(TITC) - According to Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Can Tho City will strive for the target by 2015 of attracting 3,140,000 tourist arrivals, including 440,000 international arrivals, achieving total tourism receipts of VND 2,500 billion; the target by 2020 of receiving 4.8 million tourist arrivals, reaching total tourism receipts of VND 6,000 billion.
A 165 billion VND (7.85 million USD) project funded by the Government will help encourage artisans, amateur singers and young people in the northern province of Phu Tho to preserve xoan singing.
According to Pham Hung Son, chief of Duong Lam ancient village management board, Hanoi city and Son Tay town will carry out a series of projects to preserve and promote Duong Lam ancient village relics.
Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Hoang Trung Hai, on behalf of the PM, has signed Decision 280/QD-TTg approving items under the project on Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth.
(TITC) - Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee promulgated Decision No. 81/QD-UBND on approving Project of “Community-based Tourism Development in Bac Giang Province in the period of 2014 – 2020” with total investment of nearly VND 42 billion.
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre started the restoration of the Ta Tung Tu (Left Temple)-The Mieu in the Hue Imperial Citadel on February 13.
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien is pushing to complete restoration of relics ahead of the the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu historical victory (May 7), with an investment of more than VND7 billion.
The People’s Committee of central coastal Khanh Hoa province has approved a 95 billion VND plan to sustainably develop its Hon Ba nature reserve until 2020.
A business cooperation agreement has been signed between the MHB Bank, Chau Doc branch and An Giang Tourism Development JSC for the development of a cable car system to Cam Mount in An Giang province.
Hanoi’s ancient One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Ba Dinh district, will undergo extensive renovations in the first quarter of next year at a cost of over 18.6 billion VND (875,000 USD).
The Sun Group Corporation has commenced construction of a three-wire cable car system in Sapa town, Lao Cai province to transport tourists to the peak of Fansipan Mountain - the roof of Indochina.
The People's Committee of central Thua Thien- Hue province has decided to invest 9 billion VND to restore and develop its traditional trade villages between 2014 and 2015.