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In addition to an exciting experience, foreign visitors to
Vietnam this time of year will gain a better understanding of the country’s
traditions and culture by experiencing the Vietnamese people's preparations for
the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations.
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A Visa survey on world travel in 2011 indicates 24% of
international tourists who plan to visit Vietnam in the coming time come from
Singapore and Thailand.
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Saigontourist Travel Service Company provided on-shore services
to around 2,000 passengers, mainly from Italy, Spain, and the UK, who arrived on
board the five-star cruise ship Costa Classica at HCM City's Navi Oil Port, on
January 12.
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With its distinctive culture, beautiful natural landscapes and
affordability, Vietnam has emerged as one of the top destinations for travellers
from Singapore, Thailand, Australia and the Republic of Korea, according to the
recent Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey.
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The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi will host an annual New
Year Program on January 28-29, to showcase traditional customs through games,
activities and food tastings.
Visitors will have an opportunity to explore the traditional rituals of people
from the Phu Tho area, such as “xoan” singing, catching ells, making Vietnamese
cake, and playing games of Cao Lan minority people.
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Vietnam is now at the top of the list of the world's emerging
tourist attractions, as selected by international visitors in 2012, according to
a recent report by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA).
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Viet Nam topped the list of the world's emerging tourist
attractions this year, according to a recent official report by the United
States Tour Operators Association (USTOA).
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Photos, documents and objects featuring gong heritage of the
Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are on display at an exhibition that
opened in the Gia Lai provincial Museum on Jan. 11.
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Danang’s Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong classical drama theatre and the
Saigontourist travel agency put on a special show to welcome foreign cruise ship
passengers.
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Tam Giang Lagoon is where the Huong, Bo and O Lau Rivers meet
before they flow into the sea through Thuan An estuary in the central province
of Thua Thien-Hue.
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‘Quan Ho’ singing or folk love duets will now be promoted in
France, by the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts and the Vietnam Culture
Centre in France in coordination with the Departments of Culture, Sports and
Tourism of the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.
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A private antique weapons museum opened in the southern
Vietnamese resort beach town of Vung Tau on Saturday, January 7.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Hanoi
People’s Committee, will co-host a spring programme for Overseas Vietnamese (OV)
who return to their homeland for the Tet festival, on Jan. 15 in Hanoi.
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The enterprises operating in the tourism sector have proposed
government agencies to allow them to quote the prices of products and services
in popular foreign currencies such as Euro or US dollars, instead of Vietnam
dong, in order to make it easier to understand for foreign travelers.
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Eighty poets from 27 countries are expected to join 40 Vietnamese
colleagues to take part in the first Asia-Pacific poetry festival in the
northern province of Quang Ninh from February 1-3.
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