Budget airline Jetstar Pacific and private carrier Air Mekong raised their prices on Saturday, half of month after the Finance Ministry approved a 22.7 percent increase in domestic airfares.
Budget airline Jetstar Pacific and private carrier Air Mekong raised their prices on Saturday, half of month after the Finance Ministry approved a 22.7 percent increase in domestic airfares.
UNESCO official sees Buddhist Sutra-carved blocks
Ray Edmondson, Chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Committee for Memory of the World Programme, saw wood blocks printed with Buddhist Sutras that are seeking for UNESCO’s World Documentary Heritage recognition at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang.
Cultural festivals in the northern provinces this month are a great way for visitors to discover Vietnam.
In connection with the festivals, the Saigontourist Holding Company in Ho Chi Minh City is offering tours.
Carnival Festival in Ha Long
Quang Ninh Province will hold the Carnival Festival in Ha Long Town from April 26 to May 1.
February foreign tourist arrivals up 32.4%
The tourism sector recorded an impressive performance last month with over 590,000 foreign visitors visiting the country, up 32.4% from a year ago, says a General Statistics Office report.
(VietnamPlus)-The campaign to collect votes for Ha Long Bay to be recognised as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in November this year is entering the final stages, said an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
At a meeting to discuss the country’s efforts to reach this goal held on February 23, Head of the ministry’s International Cooperation Department Nguyen Van Tinh said that Ha Long Bay is among the 28 finalists.
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