The diversity of modern textiles and garments has made traditional silk weaving and silk products lose their favoured position in the market. Ensuring silk weaving regains its foothold is a major concern for traditional silk aficionados.
The Hanoi Cuisine and Handicraft Villages Tourism Festival has opened to visitors in Le Quang Dao Street in Nam Tu Liem district to entertain SEA Games visitors.
The administration of Hanoi recently designated two craft villages in Phu Xuyen district as tourist destinations, a move aimed to develop not only local crafts but also tourism.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi Hoang Trung Hai has asked the city’s tourism sector to invest further in the development of tourism products and infrastructure in order to promote the city’s image and attract more tourists.
Two TV shows promoting Vietnamese culture will be shown during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday on Vietnam Journey, the television channel under Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).
The Van Phuc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event opened in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district of Hanoi on November 8, aiming to promote the more than-1,000-year-old silk weaving village.
The Hanoi Museum has received 1,017 documents and items donated by 37 individuals and organisations for its permanent display, raising its total listed exhibits to just short of its targeted figure.
Hanoi’s officials have proposed eight key measures to boost the city’s tourism development in the 2016-2020 period, including promoting high quality tourism products in line with building the city’s tourism trademark.
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