VN-Thailand relations featured in photo display
Nearly 150 photos highlighting the relationship between Vietnam and Thailand are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on August 4.
Tourist police ready for duty
The Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Tourism Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOP COP) initiative is in full swing, with training sessions already completed and units deployed nationwide ...
Lang Co festival takes place at weekend
The Lang Co Festival 2011 – the World Beautiful Bay will be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 9-10 to promote tourism and encourage investment in the Lang Co-Chan May economic ...
Festival promotes culture, tourism
More than 10,000 tourists and locals gathered on Lang Co Beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 9 for the opening of the Lang Co Festival 2011.
VN’s pho, spring roll listed in top world foods
Vietnam’s “pho” and “goi cuon” (fresh spring roll) have been added to the list of the world’s 50 most delicious foods by the CNN GO website of the US CNN television ...
More than 3.42 million foreign tourists visit Vietnam
In July, the number of foreign tourists visiting Vietnam reached an estimated 460,000; raising the figure for the first seven months this year to more than 3.42 million - representing a year-on-year increase ...
Defunct PTa Becomes Tieaza
Manila, PHI - Taking over the functions of the now-defunct Philippine Tourism Authority as Department of Tourism (DOT)'s infrastructure arm for tourism development, with the legal policy and frameworks firmly ...
Australian tour operators take a Fam trip to Viet Nam
On July 26, 2011, the Australian delegation including ten members from tour operators in Sydney completed its 5-day Fam trip to Viet Nam. This is an opportunity for the Australian tour operators to survey Viet ...
DOT embarks on Heritage Village Project in Taal
The Heritage Villages Pilipinas Project of the Department of Tourism commenced in Taal, Batangas last 30 June with the promotion of the Villa Tortuga Colonial Package and the participation of more than a dozen ...
Temple of Literature offers calligraphy training
A Sino-Nom calligraphy training programme will open at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi this September.