In the first quarter the central province of Thừa Thiên Huế reported tourism earnings of VNĐ737 billion (US$33.5 million), an increase of 8 per cent year-on-year.
Binh Quoi Resort No 1 in HCM City''s Binh Thanh District won first prize
in the semi-final round of the third annual Chiec Thia Vang (Golden
Spoon) cooking contest.
The HCM City Department of Tourism and the Handicrafts and Wood
Industry Association of HCM City have instituted a handicrafts and gifts
design contest in which the theme is the city''s distinctive features.
This central city''s Culture, Sport and Tourism Department has launched
its latest online tourism information portal following an eight-month
trial period to further boost its tourism industry.
The Comic Media Academy (CMA) opened earlier this week in HCM City will
act as a professional training centre for young people that are
interested in comic-based or animated films.
Le Thanh Tung, a bartender from the Chill Skybar in HCM City, won the
title "Best bartender in Viet Nam" during the Southeast Asia round of
the Diageo Reserve World Class 2014 competition.
Music industry stakeholders are engaged in a race to release new albums
for the upcoming holiday season, but those with more experience are
likely to do better in the market.
The nation''s fashion industry is heating up with three major fashion
shows set to take place this month, ahead of next month''s Spring-Summer
Fashion Week which will attract 24 designers across the nation.
More than VND6.5 trillion (US$309 million) from the State budget will
be spent in developing the cinema industry nationwide from now to 2020,
according to the Department of Cinematography.
Leaders and experts from the tourism industry met yesterday in Ha Noi
for an in-depth Tourism Promotion Conference, where they debated how
Viet Nam can become more successful in the lucrative and fast-growing
sector.
A photography contest was launched last Friday in Ha
Noi, with organisers hoping that entries will promote the nation''s
tourism industry by showing off its beauty, landscape and culture.
While state-owned studios drag their feet in putting
out new films, private producers have been much more aggressive in
grasping market share and catering to the tastes of audiences.
