Vietnamese people should consider tourists their
family, Deputy Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a ceremony held on Wednesday
to mark the 55th anniversary of the tourism sector.
A stone statue of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh was
inaugurated yesterday in the northern province of Hung Yen to
commemorate the man who initiated implementation of Viet Nam''s
successful ‘doi moi'' (renewal) policy.
Enhancing cultural exchanges between Vietnamese and
foreigners is one of several activities to be implemented by the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan
told Viet Nam News yesterday.
A pair of Chinese-style stone lions was removed from Gia Quat Pagoda in
Long Bien District, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho
Anh Tuan said on Tuesday.
Various artworks ranging from paintings, graphics,
video to installation arts are on display at the Young Fine Arts
Festival 2014 that opened on Tuesday in Ha Noi.
Representatives of foreign press and travel agencies
will have the chance to explore Viet Nam''s tourism locations, according
to a newly released scheme by the culture ministry.
Vietnamese and Lao artists have organised a fine art
exhibition and exchange in Vientiane capital city, Laos, to celebrate
the 124th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890).
A draft plan by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism to develop the fine arts in the country includes suggestions to
open more art museums and expand training in the arts for students.
Most participants at a conference held in downtown
Dien Bien Phu City yesterday agreed that stepping up co-operation was
the best way to develop regional tourism in Dien Bien and other
northwestern provinces.
