Tourism sector brings Russian market into focus

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will focus its promotion programme in 2010 on the Russian market, said a VNAT official at the opening ceremony of the Moscow International Tourism Expo 2010 on March 17. According to Deputy Director of Department of Tourism Market under VNAT Nguyen Thanh Vuong, Vietnam received 50,000 Russian visitors [...]  Detail

Danang welcomes first direct flight from Japan

The first flight from Kansai, Osaka Province, Japan on March 18 landed in the central city of Danang, bringing 161 tourists and representatives of 17 travel agencies. During their visit, the travel industry professionals will conduct an informational tour of Danang golf course, Hoang Dat Casino, and the Ba Na tourism site and work with [...]  Detail

VNA launches Thang Long Hanoi website

The Vietnam News Agency launched its website on Thang Long-Hanoi at www.hanoi.vietnamplus.vn on March 18, which becomes the first and only website on the capital city published in four languages. The site - a cooperative project between the People’s Committee ò Hanoi City and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) - not only aims to serve [...]  Detail

Vietnamese photographer honoured

Vietnamese photographers have commemorated Dang Huy Tru, the founder of Vietnamese photography, at the Dang family temple in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. On the occasion, the provincial Association of Photographic Artists organised a photo exhibition at the family temple, displaying 50 photos of 14 artists about the life and landscapes of Hue. The exhibition [...]  Detail

Paintings relive old Hanoi

Female painter Van Duong Thanh has made the old Hanoi revive through her 30 oil paintings that are being exhibited in the capital city’s Melia Hotel. Such features of the city as the Khue Van Cac – Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature in Van Mieu (Temple of Literature-Vietnam’s first university), and O Quan Chuong – [...]  Detail

Vietnam’s largest book collection makes debut

A collection on epics of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17. The collection is recognised as the largest on the epics of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) by the Vietnam Guinness Book Centre. It comprises 75 works, including 30 of the Ba Na [...]  Detail

UK arts director trains local in organising festivals

About 25 art promoters and festival organisers from around the nation are attending the first training workshop on festival management in Vietnam from March 17-20. This activity is part of a three-year capacity-building programme on festival management launched by the British Council in Hanoi in cooperation with the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. As [...]  Detail

Bronze Drums cast for Hanoi millennial celebration

One hundred bronze drums are being cast for the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi in the traditional way, replicating the decorations of the four ancient drums of Ngoc Lu, Hoang Ha, Quang Xuong and Song Da, and some patterns of Thang Long - Hanoi. The drums, 60cm in diameter and 48cm in height, are in Dong [...]  Detail

Vietnam Airlines to open routes to Shanghai

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA), has announced its plans to open two routes from Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi to Shanghai, China on March 28 and 29, respectively. There will be seven flights a week by A321 aircraft. VNA will offer competitive prices (US$80-150 for a return ticket) in order to attract travellers from [...]  Detail

Tourism strategy to promote gender equality

The national tourism development strategy for 2020 spotlights gender equality as a key element for a green and sustainable industry. Prejudice against female workers in the hospitality industry aroused public concern at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15 under the co-sponsorship of the municipal University of Law and the Rey Juan [...]  Detail

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