Vietnam Kite Festival opens in Vung Tau

The 2013 Vietnam Kite Festival opened in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria–Vung Tau province on January 1

The event, at the beach at Bien Dong ( East Sea ) Resort, drew the participation of 100 craftsmen from 13 kite clubs across the country.

According to Quan Hang Cao, Vice Head of the Kite Festival’s Organising Board, this is the first time the festival has implemented flying regulations, providing spectators with more attractive kite performances. 

The festival will end on January 2.

Binh Thuan tourism nets VND4.36 trillion

According to a report conducted by Binh Thuan’s Department of Sports, Culture and Tourism, this year the locality has lured 3.1 million tourists, 341,160 of them foreigners – a 13.5% increase year-on-year netting the province VND4.36 trillion.

Specifically, in December, the province attracted 270,200 travelers (31,900 foreigners) with the monthly revenue estimated to reach VND423 billion.

The locality’s tourism sector has been busy as foreign tourists come to the area for relaxation, especially Russians.

Binh Thuan’s tourism has been promoted on several TV programs this year including Martin Yan – Taste of Vietnam; Binh Thuan– Pearl in sand and Dong Nai’s Food Festival 2012.

SGT

Go Thap archaeological site recognised as special national relic

The Dong Thap province held a ceremony on December 26 to receive the Prime Minister’s certificate recognising the ‘Go Thap’ archaeological and architectural site as a Special National Relic.

Covering in the centre of the Dong Thap Muoi area in My Hoa and Tan Kieu communes, Thap Muoi district, the Go Thap site is strongly connected to the Oc Eo Culture, the ancient material culture of the Mekong Delta region, dating back 1,500.

The archeologists found a number of artifacts of the culture relating to the residence, burial and architectural relics of the Oc Eo Culture at the site.

The Go Thap site was an important revolutionary base during the two Vietnam’s resistance wars against France and the US. It is also a home to long-standing religious institutions and activities and beliefs.

Addressing the ceremony, Chairman of the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, Le Minh Hoan, affirmed that recoginsing the Go Thap archaeological site as a Special National Relic, will provide much needed added value to the strategy for tourism development in Dong Thap in general and in Go Thap in particular.

The site, acknowledged as a national relic in 1998, is the first historical relic in Dong Thap province recognised as a special national relic.

Nhandan

Culture, tourism and trade week begins in Lam Dong

A Culture, Tourism and Trade Exchange Week is taking place in Da Lat, Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands from December 30 to January 5. 

The event is just one of the activities celebrating the 120 th anniversary of the resort city of Da Lat. 

A trade fair with more than 250 stands is held with the participation of over 100 enterprises from Central and Central Highland provinces, including Lam Dong, Binh Dinh, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, DakLak and Ho Chi Minh City . 

Participants advertise their strengths to domestic and foreign visitors to seek partners, and share experiences in trademarks and market access strategies. 

During the week, other activities are also being held, including a Central Highlands cuisine festival, an exhibition on Da Lat history, and an arts and culture exchange programme between the Central Highlands and Ho Chi Minh City.

VNA