Member countries in the Mekong River region including Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam should build up long-term strategies and
action plans to boost co-operation of river-based tourism in the future.
Hundreds of people from 10 provinces will participate in various
entertainment activities that will be held as part of the ninth Culture,
Sports and Tourism Festival of the northeastern region.
The central city will host the central and north-central region
qualifiers for the annual Golden Spoon Awards today and tomorrow (August
4 and 5) at the Golden Phoenix Conference Centre.
Journalists from HCM City Television (HTV) won both individual and team
events at a Chinese chess tournament held yesterday at Viet Nam News
Agency''s Southern Region Representative Office.
Viet Nam''s national football team have jumped nine places from to 116th
in the rankings for April, the International Federation of Association
Football (FIFA) has announced.
A two-day music festival kicked off yesterday in the Central Highlands
province of Gia Lai. The festival is being held to develop the music
industry in the Central Highlands and the southern provinces.
The Red River Delta region attracted 35 million tourists this year, a 15
per cent increase over last year while bringing in revenues of VND35
trillion (US$1.66 billion), up 16 per cent year-on-year.
Well-known bands and singers from 15 nations and territories in the
Asia-Pacific region will get together for the ABU TV Song Festival on
Saturday night.
The Mekong Sub-Region International Students Exchange Programme began on
Friday at the Youth Cultural House in HCM City with the aim of
promoting tourism industries in the region.
Hundreds of traditional craft villages in Ha Noi and provinces around
the Song Hong (Red River) Delta region will showcase their sophisticated
products at a festival in the capital city next month.
Artists from coastal central provinces and cities have sent over 230
works of art to display at the 18th Central and Central Highlands Region
Fine Arts Exhibition, opening on Sunday.
