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HCM City to host Vietnam-RoK Culture, Tourism Festival

The Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) in Vietnam will organise a Vietnam- Republic of Korea (RoK) Culture and Tourism Festival in Ho Chi Minh City at the end of September.
HCM City to host Vietnam-RoK Culture, Tourism Festival ảnh 1The Busan Sea Festival in the Republic of Korea (Photo courtesy of KTO)

HCM City (VNA) - The Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) in Vietnam will organise a Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Culture and Tourism Festival in Ho Chi Minh City at theend of September.

The annual event willfeature a series of activities to promote the cultural and tourism attractionsof the two countries, including a showcase of new destinations, tour productsand music and art performances, with the participation of Vietnamese and Koreanfamous artists.

The Korean agencyexpects to showcase its country’s friendly and beautiful images as well ascultural and tourism exchanges between the two countries.

Besides the festival,the KTO will also organise various events to promote the RoK’s tourism in Vietnam,including a road show on Korean MICE tourism in Hanoi in July and the KoreaTravel Awards in Hanoi and HCM City in December.

In the second half ofthis year it plans to launch the Korea Tour Card, Namhaean, for touristsvisiting the Namhaen region such as Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do and Jeollanam-do.

The card, aforeigner-only transportation card available nation-wide, includes localbenefits.

The RoK received morethan 215,500 Vietnamese visitors in the first five months of this year, up 32.3percent year-on-year, according to the KTO.

The number of Koreantourists visiting Vietnam in the first quarter of this year topped 1.1 million,a year-on-year increase of 24.4 percent.

Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, DaNang, Hoi An, and Phu Quoc were their most popular destinations.-VNA
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