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The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has set the goal of attracting one million visitors, including 70,000 international tourists, by 2025.

Stretching for 55 km along the Hau river, Can Tho boasts favourable conditions to develop river-borne tourism, a typical product of the locality.

The FLC Group has planned to invest in three big projects in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan, covering a total area of almost 2,600 hectares.

The central coastal city of Da Nang has called for further investment in the city’s river and sea tourism services for the 2019 to 2021 period, with the aim of creating unique tourism products capable

Vice Chairman of Can Tho city’s People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam expressed the wish to partner with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM) in fashion and tourism, during a local working session with its Chairman Michele D’Ercole on February 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently issued Decision 1771/QD-TTg on the master plan for Dankia Lake-Golden River tourism site in Lam Dong province by 2025 with a vision towards 2030.

As much as 16 percent of the natural area of Ho Chi Minh City is made up of rivers and canals, which creates a great resource for the city’s tourism development through the forming of diverse waterway tourism products, according to experts.

An international seminar discussing the vision of the modern and sustainable Mekong Delta’s tourism adaptive to climate change took place in Can Tho city on April 20.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to improve waste and water management as well as land-use management this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved adjustments to the development master plan for the Mekong Delta region until 2020, with a vision to 2050.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved adjustments to the development master plan for the Mekong Delta region until 2020, with a vision to 2050.

The northwestern mountainous region has huge potential and advantages for tourism development as it boasts beautiful landscapes and historical sites, rich natural resources, diverse ecology and cultures of ethnic minority groups.

Of the 407 petrol stations to be opened in Ho Chi Minh City from now until 2030, 62 of them will be on boats on local waterways.

The Prime Minister has recently approved a master plan to develop Ban Gioc waterfall tourism site in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang into a key tourist attraction.

HCM City’s Department of Tourism will focus on developing and marketing destinations to increase the number of foreign arrivals to the city to six million this year, officials have said.

Concerted efforts by all related sectors and stakeholders are vital to fully exploit Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism potential, city leaders said.

For over a decade the pace of tourism development in HCM City has been rather slow due to limited products in terms of places of interest and cultural and entertainment activities for tourists.

The 7th Ayeyawady – Chao Phraya – Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit adopted the Declaration on the “Towards a Dynamic and Prosperous Mekong Subregion” in Hanoi on October 26.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is developing eco-tourism products based on its rivers, fruit orchards, and rural sights and life, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The south central coastal province of Binh Dinh has withdrawn the licences of four delayed tourism projects so far this year.