Thai Nguyen province is home to 17 intangible culture heritages. Local authorities and ethnic minority groups are exerting efforts to promote heritage values in combination with tourism development.
Thailand’s council of the economic ministers has approved in principle new measures proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to boost tourism in the short, medium and long terms.
Thailand’s cabinet on October 11 gave the nod to 18 tourism stimulus measures proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to stimulate the economy in the fourth quarter of this year.
An ASEAN ministerial meeting in Manila, the Philippines, has agreed that five ASEAN nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – will launch a joint bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
The northern province of Hai Duong welcomed more than 3.2 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 13.2 percent, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc has given the green light for Vinh Tuong district to implement its 264-billion-VND (11.35 million USD) project on building the Rung lake cultural-eco tourism site.
A Vietnamese-English language book featuring more than 200 sketches of Hanoi’s streets along with emotional essays about the capital city has been published.
As many as 600 artisans and artists from Thai ethnic groups of Son La, Lai chau, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa and Dien Bien provinces are expected to join the second Thai ethnic cultural festival in Dien Bien from October 18 to 20.
The 2019 Ban Gioc waterfall festival took place in the northern border district of Trung Khanh, Cao Bang province, attracting thousands of visitors to the locality to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Thai Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has said the ministry is pushing for cuts in tariffs on branded products to foster tourism sector – a key economic sector of the county.
Ho Chi Minh City will host Ho do 2019 (HOZO), an international music festival on December 13-15, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc aims to welcome 6 million tourists in 2019, including 43,500 foreigners, and rake in 1.91 trillion VND (82.13 million USD) from the tourism sector.
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