General infomation about travel
Lam Dong provincial authorities have affirmed the task of improving the investment environment as key for social and economic development in 2008, said Huynh Phong Tranh, secretary of the provincial Party Committee.
Functional agencies and local authorities have been called on to assist handicraft villages to attend trade fairs to build their trademarks and improve the quality and competitiveness of the products.
Among hundreds of tourism forms being expanded in the Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam, Hoian Eco-tour, a tour combining ecological tourism with environmental protection is known as a new typical form by tourists and organizations.
Travelers who enjoy beautiful firework displays in the sky will have a special chance to experience them in the central coast city of Danang later this month. Danang City has scheduled its first international fireworks contest on the evenings of March 27 and 28.
The international community has continued to show support to Vietnam’s World Heritage site of Ha Long.
UNESCO has recognized Phong Nha – Ke Bang national park as a world natural heritage site. The park is also recognized for its biodiversity, with the highest number of animals and plants on planet.
Bai Dai ( Long Beach ) in Phu Quoc island district, Viet Nam ’s southern Kien Giang province, has been chosen to top a list of five beautiful and clean beaches, but rarely known in the world.
The 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2009) and ASEAN Tourism Ministers' Meeting will take place in Ha Noi from January 5-12, 2009.
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 620,000 foreign visitors in the first two months of this year, posting an increase of 18.7 percent year-on-year.
All 10,000 tour guides in the country will have to apply for new professional certificates in the next quarter in a drive by Vietnam's tourism authority to closely monitor the qualifications of the workforce, an official said.
Ha noi
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Ho Chi Minh
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Bach Long Vi
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Da Nang
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