists to Vietnam (Jun 30, 2009)

SaigonTourist welcomed 1,250 international tourists traveling on the Costa Allegra ship at the NaviOil Port in Ho Chi Minh City on June 30.

Vung Tau begins green campaign (Jun 30, 2009)

The Sea Tourism Environment Protection Week 2009 opened in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau with a call for residents to get directly involved in environmental clean-up and conservation work on June 28.

Sapa on list of worldâ€™s most magnificent terraced fields (Jun 29, 2009)

The terraced fields of Sapa in Vietnam have been recognized as one of the worldâ€™s and Asiaâ€™s seven most beautiful and magnificent terraced fields, US-based Travel & Leisure magazine has announced.

Xoan singing proposed as part of world cultural heritage (Jun 29, 2009)

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the Prime Minister for permission to prepare a file to be submitted to UNESCO to gain recognition for the traditional Xoan singing of Phu Tho Province as a part of the world cultural heritage that needs urgent protection.

Trans-Vietnam cycling tour for environment launched in Hanoi (Jun 29, 2009)

Sixty volunteers, including 15 old people, began a trans-Vietnam cycling tour at the Botanical Garden in Hanoi on June 29 to raise public awareness of environment protection.

Vietnam tourism clip gets global audience (Jun 28, 2009)