On April 19, Nguyen Chi Thanh, head of Huong Son relic and landscape management board in My Duc district, Hanoi, said that in its 2012 festival, Huong Pagoda has welcomed over 1.4 million visitors, of whom nearly 10,000 are foreign visitors.
The online magazine ‘Business Insider’ recently published an article written by leading investment strategist, Tim Staermose, who talked about impressions of Vietnam after his eight-day visit to the Southeast Asian country.
The French culture and cuisine week put on by the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City will open at Vatel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City from April 8th to 16th.
A calligraphy exhibition featuring excerpts from late President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary, opened on April 9 at the Suncheon National University’s museum, in the south Jeolla province in the Republic of Korea.
It is expected that the development strategy for Vietnam Tourism to 2020, vision 2030, which has been approved by the Prime Minister, could actively foster the management and development of the sector.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in co-ordination with the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, held a roundtable discussion yesterday on the role of cultural diplomacy in supporting sustainable development and international integration.
On the afternoon of April 6, at 26 Le Loi street, on the sideline of Hue Festival 2012, the Thua Thien Hue provincial Union of Literature and Arts Associations in collaboration with Art Photography Associations of Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City opened a photography exhibition on Hanoi – Hue – Ho Chi Minh City.
Nearly 4.4 million tourists have arrived in Hanoi so far this year, an increase of 28% compared to the same period last year, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
