Sexual abuse of children has been increasing in Vietnam, especially in tourist destinations, but the country's Penal Code lacks a clause directly governing child sex tourism crimes, according to a joint survey from the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC).
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Cua Van village in Ha Long Bay has been recognized as one of the most beautiful villages around the world by Journeyetc.com, a travel blog that provide useful guidance on and latest information about the travel market.
The world's largest tourism website, TripAdvisor, has ranked as “Excellent” the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. The museum was voted among the most attractive tourist destinations in 2012 in Hanoi.
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Every year, Vietnam's maritime tourism attracts 73 percent of foreign and over 50 percent of domestic visitors. There are three out of four general tourist areas and 10 out of 17 specific tourist areas built in the sea and coastal area.
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The Tuyen Lam Lake tourist site in the romantic city of Da Lat has been rescued--with a solution which has been found to treat the waste water of the lake.
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The Vietnam Bear Rescue Center is facing the risk of closure and 104 bears may have to be relocated.
Ha Long Bay rescue agencies met with the People's Committee of Quang Ninh Province on October 15 to review safety and injury prevention measures, following a spate of waterway accidents.
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Remodeling traditional trade villages to serve tourists is an important part of developing the national tourism industry and promoting handicrafts, said Hoang Chuong, director of the Centre for Preservation and Promotion of National Culture.
The One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, has been recognised by the Asian Records Organisation as having the most unique architecture on the continent, the Vietnam Records Organisation said on October 17.
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A seminar on developing community-based tourism industry took place in Hue city on October 11. The event, as part of a broader project in firmly establishing tourism in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, is organised by the project’s management board in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
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