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Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of UNWTO, and Michelle Bachelet,
Executive Director of UN Women, renewed the framework cooperation agreement
between the two organizations on 29 October 2011, during a retreat of the United
Nations Chief Executives' Board for Coordination (CEB) in New York, chaired by
UN Secretary-General, Ban ki-Moon, who joined the signing.
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A long-forgotten air raid shelter was found earlier this week at
the landmark Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi when construction workers, who laid
the foundation of a new garden bar, struck the shelter’s roof.
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The luxury cruise ship Super-star Aquarius brought in nearly
1,700 Chinese visitors to Vietnam, docking at Tien Sa Port in the central
coastal city of Da Nang on November 5.
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The first International Tea Festival will be held in the northern
province of Thai Nguyen from November 11 to 15, organizers announced at a press
conference Wednesday.
The festival will feature a seminar on Vietnamese tea integrating into the
international market, a parade, a tea culture festival, a cuisine and specialty
market and other artistic activities.
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The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Kan
Province on Tuesday held a press conference to introduce a tourism program
called ‘Through Viet Bac’s heritage regions 2011’ with the participation of Cao
Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang provinces.
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The HCMC Tourism Association has continued to petition Vietnam
National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the central bank to allow travel
agencies to enjoy commercial term interest rates from deposits instead of the
low rate for call deposits.
Nguyen Thi Khanh, vice chairwoman of the HCMC Tourism Association, said that
the organization would continue to send the petition to relevant agencies until
they get a convincing reply.
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The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Kan Province
on Tuesday held a press conference to introduce a tourism program called
‘Through Viet Bac’s heritage regions 2011’ with the participation of Cao Bang,
Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang provinces.
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According to General Stastistics Office (GSO), the number of
international arrivals to Vietnam in October 2011 estimated 518,477, increasing
by 80.9% in comparison with the last month and 17.8% with the same period of
2010.
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More than 600 years ago, the Ho Dynasty Citadel was built in
Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province. Since then the unique stone work in
Southeast Asia was forgotten in wars. It was recognized by the UNESCO as a world
cultural heritage site in June 2011.
Scientists cannot explain how this bulky stone-made work was built in only three
months, particularly how over 25,000 cu.m of rock, averaging 10-20 tons per
rock, were transported to the construction site in that short period of time.
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On October 19, 2011, Hai Phong’s Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism (DCST) held Workshop “Energy and Water Saving Solution in Hotel and
Restaurant Sector” in Nam Cuong Hotel, Hai Phong City.
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The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on
Tuesday told local travel companies to suspend tours for Vietnamese tourists to
Thailand’s sites under the threat from floods.
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Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has asked all domestic
travel agencies to suspend travel itineraries of Vietnamese tour groups to
Thailand until floodwaters begin to recede in the country.
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Since early this year, Vietnam has welcomed more than 4.8 million
foreign arrivals, up 15.8 percent compared to the same period last year,
according to the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
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Sa mu (Cunninghamia lanceolata) trees shrouded in a thick mist
of the mountain and forest looks like a water-colour painting.
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On October 30, the Cam Ranh International Airport in the central
coastal province of Khanh Hoa received the first direct flight from the Russian
city of Krasnoyarsk with 168 tourists.
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