Vietnam’s image to be promoted on BBC

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has approved the Vietnam National Tourism Administration’s project to promote Vietnam’s image on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The ministry also assigned its International Cooperation Department to conduct negotiations with other TV channels such as France’s Fashion TV, the Republic of Korea’s Ariang and the US’s Discovery [...]   Detail

Bangladeshi artists to tour Vietnam

A 21-strong art troupe from Bangladesh will make a tour of Vietnam from Nov. 22 -27, 2008 to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations. The troupe plans to put on shows at the Hanoi Opera House and the Military Theatre, entertaining local audiences with performances of Manipuri classical [...]   Detail

“Good morning Korea, Good morning Vietnam” exhibition

“Good morning Korea, Good morning Vietnam” exhibition held in Hanoi from November 20 - 26, 2008. The event introduces 43 large-sized paintings by 11 Vietnamese and 11 Korean artists. The paintings showcase a variety of mediums such as oil on canvas, lacquer, silk, water-colour and wood. Korean artists attending the exhibition are all members of the [...]   Detail

“City sculpture and the human measure” exhibition by Dutch painter

On 21 November, 2008 the museum of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts will open a painting exhibition by Dutch artist Wessel Huisman titled “City sculpture and the human measure”. The exhibition features some twenty-five black and white paintings showing the rapidly changing built environment of Vietnam and the presence of man within this. The [...]   Detail

Hanoi hotels feel sting of economic downturn, high room rates

Hotels in Hanoi are seeing the gilded age of business going away when their room occupancy and revenue fall due to the sluggish growth in the global economy and high room tariff they have applied for a long time. The international property services firm Savills Vietnam has released a survey showing that the 4 and 5-star [...]   Detail

Cam Ranh International Airport project in the pipeline

The Prime Minister has agreed to allow the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to select foreign consultants to do planning for development of Cam Ranh International Airport. The PM has also authorised the BIDV and the Vietnam Aviation Corporation to represent investors to negotiate with foreign organizations. A decision to choose foreign [...]   Detail

Ancient Hue culture in spotlight at heritage festival

The former imperial city of Hue will be the central theme of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from November 21-25, 2008. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Chien Thang made this announcement at a press briefing on November 17, 2008 explaining that the theme was chosen to [...]   Detail

Poor mountainous provinces to tap tourism potential

Representatives from the eight northwestern mountainous provinces met in the resort town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province on November 14, 2008 to discuss ways to develop the tourism market by promoting the natural beauty of the area and the unique local tribal cultures. They acknowledged that all of these attractions could lure foreign tourists [...]   Detail

Experts warn high-rises ruin old quarter image

French and Vietnamese architecture experts are concerned that newly-built housing constructions are changing the face of the French-style quarter in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district for the worse. Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture Nguyen Van Hai said in the last few years, there were some high-rise constructions whose designs were incongruous to [...]   Detail

Spanish experts help develop Hue’s tourism master-plan

A group of Spanish experts are on a visit to the central city of Hue to help outline a master plan regarding the development of the tourism industry in the city. On Nov. 14, 2008 the experts held a working session with the leaders of Hue city and Thua-Thien Hue province where they reported on the [...]   Detail

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