In the first quarter of 2013, the number of foreign tourists to Ho Chi Minh City was estimated at more than 1 million, a year-on-year rise of 8 percent and 25.6 percent of the year's target, announced the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam will work closely with Niger on a cultural cooperation agreement to be signed in the near future. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh made the statement while receiving Niger's Minister of Communication, New Information Technologies and Culture Salifou Labo Bouche in Hanoi on March 26.
A performance of the opera "Yuzuru" to commemorate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on March 29 and 30.
The Quang Binh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has published three photo books depicting the beauty of caves discovered in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park over the last 20 years.
Vietnamese history and people have become the theme of a workshop held within the framework of the "World Culture Day" in Gretz-Armainvilliers city, France, on March 23 and 24.
Vi-Dam folk music was officially selected as a representative of Vietnamese heritage seeking UNESCO's recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014.
Con Dao Prison, where some 20,000 Vietnamese revolutionaries died during the war against the French colonialists and American invaders, has become a special national relic.
(TITC)- On March 15, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism received representatives of the international carrier of Air Asia. Attending the meeting were Deputy General Director of VNAT Nguyen Manh Cuong, leaders of Tourism Marketing and International Cooperation departments.
Tourism officials from four Southeast Asian countries - Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam - gathered at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21 to discuss connectivity measures to develop the industry in the Mekong Sub-region.
Saigontourist - Travel Service company will offer more than 100 domestic and foreign tours designed to meet every needs during the upcoming holiday of National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).
RoK Toursim Year has been launched in Vietnam by the Republic of Korea (RoK) General Department of Tourism.The campaign includes a number of festivals and fairs such as the Mini Tourism Fair (March 21-23), featuring a variety of tours and Korean products.
Vietnam's first luxury tour and travel operator has launched its website www.vietnamhalalholidays.com and a Vietnam guidebook for Muslim tourists visiting the country.