Vietnam Travel News in 2012

Viet Kieu can see great opportunities to invest in tourism sector in Vietnam More and more Viet Kieu have invested in the projects in the homeland in recent years. Especially, they have been most interested in the tourism sector.

City welcomes Year of the Dragon with special flower street The Tet flower road will return to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City this Friday, highlighted by a giant dragon blowing blooms, as the city starts celebrating the Year of Dragon.

Can Tho museum boasts 'colors of a spring garden’ To welcome Lunar New Year, Can Tho museum is hosting the "Sac xuan miet vuon" (Colors of a spring garden) festival in the middle of January, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

Ha Long’s tourist boats not required to paint in white entirely Over 500 tourist boats in Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh will not have to be painted entirely in white, said the province’s Vice Chairwoman Vu Thi Thu Thuy.

Bribing the Kitchen Gods On the 23rd of the last lunar month every year, the large kitchen in Ms Ly Thi Phuong’s house in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District becomes extremely busy.

Long Tet holiday helps travel firms hit the jackpot Travel demand up, turnover up Bountiful Tet crop expected

Tourism ambassador promotes Vietnam’s image in Taiwan Vietnam’s tourism ambassador Ly Nha Ky has left for Taiwan, China, to advertise the national culture and call for foreign investment into the country.

National park draws anglers to wetland fisherman's paradise Every weekend, hundreds of people flock to the U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang to fish as a leisure activity. Here there are different kinds of huge fish far beyond their wildest dreams.

Gong culture exhibition opens in Gia Lai Nearly 120 documents, images and artifacts on the distinctive Cong Chieng (gong culture) of Vietnam's Central Highlands are currently on display at an exhibition that opened yesterday at Gia Lai Museum in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province.

VN named top emerging destination for 2012 Vietnam has topped the list of emerging destinations for 2012, cited a survey of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA).

2011: successful year of Vietnam’s heritages 2011 was a successful year of Vietnam in terms of cultural diplomacy, as more heritages were recognised by UNESCO, said a senior official.

HCM City insists on establishing tourist police force HCMC authorities have urged the city police to launch a hotline connecting to emergency services to gather information about robberies as well as establish a tourist police unit to provide security for tourists.

Emirates to fly to HCM City in June Emirates Airlines, a leading carrier of the United Arab Emirates, will continue its expansion in Southeast Asia, adding HCM City to its global network from June 4 this year.

Sharp increase in local airline flights for Tet To meet the increasing needs of airline passengers, most Vietnamese carriers plan to increase their services in the domestic market during Tet (Lunar New Year), the year's biggest holiday season.

Tourism Year highlights central region HCM CITY — Improved infrastructure and diversified tourism products will be the focus as the central province of Thua Thien- Hue and other north central provinces prepare to observe National Tourism Year 2012.

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