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    HCM City launches river tours

    The HCMC Department of Transport on July 7 put into operation a new speedboat that links Bach Dang Wharf with Binh Duong Province and Cu Chi Tunnels, with an aim to rev up water-borne tourism in the city.

    Danang offers promotional packages for tourists

    To attract domestic tourists, the Danang tourism industry in collaboration with Vinpearl hotels and other tourism facilities will offer various promotional packages, stated Cao Tri Dung, Chairman of the Danang Tourism Association.

    Con Dao island full of must-visit locations

    Situated in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Con Dao island regularly features on global lists of the most beautiful destinations globally,

    Fine art exhibition highlights social distancing period

    NDO – As many as 126 paintings, which were created by 44 painters during the social distancing period of Covid-19 prevention and control, were introduced to the public at an exhibition in Hanoi on June 15.

    Ha Long Bay halves entrance fees for tourists on overnight boats

    Quang Ninh People's Committee has approved a 50 percent reduction in the entrance fees to local destinations for tourists that use overnight boats.

    Project aims to enhance intellectual property protection

    The Vietnam National Institute for Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) and the British Council will work together on a project to strengthen intellectual property enforcement in Vietnam.

    Nguy Thi Khanh’s green innovations

    In 2018, Nguy Thi Khanh, director of the Green Innovation and Development Center (GreenID), became the first person from Vietnam to win the Goldman Environmental Prize which is the world’s largest award for grassroots environmental activists. Khanh’s efforts have helped eliminate 115 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the country annually.

    Students actively promote national culture and history

    NDO – The presence of volunteer students from the Cultural - Historical Promotion Club of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities every Saturday and Sunday at many relic sites such as the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) and National Historical Museum, has become a familiar sight for visitors.

    Bac Giang province’s Tay ethnic minority people develop homestay services

    NDO – Examples of the community-based ecological tourism model (homestay) have initially formed in An Lac commune, Son Dong district, in the northern province of Bac Giang.

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