The first ever lighting show of boat parade, themed “Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City” held at Saigon Harbour on September 9 night, greatly impressed tourist officials and travel agents from regional countries who are in the city for the 10th International Travel Expo (ITE).
Visitors to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh can now take to the skies with ziplining, a new adventure tourism service launched on September 9.
Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company launched a tourist seaplane route from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay, in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, on September 9.
The Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Supportive Fund for Cancer Patients – the Bright Future was launched on September 9 at the Oncology Hospital.
Bai choi singing in the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Nam was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in late August, a move expected to facilitate the application for recognition of the folk singing as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016.
The diversification of milk products in recent years is satisfying the increasing demand, a conference in Hanoi heard on September 9.
August marked the 17th month in a row of automobile sales growth, with 12,562 cars sold, a 59% year-on-year increase, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on September 9 met with a delegation from the Southeast Asia Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (SARBICA) led by its President Mustari Irawan.
Denise Rollins, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), paid a working visit to the central city of Danang on September 9.
Vietnam is shifting towards the creation of environmentally sustainable urban areas, which play a crucial role in the nation’s economic development and contribute greatly to GDP growth.