Vietnam welcomes six millionth foreign visitor

Vietnam welcomed the six millionth foreign visitor in 2011 in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the morning of Dec. 26.

The French visitor, Curvalle Bernard Francois, travelled aboard the MV Super Star Aquarius cruise ship, which departed from Hainan , China , for a journey to Vietnam . The ship docked at Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province.

The lucky man was presented with a ticket for two persons to visit Da Nang city and the ancient town of Hoi An in central Vietnam .

Meanwhile, Zhang DongMei, a Chinese tourist, the 5,999,999 th foreign visitor to Vietnam , was provided with a ticket to tour Ha Long Bay and a dinner voucher at the Press Club in Hanoi for two persons.

The 6,000,001 st visitor, Jonson Tjaij, from Indonesia received a voucher for a three-night stay at a luxury room in Melia Hotel in Hanoi .

In the past 11 months, most foreign tourists to Vietnam came from East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and America .

The tourism sector is expected to earn a revenue of 130 trillion VND (6.2 billion USD) this year. The figure was 96 trillion VND (4.6 billion USD) last year.

Vietnam looks to welcome 10 million foreign arrivals by 2020./.

Youths' efforts yield socio-economic fruits

Many activities were carried out across the nation during the Vietnam’s Youth Month, an annual festivity taking place in March to celebrate the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU), contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development, heard a conference held by the union's Central Committee in Hanoi on April 23.

Youngsters join hands to preserve traditional outfits

With a desire to preserve and promote the cultural values of traditional outfits, youngsters from the Department of Journalism and Writing at the University of Hanoi Culture organised an arts programme reviving the clothing of the later Le Dynasty, attracting students from various universities around the capital.