Vietnamese presence highlights Strasbourg fair

Vietnam is among the honoured guests at the French city of Strasbourg’s 2013 European Fair, scheduled to take place from September 6–16.

City branches out with green space scheme

In HCM City, a million trees have been planted on an area of 600ha in all 24 districts as part of a programme to increase the green cover.

Hue monuments on exhibition

The Hue Monument Conservation Centre is exhibiting 34 posters that tell the stories of Hue's royal monuments from the end of feudal era to the present.

Mid-autumn festival to celebrate Southeast Asian culture

Ha Noi's Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology will host a mid-autumn festival inspired by Southeast Asian culture from September 14-15, featuring a wide range of activities and games.

Mekong meeting promotes region's eco-system

A strategy meeting for the Lower Mekong Initiative's TIGERS@Mekong project was held in HCM City on August 29.

Vietnam to have int’l-scale tourist spots by 2020

Vietnam has set the goal of developing six sea-based tourism destinations up to international scale by 2020 under a project recently adopted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

ASEAN employment deal set to reinvigorate tourism

Viet Nam's tourism sector is facing both great opportunities and challenges when a major ASEAN workforce agreement comes into effect in 2015, industry experts have predicted.

“Stories about villages” painting exhibition

A painting exhibition titled “Stories about villages”, by the Vietnamese artist Ta Thi Thanh Tam within the framework of the Italy Year in Vietnam, will be held at the Casa Italia on September 4.

Ninh Thuan responds to World Tourism Day 2013

(TITC)_Aiming to raise community’s awareness about water resource preservation, on 19th Aug., the Ninh Thuan’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism released a document calling units, travel businesses and craft villages in the provinces to respond to the World Tourism Day 2013 (27th Sept.).

Raising awareness on protection of natural resources and marine environment

Recently, the Environmental Protection Fund of Vietnam and the Vietnamese General Vo Viet Chung Company Limited have organized a Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Agreement of "Blue Ocean World” project in Ba Ria - Vung Tau.