As much as 536 billion VND (23.1 million USD) will be spent on a fisheries sustainable development project in the southernmost province of Ca Mau’s four districts for the 2025-2029 period.
Nearly 200 enterprises nationwide have teamed up to develop new tourism products and accelerate the recovery of the tourism sector in the north-central region after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Central Highlands localities have taken bold steps in turning tourism into an economic spearhead, making great contributions to their socio-economic development.
In addition to developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector able to contribute 15% to gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2030, the northern province of Quang Ninh - home of the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay - is also striving to turn itself into a national tourism hub.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online national conference on tourism on March 15, which is aimed at accelerating recovery and development of the sector.
The south central province of Ninh Thuan expects to welcome 3.5 million tourists by 2025, including 455,000 foreign arrivals, according to the provincial tourism development plan announced on February 17.
HCM City is gearing up to develop e-commerce infrastructure and make e-commerce an economic spearhead contributing to its economic growth, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade has said.
The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan has optimised its potential and advantages to develop tourism sustainably, aiming to turn tourism into an economic spearhead in the time ahead.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the State Steering Committee on Tourism, cut the ribbon to kick start the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2018 in Hanoi on March 29.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Lao Dong (Labour) Daily launched a writing contest themed “Vietnam: Endless beauty” in Hanoi on October 13.
Work started on May 14 on the first phase of a big ecological tourism complex on Cat Ba Islands in the northern port city of Hai Phong, which is projected to be Vietnam’s first carbon-free tourism area.
The central city of Da Nang aims to make the tourism sector, especially maritime leisure tourism, an economic spearhead at national and international levels.
An extravaganza of cultural and sport activities were organised at a sea tourism festival which opened in Sam Son town, the central province of Thanh Hoa on April 23.
The southern province of Kien Giang should develop tourism as its local economic spearhead, while cooperating with other localities in the Mekong Delta in socio-economic development.
