Vung Tau city in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau is aiming to become an international-standard tourism centre, according to Chairman of the city People’s Committee Hoang Vu Thanh.
Vietnam is home to numerous urban areas with key tourism destinations. However, not all cities are able to fully tap their potential to develop tourism. In that sense, devising a proper planning scheme is needed to help them maximize their tourism advantages.
The annual conference of the Tourism Promoting Organisation for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO) for Vietnamese members took place in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on March 17 under the theme “Green Convergence”.
Practicality, efficiency, and closer links between the government and the people to better serve individuals and businesses are the basic goals within Ba Ria-Vung Tau’s Smart City project.
Vung Tau city authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau have taken on a project promoting the digital transformation of the government, economy and society, according to Tran Ba Viet, director of the municipal Department of Culture and Information.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has planned to establish 17 eco-tourism areas under a tourism development project at its Con Dao National Park until 2030.
The 2021 Vung Tau Taste Week will take place from April 24 to May 2 in the coastal city, featuring a wide range of cuisine, art and entertainment activities, the city People’s Committee has announced.
A ceremony was held at Tac Suat Terminal in HCM City’s Can Gio district on January 4 to officially launch a ferry service between the southern economic hub and Vung Tau city, the capital of neighbouring Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
After several delays, a ferry service between Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district and Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be put into operation at the beginning of January 2021.
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau has exploited its natural beauty and taken advantages of its oil and gas sector for economic development, turning itself into a sustainably developed region in the Southern Focal Economic Zone of Vietnam.
The Ministry of Transport recently issued a list of wharves at seaports in Vietnam, with the northern city of Hai Phong being home to the biggest number of those facilities.
Vung Tau city in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau has officially become the 124th member of the Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO).
Preparations are underway for the launch of ferry services between Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying Can Gio district and Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
At weekends in the coastal city of Vung Tau, besides swimming in the sea, enjoying entertainment and amusement activities and visiting beautiful areas, visitors can watch dog racing, a fun and unique
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved changes to a general plan for Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau towards 2035.
An air route using helicopters to connect Vung Tau city and Con Dao district of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau will be launched on April 26.
Nearly 2,000 foreign and domestic runners will take part in the 61st National Marathon Tournament organised by Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau, on March 24.
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