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Sichuan is looking for more tourists from Vietnam in the near future, according to Dou Wei Ping, vice director of the Sichuan Department of Culture and Tourism.

Thailand’s tourism sector is expected to get a windfall from the trade war between China and the US as Chinese tourists are looking to shorten their long haul flights to visit closer destinations instead.

The budget carrier Vietjet Air officially launched a new international air route between Nha Trang, in the central province Khanh Hoa, and the Taiwanese capital city of Taipei on April 3.

A conference on tourism cooperation between the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and the Japanese prefecture of Gifu took place in the city of Hue on March 8.

Nearly 3,000 international reporters came to cover the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi on February 27-28, offering the country a valuable chance to promote tourism and attract more foreign tourists in the coming time.

Vietnam sees the DPRK-USA Summit, with the participation of nearly 3,000 international reporters, as a great opportunity for Vietnamese tourism promotion.

Vietnam is taking full advantage of the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi to promote its tourism as the whole world is paying special attention to the event and the host country, said a tourism official.

Thailand welcomed a record 38.27 million tourists in 2018, up 7.5 percent from the previous year, the Thai Tourism Ministry said on January 28.

Ha Giang launched a smart tourism website at http://myhagiang.vn and the mobile app “Ha Giang tourism” on November 8 to help tourists enjoy their trip to Vietnam’s northernmost province.

The northern province of Ninh Binh will have opportunities to promote its tourism potential as a cultural, sport and tourism festival will be held in the locality later this month.

The Council for the Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA 16) meeting heard member cities introduce their tourism potential and strength in Hanoi on September 7.

Localities in the western region of the Mekong Delta need to foster regional cooperation to create highly competitive tourism products, officials have said.

A fact-finding trip was organised to explore potential for tourism development in mountainous Lung Van commune in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Tan Lac district.

A programme will be held in Kaohsiung and Taipei cities in China’s Taiwan from July 24-27 to promote tourism in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

A programme to introduce tourism destinations in Vietnam’s central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh was held in Vientiane, Laos on May 21.

The northwestern province of Dien Bien, which has been famous for the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory against the French colonists, has worked to conserve the relic complex’s historical values to attract more tourists.

Despite its great potential, tourism in the south central and Central Highlands regions has only awakened in the last three years.

At the side of a local hydroelectric reservoir, a group of Thai youngsters are unleashing the economic potential of the northwest mountainous province of Son La.

A cherry blossom festival will take place in Hanoi from March 23-26 as part of a cultural exchange to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture boast huge cooperation potential in tourism, food processing and high-tech agricultural production, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.